Adding More Mint to Your Diet

Adding More Mint to Your Diet

Mint is one of my favorite herbs. I love the freshness it adds to sauces, smoothies, and to salads. Mint is also easy to grow in small places or in a small planter so you can easily add it to your diet even if you live in the city! Mint needs humid soil and only moderate sunshine so if you have a window sill then you should be all set! If you have a garden you would like to add it to make sure to keep it trimmed up because it does tend to take off very quickly. Some people plant it along walkways to have a nice fresh smelling entry and it has also been know to keep ants and fleas away!

 

You can freeze or dry mint so that you will have it all year round. Its easy to chop up the mint and put it into ice cube trays with a bit of water and freeze for tea later. There are several types of mints that you can grow, such as chocolate for desserts, peppermint (one of my favorites), spearmint, lemon mint (for salads), and many others. These are really great for changing up recipes or just having a great cup of tea! My favorite is adding mint to my morning green smoothies, it tastes really great and makes you feel like its summer everyday! I also love to add fresh mint to fruit salads.

• Kiwis
• Orange Slices
• Grapefruit Slices
• Chopped Nuts
• Chopped Mint

Mint is also used in many drinks, like the famous Mojito! Mint and blackberry also make a great refreshing drink! Many people over look the possibilities of mint. I think it changes the flavor of so many recipes and it should be experimented with! I also add chopped mint to salads to give it a fresh taste. Mint also aids in digestion and helps with headaches!

I also like to use mint in salad dressings!

• 1/4 Raw Coconut Vinegar
• 3/4 Cup Olive Oil
• Small amount of chopped mint
• Salt and Pepper
• Small amount of chopped Italian parsley
• 1 Clove of garlic chopped fine

I drizzle this mixture on 2-3 cups of chick peas and serve! You can also add some spring mix and have an entire meal!

Start experimenting yourselves! Let me know of any other great recipes you have!

Namaste