Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, in association with the Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. Our goal is to help reduce meat consumption 15% in order to improve personal health and the health of our planet.

Going meatless once a week may reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help reduce your carbon footprint and save precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuel.

Pasta with Roasted Sweet Potato and Spinach

This recipe idea came from Pam at sidewalk shoes. See her blog entry and recipe here.  Not only tasty, this is a nutritious meal that includes the benefits of spinach and sweet potatoes. It is a good source of carbohydrates, vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin C, dietary fiber, non-heme iron, and calcium, and is low in fat. If prepared again, I might choose to wilt the spinach and mix within the dish versus using the raw spinach.

Even though I'm not a "real" cook, I can still make a "fancy" candy. These are squares of Ghirardelli dark chocolate and white chocolate that I melted in the oven then took a small skewer to make the swirls. I had some crushed walnuts so I sprinkled those on top then placed in the refrigerator. Once the candy had hardened, I broke into pieces. How easy is that? Try it sometime. Note to self: Patience. It must chill completely before attempting to eat:)

Healthy Eating!