Healthy Paella Primavera
I found this gorgeous recipe for Paella Primavera in last month’s Vegetarian Times Magazine. The color and flavor was great! It also wasn’t too labor intensive to make. I served it as a side with grilled chicken – but fish could also be paired with it quite nicely! For those of you who like a little extra bite, a little crushed red pepper will add some good heat.
2 1/2 tsp. Olive Oil
3 Cups Broccoli florets
1 red bell pepper chopped
6 green onions thinly sliced
3 Cups low sodium vegetable broth
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp. saffron threads
1 Cup short grain white rice, such as Valencia
1 Cup fresh or frozen baby peas
1 cup halved grape tomatoes
12 pitted green olives, halved
12 pitted black olives, halved
1 lemon cut into wedges
1/4 Cup fresh parsley chopped
1. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add broccoli, bell pepper and green onions. Cook 5 min. Stir in broth, garlic, and saffron; bring to a boil. Sprinkle rice over ingredients, reduce heat to medium – low and simmer, covered 10 minutes.
2. Sprinkle peas, tomatoes, and olives over rice. Cover and cook paella 8 minutes, or until rice is tender. Remove from heat, and let rest, covered, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. To serve, spoon paella into 6 bowls, and garnish each with lemon wedges and parsley.
Per 1/2 Cup Serving:
100 Calories, 2.5 Protein, 1.5 Fat, 20 Carbohydrate, 85 Sodium
Posted in Healthy Recipes on March 27th, 2012 by admin | | 0 Comments
5 Tips to Staying Successful with Your Fitness Program
MELISSA’S TOP 5 TIP’S
1. Think of yourself as you want to be – imagine you are that fit person that you want to be already- and start adopting those habits. The mind is a powerful tool, visualize yourself completing the workout, staying on your diet and being successful – it works.
2. Educate yourself! Keep fitness mags handy! They are full of training tips, nutrition advice and great pictures! People are visual – find a pic of someone with a similar body type that you would like to look like – use that as inspiration and motivation.
3. Surround yourself with positive people! Get your loved ones on board! Spouses who support each other in their fitness goals and living a healthy lifestyle are 85 – 100% more successful than doing it alone. If you can’t get your family on board to support you – find friends! Sometimes a good cheerleader and a “you can do it” is all you need to keep going.
4. Be accountable! If not to yourself than hire a trainer! Making sure you get your workouts in is up to you – if you lack the willpower to stick with it, a trainer will make you accountable. If you don’t have the knowledge or are unsure that what you are doing is right a trainer can help. A good trainer is knowledgeable about workouts and fitness, but should also be savvy with nutrition and supplementation to help you reach your goals the safest and healthiest way for your body type.
5. Write down your workouts, goals, and what you eat. I know it may sound old school but a paper and a pen work better than an app any day. When you write things down you are reinforcing your knowledge on that subject, meaning the more you intimately know how many calories and fat is in the foods you eat – the healthier choices you will make. Because most people when given the same information will come to the same reasonable conclusion.
Posted in Fitness Tips on March 1st, 2012 by admin | | 0 Comments