A cornerstone of homemaking is nourishing food. While it’s beneficial to cook some foods to release certain nutrients, Some foods are better eaten in their raw form to maximize health. Here we have a look at 10 foods that are beneficial to eat raw and I’ll also show you how to make an authentic Italian broccoli salad from the southern region of Italy
Broccoli Salad
6 cups broccoli florets
3 TBSP chopped onion
1 clove garlic chopped
Dressing: 1-2 TBSP olive oil, 1-2 tsp Balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to taste
Steam the broccoli for a few minutes and put in a bowl. Add in all the other ingredients and toss. Serve chilled or warm as you prefer
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You always have such interesting ideas and insights
Hello Walmart Delivery? I want garlic, onion, broccoli, a gallon of X Olive oil in a dark bottle and seeds and can you deliver that like now!?
Thanks for another informative video! I`ve always wondered about the health benefits of some of the foods you discussed..especially the chia seeds. Guess I`ve just been too lazy to research lol Once again, you made it very interesting..and your broccoli salad looks so deelish!
I LOVE this video!! I've been trying to eat healthy for a while (many years), but so many "diets" are really not all that healthy. Last year, I started eating mediterranean, and it's amazing!!! I think eating real food makes such a difference. ❤
I have been really enjoying your content! We eat a lot of fresh carrots and cucumbers as a side dish. We always cook our broccoli, but to be honest, I actually like it better raw!
Word of caution with raw chia seeds is to please please soak them before consuming. If you swallow a bunch of them without the development of that gel coating they can get stuck in your throat then expand and choke you. I always soak them in water for at least 15 or just make overnight oats with them in the fridge.
Another great video Lisa,☺️ I love broccoli and like it a variety of different ways 👍🏼
Love all your videos and great ideas. You are inspirational and I look forward to watching your channel. I have a large family and am always looking for different 'home' suggestions and recipes. Thanks for all your research and hard work- and cheers from Toronto!!
Such an informative and soothing video. You are a pleasure to watch and learn from. Thank you!
Enjoyed your story about your mom and raw garlic. It reminds me of something I enjoy from my childhood…raw onions on white bread with mayo, Duke’s, of course. Love your channel, from the Deep South 🇺🇸.
Hi Lisa, I really enjoy these types of videos. The older I get, the more I appreciate the benefits of eating well. Thank you 😊
Another fantastic video, thanks so much.
I don't like the taste of raw onions…what about quick pickled onions? Those I can do on salads and burgers…Thanks Lisa!
Just checked my Balsamic and it's a good one. Yay!
Your raw garlic story…lol.
I would change up the dressing because for me onions are hard to eat in chunks, but if i put them into my magic bullet with the garlic, olive oil, and vinegar that would liquify them. That’s how I usually make dressing for my salads. I never buy premade dressing anymore. Great Video Lisa!!
Broccoli salad yum, i would add red bell peppers with all the other ingredients to add color and flavour! Made that before, even sometimes feta or fresh parmesan cheese!
Love this video and that 🥦 recipe. One ill be trying and I think i can get my husband to eat it also.
Thank you for the great video and sharing a family recipe.
Thank you for this GREAT video! So informative….particularly about the Balsamic vinegar, which I use daily on my salads. I have to check the label of my current bottle. My normal diet is fresh, whole foods of Mediterranean diet. Our ancestors knew what they were doing!!❤
Saluti da NY
Thank you Lisa~~~ Loved all the suggestions. Smiles, Dusty
Thank you Lisa. I love the nutrients you touched on today and have them regularly. Great tip on the balsamic vinegar ingredients. Love broccoli in particular and sweet onions. I will try the salad for sure.
Love your top ten raw foods I have been eating something raw with meals every day.
We eat all of these except chia seeds. Ill try those. Thank you for another informative video.
Thanks and I love all these things! I forget how good some are raw.
I just LOVE your nutritional food videos. I feel healthier just watching them. Lol
And I love that you add a recipe at the end. Thank you and God bless.
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Your brocolli salad looks delicious and easy to make. I'll be trying this one. Thanks for posting!
I eat a clove of garlic when I am starting to feel sick. Raw garlic has antibiotic and antiviral properties. When my children were small I would finely mince garlic and add it to a little bowl of cold applesauce with some honey, so that they could get the benefits of the garlic without having to eat it while not feeling well. It packs a punch.
Love your calm, informative style of presentation during your videos. And love that periwinkle colour on your pinney
I wish you had a beauty channel because you're so beautiful and your makeup is perfect. I'm always wondering about what you know in beauty.
I sprinkle chia seeds on just about everything; eggs, yogurt (sometimes, I mix yogurt with chia seeds, flax seeds, uncooked old fashioned oats, cinnamon, a splash of vanilla, granola (Aldi's Pumpkin and Flax Seed is so good! It's has the crunch without tasting stale or hard-as-a-rock as many other granola), nuts and maybe a few mini chocolate chips, fruit, it all depends on what I have – and that's dinner or a snack.
Add to salads, pizza, potatoes… whatever
Chia seeds are good for the digestion as it helps with the "elimination" in rhe morning.
I love Olive Oil, but how do you know if, even by buying EVOO, that that is a good quality brand? I've never heard of Gallo; don't know if only in Canada, or my area does not sell. Will be researching.
Thanks! Lisa! Enjoy your day and have a fantastic weekend!!
xxoo
Great video.
Love you, always a blessing
This was great 👍
Thank you so much, I like the idea of the simple salad and it's nutritional value and the dressing you made. I don't like to raw broccoli but like it slightly steamed as you did. Will try this one!
Great presentation…. you might want to check out how to get the maximum benefit from using garlic. Cutting a garlic clove breaks its cells and releases stored enzymes that react with oxygen. Letting the chopped garlic stand for 10 to 15 minutes before cooking or using raw triggers healthy sulfide compounds, such as allicin, to fully develop before eating raw & before cooking, when heat inactivates the enzymes.
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Your videos are always so warm and useful. Your home is beautiful. Broccoli salad tonight and lunch tomorrow 😊
You are so beautiful!
Lisa, you are such a natural beauty.