Eco-Thinker

The first step in greening out your St. Patrick’s Day feast, is to have green foods. Duh? And I don’t mean the clever marketing term that signifies environmental consciousness, I mean the color green. We’ll get to that, but think green. Not only does it adapt perfectly with Ireland’s national holiday tradition of green, but green fruits and vegetables provide cancer fighting antioxidants, phytochemicals, beta-carotene, fiber, potassium, vitamin A,C,E and many minerals such as calcium and folate vital for life. You will need to include a variety of the following for your menu: broccoli, romaine lettuce, zucchini, collard greens, artichoke, brussel sprouts, turnip greens, spinach, asparagus, celery, cucumbers cabbage, kiwi, honeydew, melon, lime, green bell pepper and so forth.