Nature First Garden Glory
808 days agoYou might be a little confused as to what I am planning to blog about. Is it about gardening? Is it about some tree conservation project? Well, no. It is just green salad. And what a name right? Who calls their packed salad (which can be found in the supermarkets) Garden Glory anyway? Thank god they didn’t call their salad crowning glory. That would really make my day.
As you guys know, I am all about health these days. But sometimes with my busy work schedule and my natural proneness to being lazy, I just can’t get myself to make salads. It is just too troublesome. You need to buy those vegetables, cut them and attempt to consume them as soon as possible because they go bad fast. And worst of all, none of my family members are interested in salads. They love their white rice and white bread. So, I went for the next best alternative – pre-packed salads. Nowadays they can be found easily in most supermarkets. It just happened that Nature First Garden Glory was having an offer. If I remember correctly, for 2 packs, the price is S$4.00. Pretty cheap considering how prices have risen these couple of months.
Here we have the Nature First Garden Glory. It is too bad that the salad isn’t really that tightly sealed. They just use a loose plastic wrapping (I believe it is heat wrapped) around the edge and some tape. Not sure whether that is enough to keep the freshness of the greens intact. Most likely not. Well, what can I say?
Crunchy Fresh? Wuhahahaha. This Garden Glory is a mix of garden herbs and greens. And it is ready to eat!
Ready to eat salad. Double washed – for you own safety. But looking at the label, it says triple washed! So which is correct? Anyway, if you are like me, just wash it again. No harm in washing them greens. This plastic pack contains 80g of greens.
The ingredients are red oakleaf, green oakleaf, green crisp, red coral, red cos, coriander, parsley, dill and baby chard. Very cool and very healthy stuff, that is if they are fresh. Do note that if they are not fresh, the vitamins and nutrients that are supposed to be in these vegetables might have dissipated away. I would recommend everyone to eat them fast.
All the vegetables and herbs in the “Garden Glory“. They actually look quite fresh. Of course, not as fresh as those you buy directly from the marketplace but still acceptable to me. Everything is a compromise in life. Though I try my best not to do anything which might compromise my health.
Another view.
One of the reasons why I encourage people to consume more vegetables is that it is very difficult to over-eat vegetables. I had to try very hard to finish this miserly 80g of vegetables and herbs. Although I won’t say it taste rather bad, but the bitterness of them greens and herbs is kind of off-putting. So if you are thinking of losing some weight and find that “diets” are not working, then try a “green” diet. You might be surprised at the results.
