The Nutrition & Education Group

Note: if you cut your avocado pits like I do, you will eventually end up in urgent care. 🥑 🩹😩

Many nights I make beautiful, well thought out dinners. Other nights I dig through the fridge and make it look pretty. Kid-Approved! ✅

Pro Tip: Do one thing on a Monday that helps you eat healthier all week long!

I cooked a batch of quinoa between work calls today. I’ll add a scoop to salads, side dishes, quinoa (instead of rice) bowls, etc.

My dinner at the baseball field tonight consisted of 1/2 c quinoa, 1/2 c black beans, 1/2 c salsa, avocado, lettuce, olives, sunflower seeds. Random mix at the end there but gosh was it so good. I also added about a tablespoon of prepared good seasons salad dressing to bring it all together.

Hate to say I told you so, but…. I told you so 😉

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Dinners for the week!
Wednesday is a new recipe- I’ll report back!

These are in my grocery shopping cart every week. Quick, easy side dish in no time. I’m steaming them tonight to go with homemade burritos 🌯

Have you tried Palmini noodles? WOW! I made this ground chicken stir fry with them tonight and am impressed! Great way to increase your veggie intake 🎉
It also took about 15 minutes to make 🎉🎉
AND the original recipe is written for two servings, for those of you on the hunt for recipes for 1-2 🎉🎉🎉

https://www.skinnytaste.com/spicy-hearts-of-palm-noodle-stir-fry-with-chicken

Salsa chicken bowls for dinner tonight!
Season three chicken breast liberally with salt, pepper, cumin, onion powder and garlic powder on both sides. Place in a slow cooker. Add one jar of thick and chunky salsa and cook on LOW for 2 hours. Shred the chicken with two forks and put back in crockpot.

Tonight I served with air fried sweet potatoes (season liberally with olive oil, salt, pepper, cumin, onion powder and garlic powder; air fry on 400 degrees for 20-25 mins), black beans and homemade guacamole. 🥑

Note: this salsa chicken makes a TON of shredded chicken. I’ll use leftovers to make a Tex-Mex casserole this weekend!

Trying to keep it together with healthy meals this week! 🍽️
Thursday is our annual cookie baking day with some friends so the goal there is SIMPLE, PROTEIN rich snacks to balance out all of the sugar 🍪

How 90% of my calls are going right now 🤪

WWP Cooking Class tonight to prepare for Thanksgiving 🦃
Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Red Onion with balsamic glaze and pomegranate perils; Roasted Acorn Squash with maple syrup; steamed buttery green beans with fried shallots and a delicious Brine prep’d and ready for next week!

Healthy Halloween Treats cooking class today!