Move Your Body

With the warm weather approaching (soon we hope!), it is time to start making refreshing, yet, healthy meals. Being a huge salad fan, I can honestly say that this is one of my favorite recipes (found at Allrecipes.com). If you’re someone who is busy and wishes you could come home and have dinner ready, good news! This recipe takes less than 15 minutes to make.

INGREDIENTS
* 2 bunches spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
* 4 cups sliced strawberries
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon paprika
* 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
* 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, toss together the spinach and strawberries.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, sugar, paprika, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds. Pour over the spinach and strawberries, and toss to coat.

I made a few alterations when preparing this recipe. I used 1/4 Cup of Vegetable Oil, 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, and 1/8 Cup of sugar just to make it a little lighter. Also, you can add 1/4 Cup of chopped onion, 1 chicken breast and 2 chopped hard boiled eggs for added flavor.

Nutritional Information

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 232

* Total Fat: 16g
* Cholesterol: 0mg
* Sodium: 69mg
* Total Carbs: 22.1g
* Dietary Fiber: 4.6g
* Protein: 3.5g