Monday, February 7, 2011

VIDEO BONUS! See How EASY PEASY it is to ADD tasty vegis to your diet!

Guys.....I heart this video. It shows how simple it is to make dishes that taste DELISH that are super healthy and nutritionally dense!

Check our the vid...its short, witty, and goes by in a blink:








Thoughts after the video:

1. Make it easier on yourself. Cut up the cauliflower and keep it in a sealed container in the fridge so its ready to literally just throw into the roasting pan....you can even use a cookie sheet (that is what I use!)

2. Try sweet potatoes! They are a super food packed with nutrition AAAAND who doesn't love the way they taste (ohh guilty I used to hate them but now love them. If you hate them...try them again, DO IT....because I say so!)

3. I am going to try adding the nutritional yeast and hemp seeds to my dishes but if you don't have the time to buy them or just don't want to add them...they will STILL be yummy without it. Its a flavor and nutritional BONUS...and I was always that kid that loved extra credit :) I have other seeds like raw pumpkin, sunflower, almonds, etc.....try toasting another seed to sprinkle on top for that Abs-tastic crunch :)

4. For those meat people (guilty!).....the hemp adds protein and if you don't add it...you can get your proteins from other lean meats and use this as a side dish! You fancy.

5. Make EXTRA vegis! They taste SO good re-heated. Make them in your {insert your name} Fit Foods for lunch!

6. Try other combos! I received a big delivery of broccoli from my local produce delivery...going to try it with sweet potatoes because that is what I have in my kitchen and I want to eat it before it goes to waste!

7. On the herbs, I love fresh herbs but in Texas its hard to keep them alive all year. Dried herbs are fine! Buy an Italian Seasoning blend or just use dried Oregano! Easy PEASY!

8. Measure your olive oil!!! Until you get a feel on how much to drizzle....one tablespoon is typically 120 cals...so based on portion and your caloric needs I wouldn't put much over 2 tablespoons or so.

9. If you don't like vinegar, skip it. It gives me heartburn so I am going to skip it to avoid that painin' :)

10. If you don't want fresh herbs or garlic...try the freeze dried kind! They last longer and are pretty dern close to fresh.

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HERE comes the choo choo train now open up and DIVE IN to nutritionally dense, delish roasted vegis!

1 comment:

  1. I love all your re-cap commentary. I adore sweet potatoes (and even baked them myself last night with sesame oil, san francisco north bay-sourced sea salt, and nutritional yeast (you can find nutritional yeast ANYWHERE, and it's the best thing you'll ever add to your kitchen). also, every food generally tastes better the next day. i'm a *huge proponent of reheating, reserving, and even repurposing. xoxoxo

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