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New Year’s Resolution: Healthy Eating Recipe

Every New Year, people make the resolution to eat healthier. The problem with this resolution is that is sounds easier to keep than it actually is. With this healthy and yummy recipe, it’ll start to become much less challenging.

Ingredients: 

1/2 serving of whole wheat spaghetti 

1 cup of broccoli or other vegetables

pesto (can be substituted for olive oil and spices)

Preparation:

1. Take out all of the ingredients.

2. Put a small pan of water on to boil.

3. Add spaghetti and vegetables.

4. Let simmer until spaghetti is cooked.

5. Drain water and plate.

6. Stir in pesto or a drizzle of olive oil and basil, salt, pepper and garlic powder.

7. Enjoy with a hot cup of tea!

The key to keeping a resolution is to stay motivated. I believe in all of you!

♥

-Triana

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Parsnips 

If you don’t have enough time to make a crazy Thanksgiving dish, roast up some vegetables! We had a roommate dinner a couple weeks ago and this is what I made. It was the first time all 5 of us did something together/were in the same place at the same time since I joined in July. Other dishes included eggplant casserole, potato casserole, asparagus, and pumpkin pie from FRESH pumpkin. This was also the first time 3 of my roommates had parsnips!  Introducing people to healthy new foods brings me such great joy…hence my blog.

NEED:

1 lb brussels sprouts

2-3 parsnips 

2 tablespoons olive oil 

dried herbs or spices (I used 1/2 tablespoon rosemary, 1/2 tablespoon oregano, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper) 

DO: 

Preheat heat oven to 400 degrees F

Wash vegetables and remove any dirty or yellow leaves on brussels sprouts. 

Chop parnsips into 2-3 inch pieces. 

Put all vegetables into a bowl and add olive oil and spices and toss until everything is coated evenly. 

Roast for 30-35 minutes. The brussels sprouts should be golden brown on the outside. (note: this photo is BEFORE cooking so sprouts are green). 

Quick facts:

1/2 of brussels sprouts is only 30 calories. 

Brussels sprouts, like broccoli and cabbage, have natural anti-cancer properties (phytochemical!) 

Brussels sprouts are high in fiber, vitamin C and protein (compared to most vegetables). 

Parsnips are high in fiber, vitamin B/folic acid. 

Parsnips have 55 calories per 1/2 cup. 

http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/food-nutrition/natural-foods/natural-weight-loss-food-parsnips-ga.htm

http://home.howstuffworks.com/brussels-sprouts3.htm

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Geraldine

P.S. Ben and I are going to get Vietnamese food and see Catching fire tonight! Tomorrow we’re having a Thanksgiving feast with his friends, and Saturday, my family’s having a dinner!

This whole “trust Tumblr blindly” thing is eventually going to kill someone, as I became pointedly aware of on one occasion I was making fun of how poorly a particular bleach-based drain declogger was working on my sink and got a chorus of really dangerously misinformed people telling me to pour vinegar in after it because all cute little cool kid diy home care blogs they’re following talk about vinegar like it it’s the big secret the cleaning companies don’t want you to know.

And I cringed knowing that someday, some Well Actually expert who read a blog article once is going to give that advice to someone who unfortunately didn’t take high school chemistry and isn’t aware that MIXING VINEGAR AND BLEACH MAKES CHLORINE GAS.

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