A strange meal in an Italian restaurant

[andyswarbs]

I was in London over the weekend supporting friends and family running the London Marathon. At the end we went to an Italian restaurant that had a couple of vegan options, but these did not appeal since they seemed heavy in nightshade plants. So I ordered 3 side dishes to come together as a main meal. Steamed courgettes, spinach and broccoli. It was an expensive meal in a an upmarket Italian restaurant perhaps at £15. But it was served very nicely looked beautiful and filled my large plate - and my tummy.

And it was so packed with nutrition, as the image from cronometer shows. Sorry for the poor quality image (but that's a HU problem!) Just look at the protein in this meal! Look also at the omega-3 to Omega 6 ratio. The Vitamin profile is outstanding.

The only weak spots are B12, VitD and Iodine. But I am getting plenty of sunshine at the moment and I get my B12 and iodine at home. There is zero cholesterol in this meal.

[Zest]

Hi Andy,

I'm glad you had a nice weekend, and enjoyed your meal at the Italian Restaurant. I hope your friends and family did well in the London Marathon - a great event. I am impressed that they participated, as running Marathons is an incredible distance.

I like courgettes, spinach and broccoli - all delicious!

Interesting to see the chronometer results.

Zest

[Kai--]

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Steamed courgettes (zucchini), spinach 🍃, & broccoli 🥦 . 😋

Simple food, simple prep, simple to replicate at home, & simply packed with nutrients & flavour!! 😋

Can’t beat that! 🌟

Thank you for excellent food combination idea💡 , andyswarbs. 😌🙏

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Love 🥰 that restaurant was accommodating❣️

And, why not?! 🤷‍♂️ They already have the ingredients, & merely steaming ♨️ them is a simple enough request. 👍👍

Wonderful that eateries are willing to be flexible for customers with special dietary needs nowadays. [No more "Five Easy Pieces" ( vimeo.com/77717352 ). 😯 😬 🙃 ]

Accommodating restaurants allow us to more readily ‘eat out’ socially with minimal barriers/ hassles. (The times they are a changing 🎶 : dailymotion.com/video/x4x4gr0 , dailymotion.com/video/x2zrp0g , metrolyrics.com/bob-dylan-t... ) ☺️ 🙏 🍀 🌺 🌞

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