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10 Minute Side Dish-Garlic Buttered Broccoli!

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I have no fruits or vegetables at home after returning from Africa, and can’t get to the grocery store until this weekend. Therefore, last night’s dinner ended up being the one vegetable I had left in the house (in the freezer), steamed: Broccoli. I had a frozen bag of broccoli on reserve just in case, and it finally got used! Much to my surprise, I inhaled the entire bag, and this will be a new quick side dish I add to our meal rotations, it was that tasty.

Garlic Buttered Broccoli

  • 1 bag frozen broccoli (or 1 head fresh!)
  • 3 TBSP raw butter or ghee
  • Garlic powder
  • Kosher salt/pepp

I dumped the frozen bag of broccoli into my vegetable steamer, and steamed for 10 minutes (to prevent mushi-ness). In the meantime, I melted roughly 3 tablespoons of raw butter. Once the broccoli was steamed, I dumped the butter on it, sprinkled generously with organic garlic powder, black pepper, and light kosher salt, and tossed. Amazing.DSC_0019

Broccoli is one of my least favorite veggies (and I don’t veggie discriminate, at all), as historically it’s always upset my stomach, but I’m trying to gradually work it back in for the health benefits. This dish, helps 🙂

Paleo in Africa?

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Forgive my lack of posting in the last few days, as my husband and I have ramped up preparations for our trip to Africa (we leave tomorrow!!). I cannot believe it has come so fast, and the overwhelming feeling I have that I am forgetting something important, is not my favorite.

I’ve thought a lot about food while we’re going to be over there. I am of course taking a lot of food with me (I have to with type 1 diabetes, I always have food), but what are my options going to be when I get there? I have no idea! I, as well as Seth were both instructed to only eat cooked food. I am of course going to eat any ethnic food while I’m there, to have the experience, but I also feel as though my options may be more limited, and I’m going to have to eat, what I have the option to eat. It is going to be challenging, considering I live on salads/veggies/fruits, but not knowing how my body is going to react (blood sugar, digestion, etc…) is a little frightening, too.

On the other hand, my Paleo options, might be more than I think…if we end up at a wild game restaurant, and have antelope, well, that’s probably about as Paleo as I could get, as I’m sure it is free roaming, and grass-fed 😉Paleo Africa

All part of the adventure, I suppose 🙂 And there will be lots of pictures of food too, I’m sure (me? food pictures? never! ha.).

Go To Dinner

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On the heels of my post yesterday about what to have for dinner last night in light of being pressed for time, I ended up grabbing a coffee while out and waiting to eat a healthy meal until we got home. I ended up with an egg white scramble (avoiding egg yolks, as they cause problems for me and contain anti-nutrients) with mushrooms and pancetta, and topped it with truffle salt. Not only was it easy, but very flavorful and healthy!

Egg White Pancetta Scramble

  • Sliced mushrooms
  • Diced pancetta
  • Egg whites
  • Oil
  • Truffle salt

Saute the mushrooms and pancetta in a little oil until they start to brown:DSC_0674

Add egg whites and continue stirring until no longer runny:DSC_0680

Top with truffle salt (CRACK):DSC_0678

Enjoy!

Happy Meal Anyone?

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My husband and I are preparing for a big international trip, so we are somewhat pressed for time. We’re heading out tonight to run errands for the last things we need. In the interest of time, one of my first thoughts is “let’s just grab something quick to eat while we’re out,” which can, but doesn’t always equal healthy. We haven’t decided what we’ll do yet, but I sometimes forget that happy meals can often be very healthy and quick, and it’s more about forcing your brain to actually think that way. As a side note, I don’t eat peas (they’re legumes) 😉The Authentic Happy Meal

If you haven’t, I’d encourage you to look here: http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf

Almost every thing on the McDonald’s menu, contains wheat (no wonder we’re addicted). Even their candied walnuts have “wheat starch” and the seasoning that goes on their “100% natural angus burger,” contains 17 ingredients alone, including “artificial” junk. Wait, a natural burger with fake stuff?

Paleo Resource Article

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Paleo…it’s a way of life, and a great one at that!

Here’s an awesome, brief article from http://greatist.com/ about the Paleo lifestyle: http://greatist.com/health/debunking-diets-paleo-facts/. It’s informative, but not overwhelming, and has a great basic explanation of what living Paleo is all about.

🙂