A Light Lunch

 

 

Tuna sandwiches have been my favorite quick fix since I was a kid and learned how to use a can opener. There is something so satisfying about tuna mixed with a heap of mayo, onion and celery, and good bread. Well, not here! This is my childhood favorite dressed down but still quite satisfying.

 

What you'll need::

 

Tuna packed with water or olive oil (no sugar added), 1/4 onion diced, 1 celery stick chopped small, 1/2 an avocado, leaf lettuce (romaine, bib, red leaf), a handful of slivered almonds or chopped pecans (optional)

 

What you'll do::

 

1. Mix the tuna with the veg and nuts, if using them.

2. Mash your avocado and use it in place of mayo.

3. Roll the tuna up in your lettuce leaves to make little sandwiches.

 

Done and done! Have with a salad or fruit salad and your good to go.

Smoothies

 

Berry Burst!

 

What you'll need::

 

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1 cup frozen mixed berries

1 banana (I put mine in the freezer)

2 slices of melon

1 tbsp. of powdered greens

1 tbsp. of hemp seeds

juice of choice with no added sweetener

 

Toss all of your ingredients into your blender of food pro and whirl away adding juice as necessary to get the consistency you enjoy! This makes enough for 4 people depending on your serving size. Keep leftovers refrigerated for up to 24 hours.

 

Eggs and Hash!

On my journey to rediscover whole foods I had to rediscover breakfast. I don't purposely eat breakfast......ever. Water upon waking and coffee, maybe an occasional smoothie or I'll snack on whatever I made the littles for breakfast but being in the dumpy doldrums means I'm usually lacking in motivation when taking care of myself.

I've really, really enjoyed eating breakfast. It is the most important meal of the day and I'm such a hypocrite for saying so because while I push that upon my children I don't follow through! Well, I used to not follow through, I'm a born again breakfast lover.

I've included two of my latest breakfast creations, eggs and hash!

 

What you'll need::

 

2 eggs, 2 chicken sausages, 3 kale leaves, 1/2 red pepper, 1/2 onions, 1 clove of garlic,  1/2 an avocado, splash of balsamic vinegar,  olive oil and seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne, whatever you like)

 

What you'll do::

 

1. Juliene your peppers, onion, and mince your garlic. Saute them with the sausage (cut any way you prefer) and olive oil about 5-7 minutes. Season now with your choice of seasonings.

 

2. Tear up your kale and put with the sauteed veg. Splash the balsamic vinegar around and add a bit more seasoning to the pan and stir. Cover and let steam up a bit. Stirring every now and again until sausage is cooked through and veggies are done.

 

3. Remove veg from pan and put on your plate.

 

4. Crack your eggs into the same pan (adding a bit of olive oil to keep them from sticking).

 

5. Cook your eggs any way you like. I did over easy eggs this time around.

 

6. Serve your eggs over the veg and sausage hash with a side of melon or other fruit and avocado!

 

 

This breakfast was simply heavenly and kept me going for a long, long time.

 

What you'll need::

 

2 eggs, a fillet of smoke salmon, 8-10 Brussels sprouts, 1/2 sweet potato, 1/2 small onion, 1 clove of garlic, olive oil and your choice of seasoning.

 

What you'll do::

 

1. Cut up your Brussels sprouts into thirds (roughly) and saute with the olive oil and seasonings.

 

2. Dice your onion and sweet potato and mince the garlic and toss them in the pan with the sprouts. Lightly season again. Cover and let steam, add a bit of water if they begin to stick to your pan.

 

3. Once the veg is cooked through, remove from pan and put on your plate.

 

4. Whisk your eggs and season. Using the same pan as the veg, scramble your eggs and add the salmon.

 

5. Plate your eggs next to the hash with a side of whatever fruit you have on hand!

 

Breakfast of Champions.......x 2

Mmmmmm!

To be able to taste truly is a gift.......without it, how would we know that chocolate tastes so incredibly good? This page will be full to the brim with recipes to entice your taste buds. Honest to goodness flavor that will nourish you from the inside out! What a better way to show yourself how much you care than to pop a morsel of heaven into your mouth and savor every last bite. To chew with your eyes closed and imagine that treat as it existed in nature to how it is now on your plate. My hope is to help you to honor the food that you eat.

My deepest regret is eating so fast that I didn't even taste anything......what a shame......so therefore, in this quest to find a slower pace to this life that is flying by at warp speed, sit-chew-breathe-honor-gratify!