Oatmeal

I love oatmeal and not only for breakfast.  I can totally enjoy a big bowl of oatmeal for lunch or dinner too!  Growing up I would eat those instant oatmeal flavored packets.  When I was at the grocery store the other day I looked at the ingredients in several different flavors and they all have sugar as the second ingredient.  Also, most of the flavors I looked at had artificial flavors and colors...yuck!  The way I prepare my oatmeal these days is MUCH better for you, but also so much more tasty!  You can get very creative with your oatmeal, so fix you up a bowl today!  Below are some of my favorite ways to eat oatmeal.

~Davis



*This is my very favorite way to flavor my oatmeal:  oatmeal (oats, water, sea salt), walnuts, mashed banana, vanilla extract, flax seed meal, and maple syrup.

*My second favorite way to  fix my oatmeal: oatmeal (oats, water, sea salt), raisins, homemade peanut butter, maple syrup, flax seed meal and vanilla extract.

*And every so often, for a change, I like to eat it this way: oatmeal (oats, water, sea salt), strawberry honey jam, and flax seed meal.

peanut butter oatmeal

strawberry oatmeal

Whole-Grain Waffles or Pancakes

Here's a delicious and easy waffle or pancake batter that we like to use.  The recipe suggests topping the waffles or pancakes with maple syrup, plain greek yogurt and fresh strawberries, which sound delicious!  However, we used the batter to make pancakes and simply put some homemade peanut butter in between two  pancakes, which makes a delicious and filling breakfast or snack!

Enjoy!
~Davis

Whole-Grain Waffles/Pancakes
(Whole Living)
Ingredients:
-whole-wheat flour
-wheat germ
-maple syrup (this replaced the cane sugar)
-baking powder
-salt
-milk (I used organic whole milk)
-coconut oil (this replaced the canola oil)
-an egg
-pure vanilla extract

Whole-Grain Pancakes

Veggie Enchiladas and Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice

So, we have never eaten such amazing food as we do now since changing to a REAL food diet!  I really hate that I had been missing out of such awesome REAL food recipes for so many years!

These two Mexican dishes as so tasty!  I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

~Davis


Veggie Enchiladas
(Jelly Toast Blog)
Sauce Ingredients:
-garlic cloves
-olive oil
-organic tomato sauce
-homemade chicken stock
-cumin
-chili powder
-sea salt
Enchiladas ingredients:
-sprouted grain tortillas (in the frozen section of the grocery store)
-frozen corn
-frozen kale (I have never  seen frozen kale, so I brought some fresh kale and sauted it in coconut oil)
-black beans
-a roasted squah, zucchini and red bell pepper (this is not in the original recipe.  I seasons these vegetables with olive oil, kosher salt and pepper)
-cumin
-sea salt
-pepper
-cheese
-scallions (for garnish)

Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice
(Girl Meets Nourishment)
Ingredients:
-whole grain brown rice
-homemade chicken stock
-lime juice
-cilantro
-garlic cloves
-real butter
-sea salt

Veggie Enchiladas

Veggie Enchilada and Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice

Rosemary-Maple Pork Tenderloin

This was a delicious dinner we had the last two nights and pretty easy to prepare!   I served the pork over  whole grain brown rice that was cooked in homemade chicken stock instead of water.  This meal was even better the second night!  Hope you are able to try this one soon!

Enjoy!
Davis


Rosemary-Maple Pork Tenderloin
(Publix)
Ingredients:
-shallot
-pork tenderloin
-kosher or sea salt
-pepper
-coconut oil (the recipe calls for canola oil, but I recommend you use coconut oil instead)
-Marsala wine (I used Chardonnay instead)
-baby portabellas
-stock (I used homemade chicken stock)
-100% pure maple syrup
-rosemary

Rosemary-Maple Pork Tenderloin

Zesty Quinoa Salad

I had this delicious quinoa dish about a month ago at my sweet friend's house.  She made it for her precious little boy's first birthday party and as soon as I tasted it, I immediately had to get the recipe!  I made it yesterday to take to a Cinco de Mayo neighborhood gathering, and it was such a hit!  It's very easy to make, so yummy, and REAL food! :)

Enjoy!
Davis


Zesty Quinoa Salad
(All Recipes)
Ingredients:
-quinoa
-homemade chicken stock (or water)
-olive oil
-limes
-ground cumin
-salt
-red pepper flakes (I omitted this ingredient)
-cherry tomaotes
-black beans
-green onions
-fresh cilantro
-black pepper

Zesty Quinoa Salad

Spiced Salmon with Mustard Sauce

O.K., so I think we have discovered our favorite salmon recipe!  This took a few minutes to throw together and it was absolutely delicious and as always, we ate our salmon with a side of steamed asparagus!  Yummy dinner!  I doubled the sauce recipe, except I didn't double the amount of ground red pepper....I think that would have been too spicy for us.  Lastly, I baked the fish at 450 for 12 minutes, which is different from what the recipe says to do.  I am sure either way would be just fine.

Enjoy!
Davis


Spiced Salmon with Mustard Sauce
(My Recipes)
Ingredients:
-mustard*
-honey
-ground turmeric
-ground red pepper
-garlic powder
-sea salt
-salmon (remember wild-caught, NOT farm raised!)
-olive oil spritzer

*The recipe calls for whole-grain mustard, but I used yellow mustard.  The reason I made this substitution is because all the whole-grain mustard I found at the grocery store had at least one unrecognizable additive/preservative, whereas the yellow mustard (that I already had at home-another plus) contains: vinegar, water, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, and paprika.  

Spiced Salmon with Mustard Sauce

Quinoa Avocado Tacos and Lettuce Wraps

Last night and tonight we ate these Quinoa Avocado Tacos and they were SO good!!!  I think it was a given that I was going to like this recipe, since it has two of my favorite foods in it: quinoa and avocados!  My husband liked them and even my toddler ate it!   It was easy to prepare, so put this on the menu for this weekend.

Enjoy!
Davis

Quinoa Avocado Tacos
(Food Babe)
Ingredients:
-romaine lettuce
-quinoa (I cooked my quinoa in homemade chicken stock, instead of water.  Also, I doubled the amount of quinoa)
-chili powder
-avocados
-lime juice
-cherry tomatoes
-onion (I used red onion)
-fresh cilantro
-sea salt
-pepper
-garlic clove
-jalapeno (I omitted this ingredient)

Quinoa Avocado Tacos

I had a lot of Romaine lettuce left over from this recipe, so for the next few days, I enjoyed lettuce, red bell pepper  cilantro, avocado, muenster cheese and homemade hummus wraps (using the lettuce as the wrap)!  SO YUM!