Re: Meal cuts your cardio risk in half

From: Bob (this one) (Bob_at_nospam.com)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:38:06 -0400

Matti Narkia wrote:

> 29 Jun 2004 12:57:13 -0700 in article
> <b06e736a.0406291157.75ada212@posting.google.com> Brad@sheppardsoftware.com
> (Brad Sheppard) wrote:
>
>
>>This "superfood" dinner may cut your risk in half. It includes 5
>>servings of lycopene rich tomato paste, 1 serving of oily fish, 2
>>tablespoons of heart healthy olive oil, 3 servings of spinach, and one
>>serving of garlic. It has over 20 grams of fiber. Calories: spinach
>>100, herring 200, olive oil 200, tomato paste 150 - total 650. Of
>>course, you don't have to eat it all. Since I usually eat the same
>>dinner every night, I'm bound to get it right eventually. The secret
>>to taste: olive oil. Yummy! Here's the "secret" formula: 1) cook 9
>>oz fresh spinach in microwave for 4 minutes. After it's cooked slice
>>up with knife. 2) add one tin (1.75 oz) of herring (called "kippered
>>snacks") - chop up with fork 3) add one 6 oz can of tomato paste + 6
>>oz hot water 4) add 3 tablespoons of minced garlic 5) add 3 teaspoons
>>of "italian seasoning" (McCormick brand is ok) 6) add two tablespoons
>>of olive oil (extra virgin) Mix well - microwave 7 minutes on high,
>>let sit for 6 minutes. I you eat salt (I don't) you may add salt to
>>taste. Enjoy! Critics: 1) don't like herring, use salmon or mackeral
>>instead. 2) garlic too smelly - cook the garlic first. the more
>>cooking, the less the odor.
>>
>
> Accompanied with a glass of red wine I suppose ;-). Sounds ok, but why it
> has to be mixed? I think that as unmixed it would look (and perhaps taste)
> better. As for the fish I would alternate herring with sardines in tomato
> sauce or olive oil, wild salmon, trout and whitefish.

Any oily fish would work fine, like mackerel, bluefish, tuna in
addition to the ones listed above; fresh or canned. I don't like
canned fish much except sardines, so I'd use fresh fish.

Deconstructing this dish into a menu lets me use the raw spinach for a
salad with herbs, oil and vinegar. Simmer the tomato paste with the
seasonings, garlic, water and some oil as a sauce for baking the fish.

The meal needs a beverage. Wine or juice would be good. Tea. Texture
is missing - it's all rather soft. Fruit and nuts would be good additions.

Bob

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