Veggie Lasagna

Yesterday I made a big vegetable lasagna that I thought would last for a couple of days....and it's gone. My husband loved it and even our baby boy devoured it in his highchair.

It was very easy...

cauliflower, bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, red onion, a little tomato sauce and mozzarella on top

The eggplant and cauliflower made it nice and firm, so you didn't miss the pasta. YUM!

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Chia Fresca

Something caught my attention while watching one of the morning shows today.  Some health guru was talking about eating healthy and mentioned how Chia seeds are a "superfood".  That made me think...'Hey!  I have a big bag of those in the kitchen left over from my detox'.  Other than the pudding I had made, I wasn't sure what else to do with the expensive little things.  What to do in such a dilemma? Pinterest, of course!  When I searched "chia seeds" I found all kinds of recipes for Chia Fresca and since I had the ingredients, I gave it a try.

All you need is:

• 3tsp.chia seeds (I found mine in the body section of Whole Foods, near the supplements)
• 2tsp. natural sweetener (agave nectar, Stevia, etc.)
• 1 lemon
• cold water

Put about 3 tsp. of Chia seeds in 12 oz. of cold water and let it sit for about 10 minutes.  This allows the seeds to soak in the water and soften.  Remember to stir it occasionally so that the seeds don't all clump together. Next, add the sweetener, squeeze in the juice of one lemon, and stir.  It makes a really refreshing lemonade-like drink.  I loved it and am planning on having many more of these! It was a nice change from water. (I've been missing my juice lately.)

I snapped this with my phone. It's not a great picture, but you get the idea. (Plus the cup briefly made me think I was drinking a margarita...almost.) Don't let the floating seeds turn you off.  They get really soft and are easy to drink.  Even my mom, who is currently skeptical about my new eating clean venture, thought it was really good!

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Loving Breakfast

Breakfast is my new favorite meal of the day.  Here's what it looked like for me this morning:

• Coffee (with almond milk and Stevia)
• Oats with unsweetened fruit
• 2 eggs (only one yolk)
• water

This was so good and kept me satisfied for at least three hours.

For dinner I decided to make a big stir fry, mostly because I had lots of vegetables to use up before they go bad.  It turned out to be delicious and was so big we have enough for a couple more meals.  I think I'll be making a lot more of these as an easy way to get in veggies and to clean out the fridge!

Stir Fry

broccoli, celery, bell peppers, green onions, parsley, snap beans

chicken marinated in Tamari sauce

garlic, olive oil, fresh ginger

served over quinoa

Here's to another successful day! I think I'm starting to get the hang of this eating clean thing.  Of course, I'm not sure how I'll tackle it when I'm not at home.  But I'll leave that for another day.  

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