Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Healthy Mexican food post part 1

MMM i love Mexican food. But at some places it is greasy and fatting. Did you know that don-Pablo's chips and salsa have 338 calories . wow !!! One of my favorite healthy Mexican food places is Wahoo's fish taco's because they serve fresh, healthy Mexican food. They grill all their meats not fry them. They also don't serve refried beans. Also they have brown rice and tofu as filling choices and you can add bonzai veggies.
i'll post the caloric difference later. Thanks so much

Thursday, 27 May 2010

O and here is the healthy recipe of the day this is one of my mom's favorites :

Greek Salad with Orzo and Black-Eyed Peas


ingredients
3/4 cup orzo
1 (15-ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
1 large tomato, diced (1 cup)
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1/2 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise, cored, and diced (1 cup)
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, slivered
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped oregano
2 to 3 cups coarsely chopped romaine
1/2 pound feta, crumbled (1 cup)
4 to 8 peperoncini

Equipment: 4 (16-ounce) wide jars or containers with lids ( THIS IS TOTALY OPTIONAL )
Accompaniment: pita chips
preparation

Cook orzo according to package instructions. Drain in a sieve and rinse under cold water until cool. Drain well.

Toss black-eyed peas, tomato, and parsley with vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Marinate, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, toss together orzo, remaining tablespoon oil, cucumber, olives, onion, lemon zest and juice, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.

Divide black-eyed-pea mixture (with juices) among jars and layer orzo salad, romaine, and feta on top. Add 1 or 2 peperoncini to each jar.


i don't really make this that often once a month, but when i do make mmmm. also it doesn't have to be made in jars cute but you don't get the mix of flavors so often i do it in a salad bowl and also you can make any changes sometimes i do it with out black eye peas but with garbanzo beans. and you can add or take out any ingredient i mean it is a salad