Cauliflower "mac" and cheese:
- Cauliflower- Cheddar cheese
- Ham (optional)
Boil about an inch or two of water in a pot and then add Cauliflower for 5 minutes. Put Cauliflower in a bowl and cut/break the cauliflower apart. Put as much cheese as you like over top of the hot cauliflower and add cut up ham as well (if desired). Stir together until cheese is melted. Serve after it has cooled a little.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Eggy Bread
- 1 slice of bread (whole wheat)- 1 egg
- vanilla
- cinnamon
- butter
- syrup
Heat a pan to about medium heat with a little bit of butter in the pan. Whip egg together on a plate with relatively high sides and add vanilla and cinnamon - stir together until combined.
Optional: using cookie cutters, cut the bread into fun shapes.
Dip the bread into the egg mixture and move around until both sides are covered and the egg has soaked into the bread a bit.
Cook on one side just until brown (about a minute or so) and then flip over and do the same on the other side.
Serve with carrots (put into boiling water for 5 minutes and let cool) and a little bit of butter and syrup on top.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Pizza
- Wegmans whole wheat pizza dough- Wegmans pizza sauce
- Mozzarella cheese
- toppings of your choice (veggies finely chopped is best)
VERY IMPORTANT: Let the dough sit out for about an hour or two before you begin.
VERY IMPORTANT: Preheat oven to the temperature marked on the dough bag and roll the dough onto a pizza pan or stone and let it bake for 5 minutes before putting on sauce, cheese or toppings. (this prevents it from being soggy)
Take prebaked dough out of the oven and put on sauce, then the toppings and then the cheese.
Finish baking (about 5 minutes) and remove from oven. Let sit for about 3 minutes and then slice off a piece and let cool until cool to the touch.
Serve with carrot sticks, cucumber or other cold, raw vegetables.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Chicken Nuggets and Broccoli
- Trader Joes Chicken Drummets- Broccoli
- Cheese (optional)
Bake chicken nuggets according the package.
Boil water and let Broccoli cook for 5 minutes. Drain and allow to cool. Cut into bite sized pieces. Put a little bit of shredded cheese on the broccoli.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Salmon, Rice and Green Beans
- Wild Salmon- McCormick's Smokehouse Maple spice
- Brown rice (frozen from Trader Joes)
- Fresh Green Beans
Preheat oven to 375, prepare Salmon with as much spice as you like and then bake for 15-18 minutes. Put brown rice packet in the microwave for 3 minutes. Place green beans without the ends and broken into bite sized pieces into water (just covering beans) and allow to come to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes. Drain and put a little bit of butter on the beans and serve all together on a divided plate.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Fish Sticks and peas
- Fish Sticks (trader Joes)- canned peas (le Soeur) (less sodium preferred)
Bake Fish sticks as box directs. Place peas in a microwave safe bowl and put in microwave for 30 seconds. Serve together.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Grilled Cheese with cauliflower
- two slices of whole wheat bread- one slice (or two) of cheddar or colby jack cheese
- butter
- cauliflower
Heat pan on medium heat. Butter outside of both slices of bread and place cheese inside. Let each side brown (about 2 minutes). Boil about 2 inches of water in a sauce pan and then place Cauliflower in for 5 minutes, then drain.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Noodles and Veggies
- Barilla PLUS noodles (for extra Omega and Protein)- any veggies you have on hand
- butter
Boil water and cook pasta as the box states. Use fun shapes. Cook whatever veggies you have by boiling or sauteing using olive oil. Put a little bit of butter over cooked noodles and serve together.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Rice and Veggies
- Leftover vegetables- Brown Rice (frozen from TJ)
Reheat any leftover vegetables (separately). Cook rice in microwave for 3 minutes. Use a separated plate to put rice in one quadrant and then veggies in each of the remaining quadrants.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Mini Omelet
- egg- cheese
- ham
- veggies (finely chopped)
- toast or english muffin
Preheat pan with butter over medium heat. Break and scramble one egg, add all ingredients to the egg. Put egg in pan and allow to cook on one side and then flip to the other. Fold and serve with toast and cucumber slices.
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
Quesadilla
- whole wheat tortilla (1 or 2)- cheese
- any leftover veggies finely chopped
- meat or beans you have leftover
Preheat large skillet to medium high heat, spray skillet with cooking spray. Place tortilla in the skillet and place all ingredients in the middle. Move ingredients all the way to the outside of the tortilla. Fold tortilla or add second tortilla and allow to cook over medium high heat until it just begins to brown. Serve with vegetables or dipping sauce (mild salsa).
Serve with seasonal fruit after dinner.
