Eating healthy is challenging for EVERYONE! It's so easy to go to fast food restaurants, order in online or by phone, or buy prepackaged foods. Here's a good question, WHAT IS IN THAT FOOD? Have you ever actually read the nutrition label on the food you buy or go on line and to see what the restaurants put in the food they cook? You would be surprised at what you will find. Most processed foods are loaded with salt and sugar. I had to change my diet several years ago because of a corn allergy. Corn is in just about everything from yogurt, ice cream, chips, cream soups to frozen dinners and alcoholic beverages. You have to KNOW the different names the company uses for corn in order to realize that its in the product. VERY FRUSTRATING! The change to use corn and corn by-products occurred, I believe but I'm not positive, in the 1960's or 1970's because corn and corn by-products are cheep. So if corn is hidden in a lot of foods that we eat what else is hidden? Think about it.
My husband who I love dearly is a very picky eater. He really enjoys eating Chunky beef soup, if you read the label per serving there is over 700mg of sodium(salt) in it, my husband eats the entire can and proceeds to add more salt on it once he has warmed it up. (Shiver). He's most likely taking in 3 to 4 times more salt in a day than he needs and that is just one meal.
Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup (from Campbells website)
Nutrition Facts*
Amount Per Serving (serving size) = 1 cup
- Calories 120
- Fat Calories 30
- Total Fat 3.5g
- Sat. Fat 1g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 10mg
- Sodium 890mg
- Total Carb. 16g
- Dietary Fiber 2g
- Sugars 3g
- Protein 6g
- % Daily Values**
- Vitamin A 30%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 6%
So I guess I should tell you to start reading the labels, before you buy a product. I hate to say it but if it is not fresh don't buy it. Learning to cook with fresh ingredients can be difficult but look at it as an adventure. Learning to cook can be a new family tradition. Teach your children to cook with you or learn to cook with your significant other. You'll learn and grow together.
So the recipes for the day are:
Chicken meatballs (serves 2) From Whole30
1 pound ground chicken
1 large egg, beaten
1/4 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp. minced fresh oregano, or 1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. cooking fat. plus more if needed. (usually use EVOO or Coconut oil)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix chicken, egg, onion, garlic. oregano, salt and pepper well in a large bowl. Roll into 15 - 20 meatballs. approx. the size of a golf ball.
melt cooking fat in a large skillet over med-high heat. add meatballs, cook for approx. 30 sec. each side , turning to prevent burning. cook until browned, about 5 min. Transfer meatballs onto baking sheet and place in oven for 8-10 min.
These meatballs are great with spaghetti squash, zucchini noodles or added into a soup or crockpot style dish. The possibilities are endless.
Roasted Root vegetables (serves 2) From Whole30.
1 cup peeled diced potato
1 cup peeled diced rutabaga
1 cup peeled diced turnips
1 cup peeled diced parsnips
1 cup peeled diced carrots
1/4 cup cooking fat
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
Combine all vegetables in large mixing bowl and in cooking fat (melted) toss or mix well to coat all vegetables. Spread vegetables in one layer on one or two baking sheets. do not crowd the vegetables or they will steam instead of roast.
Roast for 30 - 40 min. or until vegetables are lightly browned and fork tender.
This dish is great with pulled pork, or add in sausage, chicken, or beef. There are many options.
I hope you enjoy these recipes.
http://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/
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