Healthy School Lunches: Yummy Chicken Tomato Soup!

I made this for dinner one night, hoping to have leftovers for the lunch the next day.  The boys had 6 servings between the 2 of them, (despite being full after the first bowl, tsk tsk) because they loved it so much!

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Simple, Easy, Healthy - Back to School Snack!

Here's a healthy chickpea recipe that you can follow on Sunday nights. 

Ingredients: 

1 can of chickpeas - drained and rinsed thoroughly 

3 tablespoons of vegetable oil 

2 dashes of table salt

1 tsp of black pepper

+ your own spices. I add cayenne pepper and cajun spices (I like spicy!)

Detox Grocery List

The first step in beginning a detox program is to detox your HOME! Here are some general guidelines about how to live in a healthy home:

Next up! Grab your reusable grocery bags, its time to go grocery shopping! While shopping, stick to the outside perimeter of the grocery store. Make sure to hit up the organic section, if your local store has one, and pick up some essential gluten-free items. Even better than the grocery store, if you town or city has a local farmer's market, make sure to pop in for a brief 'holla' to save boat loads of money on fresh, organic and local produce. NOMS!

Here's what to purchase for your detox:

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Delicious Detox Dinner!

Vegetarian, Low-Carb, Fresh, Detox Stir Fry! 


Recipe:

1 clove(s) garlic, raw

0.25 large Onion, raw

1 spear(s) broccoli, raw

2 medium Carrot, raw

5 piece(s) Mushroom, brown, Italian (crimini), raw

2 medium stalk(s) celery, raw

2 cup(s) cabbage, raw

2 tbsp(s) Vegetable oil, sunflower, linoleic (60% & over)

4 head(s) Bok choy, pak-choi, raw 1. Heat your wok or pan over low-medium heat. 2. Add sunflower or canola oil. 3. Add in garlic and onion until onion is translucent. 4. Add it harder vegetables first: broccoli, carrot, celery and cabbage. 5. Add in 1/4 cup of water and cover. 6. Add in softer vegetables: mushroom and celery. 7. Add 1 cup of water and cover. 8. Stir occasionally. 9. Add in baby bok choy pieces and cover for 3 minutes until they turn bright green. 10. Add your favourite low-sodium soya sauce, pepper, cayenne pepper, oyster sauce or terriyaki sauce (be careful, these commonly have gluten hiding within the ingredients list!) Serve immediately and store extras in a tight zip lock container. Enjoy! Nutritional Information (based upon recipe analysis from EaTracker.ca) Calories (kcal) 205.3 Fat (g) 8.7 Protein (g) 14.3 Carbohydrate (g) 26.2 Sugar (g) 13.7 Fibre (g) 10.5 Vitamin A (RAE) 2136.4 Vitamin C (mg) 401.1 Vitamin D (μg) 0.0 Vitamin E (mg) 0.0 Thiamin (mg) 0.4 Riboflavin (mg) 0.7 Niacin (NE) 7.8 Folate (DFE) 591.6 Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.8 Vitamin B12 (μg) 0.0 Calcium (mg) 924.4 Iron (mg) 7.2 Sodium (mg) 593.5 Potassium (mg) 2445.5

Berry Delicious Recipes!

Yes... I'm quite behind on this one... but here are some of my favourite berry recipes from our May FOTM!