The Popeye Frittata

Filed under Breakfast by on June 28, 2008 at 8:54 pm {no comments}

40-30-30 fiendly spinach fritatta

A fritatta like this is a great make-ahead breakfast. Put it together while your making dinner the night before, and you can just pop a slice into the microwave in the morning, and get rolling out the door!

4 eggs
3/4 cup cooked chopped spinach (1 pkg. of frozen spinach)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
1/4 cup chopped tomato (more…)

Santa Fe Chicken Soup

Filed under Dinner, Lunch by on February 8, 2008 at 9:25 pm {no comments}

This is one of our family’s favorites. We eat it all the time in the winter. Even our normally picky kids love it.

1 1/2 lb. chicken breasts
2 large green peppers
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### UPDATE: March 20, 2012 ###
Over the course of the last couple of months, I've really gotten into this whole Paleo diet thing. I'll be putting up more info soon, as well as some of my new favorite paleo recipes. But to each his own, so it's not like I'm gonna take down all of the existing 40-30-30 recipes.
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A couple of years ago, I started following a 40/30/30 diet plan (aka "Zone Diet"). In the beginning, I had a lot of trouble putting together meals that had the right proportions. For one thing, I had "The Nut Problem". It seemed like every other Zone recipe that I found would end in something like "Eat with 18 peanuts on the side" or "Add 5 almonds".

Now don't get me wrong, I like nuts. They're healthy, and they make a convenient snack. But the problem is that Read more