Eating 21 Day style...

You may think that eating healthy means that you have to give up eating everything that tastes good.  That is not the case.  You just need to relearn how to be creative with foods....that are good for you!  When I first started the 21 Day Fix, I looked at the containers and laughed.  How was I supposed to make anything that would fit in those containers and actually have it fill me let alone taste good?  Well the answer was simple, you need to look outside of the box and really think about meals that you like and how you can still have them but with a healthier twist (thankfully the Eating Plan book also gives you tips and recipes to make this a bit easier as well!)  Things like scrambled eggs, it was just about knowing how to cook them in a slightly different way.  Or a quinoa taco bake, a little twist on having a Mexican night.  It doesn't have to be complicated and the foods don't have to taste bland or bad.  All you need is a little imagination, Pinterest, a coach, and/or a challenge group with of course the Eating Plan of the 21 Day Fix.  Eating really can be easy if you have a plan! :)






As a bonus, here is the recipe for the quinoa taco bake, it is easy and it reheats great for more than one meal!

Turkey & Quinoa Taco Bake
Makes 4 servings
Each serving = 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 red

Yellow Container Ingredients
1 cup uncooked Quinoa

Red Container Ingredients
20oz package 93% Lean Ground Turkey

Green Container Ingredients
Tomato Sauce (low Sodium) 2 cups
Chopped Red or yellow or green pepper*
Chopped onion & Jalapeno*

Blue Container Ingredients
Shredded Cheddar (4 Blue containers worth)

Freebie ingredients
Juice of 1 lime
Garlic 3 cloves minced
Chili Powder 2 Tbsp
Cumin 2 Tsp
Onion Powder 1 Tsp
Chopped Cilantro 1/3 cup
Hot Sauce to taste (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9X13 baking dish with cooking spray & set aside.
2. Add Quinoa to 2 cups water in a Medium saucepan & bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low & simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat & fluff with a fork. Cover quinoa & set aside.
3. Spray frying pan with non-stick cooking spray. Add onion, garlic & jalapeno & sauté over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add the ground turkey, breaking it up as it browns. Cook for about 5 minutes & add the peppers. Cook for 3-4 minutes more, or until meat if no longer pink.
4. Add the juice of 1 lime, cumin, chili powder & cilantro. Stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste.
5. Remove from heat & add the quinoa to the meat & veggie mixture. Pour in the tomato sauce & hot sauce if using & stir. Add 1 blue container of shredded Cheddar Cheese.
6. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 3 (blue) containers of Cheddar. Cover with foil & bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil & bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted & edges are bubbling. Remove from oven & let cool for 10 minutes.

*These veggies should total 2 Green containers when mixed together.