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| Ditalini Pasta with Spinach & Goat Cheese for Dinner |
Daily Tidbit: There is a reason Popeye ate so much spinach!
www.menshealth.com/mhlists/nutritious_foods_for_a_healthy_body/bone_builder_spinach.php?page=1
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| Plain Oatmeal with Walnuts & Cinnamon |
Breakfast: Oatmeal & Walnuts
1/2 cup uncooked Plain Oatmeal (cooked in microwave with 1 cup Fat Free Milk)
2-3 shakes of Plain Cinnamon
2 tbsp Plain chopped Walnuts
5 oz OJ
Regular Coffee, black
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| Bed of Arugula, Polenta & Black Beans |
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| Topped with Avocado & fresh Salsa |
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| Topped with Cheddar Cheese & Corn Tortilla Chip |
Lunch: Tex-Mex Arugula Salad with Polenta
Dinner:
2 cups Ditalini Pasta with Spinach & Goat Cheese (recipe below)
White Wine
This is my favorite way to enjoy Pasta: by serving it in the midst of tons of healthy Veggies and Beans and a little Cheese. 1 bowl filled me up thanks to all the Fiber and Protein!
Bed of Arugula
3 slices Organic Corn Polenta rounds (cooked in Cast Iron Pan with 1/2 tbsp butter - 4 minutes per side)
1/2 cup canned Black Beans (rinsed & drained)
1/2 cup fresh Salsa (recipe below)
1/2 Avocado
1/4 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/4 cup crushed Organic Yellow Corn Tortilla Chips
Water with Lime
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Snack: 1/4 Trader Joe's 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate (.425 oz)
Regular Coffee, black
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Snack: 10 Plain Almonds, Fat Free Milk
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| Ditalini Pasta with Spinach & Goat Cheese |
Dinner:
2 cups Ditalini Pasta with Spinach & Goat Cheese (recipe below)
White Wine
This is my favorite way to enjoy Pasta: by serving it in the midst of tons of healthy Veggies and Beans and a little Cheese. 1 bowl filled me up thanks to all the Fiber and Protein!
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Dessert: 1 Local Liberty Apple.
RECIPES:
Salsa Recipe:
http://whatamyatetoday.blogspot.com/2012/09/fri-sept-21st.html
Ditalini Pasta with Spinach & Goat Cheese Recipe:
Boil Ditalini Pasta as per directions, adding in 1 cup of frozen Sweet Peas in the last couple minutes of cooking. Save 1/4 cup of Pasta water when done, drain and set aside. In hot pan saute 1/2 White Onion in 1 tbsp EVOO until soft, then add 2 cloves of sliced Garlic. Cook for a minute or two making sure not to burn the Garlic, then add 1 box of frozen Spinach (thawed). Add 1 cup of canned Cannellini Beans (rinsed/ drained) another tbsp of EVOO if needed. Once well mixed, add Pasta & Peas mixture and Pasta Water. Take off heat and add 1/4 cup Goat Cheese and serve!
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Ditalini Pasta with Spinach & Goat Cheese Recipe:
Boil Ditalini Pasta as per directions, adding in 1 cup of frozen Sweet Peas in the last couple minutes of cooking. Save 1/4 cup of Pasta water when done, drain and set aside. In hot pan saute 1/2 White Onion in 1 tbsp EVOO until soft, then add 2 cloves of sliced Garlic. Cook for a minute or two making sure not to burn the Garlic, then add 1 box of frozen Spinach (thawed). Add 1 cup of canned Cannellini Beans (rinsed/ drained) another tbsp of EVOO if needed. Once well mixed, add Pasta & Peas mixture and Pasta Water. Take off heat and add 1/4 cup Goat Cheese and serve!
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