Written for The River Current publication Bring A Pretty Salad Please Do you have a special dish that you are requested and/or expected to bring to carry in dinners with family or friends? As for my family, it seems certain family members have signature dishes that they are typically ‘assigned’ to bring to our gatherings. Funny, it seems for the last year or so, my ‘assignment’ has been to bring what my brother calls a “pretty salad”. I’m talking a tossed salad. How in the heck did that happen? My assumption is that because I have taken a more serious approach to health and nutrition, some assume I now only eat vegetables? I do eat vegetables, but I also enjoy many other things. I lean towards clean, fresh and organic. Eating healthy doesn’t have to be limiting or restrictive. My studies with the Nutrition Therapy Association high-lighted a nutrient dense whole food diet…which I am sure you have heard me talk about before. I