SUPER Salad

I'm chillin' at home today because school/Club was cancelled due to the VERY cold temperatures (-25, -45 degree wind chill!) Arlo and I have been relaxing. I had a boiled egg, sprouted grain bread with peanut butter, and a cup of red tea for breakfast. Then I did 20 minutes of yoga, took a bath, and read. For lunch I worked with what I had in the refrigerator. I ended up making a salad with spinach, red and green bell peppers, green beans, yellow squash, zuchini, tomatoes, onions, lentils, and feta cheese. I drizzed olive oil and basalmic vinegar on top, and seasoned with some salt and pepper. IT.WAS.GOOD.

Happy and Healthy Eating!

Weekly Lunch Prep

My grocery shopping trip was fun today. It felt good to go with a meal plan and buy all sorts of whole foods for the week to come. After returning from the store I put in a Beatles CD, turned up the stereo, and prepped for this week's lunches. I started by making a basic hummus.

Yum: Olive oil and lemons.

Hummus:

2 tablespoons Tahini

1 can Chick Peas

2 large cloves garlic, sliced

Juice of half lemon

Approximately 2 tablespoons olive oil

Cayenne Pepper

Salt

Pepper

Place tahini, chick peas, garlic, lemon, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper into food processor. Begin to blend together while drizzling in olive oil. Blend until smooth consistencey. It might be necessary to add a bit more olive oil or a little bit of water to reach your desired consistencey.

After making the hummus I chopped all sorts of colorful and bright veggies. Don't you just love the colors of vegetables? This weeks veggie selections: Carrots, yellow squash, zuchini, red pepper, green pepper, and celery.

All packaged up for easy packing in the morning.

Let us not forget the nutritional value of these SUPERfoods!

Tahini (made from sesame seeds)

Chickpeas

Garlic

Cayenne Pepper

Carrots

Yellow Squash

Zuchini

Celery

Bell Pepper

Lunchtime Made Healthy

Since starting the SUPER food diet I've been taking my own lunch to work. One of my favorite SUPER food lunches is the Green Giant Health Blends. The Health Blends come in portion controlled steam packages that you throw into the microwave for 3 minutes, and voila you have perfectly steamed vegetables for lunch. One steam package can fill me up if I pair it with cottage cheese and a fruit. At $1.89 per package, it won't break your bank either.