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Falafel with hummus and salad

In a wholemeal pitta

🍽️ DinnerServes 4🫘 Beans🥬 Greens🥕 Other vegetables🌿 Herbs and spices🌾 Whole grains

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How

  1. Blitz the chickpeas, onion, garlic, herbs, cumin and flour.
  2. Shape into small patties; bake at 200°C for 20 minutes, turning once.
  3. Serve in pitta with hummus and salad.

✅ Daily Dozen – what it helps with

🫘 BeansBeans and lentils are full of fibre, protein, iron and folate.
🥬 GreensLeafy greens bring folate, vitamin K, nitrates and lutein.
🥕 Other vegetablesDifferent coloured vegetables bring different nutrients – fibre, potassium, vitamins and plant compounds.
🌿 Herbs and spicesHerbs and spices add flavour without salt or sugar.
🌾 Whole grainsWhole grains keep the bran and germ, with their fibre and minerals.

From Dr Michael Greger's Daily Dozen (NutritionFacts.org). Tick off today's Daily Dozen ›

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Inspired by the Blue Zones – mostly plants, beans every day, a little fish, eggs and dairy. General information, not medical advice.