Summer is winding down for my family. Mixed emotions for all...this is the last full week of relaxing evenings before the craziness begins. Playing around with some new recipes from a cookbook I treated myself to for my birthday. It's called Power Foods and is a compilation of recipes from one of my favorite magazines, Whole Living. It has nutritional info, great ideas on how to stock your pantry, and lots of family friendly recipes. I"m trying hard to incorporate more vegetables into our meals and have them be a main dish rather than a side.
Our week looks like this...
Sunday: Grass fed skirt steak, mashed cauliflower & potatoes, sauteed chick peas & green beans
Monday: Soba noodles, tofu & veggie stir fry
Tuesday: Roasted salmon & parsnips with ginger
Wednesday: Kale slaw with peanut dressing & grilled chicken
Thursday: Pork tenderloin with sauteed beet greens & roasted beets
Friday: Grilled fish tacos with all the fixins'
Saturday: Grilled portabello mushrooms & grass fed burgers, corn on the cob, and zucchini
With each meal is a green salad just in case the veggies being prepared are not a big hit! I do make it a point to have everyone have a helping of everything that is made. However, i want meal time to be enjoyable, so if something is not a favorite there is salad for a veggie as well. Hopefully the more kids are introduced to healthy meals the more adventurous they become at trying new things.
If any meals seem interesting to you, please contact me and I'll be happy to send you the recipes. Happy, healthy summer days!
Donna
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