I’ve been a very bad girl. It’s been way too long since I’ve posted, but I am working on being more active here. Balance has not been easy for this busy mom. I’m trying though.
At the end of this absence has been a 3 week vacation. We stay with family, lake side on the east coast. Now, I’m a California girl. I freely admit it. I eat WAY differently than most people in the rural area I stay at. Compounded by the fact that a: I’m not in charge of the menu and b: we have to cater to two grumpy old men with picky palates, my diet while here has not, shall we say, been the best.
So I’m home, and the menu is all about DETOX! Or, at least eating better and getting back to more whole fruits, veggies and grains, much of it raw. Before I had left on vacation, I had talked with my husband about working our diet around to a plant based diet. Not vegetarian, or even vegan, but a diet where the meals are centered on the plant based options, not the meat. So I am working towards devising menus where the vegetables and grains take center stage, and the meat becomes the side dish. I’ll be posting menus here weekly as my reminder as well as the kids responses to the change. I’ll be making these changes gradually, not instantly. I’ll be starting by planning in advance all the side dishes as opposed to saying OK, tonight is ranch chicken and decided what will go with that when I get to the store.
So my welcome home menu for the remainder of this week has been planed as such!
W Roasted Veggie Linguine
T whiskey tenderloins w/ raw broc-cran salad, garlic potatoes
F Grilled Veggie Wrap
S cornmeal crusted tilapia w/wild rice salad
S Ranch Chicken w/ green beans, quinoa tabbouleh
So there we have it! A nice balance of fish, vegetarian, chicken and beef, with whole grains and veggies. I think the flavors of everything will blend nicely together. When I make the wild rice salad, I’ll post the recipe of what I threw together and how it complemented the dish. As always, I’ll include the kids opinions in the reviews.