Delicious Turkey Salad

Another surprising taste jackpot, that came together unintentionally. I made it because the ingredients are approved on my diet, but it is so tasty, I might consider it for a starter salad in a holiday dinner (or just a light lunch, although if I was serving this to company I would add oil) . This serving size makes one portion.

20 g fresh spinach leaves
1 ripe tomato cubed
100g turkey breast, sliced thin and rolled up
150 grams thinly sliced, sweet, firm apple
fresh parsley and basil

Dressing:
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
Stevia to sweeten
2 tsp white balsamic vinegar

Toss and serve. This delicious salad has only 214 calories (31 carbs, 2 grams fat, 19 grams protein)

OK, so I wrote this recipe down and planned to post it last night, but happened to watch Julie and Julia first. Not so sure I want to post it anymore, after watching all that delicious french food with white flour, butter and cheese. This recipe seems pathetically healthy. I'll guess I'll post it anyways just in case you would like to eat lots of delicious fattening foods, but have done so for too long and have to come up with tasty food that doesn't make you fat.

Big Change # 2 Gluten free, Casein free

We have been going Gluten Free and Casein free for almost 2 weeks now. Gluten is the protein found in many grain products, and Casein is the protein found in dairy. It has actually not been as big of a change, as I first thought it would be. It is definitely more expensive. Instead of buying a 90 cent loaf of bread, I now make one for about 3 Euros. It is less convenient (and let's face it convenience has done little for anyone's health), but honestly, freshly baked breast is the epitomy of comfort food. The gluten free mixes here are fantastic. Even Micah, who sneered at every crust eats the whole slice. The mixes are super easy to make. All I have to do is stir them up and put them in the loaf pan to rise for 1.5 hours. No kneading necessary. Then I bake it and voila, yummy fresh bread. The pasta is harder. There are the imported rice pastas but the kids don't like them as much, and they have not yet learned to appreciate the asian rice noodles. They do however like potatoes and rice, so they're more than covered on the starch front.


The Casein was also not too hard. If it was up to Ezra he would eat nothing but cheese, but he gets itchy skin and diarrhea when he eats it. His diet is really limited. The only way I can sneak some protein into his foods is through eggs or hummus. I found recipes online for gluten free pumpkin corn muffins, and have a pretty good recipe for gluten free pancakes.
I have noticed quite a difference in Micah since taking him off casein. He is still very stubborn, but he is more flexible now. In traditional chinese medicine dairy products are seen as phlegm producing, and too much phlegm in the system causes narrow mindedness. Both kids still run screaming when they see a vegetable though.