Food and Nutrition

As I've been reading these nutrition books and watching documentaries such as Vegucated, Forks over Knives, and Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, I've been realizing that even though I try to eat healthy, I should probably consume a little bit more of my fruits and vegetables.  Especially green, leafy veggies.  Last night I made swiss chard, and it was better than I thought it was going to be!  As a raw vegetable, chard has only 7 calories per cup, has a glycemic index of 1, has a TON of vitamin K, and also is a good source of vitamin's A and C.  Here's what you need:

1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bunch swiss chard - stems chopped separately from leaves
1-2 tbsp olive oil and butter
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil and butter in a large saute pan.  Add onion and garlic and cook about a minute.  Add the wine and the swiss chard stems and simmer 5 minutes.  Add the leaves and saute until wilted.  Add the lemon juice and parm and salt and pepper to taste.  Try to use sea salt.  The table salt that you buy at the store has all the minerals stripped out of it.  It's actually pretty good.  You could substitute any leafy green in this recipe too!