Clean Eating – Page 2

In the Kitchen

February 23, 2012 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Clean Eating, Lent, Veggies 3 Comments

{pretty, happy, funny, real} food edition

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these beauties were waiting on my door step this morning.

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these were one of my pre-Lenten requests. my husband and eldest daughter made these grain-free blueberry muffins for me the family.

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my lil guy couldn’t resist the fresh fruit.

that’s his hand reaching for something juicy.

yumm!! this was the perfect apple – juicy, crisp, mildly sweet, and cool. organic fuji.

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Ash Wednesday meal

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What do you eat?

January 13, 2012 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Clean Eating, Dinner, Lunch 5 Comments

It’s a question that I get a lot when others find out about my family’s lifestyle change. Here are a few pics of some of our latest dishes. They’re tasty, easy meals—nothing fancy.

rose made this dish on her dinner night. we loved it! savory and sweet.

i love soups during all times of the year. they’re perfect for meatless fridays. this is so yummy that papi, my 4 year old, eats it hot or cold.

here’s another friday meal, egg salad wraps. sometimes we use cucumbers to dip in the egg salad.

simple and cheap dinner that we usually have once a week. we generally make enough for left overs, lunch or snack. here we served it up with baked sweet potato and a simple salad with home made dressing. (this was the kid’s plate. dad and I serve ourselves more meat and greens.)

I used to make this salad with packaged seasoning and crunchy noodles. this version is a healthier option. we enjoy this for lunch, dinner, or snack. the kids miss the crunchy noodles but are happy to have the crunch of the slivered almonds.

taco night doesn’t look the same these days and we’re loving it. seasoned ground beef with diced peppers and avocado, served up with organic salsa. i prefer the lettuce shell but rose likes to turn it into taco salad.

dad needed a dish to take to a work party. i wanted to be sure that he had a hearty option. rose and i prepared this dish for dad in the mid-afternoon. we slow cooked it in our wanna-be dutch oven. it was ready six hours later, just in time for dad’s shift.

it was a hit and has become one of dad’s favorite. papi ate the leftovers for lunch the next day. it’s a bit spicy for me.

(next time i’ll remember to take an after picture.)

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i’ve marked these meals in my new recipe book on pinterest and i’m sharing this post at the following parties.
pinning it down
pinterest to real life
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***update***

here are the links to the recipes that i used or that inspired my dishes.

Apple Pork Chops

Sweet Potato Soup

Tacos

Spicy Shredded Pork (sans Dr. Pepper)

Deviled Eggs/Egg Salad

(I’ll post my dressing for the Oriental Salad when I take measurements, the next time I make it.)

The List

September 12, 2011 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Clean Eating, The List Leave a Comment

The kids desire to be healthy. Dad and I are always explaining the food choices we make. We want them to have a clear understanding about what we put into our bodies and it’s effect on our health, good or bad. They have come up with a simple check system when they come across something that they are not sure about, “Is it on the list?”

Here is the basic framework for our list. We do make modifications, of course.

no:

gluten
sugar
grains
legumes
dairy

yes:

meat
fish
fowl
vegetables
fruits
roots
tubers

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