Peaches & Cream

I have been craving Quaker peaches and cream oatmeal so I thought I would attempt a healthier alternative!

Put in a bowl:
1/2 cup frozen peaches
1/2 cup uncooked oats
1 Tbs chia seeds
1 Tbs nuts or seeds
3/4 cup liquid (I do half milk half water)
Sweetener if desired

Let it soak until the peaches are thawed-eat cold or hot.

I actually used my homemade toasted muesli instead of the oats/nuts/seeds and it was awesome!  Frozen berries or applesauce would also be great!

My One Cheat

So I have decided to allow chicken bone broth in my pescetarian diet.  35 calories and 9 grams of protein...plus it is a good source of joint loving gelatin!  I heat it up, add a little lemon juice and drink my cares and hunger away.  I bought this brand but also make it homemade very easily, chicken bones, water and apple cider vinegar in a crockpot on low for about 36 hours.

Cabbage Slaw for Fish Tacos

I got a great head of purple cabbage from my co-op today and it inspired me to make fish tacos!  I had already bought some wild caught hake and orange grape tomatoes from Costco and I had corn tortillas leftover from last weeks black bean and kale enchiladas (recipe to come).  ANYWAY, this slaw is really all you need to go along with a nice piece of fish.  PS-purple cabbage is much healthier than boring old green/white cabbage.

Stir together:
Half a small head of cabbage, chopped
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup sour cream
3 Tbs lime juice
1 tsp sweetener (any will work)
2 tsp cumin
Salt & pepper
Lots of chopped tomatoes and fresh cilantro

Throw some fish, jack cheese and this slaw in a corn tortilla and prepare to be delighted!

Homemade Muesli & Applesauce

I love homemade granola but last night I decided to make it without sweetener and oil, which I guess would make it sort of like muesli.  I tossed together rolled oats, quinoa flakes, raw coconut, slivered almonds, pumpkin seeds and chia seeds and toasted in the oven on a large cookie sheet at 250 degrees for about 45 minutes (stir it every 15 minutes). Then...

...Today I made applesauce in my crockpot with some old apples I had (cored skin on apples, a little water, a little lemon juice, and a little maple syrup on low in a crockpot for about 4 hours). I mixed them together and it is heaven in a bowl. Sort of like apple crisp but uber healthy, YUM!

Here fishy fishy fishy!

"Fish, for sport only, not for meat. Fish meat is practically a vegetable.” 

"Fishing relaxes me. It’s like yoga, except I still get to kill something."

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Don’t teach a man to fish…and feed yourself. He’s a grown man. And fishing’s not that hard."

and my favorite:

"You've accidentally given me the food that my food eats"

-Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman-Parks and Recreation-NBC)

Basically pescetarian is the opposite of Ron Swanson.  No meat EXCEPT fish...also lots of fruits, veggies beans, nuts and whole grains, some eggs and dairy and very little (ideally none) meat, alcohol, sugar and processed food.  There couldn't possibly be a healthier way to eat in my opinion.

With my 20 year high school reunion looming (and high cholesterol and triglycerides), now is the time for me to get serious!

If I can't have my oatmeal in a cookie...

This will do!

Also, I would rather eat my big toe than oatmeal most mornings but for some reason I love it for supper.  Whatever works!

A Good HEARTy Breakfast

So am learning to really listen to my body and today I need a real meaty, filling breakfast.  Luckily I am stocked up on good omega 3 eggs, sweet potatoes and I made some homemade super lean turkey breakfast sausage the other day (stir in poultry seasoning, fennel, garlic, salt and red and black pepper).  One egg a week can't kill me, especially when is is a yummy, orange yolked. high quality egg!