Nutritious Chili Salad
[Vegan]

Nutritious Chili Salad [Vegan]

Most vegetables should be eaten raw for maximum nutrition. But there are exceptions, like tomatoes. One key nutrient of tomatoes is lycopene, which is one of the rare antioxidants that happens to increase when heated. I therefore heated the tomatoes with the beans here, but kept everything else raw. If... Most vegetables should be eaten raw for maximum nutrition. But there are exceptions, like tomatoes. One key nutrient of tomatoes is lycopene, which is one of the rare antioxidants that happens to increase when heated. I therefore heated the tomatoes with the beans here, but kept everything else raw. If I would let a professional nutritionist take a look at this, I am pretty confident it would get five out of five points: lots of greens (the healthiest one can eat), lots of heated lycopene (tomatoes), good fats from the avocado, inflammation-busting raw onion, garlic and ginger, and good proteins in the beans. Read More