Stress and Food !

What can you do to De Stress yourself ? I am positive that all my health conscious friends and doctors will say....... " Engage in a pleasurable activity that does not involve calories."... sounds like a logical and sensible solution. But, what if that activity itself is the reason for stress... Then you will apparently turn to comfort food....and believe me stress-eating is not such a bad thing if you put the right food on your plate.


With 9 days to go for the Art and Craft Show, I am as nervous as I can be.
I decided to put my brush and paints down and dish up some comfort food.


A few years ago, I would have catered to my stress with a big bowl of ice-cream and fresh fruit, or a bar of chocolate - a big one. But not today...Of course it would be cruel to deprive oneself of these pleasures. It is important to indulge in a bowl of your favorite ice-cream or a big chunk of chocolate once in a while.


I decided to comfort myself with a big bowl of Salad  and a small bowl of Vanilla Ice-cream topped with fresh mango and strawberries. The No-Fuss food....and trust me - it was as comforting as a large size bag of fries or a super bowl of ice-cream or a big chunk of chocolate.


So here I go clickety click on my keyboard with this delicious salad recipe.

MIXED SALAD

     Ingredients

• 1 cup Romaine Lettuce 
• 1 cup Red Leaf Lettuce
• 1 cup Green Leaf Lettuce
• 1 cup Escarole
• 1 Vine-ripe Tomato, chopped 
• 1 Cucumber, chopped
• 1/2 cup Apple, chopped
• 1/2 cup Grapes
• 1 tbsp Dried Cranberries
• 1 tbsp Walnuts, chopped
• 2-3 tbsp crumbled Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese or any cheese you prefer
• 1 tbsp Sun-dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing , on the side.

    Directions

• Assemble salad by arranging lettuce leaves in bottom of a large serving bowl. 
• Add tomatoes, cucumbers, apple and grapes.  
• Top with dried cranberries and walnuts. 
• Sprinkle crumbled feta or blue cheese. 
• Serve dressing on the side. 

    Make sure all the ingredients are chilled to enjoy a cool delicious salad.

  

Finish the meal with a scoop of Vanilla Ice-cream topped with chopped  mango and strawberries.