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Dinner tonight

So true :/

This was a beautiful beautiful dinner. Roasted chickpeas and veggies, brown rice with balsamic, Mac and cheese with bread crumbs. Good food and good company!

So I’m in a wonderful mood today! Delicious and comforting breakfast, warm tea, early start on the long day, a letter from a friend back home, a first final that I feel went well, and an extra hour to relax before going to take my Spanish Oral exam!

AND I got my lunch in advance and am going to make a delicious dinner tonight. I think I want to go for a walk later too! So I can’t exercise till after Christmas? Doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy the outside!

:) Good day so far means Lena camera whores herself.

Like I said, my friends shared a “Nutritious Kiss” Lady and the Tramp style but with kale.

(Source: eatforhealth, via berryhealthy)

I recently had a dinner party and wanted to make an appetizer that would allow me to use a array of ingredients that would satisfy everyones palate. I also wanted it to be something simple to make and healthy for you.  I made two flavors of baked wontons but one stood out… Kale & Feta.

Kale & Feta Baked Wontons

Kale & Feta Wontons

1 Bunch of Kale, cleaned and chopped (2 cups)

1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled (I used tomato & basil flavored feta)

1/2 cup cottage cheese

2 garlic cloves, minced

dash salt (to taste)

dash of pepper (to taste)

14 wonton wrappers

1/4 cup olive oil

Kale & Feta

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a baking sheet, set aside until ready to use.

Rinse and dry the kale. Cut the kale away from the vein of the stem and chop into strips. Place kale in a saucepan, add minced garlic, salt and pepper and sauté for five minutes or until leaves are tender. Set aside and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add feta cheese, cottage cheese and mix until all ingredients are incorporated.

Baked Wontons

Taking a wonton wrapper, lay flat on work surface, scoop a teaspoonful of kale & feta mixture into the center of your wonton wrapper, folding over the top, then the bottom, followed by the sides. Brush lightly with olive oil to seal closed. Place on the baking sheet, allowing 2 inches between each wonton, bake for 10 minutes. Plate and serve.

CLICK PICTURE ABOVE TO REDIRECT YOU TO THE AMAZING PERSON THAT GAVE THIS RECIPE! 

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I cannot get enough of these brownie bars. I calculated the nutrition info over at The Daily Plate and they’re not too bad! 221 calories per bar (it made 12), almost 8g protein and 3.7g fiber.

Here’s the link if you want to see the full info and would like to make them too: http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/twin-oaks-farm-tofu-fudge-bars/

Everything in moderation…… *le saving this recipe*

A quick breakfast for those waffle cravings…

Admit it pancakes, waffles, all those tasty morning treats, are pretty time consuming to make during a school or work day. Of course there’s always the option of making the batter during the weekends and freezing them, but for those days where you’re honestly in a huge rush and haven’t made the batter, or want a tasty little treat…..

Vans mini waffles, natural peanut butter, a banana, and strawberries. I looove making them into mini sandwiches. I usually only defrost one set of four mini’s and also have a glass of almond milk and a bit of cottage cheese. :) It’s very tasty, and vans is a pretty healthy brand of frozen waffles. 

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I really felt absolutely disgusting. I hated everything inside and out, but mostly inside. I had an AMAZING weekend full of healthy tasty noms and lots of exercise, but sunday night - I don’t know…it came crashing down when I looked at some stuff. =/ 

I had a good cry with my friend Saturday night, and finally told her a lot of what I’ve needed to tell her since sophomore year, and she told me basically what I know - that I should see someone. A psychologist or psychiatrist, but she doesn’t think the school guidance counselors will cut it. Too bad - when my doctor recommended I see someone when I didn’t have my period, my mom decided this was “just a phase.”

I’m back at a healthy weight. I’m eating healthy, exercising, and working REALLY hard to be fit and healthy, but I’m still struggling so much, and there are days where I want to curl up and go to sleep forever instead of dealing with planning meals so I don’t eat too little/much. It’s like I would’ve been diagnosed, and had to recover, but I had to deal with recovery by myself.

Meals and eating SHOULD NOT be a stressor for me, and yet they are. And everytime I feel cast away or like I failed or second best everything hits me and I don’t eat properly. I fight with my mind so much, and I’m working REALLY hard to like what I see in the mirror, but at the same time keep up a healthy lifestyle with good vegetarian options and exercise.

Then why do I still break down? I cried for about three days and almost freaked in Psychology AND English class. =/ I want to see someone so bad, but it’ll be even more difficult now that I’m at a healthy weight. My mom wouldn’t even let me see someone when I was twenty pounds lighter and exercising about five times a day while eating two small meals, because she argued it was “just a phase.” What’ll she do if I ask now that I’m at a healthy weight, and come off as such a great healthy role model? 

And it just hurts so much because I see my friend going through the same thing, and her family supports her so much. I’m NOT bitter over this, and I’m so happy she’s dealing with this with all the help she can get, but… Why does my mom ignore it?

I’m screaming.

Roasted Vegetable Tart

Guess what I made myself for dinneeeer :D