What to Cook (Feb 17-21): Clean Eating Dinners
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What to Cook (Feb 17-21): Clean Eating Dinners
Five nights of healthy, easy, clean eating dinners perfect for a winter’s night. They’re hearty but simple so you can get dinner on the table in no time. It’s what’s for dinner this week!
We’re eating clean this week after a weekend of feasting and treating on Valentine’s Day. It’s back to healthy, delicious, and easy recipes to get dinner on the table in no time.
After a week of baking treats, celebrating not only Valentine’s Day but my father’s birthday as well, oh goodness. It’s time to get back on the healthy wagon.
My only deviation from the plan may be to make President George Washington’s favorite Green Peas Soup in his honor on Monday. Otherwise, it’s all about my favorite Tuscan Bean Soup!
Tuesday will be a slow cooker night, and I know you love those! The rest of the week are simple to prepare foods like a skillet dinner, a sheet pan fish florentine, and a Friday night Burrito bowl.
The treat is clean eating, delicious and super, super fast!
What is Clean Eating
Clean eating is all about whole foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and healthy fats and proteins. It’s also about cutting down on packaged and processed foods, limiting sugar and sodium.
Clean Eating Foods to Eat
The following list is compiled by Eating Well Magazine.
Fruit:
- Canned fruit with no added sugar
- Frozen fruit with no added sugar
- Dried fruit with no added sugar
- 100% fruit juice
Vegetables:
- Any fresh vegetable
- Frozen vegetables with no sauce or added salt
- Canned vegetables with no sauce or added salt
Whole Grains:
- Single-ingredient grains, such as farro, millet, oats, barley, quinoa, brown rice, etc.
- Whole-wheat pasta
- Popcorn
- Sprouted whole-grain bread and English muffins (with no added sugar)
- Whole-wheat pizza dough
Dairy:
- Plain yogurt
- Milk
- Cheese
- Unsweetened nondairy milks
Protein:
- Single-ingredient meats: chicken breast, chicken legs, ground beef, etc.
- Seafood (choose sustainable options, such as wild salmon and Pacific cod)
- Eggs
- Unflavored nuts (e.g., almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts)
- Plain nut butters (no added sugar)
- Dried beans
- Canned beans (rinse to reduce sodium by 35%)
Clean Eating Dinners… a week of delicious and nutrient-packed whole foods.!
Have a great week everyone!
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What to Eat This Week: Clean Eating Dinners
Monday: Ribollita – Tuscan Bean Soup
Tuesday: Slow-Cooker Mediterranean Chicken & Orzo
Wednesday: Healthy Sweet Potato Hash
Thursday: Sheet Pan Salmon Florentine
Friday: Farro Burrito Bowls
Treat: Healthy Banoffee Parfaits
What to Cook (Feb17-21): Clean Eating Dinners
Monday: Ribollita Tuscan Bean Soup
A winter hearty, easy soup that's perfect for Monday. Serve with a crusty slice of whole grain bread.
Tuesday: Slow-Cooker Mediterranean Chicken & Orzo
"Perk up basic chicken breast and whole-wheat orzo with the vibrant flavors of the Mediterranean, like lemon and olives. This load-and-go recipe makes a complete and satisfying meal; just add a green salad."
Wednesday: Quick and Healthy Sweet Potato Hash
It's breakfast for dinner with this quick skillet meal for Wednesday. Be sure to cut the sweet potato into small chunks so they cook faster! Serve with whole-grain bread.
Thursday: Sheet Pan Salmon Florentine Recipe
This dinner is easy to meal prep on Sunday and freeze, ready to be baked on Thursday if you like. Otherwise, bake on Thursday and serve over brown rice or other whole grain of choice.
Farro Burrito Bowls
This colorful grain bowl is a perfect Friday clean eating meal. "To cook the farro, simmer 1 cup uncooked unpearled farro in about 6 cups water for 25 minutes or until slightly chewy, and then drain, cool, and refrigerate. The bowls are delicious at room temperature, but you can also heat the beans with a splash of chicken stock and reheat the vegetables in a sauté pan with 1 or 2 teaspoons of oil. Cold eggs are best for soft-boiling so the yolk stays slightly runny after the whites are set. Add straight from the refrigerator once the water starts to boil."
Treat: Healthy Banoffee Parfaits
A healthy, whole food, layered desserts that works as well for breakfast as it does for a dessert!
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