Sakthi Lunch -5

3.Salad

              The third component of lunch is salads which is the un-cooked vegetables. It could be green leaves or raw vegetables and germinated beans or grains.

Baby spinach, lettuce, dill leaves, coriander leaves can be used.

Raw vegetables like baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, radish, cabbage, cauliflower etc can be used. 

Germinated grains like wheat grass or amaranth and  germinated beans like green mung, chick peas, alfalfa could be used.

Banana stem salad

Banana stem is rich in fiber and so good for diabetes and to lower cholesterol and triglycerides. It cleans the intestines. |It can be cooked and eaten, but the best is to eat as salad. Cut into small pieces and mix with yogurt and eat. Also grated coconut can be used.

While taking medication to improve sperm count do not use banana stem.  

flax oil wheat germ oil

Green gram salad

Ingredients:

• Germinated green gram      1 cup             

• Coriander leaves chopped   2 teaspoon

• Green chilies                    2                        

• Yogurt                            1 cup

• Coconut grated                5 teaspoon            

• Salt                                ½ teaspoon

Preparation:

Germinate the green gram by soaking in water for 2 days. Mix all the ingredients and serve. Serve during lunch or dinner.

Preparation time: 10 minutes.