Week 14: Getting Back on Track with Three Colors

Always the kitchen helper!

Cold weather calls for warm food.  This past week I made carnitas, chicken parm, and stuffed chicken breasts.  This morning I made eggs, toast, hash browns, and bacon.  Then shared a banana with Micah.  With all the warm food however, I have noticed a seeming lack of vegetables.

So here's to getting back on track.  When I made the carnitas I double the amount of veggies and no one seemed the wiser so perhaps its just a matter of making the comfort food work for you instead of finding something new.  I tried making banana bread muffins healthier with a dose of bran but they just turned out bland.  Sometimes my quest to maintain a healthy lifestyle runs amuck of my taste buds but at least I am consciously seeking to get my five-a-day servings of fruits and veggies.

My favorite go-to cookbook
and the hot cocoa I used instead
of chocolate chips.

Making small changes in the foods we eat it much easier than changing the food we eat.  I was once told that in third world countries they try to encourage healthy eating by telling people to make sure that they eat three colors at eat meal.  This ensures a diversity of foods, vitamins, and minerals.  It as easy as a serving of meat, a serving of potato, and a serving of vegetable.

Just being aware is where "getting back on track" starts!

Here's to three colors at all our meals -
Melissa

P.S. Check out the crockpot carnitas under "pork".