I know this won't surprise you, but one of my "resolutions" for this year is to get back to eating healthy and get down to a healthy weight. I'm taking these goals a little at a time and committing myself to doing the best I can. That means I won't be perfect, but I will slowly retrain myself how to eat right again.
One of the things I have gotten bad about is getting enough fruits and vegetables in my diet. I still remember clearly someone saying that if you focus on getting in 6 servings of vegetables and at least 2 servings of fruit the rest of your day will go okay because you won't have those "I'm so hungry" moments. The past couple of days have shown me that there's a lot of truth in that statement.
Last night we had such a good dinner - and everything was roasted nicely. The potatoes were cut waffle style and roasted on one pan, the veggies (broccoli, kale, brussels sprouts and grape tomatoes) were roasted on another, and some tilapia filets were roasted on the third. Everything came together so well, flavors blended perfectly and a dinner I will have to repeat again.
The most amusing thing of the night was Liam (who is 10) being so excited I made roasted kale. After he had finished his plate (which, btw, there wasn't a scrap left on) he was in the kitchen and asked, "Mom, can I please have more kale?" Now, really, isn't that something all parents would like to hear?
Roasted Dinner
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 4 medium potatoes, sliced waffle cut style or thinly
- 4 cups kale leaves
- 4 cups broccoli, sliced and/or broken into pieces
- 10 brussels sprouts, halved
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Seasoning of your choice (I used garlic salt, pepper and a spice blend made for vegetables)
- 4 tilapia filets
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 425. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray and layer the potatoes on it. Spinkle the top of the potatoes with your seasoning choice and spray again with nonstick spray. Place in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Place your vegetables on a second baking sheet and brush with the olive oil. Sprinkle with seasonings and when your 30 minutes is up for the potatoes, flip the potatoes, spray with more cooking spray and reseason. Place both trays in the oven for an additional 20 minutes.
- On a third baking sheet (I used my toaster oven for this), place the tilapia and squeeze half of the lemon onto the filets. Rub with the garlic and add salt and pepper to taste. Place a slice of lemon on top of the filets and bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
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