HEALTHY, HEALTHY, HEALTHY

And DELICIOUS, too!

Someone "shared" some delicious veggies with me and I have experimented with cooking "new to me" dishes. Some of this I wouldn't find in the grocery store that I shop in or it would just flat be too expensive to buy. Also, this was my first time to even hear of some of it so without the share package---I probably wouldn't have "tried" it, simply because I didn't know what it was. LOL

I posted a meal on my blog on March 17, 2014, telling how I prepared the veggies. Today, I did this:

I placed 2 (frozen) fish fillets and the asparagus in a medium sized, oblong, baking dish.  I added a very small amount of olive oil. Just about 1 teaspoon or so. I usually only spay the dish but I wanted enough today to  LIGHTLY coat the asparagus and fish.  I placed saran wrap over the dish and punched about 4 times with a fork (to vent steam). Placed in microwave and cooked at 2 minute intervals testing each time to see if fish was flaky and if asparagus was done. I'd never done asparagus in the microwave before so I wanted to be SURE it wasn't overcooking.

I had the ingredients already chopped in food processor for the rice dish I blogged on the 17th. I chopped enough that day to have leftover, chopped veggies that I could have left for this raw salad. You will want to look at that blog
http://lilme2day-justsaying.blogspot.com/2014/03/amazing-healthy-veggie-rice.html   to see all the absolutely wonderful veggies in this mixture. It made it nice to have the cooked veggie/rice mixture one time and then the raw veggie mixture another meal.

I used part of a sliced Roma tomato as a finishing touch. 

For the sauce/dressing:

1 T. olive oil

1 t. spicy mustard

1T. lemon juice

ground black pepper and other seasonings of choice

small dab of red pepper

Mix and add to food, as a topping. 

Amazingly good, amazingly nutritious!

*I realize my choice of food or method of preparation may not be suitable for everyone.  I sure am glad I tried some new, healthy foods! Thank you for viewing my Food Diary, done for medical purposes, my choice.

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Amazing Healthy Veggie Rice

Healthy, Healthy Veggie Rice

Amazingly Healthy Rice

As you know, I try to pack nutrition into simple meals. Today was no exception.

For the rice:

In rice cooker, add

1 cup dry rice

1 1/4 to 1/2 cup orange juice

1 cup water

1/2 T. coconut oil

1 t. curry powder

Then add items below to a FOOD PROCESSOR

1/2 head cauliflower, washed

1/2 yellow squash, washed

1/4 onion

1/2 bunch kale, washed

Chop to consistency desired but I finely chopped the mixture

Add this to the rice cooker and cook WITH the rice, juice, water mixture. When done, add seasonings of your choice. Thank you for reading My Food Diary. I do this blog to keep up with what I eat, for medical purposes--my choice.

I used the slow cooker to cook the chicken breast. Added frozen chicken breast, a couple slices of onion, and a little water. I just prefer adding a little water or broth.

Serving of canned beets, plain with nothing added, except black pepper. I wanted about 4 Ritz Crackers instead of bread, so I added those to the plate. LOL
I can tell you that this meal is delicious and packed with nutrition.

*My choice of food or method of preparation may not be suitable for everyone.

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