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Adding another plant-forward recipe for your Meatless Monday archives – veggie stuffed portobello mushrooms! Mushrooms are versatile vegetable that work in a variety of vegetarian friendly recipes because of the great hearty texture.
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This recipe is for you if you need a hot, one-pot dinner that’s ready in twenty minutes 👆🏼 I’d say this is personally one of my favorite ways to pull together a cozy fall meal in a pinch. All of the ingredients go into one pot and simmer together for a hearty combination of flavors and textures.
This post is inspired and dedicated to my one and only, T. Joe’s.
LOL but who else, right? The other day I saw a kale and cauliflower salad at my local Trader Joe’s and knew I had to make my own version. I’m a fan of minimal ingredient lunches that don’t suck and pack well – this fits the bill!
A dietetic intern’s schedule is no joke, friends. Getting up for a 5am run and then spending all day promoting nutrition education classes around town – just to come back around for my 6:30pm MBA classes. Literally though, what is sleep? What is snack time? What is SLEEP!?
I’d also like you to please turn your attention to your nearest Registered Dietitian and give them a HUGE hug because all that work they put in for you is SO completely underrated. They are by far the hardest workers I know (I’m also 200% bias, being a (dietitian to be) myself…#noshame)
But you know what’s been getting me through these weeks? A new line of juices from Organic Girl!
Do you guys have a favorite leafy green?
Truthfully, I’m one of those people that likes all her greens but if I had to pick one, it would be arugula. It belongs to our beloved cruciferous family (think kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower) and takes a salad to the next level with its peppery taste and bite. I like kale and spinach just as much as your average health fanatic, but arugula’s unique characteristics add that “something extra” to a salad that you actually want to eat.
Yesterday I gave a peak into a few of my farmer’s market purchases, but I still needed to stock up on a few other essentials for the week. Truth be told, I love grocery shopping too much to skip my weekly trips to Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. Seriously…my second homes!
Via the Charleston Farmer’s Market: White / green asparagus, bell peppers, golden beet, and strawberries
From Trader Joe’s: Sliced mango, frozen shelled edamame, organic coconut sugar, organic whole carrots, crumbled goat cheese, 0% Greek yogurt, organic baby kale + arugula + Tuscan kale, avocados, limes, lemons, Mediterranean hummus, bananas, organic 3-grain tempeh, canned albacore tuna, chickpeas, and broccoli.
As you know, I love baking with coconut sugar – and Trader Joe’s definitely has the best price around ($3.99). My local TJ has been out for weeks, so I when I saw it back in stock this weekend, I picked up a bag.
Do you love buying the sliced mango/pineapple from TJ as much as I do? Call me lazy but having it sliced and ready to go in the mornings makes things much smoother.
From Whole Foods: Frozen spinach, sliced peaches, sundried tomato red pepper and feta dressing, and in house bread (Organic Nutridozen).
As far as smoothies go, I’m big on texture – which is why I love to use frozen spinach in my green smoothies. Ice waters smoothies down so in addition to frozen bananas, I add in a block of frozen spinach for good consistency.
So in love with the in-house baked sprouted bread loaves from Whole Foods lately. This week’s pick was the Organic Nutridozen.
Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, seven grain, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, rice flour, sunflower seeds, corn meal, salt.
Simple ingredients and toasts up like perfection. Oh, and that texture – can’t beat it!
I never use to like salad dressings, but the foodie in me seriously has a case of the FOMOs when it comes to health conscious products at the grocery stores. I’m a big fan of the “Health Starts Here No Added Oils” refrigerated dressings (the sesame ginger!), but I was curious about their “365 Organic” shelf stable line as well. Verdict? Not my favorite – they both lacked flavor and tasted pretty watered down. If you’re looking for some options, I would recommend the Health Starts Here line over by the produce/refrigerated section – all made without added oils. The fig balsamic is a good one, as well as the carrot ginger and vegan caesar.
Smari Icelandic yogurts were on sale this week at WF…..it’s been a while since I’ve picked up these. I’ve reviewed them before during my early blogging days.
These yogurts are extra creamy – the straining process is what makes it different from your usual Greek yogurts. Because it’s so thick, the protein is also higher per 6 oz serving (compared to other Icelandic yogurt brands), as you can see (20 grams protein, 6 grams sugar). I usually pick up Siggi’s when I buy individual containers because it’s more cost efficient. But if you ever catch Smari’s on sale, I recommend stocking up on a few!
I also made a Target run this weekend and picked up some frozen salmon fillets and cashew milk.
What’s in your grocery cart this week? I hope you guys find these hauls useful – let me know if I ever inspire you to pick up anything new!
