Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Meatless Tacos!

Dinner on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

Tonight we had meatless tacos for dinner (I guess they were more like fajitas or burritos, but I called them tacos) . I looked at several different recipes then came up with my own concoction. Here it is!

Ingredients:
1 red pepper sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1 onion sliced
3 cloves of garlic minced (we LOVE garlic and use it in everything)
1 tomato diced
1/2 avocado sliced
2 cups of cooked rice
1 can of black beans
10 flour tortillas
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 cup of water
Shredded cheese

Directions:
  1. Cook rice per instructions
  2. Slice and dice all veggies
  3. Heat olive oil in pan and add garlic and onions.
  4. Saute for a few minutes, then add red and green peppers (I added about 1/4 cup of water to help steam the veggies).
  5. Once the veggies are done to your liking, add the taco seasoning and water (seasoning packet will tell you how much water).
  6. Heat to boiling then reduce heat and let simmer.
  7. Heat beans (I did mine in the microwave).
  8. Heat tortillas (I did mine in the microwave).
  9. Serve!
This was another quick, healthy meal. Took about 15 minutes of prep time and another 10-15 minutes of cook time. Once everything is done and on the table, spoon a couple tablespoons of rice on your tortilla, then a spoonful of beans followed by the peppers and onions mixture and top with avocado slices, tomatoes and cheese. Even the kids loved it!
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How it all started....

Russ and I always knew we didn't eat enough fruits and vegetables but never really gave it a second thought. Besides, who has time to cook lush, healthy meals?? Russ has had high blood pressure and was told it's in his genes and that changing his diet wouldn't help him much. Well, I'm here to tell you that that's a bunch of hog wash. He was averaging 150/100 or so WITH MEDICATION!! In just 4 short weeks of changing our diets, his blood pressure is hovering around 135/80!! He's still on the medication...we want to give it another month or so before weaning him off the medication. But isn't that great!?!

So we have a NetFlix account and have it set up so we can watch a certain selection of movies instantly. Russ was browsing through the documentaries one night and came across the movie that changed our lives - The Beautiful Truth. If you get the chance, watch this movie. Here's more info on it: http://www.thebeautifultruthmovie.com/

After watching this amazing movie, we went on a journey over the next few weeks that lead to a total lifestyle change for not only Russ and me but the kids as well. We've cut out all meats from our diets, cut WAY back on ANYTHING that is processed, switched to Soy and almond milk, cut out all sodas, read labels and stay away from MSG and High Fructose Corn Syrup. We've been using our juicer twice a day and are working on increasing that to 4-6 times a day.

Not only has Russ's blood pressure come down, but my rotator cuff injury has started to make HUGE improvements! I can stretch my arm out in front of me and touch the top of my head! I haven't been able to do either of those things since October. Our teenagers face is starting to clear up and my psoriasis is much less severe than it's been in years. I'm totally sold and haven't missed meat one bit!