Healthy Eating

Did I mention, it feels like cooking healthy food has taken over my life, its worst then the laundry creaping out of your baskets, down the hallways.  You know the feeling.   But, we have been eating well. We eat out 1 meal a week, so I am responsible for all 20 meals and snacks.  With all the restrictions, you really can't just stop somewhere and pick up junk.

This was sliced baked potatoe, topped with lean meat smothered with onions and mushrooms. No added fat.  Then a little sauted zuchnicci.  We have found Kev can have 6 ounces of meat twice a week, this is 4 ozs.  We actually think it is a nice portion.

We are doing high potassium, low fat, no gluten, no perservations or food coloring, or sweetners, high protien.  Sheeze, anything else to watch. 

Burp Rags

I finished about 25 of these for gifts.  The frayed one was found off the web.  She had the cute little pattern.  She said she put batting in hers.  I did not, our weather is really hot here, so 2 layers of cute flannel was plenty.  Sewing these were really quick, the clipping, that was boring and seemed to take forever.  I just watched a movie, and kept clipping.  I am really happy with these.

The smaller ones was just copied off a tiny burp pad I bought from the Dollar Store.  Now these are my kind of project, I just whipped them up on the serger.  You can see the colorful thread I used.  I love quick projects.

Salads in a jar

Ok, this one looks simple, but it is wonderful.

Dip recipe
1 Packet Ranch Dressing
1/2 cup FF milk
1 cup Oinkas Greek yogurt
Put in jar and shake till smooth

Put about 2 T dip in bottom of jar
1 can rinsed black beans  I divided this into the 4 jars
1 T shredded Chedder cheese
1 avocado divided 4 ways
6 sliced grape tomated sliced, per jar

This was wonderful, It is supposed to be eaten with chips, but I ate it as a salad.
Next time I make them, I will add more tomatoes, bell peppers, and maybe some celery.
They stayed fresh for 4 days, and the beans were wonderful in the ranch dip.



                                                                      SALADS

 

This is just my plain salads.  I put in the dressing, put in whole grape tomatoes, put in a little lettuce.  then a fresh organic egg on top.  Yum  Stayed fresh for 4 days.  I'm not sure why they stay fresh so long in a little glass jar, but I sure am happy about it.  Hubby doesn't see the attraction, leaves more for me. 

Eating Healthy

Well, I have to try out the new broth.  So I roaster a large chicken with potatoes, broth and Poulty Bouquet.   It smelled wonderful.  I promise I have done something other then cooking, but it sure seems to take a lot of time cooking healthy.

Homemade broth

Most of you know, our quest for eating healthy.  We try to stay away from food colorings, perservatives, and gluten.  Hubby eats a little gluten, me not a bit.  So we use broth to flavor a lot of meals, some meals I was paying $8.00 for broth, not to mention having to bring all those cans home.
Well, this is $8.00 worth of fresh veggies.  Look how easy, I chopped them into huge pieces, seasoned them with olive oil and Toni Chachere's.  Quick and easy, and I estimated it made $24.00 of broth.  That makes me happy.

Wash, and chop in large pieces
1 bunch celery
2 bell peppers, seed also
3 onions, I left the peelings on
1 pack carrots
drizzle on olive oil
drop in 3 cloves olives
season to taste
bake 2 hours at 350
cover with water, simmer 2 hours
cool
strain
I put in glass jars and froze.  Leave at least 1 inch space at top
We have used it in several recipes, and love it.

Food in a jar

Well, its all the rage.  And I love it.  I have been having lots of fun making treats in a jar.  For some reason, I thing they stay fresher, look better, and you get portion control.  I may keep eating if the bowl is out, but for some reason, I would NEVER eat 2 jars.  I do bring the jars to work.  Haven't had any break.

For these pudding treats I used:

5 pint jars
1/2 sliced banana to each jar
Mix one large vanilla pudding according to directions, I shook mine in a jar
Divide pudding evenly
put 4 low fat Vanilla wafers on top
Close lid, and refigerate immediately.

Hubby loved these, they only lasted 3 days, but were still fresh for that long.

Christmas Wrapping

I can't be more excited.  These will be the wrapping for our Christmas presents.  We like to use reuseable bags, etc.  I found these at the Dollar Tree.  I plan on putting a big bow on each, and fill with handmade goodies.  We give dog treats to some people, this is the first year in a while they have had the big dog bowls, so we were excited about that.  The girls and I are giving some joint gifts this year, I think it will be fun.