Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Spinach and Vegetable Salad

 
I love experimenting with all different kinds of vegetables and I love making up a large plate just like this. The whole meal is under 300 calories. It's my go to after a long workday.
 
 
 
Ingredients
 
1-2 cups of Spinach
 
1 small Asparagus Stalk (cut the tips)
 
1 large sliced  Mushroom
 
1/2 of a sliced Beets
 
1/3 cup Chickpeas
 
Cherry Tomatoes
 
Fresh lemon juice
 
 

Take a large dish and place all your ingredients. Spritz with fresh lemon juice toss and enjoy.
 
If you want to cook up your vegetables feel free to roast or flash steam them in the microwave. So delicious and good for you. This can be added with tofu, sliced chicken, fish, you decide just keep the animal protein low and the vegetable, beans high. If you are not a fan of lemon use olive oil or a light vinaigrette.
 
 
 
 

Large Roasted Vegetable Salad

 
It's the new year and time to change your eating up a bit. Eating more healthy nutrient dense meals leads to better health, energy and weight lose. Below is the first of many GREAT meals to try this year. So lets get started.
 
 
Ingredients:
 
1 cup Brussel Sprouts
 
1 Yellow Squash Sliced
 
1 Green Zucchini Sliced
 
1/2 cup sugar snaps
 
Cherry tomatoes (palm full)
 
1 tsp Chopped Sun dried tomatoes
 
1 TBSP Ms Dash Italian seasoning
 
Preheat the oven to 375. Line a baking dish with a little olive oil spray. Place all your vegetables on the tray, spray with a touch more olive oil, and seasoning. Roast in the oven for 25 minutes, remove and serve.
 
Tips:
This is a great way to get all your vegetables. Its low and calories and full of flavor. If you want add chicken or fish, quinoa, or brown rice.