Rainbow Meal (easy and healthy)

Want an easy meal? Ready in less than 30 minutes, seriously delicious and full of healthy food? 

I present to you...

Rainbow Meal 

Tuna and veggie patties, bacon creamed collard greens, and carrot, beet, apple raw salad. 

Bacon creamed collard green

10 oz collard greens

3 slices bacon chopped

1/2 onion chopped 

3/4 cup raw milk (or milk alternative)

2 tbls sprouted flour or buckwheat flour 

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp pink Himalayan sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper  

Coconut oil

Preheat oven to 325. Heat 2 tbls coconut oil in large pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot, add your onions and bacon. Let brown, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add collard greens, flour, paprika, salt and pepper and stir while collard greens become soft and wilt. Add milk and scrape the bottom of the pan to get the yummy drippings incorporated into your recipe let cook for 3 more minutes. Put in 8X8 glass oven safe dish and cook for 15 minutes. 

While the collard greens are cooking....

Prepare your tuna cakes.

Tuna and veggie patties

1 large egg

2 tablespoons sour cream

½ teaspoon Soy sauce 

½ teaspoon smoke paprika 

1/8 teaspoon salt

Other half of your chopped onion

1/2 bunch Swiss chard or other green of choice

2 cans wild caught no mercury tuna, drained

1 piece sprouted or sourdough bread (I always save the heals or end pieces of a loaf and freeze for using for breadcrumbs. To thaw just stick in microwave for 20 seconds) 

Coconut oil for frying 

Combine the egg, sour cream, soy suace, smoked paprika , salt, onion, and greens in blender and blend until combined. Add the tuna and piece of bread and blend until all chunks of bread are gone. 

Cover and refrigerate while you prepare next dish.

Carrot, beet, and apple raw salad

1 apple peeled and cored

1 beet peeled

5 baby carrots 

2 tbls shaved or shredded unsweetened coconut 

1/2 lemon

2 tbls hemp seeds 

In salad bowl shred apple, beet and carrots. Put in coconut and drizzle with lemon juice. Stir together and top with hemp seeds. Put in refrigerator and let combine until other food is done. 

Back to the tuna cakes...take out of mixture out of fridge and heat oil in a large non-stick skillet or a large griddle set over medium heat. Once oil is hot and shimmers (just below the smoking point), carefully place the patties one at a time in the pan, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Cook patties until they are golden brown on the first side, about 3 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip cakes and fry on other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove the patties from the oil once they are golden brown on each side. This made 6 palm sized patties. 

At this point your collard greens should be done. Take raw salad out of fridge and serve all the meal! So yummy and so healthy for you. 

Here's just some of the amazing nutritional information on why this meal rocks:

•tuna-has what's called selenium which is an antioxidant known for having healing properties, tuna also is great for cardiovascular strength specifically for atrial fribulation (AF)

•collard greens-cancer fighting and cholesterol lowering

•raw beets-antioxidant, helps tumors shrink, detoxifying and immune support

•coconut oil-helps reduce risk of Alzheimer's, immune support, heart health, also supports thyroid and metabolism 

Kid approved Green "ice cream" Smoothie

Do you have trouble getting your kids to eat their greens? Maybe you yourself have trouble. 

Smoothies are an absolute excellent, delicious way of getting your daily amount of greens. You should have fresh, raw greens with every meal. In reality, that would look like a heaping dinner sized plate full every day. For most of us, myself included, eating salads gets boring and mundane. 

To provide your body with optimal nutrition, getting a variety of raw greens is ideal. Some great options are spinach, kale, collard greens, sprouts, dandelion greens, Swiss chard, and so many more! 

Another benefit of smoothies is you can easily add Superfoods for extra nutritional benefit. I recommend you try and incorporate 1 or more superfoods with each meal. 

This recipe provides enough for 2 large smoothies or 4 small ones. 

Creamy Green Smoothie

(Use all organic and locally sources when possible for optimal nutrition and less chemicals) 

1/2 bunch of Swiss chard

2 large handfuls spinach 

2 frozen bananas

1 cup of frozen pineapple

2 tbs baoab fruit powder (superfood)

2 tbs sprouted chia seeds (superfood)

1 cup of coconut water

1 cup of unsweetened almond milk

Combine all in blender and blend until a creamy, smooth consistency. Enjoy! 

My kids love this one! They call it their "green ice cream drink". It really does have an ice cream flavor. 

Nutritional benefits:

•swiss chard-blood sugar regulator, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification support. 

•spinach-good source of protein, anti-inflammatory, and cancer reducer

•banana-high potassium fruit providing energy! Because of its high potassium content it's great for cardiovascular support, kidney health, eye support and digestive support. 

•pineapple-provides a natural sweetness to smoothies. On top of its sweet flavor it has anti-inflammatory properties and digestive support, high source of vitamin C providing beneficial immune support and also providing heightened eye function

•baoab fruit powder-3 times amount of vitamin C as an orange and one of the latest superfoods in helping to regulate blood sugar

•chia seeds-great source of protein with little to no fat. Helps cardiovascular function, fights against cancer cells and provides a beneficial amount of omega-3s.

•coconut water is great to use in smoothies because it is like a natural Gatorade by helping regulate electrolyte function. Plus combining it with pineapple gives your smoothie a tropical flavor