I have had a few people ask me how I can waste so much food? I am not wasting food... I do not throw away perfectly good food then go out and buy the whole foods version! I use what I already have then buy the whole foods. I am using the white bread in the freezer before I buy whole wheat, and I have done the same with the pasta and the rice... I did just have a thought, if you do want to to use whole foods now but still have processed foods to use up combine them.. make your PB&J;s one slice white and one slice whole wheat, use half white rice and half brown, half whole wheat pasta and half white flour pasta.. it may help your family make the switch anyway.. :o)
Last night we had an amazingly easy but delicious dinner... Chicken and mushrooms, and it was all created in the crock pot! I started with 3 cups of sliced mushrooms, 1 cup of roasted garlic chicken broth, a can of tomato paste, salt and pepper, fresh basil, some chicken thighs and let it cook on high for 4 hours... served it over a bed of whole wheat angel hair pasta, and garlic bread on the side (not whole wheat.. I meant to make whole wheat rolls but forgot, so I grabbed the garlic bread from the freezer... ) it was amazingly simple, and tasted so yummy! I served yam cupcakes for dessert. Just puree the yams and use in place of the pumpkin puree... YUM!
Tonight, it is pork steaks with peppers and onions and whole wheat rolls... No dessert tonight.. we only have dessert two or three times a week..email me for recipes if you want any!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Getting better
This morning I woke up.... looked at the cheese danish in the bakery box, then the scones and yummy goodies hubby brought home from work, and turned around and made scrambled eggs in REAL butter, with 7-grain whole wheat toast with cream cheese and jam instead! Yeah I am soooo proud of myself! For lunch we are having tuna salad, with real mayo, on whole wheat, and baby carrots...
You should all pick up this month's Family Circle if you don't get it already.. there is a great list in the back of foods to eat to either maintain your weight, or loose some... Tells you how many of each kind of foods to eat each day, then gives you examples.. and it is all healthy whole foods, except the last box that has sweets in it... I am going to cut that one out... :o) I pulled it out of the magazine and put it on my fridge.. reminds me to grab something off of it to snack on instead of the candy bars hidden above the dryer...
Have a great day! I feel better already after just a few days of healthier eating.. I hope everyone else does too!
You should all pick up this month's Family Circle if you don't get it already.. there is a great list in the back of foods to eat to either maintain your weight, or loose some... Tells you how many of each kind of foods to eat each day, then gives you examples.. and it is all healthy whole foods, except the last box that has sweets in it... I am going to cut that one out... :o) I pulled it out of the magazine and put it on my fridge.. reminds me to grab something off of it to snack on instead of the candy bars hidden above the dryer...
Have a great day! I feel better already after just a few days of healthier eating.. I hope everyone else does too!
Tortillini with Butternut Squash and Prosciutto
Ok.. I havent made this one yet.. but it is on the menu.. and why not.. it looks extremely easy to make.. not to mention extremely good for you!
Tortellini with Butternut Squash and Prosciutto
2 C. cubed butternut squash, 1 pkg. whole wheat cheese tortillini,
1 TBS olive oil, 4 thin slices prosciutto ( I imagine bacon would work),
2 TBS butter fresh ground pepper
That is it!! Nothing else!!
Bring large pot water to boil. Add squash, cook about 15 minutes until tender. Using a slotted spoon remove squash from water, and place in lg. bowl. Return water to boil, add tortillini. Cook about 5 minutes until floating. Drain and add to squash. Pour oil in pot, return to meduim high, saute prosciutto until lightly crisp, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Add butter to pot, reduce heat to medium. Cook butter until brown 1 to 2 minutes, but not burnt. Add squash, tortillini. Crumble in prosciutto, season with pepper. Serve with tossed salad, and whole wheat rolls, or garlic bread.
Tortellini with Butternut Squash and Prosciutto
2 C. cubed butternut squash, 1 pkg. whole wheat cheese tortillini,
1 TBS olive oil, 4 thin slices prosciutto ( I imagine bacon would work),
2 TBS butter fresh ground pepper
That is it!! Nothing else!!
Bring large pot water to boil. Add squash, cook about 15 minutes until tender. Using a slotted spoon remove squash from water, and place in lg. bowl. Return water to boil, add tortillini. Cook about 5 minutes until floating. Drain and add to squash. Pour oil in pot, return to meduim high, saute prosciutto until lightly crisp, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Add butter to pot, reduce heat to medium. Cook butter until brown 1 to 2 minutes, but not burnt. Add squash, tortillini. Crumble in prosciutto, season with pepper. Serve with tossed salad, and whole wheat rolls, or garlic bread.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Fettuccini with Creamy Pumpkin Sauce
16 oz, whole grain Fettuccini 2 C. milk
2 TBS butter 1- 15 oz. can solid pack pumpkin
1 TBS cornstarch 1 tsp each, onion and garlic powder, salt, dried sage
1/4 cup fresh grated parm or romano cheese
1/4 c. toasted pine nuts (optional)
Cook pasta according to package direction. Meanwhile mix milk, butter, pumpkin, seasonings and cornstarch in large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until simmering. Stir in cheese. Drain pasta, toss w/ sauce and garnish with pine nuts if desired. This made enough for me to stll have 1/2 the sauce for raviolis later this week.
2 TBS butter 1- 15 oz. can solid pack pumpkin
1 TBS cornstarch 1 tsp each, onion and garlic powder, salt, dried sage
1/4 cup fresh grated parm or romano cheese
1/4 c. toasted pine nuts (optional)
Cook pasta according to package direction. Meanwhile mix milk, butter, pumpkin, seasonings and cornstarch in large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until simmering. Stir in cheese. Drain pasta, toss w/ sauce and garnish with pine nuts if desired. This made enough for me to stll have 1/2 the sauce for raviolis later this week.
First entry..
Ok.. let me just start out by saying, yes when you first start this it will seem like you are spending more money.. but as you get into it, and you start shopping smarter and better, you will cut costs ALOT. Also eating healthy whole foods are more filling so you will find yourself and your family eating less...
I started my healthy eating mission by trading in my white bleached flour for whole wheat UNBLEACHED pastry flour.. it is very fine ground, and I mixed it half and half with the white for the first month.. next month I will mix 3/4 whole wheat and 1/4 white, then the next month all whole wheat.. don't want the kids rebelling on me here.. a little change at a time and they wont even notice a difference! I also have a bread machine so I will be making our bread from now on, so I KNOW what is in it.. amazes me when I pick up a loaf of bread at the store and the ingredient list is longer then the loaf! Something is sooo wrong there.. and why does it need artificial flavors and colors?
I also bought whole grain tortillas rather then white.. and they are actually really good, lots of flavor, compared to the plain pasty tasting ones..
Next the white rice will go to be replaced with wild and brown rice... then the potatoes are gone, to be replaced with yams, sweet potatoes and any other root veggie I can find.... rutabaga, parsnips, etc...
We already have cut WAY back on artificial or processed foods as we have kids that have major reactions to them.. but I am known for eating my ding dongs, or oreos, or Cheese Danishes while hiding from the kids in my bathroom... SO wrong I know.. I have to teach myself to eat better before I can expect them to eat better! And I have to remind myself... I am doing this not just for myself.. but for them too.. I don't want my daughters to grow up to be plagued with this disease any more then I want to be! Teaching them healthy eating habits starts with me!
So come with me as we cut out the bad foods one step at a time, and replace them with cancer fighting super foods! Next will be a few recipes I have come across that are not only sooo good, but sooo good for you! And... my kids love them!
I started my healthy eating mission by trading in my white bleached flour for whole wheat UNBLEACHED pastry flour.. it is very fine ground, and I mixed it half and half with the white for the first month.. next month I will mix 3/4 whole wheat and 1/4 white, then the next month all whole wheat.. don't want the kids rebelling on me here.. a little change at a time and they wont even notice a difference! I also have a bread machine so I will be making our bread from now on, so I KNOW what is in it.. amazes me when I pick up a loaf of bread at the store and the ingredient list is longer then the loaf! Something is sooo wrong there.. and why does it need artificial flavors and colors?
I also bought whole grain tortillas rather then white.. and they are actually really good, lots of flavor, compared to the plain pasty tasting ones..
Next the white rice will go to be replaced with wild and brown rice... then the potatoes are gone, to be replaced with yams, sweet potatoes and any other root veggie I can find.... rutabaga, parsnips, etc...
We already have cut WAY back on artificial or processed foods as we have kids that have major reactions to them.. but I am known for eating my ding dongs, or oreos, or Cheese Danishes while hiding from the kids in my bathroom... SO wrong I know.. I have to teach myself to eat better before I can expect them to eat better! And I have to remind myself... I am doing this not just for myself.. but for them too.. I don't want my daughters to grow up to be plagued with this disease any more then I want to be! Teaching them healthy eating habits starts with me!
So come with me as we cut out the bad foods one step at a time, and replace them with cancer fighting super foods! Next will be a few recipes I have come across that are not only sooo good, but sooo good for you! And... my kids love them!
Eating Better...
Ok Ladies.. I read today in Family Circle Magazine that women who overdue it on foods like bread and pasta have a 34% higher risk of getting breast cancer.. and those who have a diet high in foods like white rice, potatoes, and other "high glycemic" foods have an 81% higher chance of the disease! I don't like those odds.. Iam already at risk because it runs in my family. I don't want to take any more chances that my husband and kids will have to watch me suffer with this disease.. so I am on a mission... to change my eating habits one day at a time... I will post on here ways that I have added whole grains, and low glycemic carbs, and gotten rid of the starchy high glycmic, empty carb foods like white rice, white bread, potatoes, pasta... and if you want to add anything... recipes, ideas, thoughts.. whatever.. email me at runamucks@gmail.com and I will happily add it to my blog! And by all means... join me on this mission to kick this cancer in the butt.. before it kicks us! By the way the reason these foods cause cancer is that your body breaks down these refined starches very quickly, and this causes your insulin and estrogen levels to spike which is what causes breast cancer to form... scary isnt it?!
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