When you saw the title, you were probably thinking of wearing green or being green through conserving energy. However, this is a nutrition blog. So, on this St. Patrick's Day I urge you to eat green. I challenge you to eat as many green foods as you can. There are plenty of green foods and coincidentally, most are fruits and vegetables. Therefore, not only are you being festive for St. Patrick's Day, you are also doing something good for your health.

Some popular green foods are spinach, lettuce, asparagus, green peppers, broccoli, green beans, peas, cabbage, green onion, avocado, Brussels sprouts, okra, zucchini, green apples, green grapes, honeydew melon, kiwifruit and limes.

Here are some simple meal ideas to get more green.

Breakfast:

Omlet with green onions and green peppers. Fruits salad with kiwi, green grapes, and honeydew melon.

Lunch:

Sandwich topped with lettuce and avocado slices. Side spinach salad. Green Apple.

Dinner:

Corned Beef and Cabbage. Cream of broccoli soup.