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Video: Clean Eating Tuna Pasta Salad (To Take For Lunch)
This was a recipe that I (sorta) stole from my sister.
Her recipe uses white pasta and (I kid you not) about a half a jar of mayo.
It’s delicious BUT I really wanted to clean it up a bit using ingredients that work better for me and my body-body!
Video: Baked Sweet Potato Fries
UPDATE: This is not a new recipe but I wanted to share a video demonstrating the technique! Still one of my go-to-faves whenever I’m in the mood for fries!
Originally posted 12/5/2007 :
I think I’ve mentioned it before but that won’t stop me from saying it again, “I love fries”. Love em’!
What’s not to love? Seriously, you tell me because I can’t think of one thing.
I also love sweet potatoes (what can I say, I just love food)… so needless to say, these fries really do it for me; they’re the best of both worlds.
Clean Eating Roasted Shrimp and Green Beans
In case it’s not obvious, the two key factors that weigh the heaviest when it comes to cooking (for me) are; simplicity and nutritional density.
Notice how I put simplicity first?
Truth be told, that even for me (a self-proclaimed, ‘health conscious foodie’) more times than not ‘time and ease’ tend to outweigh health and nutrition once the clock starts ticking…
KidBite: Kale Pesto Dipped Chicken Tenders
I’d be lying if I tried to pretend that finding yet another way to have my two-year old enjoying kale didn’t excite me.
What can I say? Watching my toddler eat and enjoy green veggies of any type makes me smile.
I’m not exactly sure why.
I think it has something to do with knowing that she is doing something good for herself… but not because she thinks it’s good for her, rather because she really likes it.
Yeah. That’s definitely part of it. I think that’s cool.
KidBite: Whole Grain Elbows With Lentils
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a KidBite.
It’s not because my kids don’t eat, rather that I’m not a very good multi-tasker and trying to figure out how to balance two children with everything I would like to be doing in my life without falling into the abyss of complete exhaustion is something I’m still working on.
Everyday I promise myself that I’m gonna share all of the great recipes, tips, ideas, etc. that I have about living a Clean & Delish life (family style) here on the blog, but after the mini’s are in bed and my day of ‘doing’ is over, I just can’t seem to resist the desire to allow my brain to melt into a puddle of ‘being’.
But with that being said, I just couldn’t wait to share this recipe with you guys…
Kitchen Basics: Home-Made Veggie Stock
If you’ve never attempted to make your own veggie broth I hope to use this as an opportunity to convince you to give it a try.
Once you make (and taste) your own stock, you will wonder how you could have ever settled for it’s store bought counter part. Especially once you see how it EASY it is!
Now don’t get me wrong…
Welcome Jachs (Charlie) Spies (a one-of-a-kind dish!)
He made it!!
Weighing in at 8lbs, 1oz and 21 inches long our newest Spies family member made his big debut on Saturday, May 21st @ 8:30am.
His official name is Joseph Charles Bengston Spies (after his Grandpas and his Daddy) but we’ll be calling him Jachs (pronounced Jacks).
Mango, Banana, Raspberry & Spinach Smoothie
If my daughter could drink all of her meals, she would be a happy camper. Especially if she could drink them in the in form of SMOODIES (as she would say)!
These are hands down Katie’s favorite way to ingest food and great tool for her Mommy to load her up with nutrient-dense fruits and veggies!
And surprisingly enough…
Spaghetti Squash with Peas and Parmesan
What can I say… I LOVE to eat, so I tend to focus on bulking my meals up with high nutrient, low calorie choices, not only to stay healthy, but because this technique allows me to eat more food.
And as delicious as pasta is, there’s no way to get around the fact that a rather small serving of pasta packs a hefty caloric punch!
But I have discovered that there are two ways around this…
Easy Brown Rice and Black Beans
As much as I love to cook, the truth is that I usually only cook two (sometimes three) meals a week and the rest of the nights we eat very basic, simple meals made from ‘head start’ ingredients or leftovers.
As most of you know, my hubby and I are very dedicated to our Sunday ‘pre-preppin’ sessions…
