Healthy Food – Globally Inspired
Norway: Fårikål (Lamb and Cabbage)

Norway on World Map
Norwegian Kringla cookies are a figure eight shaped cookie that are popular at Christmas time. They are soft sugar cookies but not super sweet.
The Scream created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The painting is one of the most iconic images of art.
Borgund Stave Church in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was built around the year 1200.

Norway includes the mainland, as well as the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the polar archipelago of Svalbard. Svalbard is the northernmost inhabited area in the world with 2,300 residents located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

Fun idea: Can’t go to Norway but can go to Epcot? Visit the Norway Pavilion and ride the “Frozen Ever After” log flume, eat Norwegian Kringla at Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe (an Americanized over-the-top pretzel-shaped pastry with cinnamon, almonds or chocolate), and shop for authentic Norwegian merchandise at The Puffin’s Roost.

Norwegian cuisine is influenced heavily by the seafaring and farming traditions. The national dish is Fårikål, which is slow-cooked mutton or lamb, whole black pepper, cabbage, and sometimes potatoes. Some also use wheat flour to thicken the gravy. This recipe stays true to Norwegian roots:
https://thecountrybasket.com/traditional-norwegian…/

Traditional Norwegian Fårikål, Lamb & Cabbage Recipe

WHAT’S NOT SO GREAT?

This recipe is Americanized and uses lamb (baby sheep) vs. the heartier mutton (sheep over a year old). Some may not like using lamb for various reasons.

WHAT’S GREAT?

Cabbage is especially high in vitamins C and K. In addition, eating cabbage may even help lower the risk of certain diseases, improve digestion and combat inflammation.

Potatoes. Honestly potatoes could be in either category based on your viewpoint. Some view potatoes as starchy carbs with little protein and either by themselves are high glycemic, or often made in ways that are high fat like French fries, so they steer clear.

Others view potatoes as a nutrient-rich source. One medium baked potato including the skin, provides:
• Calories: 161
• Fat: 0.2 grams
• Protein: 4.3 grams
• Carbs: 36.6 grams (Fiber: 3.8 grams)
• Vitamin C: 28%
• Vitamin B6: 27%
• Potassium: 26%
• Manganese: 19%
• Magnesium: 12% of the RDI
• Phosphorus: 12% of the RDI
• Niacin: 12% of the RDI
• Folate: 12% of the RDI

WHILE YOU’RE THERE: Golfing at Lofoten Links

Welcome to the land of the Midnight Sun where the light is 24 hours per day from May to July. Lofoten Links is a spectacular 18-hole links course which is situated on the island of Gimsøya in Lofoten. The course is located by the seaside with an unobstructed view to the North and the midnight sun.
http://lofotenlinks.no/?lang=en

Sources: Wikipedia, tripadvisor, wdw, littlefamilyadventure, the Country Basket, healthline, Lofotenlinks.no,