I'm so STUFFED!

I'm on a mission to eat MORE veggies! Well, that's not to say I don't eat veggies (hello, food coach ;) BUT I think we can all agree, getting your veggies into your healthy diet can take some planning, especially when there are bags of everything naughty out there to tempt you to stay clear of the good stuff! So the best way to get your veggies in is to plan! Make a game out of it! YES! A game of goals, something like, "This week at lunch and at dinner I have to fill my plate with more veggies than anything else" And then get creative with it! Sure you can walk around with a bag of carrots to munch on all day, but how long is that going to be fun for?? So chop those veggies and put them in your scrambled eggs in the morning, or toss a beautiful bouquet of veggies in olive oil and sea salt, a dash of lemon and basil, top with your favorite protein, and you've got lunch! How's about roasting those veggies, or grilling them and putting them with some smoked mozzarella on a whole grain baquette with pesto? The possibilities are endless! So get creative, get chopping, veggies are your key to weight loss and weight maintenance, and their REALLY GOOD FOR YOU TOO!! Eat the RAINBOW!


Here's my recipe for Stuffed Zucchini Boats (Vegan and FABULOUS!)

1 zucchini
1/3 cup Yves vegan meatless ground (non-gmo soy!)
1/4 cup chopped poblano pepper
1/4 cup red pepper
1/4 cup onion
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp of garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Half your zucchini and core out the center, still leaving a nice amount of flesh, but still a little opening for your stuffing to go into. Place zucchini cut side down on a sprayed baking pan and bake at 350 for 15 minutes, until tender. For stuffing, saute peppers and onion in a pan with a tsp of olive oil, add Yves vegan meatless ground and seasonings, continuing to saute everything until warmed through. Take your softened zucchini "boats" and fill with the stuffing and grab a fork!
 If you want to add cheese to this, place the cheese over the "boat" and put under broiler for 2 minutes. GO VEGGIE is a great Vegan cheese to add in cheddar flavor or smoked provolone. ENJOY!