As the days grow longer (and warmer!) I am looking at what to plant in the garden as well as what will sound good in my belly! My daughter and I were craving Mexican flavors, she wanted tacos, I balked at the limited and usually overpriced GF, non-GMO options. So we took a *salad* route-and went with brown rice, organic black beans, fresh squeezed lime juice, organic grass-fed ground beef, browned (she is a cancer patient with a serious meat tooth) with sauteed onion and garlic. Add to that cumin, chili powder, sea salt, pepper and we had a yummy base to add avocado, some low fat cheese and pineapple salsa and served gluten free, non-GMO tortilla chips on the side. Still not as low carb as it should be for my needs but it fit the bill for my healing, growing girlie.
So now that I have these cravings for fresh veg, flavor and crunchy goodness with the convenience of a sandwich I am revisiting lettuce wraps again. I hadn't fully realized the advantages of this back when I seriously low-carbed (ie: pre child) so it was rather unappealing, of course in those days I was fighting a serious carb addiction that has since been eliminated. So now I dream of flavorful fresh, raw veg wrapped in with pesto, soy-free mayo, tahini or hummus...yummmm. I am also in love with black beans and plan to tinker with recipes for meals and salads featuring them as well as quinoa.
I have also found, via my new addiction Pinterest, a coconut flour tortilla that I must find a good recipe for. It's a great base I think, however after reading on Wheatbelly blog I learned that coconut flour absorbs a ton of liquid and can cause it to stick in one's throat! So I will try a combo of a small part coconut flour with almond flour and perhaps garbanzo flour. For now, fresh yummy lettuce leaves will be my wraps!
If you have some yummy organic, non soy low carb food ideas please share! (oh, and must be no shellfish-I'm highly allergic!)
p.s. Speaking of allergies, mowed the grass today, first time this year and on top of seasonal allergies I am still relatively allergy-free! I have not taken any allergy medicine since March. Grass mowing has always stirred up massive itchies and congestion for me. Today it was a mild post nasal drip and a slightly tingly nose. I love seeing the tangible results of my lifestyle change! I feel human again!
