Tonight we didn't feel like cooking a huge meal, so we opted for healthy mexican take out. Grilled Mahi Mahi Soft Tacos with cabbage and lime and salsa verde. There was no cheese, no sour cream, no guacamole, nothing fried. And yet much flavor! This is one of the reasons why we adore mexican food.
We did do a little bit of cooking. We cooked up some left over chicken breast for Sam's lunch to make a low-cal, low-fat Chicken Cheesesteak Wrap (~265 calories) from The Biggest Loser Cookbook. 4 oz of chicken sliced thin, sauteed with onions, then put in a low carb whole wheat wrap with 1 laughing cow cheese, a few pickled peppers, some ketchup. Mmm.
I also made some apple sauce. This is a great way to flavor oatmeal. It's so super easy to make too. Here's the recipe. I added cinammon. We frakkin' love cinammon. You will need a food mill for this. I really like my food mill. I love that it's powered by me.
Our meals for the last week of 2009:
Mon 12/28: Taco Salad w. lean ground turkey, beans, lettuce, salsa, nonfat sour cream, avocado, tomato, and reduced fat jack (just a little)
Tues 12/29: Panko-crusted Trout Fingers with low-fat tartar sauce, vinegar coleslaw, and beet chips (I am so excited to make these beet chips - they're baked not fried and sound so delicious)
Wed 12/30: Carrot Soup, Indian Spiced Lentils, w. date-orange chutney (not low cal, use sparingly), Raita (using organic nonfat yogurt), Steamed Brown Rice
Thurs 12/31: New Years Eve!! We are going out to dinner.
First Dinner of 2010:
Fri 1/1: Five C's n' Black Eyed Peas
Cornmeal-Crusted Catfish w. Creole Mustard Vinaigrette, Collard Greens, Black Eyed Peas & Cornbread w. honey butter.
This New Years Day meal is inspired by my desire to eat black eyed peas on new years for good luck and prosperity. It is not necessarily a low cal meal, but it's not ridiculous either. And it's chock full of healthy vegetables and not very much fat. The cornbread and honey butter can be dangerous to have around. Watch out. And enjoy!
thought you'd be interested in this info (check out the charts at the bottom of the page as well):
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That's so awesome! Boy do I feel so lucky to live in California. Even during the winter the farmers market looks good. (I remember not feeling so excited about the Farmers Market at Union Square (NYC)during the winter!)
ReplyDeleteBut your post also reminds me that I need to join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)so I can get a box of fruits and veggies delivered to my door from a local farm.
Eating locally is so important. We try and shop our local farmer's market as often as we can - everyone should when possible!