Food for your Friday...

I am just pulling some of my favorite food posts from the Rock CF Foundation's blog..thought I would share and give you some ideas for your next meal...it's a weird kind of blog today but just go with it..

Em's Pretty Standard OCD Breakfast

Oatmeal dusted with Cinnamon, topped with Pumpkin Butter Laced Greek Yogurt,  sprinkled with Raw Almonds. And of course a side of blueberries and a cup of TJ’s French Roast Coffee.

*Note: Trader Joe's has awesome fruit butters all the time, so change it up! Fig Butter? You may!

Em’s Super Sassy Nacho Mama’s

Grab a handful of tortilla Chips- Garden Fresh will do just fine

-Top with satueed onion & zucchini

- Add cubed avocado and fresh red and yellow tomatoes from the garden

- Cook up some black beans in mexican spices and thrown them on board

- Finally top off with a few scoops of your favorite salsa. Today was Michigan Cherry Salsa

- And always serve lunch with a nice portion of fresh fruit!

- Greek yogurt makes a great topping too and adds protein! I always use it in place of sour cream..that creeps me out.

Homemade Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Gnocchi with Baby portobello mushroom, onion, spinach sauteed in olive oil.

Topped with a dash of rosemary and parmesan cheese. Of course a sliced Roma tomato from the back yard completes this tasty dish.

Pictured above you see:

Trader Joe’s Split Pea Vegan Soup with a few Kashi 7 Grain Crackers

The Sandwich…ohhhh the sandwich:

2 Pieces of Trader Joe’s Sprouted Wheat Bread- Toasted 

Trader Joe’s Edamame Hummus slathered on both pieces of bread (This stuff is killer)

Sliced red onion

Avocado slices

Butter lettuce

2 Slices of beefsteak tomatoes grown right in my back yard! Salt and peppered!

Summer Salad..it's almost time!

In this salad you’ll see Chopped Romaine Lettuce and Baby Spinach topped with:

Baby Carrots, diced

Baby Beets, diced

Baby Almonds

Baby Organic Grape Tomatoes, Diced

Baby Red Pepper, Diced

Goat Cheese, Crumbled

Cracked Pepper

Splash of Balsamic Vinegar

Olive Oil

*Add Avacado for some healthy fats and good calories!!

Serve with:

-Toasted Trader Joe’s Whole Wheat British Muffin on the Side

I'm into making my own Mustard vinaigrette(Very hard word to spell...) these days..

1 part Mustard (whole grain is good..or dijon)

3 part Vinegar (apple cider is my #1)

3 Parts Oil 

Dash of honey if you please

Salt and Pepper

Whisk Away!