What you eat and when you eat has an impact on your ability to concentrate, your brain functions, and on your ability to bolt out of the starting blocks at the sound of the gun. All of this is important whether you’re actually planning on running a marathon or just feeling overwhelmed in your everyday work environment.
Ingredients:
1 lb whole-wheat pasta
4 cloves garlic - diced
1 28oz can of whole or quartered tomatoes
1 jar Greek olives
1/8 cup capers
1 pound fresh organic spinach
Fresh oregano – chopped
Fresh basil – chopped
Instructions:
Cook pasta according to directions. Sauté garlic. Add tomatoes, olives, capers and spices.
Toss in spinach at the last minute so that it wilts, but doesn’t cook through.
Toss in pasta.
Serve w/ spinach salad drizzled w/ flax seed oil (omega 3 for brain and heart health) and soy sauce.
