guacamole meal

when I’m pregnant and someone says something and my tastebuds go “yummmm” the desire won’t leave my head until they are satisfied. this is exactly what happened this morning. my friend said guacamole when I said salsa and that was it I had to make some. lately I make a lot of “snacks” that my daughter and I fill up on and have been neglecting our meals. guacamole could easily be a snack but I set out to make it a meal. SUCESS!!! DELICIOUS and NUTRITIOUS!!

supplies:

1 avocado
1 small tomato
1/2 small onion
2t fresh or frozen cilantro
1 1/2 radish
1t salt
1/2t pepper
about 1c cubed firm tofu
4 brussels sprouts
1 clove of garlic
2t lemon juice

first i mixed all my guacamole ingredients to make sure I got that taste on point. so avo, tomato, onion, cilantro, s & p, lemon juice. then i added radish and garlic to make sure i was still digging it. I WAS! so i finished off and added all the ingredients. now you don’t have to taste test along the way as I did, you can just take my word… IT’S GOOOOOD!!! use some carrots, gf bread and chips for dipping and your set!

+ there are veggies, protein and grains >what a perfect lunch!

shriek juice

in january my goal was to have more energy throughout the day. to do this I listed things I would need to change and they included: getting to bed earlier, quitting coffee, taking naps, drinking half my weight in water and eating breakfast – next to quitting coffee making time for breakfast is the hardest one to do. breakfast and dinner are the most hectic in our home, especially when my husband leaves for a week once a month. I feed the kids no problem but when it comes to me it slips my mind and the next thing I know its nap time and all I had all day was water. thinking a shake would work but wanting to keep the ingredients simple I came up with this for the am grind. since I have been drinking this I have felt more alive in the am, even when I don’t get to bed early (btw I haven’t taken a nap yet, its just not in the cards for me).

1/2c frozen organic spinach
1/2c frozen pineapple
1 sm banana
1c non-dairy milk (I use coconut milk).

place all ingredients into blender in the order they are listed and blend. start on low working your way up to high. leave it at high until you no longer see specks of spinach. this will give it a smooth texture everyone will love and no one will walk around with spinach in their teeth.

* this is one serving.

morning shake

many of my mom friends that care about their health tell me they drink shakes in the am for breakfast. for me the only thing I want in the am is coffeeeeee! besides being addicted it wakes me up and comforts me in my 5min of daily alone time. I'm not trying to kick to coffee bc a lot of time i need the pick me up and i do not want to go through withdrawal. this morning I decided to try and combine both ideas for something more nourishing to my bossy and am mind.

brewed my normal am double shot of expresso, added coconut milk, half a banana, 1T flax, 1T chia seeds and a scoop of ice > blend!

yum! I am a fan! 

radish, carrot and potato bake

radishes are in season! my CSA box has given me a nice size bunch of radishes and besides a salad I'm unsure what to do with them... bake? worth a try...

preheat at 400 degrees 

chop a bunch of radishes, few carrots and potatoes (I like one per person) and 1 can of lentils! 

put all ingredients in a plastic bag with some evoo, salt and garlic... shake - shake - shake. 

place the ingredients on a pan and place in oven for 35 min.