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Sunday, January 27, 2013


I've been known to eat the same thing over and over...This is one of the meals I am currently stuck on and because of all the possibilities I can trick myself and my family into thinking we aren't eating the same meal again and again!  It is also pretty simple and if you have a few baked sweet potatoes or yams in your fridge can be put together in short order.


Baked sweet potato or yam, ½ - 1 per person
Olive oil
1-2 cloves garlic, chopped
¼ - ½ cup onion or shallot, chopped
2 sprigs fresh rosemary chopped
Fresh lemon juice, 1-2 tbsp 
Pinch red pepper flakes
Sea salt & fresh ground pepper to taste

½ cup beans per person
                I like small white or black beans
1 cup chopped broccoli chopped
1 cup chopped kale
                Or any combination of chopped veggies, quantities do not need to be exact!!!
Bake a sweet potato or yam until tender.  I bake several at a time and refrigerate to cut down on meal prep 

Sauté garlic & onion in olive oil until translucent

Add broccoli & a bit of water to steam, add kale, beans, rosemary, red pepper & lemon juice until kale is wilted.  Season with salt & pepper.

Serve sautéed veggie mixture over baked sweet potato. 

Toppings 
                Pumpkin seeds
                Avocado
                Chopped green onion
                Lean protein if desired

This meal is a nutritional power house;  sweet potatoes are high in vitamins B6, C and D as well as Iron & Magnesium.  They are also a good source of beta carotene and potassium; check out this article on the benefits of sweet potatoes!  

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-reasons-to-love-sweet-potatoes.html?page=1

Leafy green vegetables like kale are full of fiber, vitamins A, C, K and D and provide lots of other health benefits.  Beans are a decent source of meat free protein and olive oil and seeds are great sources of Omega-3 fatty acids.  

Enjoy and eat often!  


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