Having a variety of meals and recipes helps me keep up with "free-eating". I know it is important for me and helps me eliminate boredom eating. When I do not switch it up and fall into familiar or frequent foods I start to stray.
There are other emotional components, like yesterday, when I reached for bread sticks and an ice cream sandwich. --- I caught myself falling into a binge and stopped before it got worse. I instead started to stretch and meditate about what I was feeling. Being mindful is key. I don't want to gain weight. I have worked hard for this 3.5 lb loss I've had in 12 days.
So back to the recipe:
GREEN BEANS Cool & Hot Salad
4 cups of green beans (cooked but still crunchy (about 6-7 minutes. Then cooled in ice water)
1/2 purple cabbage (shredded)
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
3 green onions (thinly sliced)
1 roasted red pepper (thinly sliced)
1 Serrano pepper (thinly sliced)
Lemon juice from one lemon (to taste)
2 tbs of lemon zest
1/2 purple cabbage (shredded)
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
3 green onions (thinly sliced)
1 roasted red pepper (thinly sliced)
1 Serrano pepper (thinly sliced)
Lemon juice from one lemon (to taste)
2 tbs of lemon zest
Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and add pepper to taste. Voila!
I used the left over salad the next day and zapped it a few seconds. It was a good warm side veggie dish and tasted different. Remember you can always add or remove stuff in order to switch it up.
Items you can add the next time or switch out with some of the current veggies for a different taste. If you do this keep the red cabbage, green bean, and lemon base.
Garbanzo beans
Pine nuts
Bell peppers
Walnuts
Pearl onions
Green apple
Pearl onions
Green apple
We got this!
