Κουκιά με Χρυσάνθεμο και Αυγό Μάτι — Fava and Cowpeas with Garland Greens and a Fried Egg
This is the breakfast I come back to again and again, especially after an early morning at a nutrition summit when I need something that truly sustains me through a long day of talks. My mother made a version of this in our Athens kitchen — legumes, whatever bitter greens she had, a good egg from the market — and I have refined it over the years with what I now know about protein balance and the Mediterranean dietary pattern. Simple, honest, and deeply nourishing. #Mediterranean #Greek breakfast #legumes #egg #bitter greens #nutritious
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Insights
Fat enhances Vitamin A absorption
This recipe includes a fat source, which helps your body absorb the fat-soluble Vitamin A.
Source: NIH ODS – Vitamin A fact sheet
Fat enhances Vitamin D absorption
This recipe includes a fat source, which helps your body absorb the fat-soluble Vitamin D.
Source: NIH ODS – Vitamin D fact sheet
Fat enhances Vitamin E absorption
This recipe includes a fat source, which helps your body absorb the fat-soluble Vitamin E.
Source: NIH ODS – Vitamin E fact sheet
Fat enhances Vitamin K absorption
This recipe includes a fat source, which helps your body absorb the fat-soluble Vitamin K.
Source: NIH ODS – Vitamin K fact sheet
Protects folate
Vitamin C protects folate from oxidative degradation during digestion, preserving more of it for absorption.
Source: Linus Pauling Institute – Folate