Two Weeks of Complete Meals

I am nonetheless combating issues to put in writing about. I have been wanting to place collectively a publish of the dinners Jerry and I’ve been consuming recently however I hoped to attend till I’ve extra pictures. I am beginning to overlook what a few of these recipes even had been, so I am going to simply go forward and publish them.

The principle aim (for our two-week problem) was to eat extra greens, nevertheless it type of was consuming primarily complete meals. Each of us actually liked doing this! It was fascinating to see how a lot better we felt–physically and mentally–when consuming meals our our bodies like. And that was solely two weeks!

I made many of the recipes from the How Not To Die and How Not To Weight-reduction plan cookbooks. I do not assume there have been any that we did not like; each of these cookbooks have been superior. Take into account that I’m not-even-a-little-bit-good at meals pictures, so my footage aren’t precisely interesting, hahaha. There have been truly a couple of that I am not even going to publish as a result of it would make folks by no means need to attempt issues like black lentils and black bean soup!

Anyway, listed here are a few of the methods we received extra greens in…

Candy Potato Waffles (I found that I exploit far much less syrup if I put it in somewhat ramekin and dip the waffles as I eat somewhat than pouring it on prime; I solely used half of what’s pictured)

I did not imply to incorporate this, however I positively ate all of those Asian pears earlier than they went dangerous! Haha.

Candy Potato Taco Bowl (brown rice, candy potatoes, corn, black beans, seasoning)

Millet “Risotto” with mushrooms, spinach, and white beans (we did not like this dish solely as a result of we did not like the flavour of the millet itself; this might be good with a special grain)

I overlook what this was called–I feel it was some kind of stew–but it had barley, mushrooms, peppers, onions, carrots, and chickpeas.

Lentil & Quinoa Chili

Stew with butternut squash, crimson beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. There may be quinoa beneath there, too 😉

This was type of our “junk meals” dinner–tofu in a sriracha marinade and baked, together with child potatoes with “chili cheese” seasoning.

Once more, I overlook what this was known as. Nevertheless it had candy potatoes, cauliflower, peas, peppers, and raisins (it sounded odd to me with the raisins, which is why I picked it from the guide). I do not keep in mind what grain was beneath there, nevertheless it was in all probability brown rice. This was actually good!

Effectively, that was the beginning of Jerry’s and my yr of being grown-ups and consuming our veggies. I had actually hoped that this problem would assist Jerry to love greens extra, and he found that he does like candy potatoes, mushrooms, and cauliflower (when ready sure methods). He even admitted the cucumber within the shawarma bowls truly labored effectively. He has by no means favored cucumbers as a result of he mentioned that they overpower every thing else and all you may style is cucumber. I occur to like them. I feel I am going to make some hummus at this time and have cucumbers and hummus for a snack–that sounds scrumptious.

Now, I will write up a meal plan for the week. I used to hate meal planning, however this vegetable problem type of made me excited to meal plan once more. I will attempt kale once more this week–it’s been YEARS since I attempted it–and I am hoping I am going to prefer it higher this time round. When cooking with greens, I often go for spinach or collard greens. Yesterday, Jerry and I made a decision to do one other two weeks of consuming (largely) complete meals. We each felt gross from consuming poorly after consuming rather well for 2 weeks.

Anyway, in case you have a favourite recipe that makes use of a number of greens, please share!