This mouth-watering refreshing Mexican cuisine-based super healthy salad can accompany any meal but goes well with Mexican foods. As you can see in the picture below, we tried this delicious salad with homemade crunchy tacos, and uhh, it was so good!
Here is how you make this super healthy and delicious Mexican salad.
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Recipe Profile: Mexican cuisine, Vegetarian plant-based side dish
Recipe Attribution: Christy Wilson, RDN
Note: The amount of salt and Chile is cut down from the original recipe to make it a healthier green dot and less spicy recipe.
NUTRIPLEDGE FOOD HEALTH RATING AND THERAPEUTIC HEALTH BENEFITS:
This super healthy Mexican salad is rated as a Green dot, health-promoting food in our food rating system (Food Coach) due to the following beneficial qualities, which are known to promote positive health and wellbeing if consumed within daily needs:
- Low in calories per serving
- Low in carbohydrates and zero fat
- Good source of dietary fiber
- A Healthy balance of sodium
- Antioxidant-rich and other health-promoting plant-based compounds
- No artificial flavors or colors
One serving of this delicious salad meets about a 1/2 cup of vegetable serving of MyPlate recommendations of about 2.5 cups a day on a 2000 calorie diet. It is also an outstanding balance of calories, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and zero in fat. It is also a good source of vitamin C (23 % DV). Balanced macronutrients (carbohydrates, protein, fat and dietary fiber) are rich foods that can promote overall health and wellness by maintaining blood sugars, weight control, and heart health. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that boosts our body’s immunity and prevents us from many diseases.
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