Making Healthy Changes...One meal at a time!

Whoo – it’s been a busy week! Thankfully Jodi thought ahead when making the healthy cooking challenge and provided me with a few super quick meals!

Meal # 3 – A Sandwich remake

Before the food challenge – white bread, a bunch of hearty meat, just a few veggies, and lots of mayo!!

Before...Not Healthy

 

After the challenge…the evolution of a healthy sandwich

1 – Toasted Ezekiel bread…read on to learn more J

2 – Spicy Three Pepper Hummus – a great alternative to mayo

3 – Tomatoes

4 – Cucumbers

5 – Onion

6 – Oven roasted deli turkey – 96% fat free and low sodium

7 – Spinach

8 – A completed sandwich!

 

 

Ezekiel 4:9 – Sprouted Grain Bread

“Take also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils and millet, and spelt and put them in one vessil…” Ezekiel 4:9

Why sprouted grains?

1.   Increased digestibility – sprouting breaks down starches in grains into simple sugars so your body can digest them easily

2.   Increased absorption of Minerals – sprouting breaks down enzyme inhibitors , so your body can more easily absorb calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, and zinc

3.   Increased Antioxidants – sprouting releases more antioxidants that are naturally stored in the grains and seeds

4.   Increased Vitamin C – sprouting produces vitamin C

5.   Increased Vitamin B – sprouting increased the vitamin B2, B5, & B6

The Sprouted Grains Difference:

1.   Only use freshly sprouted certified organic live grains

2.   All products are kosher

3.   No flour is used

4.   No genetically modified organisms (GMO’s)

5.   No refined sugars. When sugar is refined and processed there are many harmful ingredients that are added to the sugar as a result. Instead, they use malted barley, a natural sweetener produced from sprouted barley, which is basically a carbohydrate comprised mostly of complex carbohydrates rather than the “sugar” carbohydrates

6.   Nothing artificial – no preservatives or shortenings

7.   Use a unique slow-bake process to preserve the natural fiber and bran benefits of grain.

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Meal #4 – Italian Night – Penne Pasta

This was a perfect comfort food for a cold evening! And I was able to share the meal with my small group ladies!

Instructions:

C (Carbohydrate) + P (Protein) + V (vegetable)

1.   Carbohydrate = boil water – add any whole grain pasta – cook until almost soft – strain

2.   Protein = cook lean hamburger

3.   Vegetable = add veggies. I added onions, mushrooms, zucchini, squash

4.   Sauce = look for a sauce with an olive oil base

5.   Once cooked, mix all items together

Want to add a little more kick? – add some red pepper flakes

Step #1 & Step #2

 

Finished Product!

 

The girls loved it!