A “build your own” style healthy dinner in less than 25 minutes that leaves your taste buds, belly, and body satisfied!
Usually my goal for dinner is to prepare something that will:
- Nourish our bodies and minds.
- Taste delicious (otherwise little miss probably won’t eat it; food snobbery at 19 months!).
- Be quick and easy to make.
This meal meets all of the above criteria and has the added bonus of looking beautiful 😀 I love it when I can get a rainbow of colors on the plate!
“Poke, poke, poke!”
Helen Highlights/Ideas for Getting Your Kids Involved & Chowing Down:
- Poker of holes in the sweet potatoes.
- Official taste tester of ingredients; the winner seemed to be a three way tie between the avocados, cheese, and tomatoes (evidence found on shirt, pants, and face in next picture).
- Food stylist; this is a lie, I didn’t let her touch the display until I took a few pictures; she was not impressed with this move!
- If you’re kids are older, they might enjoy prepping the ingredients and setting them up buffet style.
Hooray, mom finally let me get my grubby fingers on the glorious mound of food! 😀
Superfood Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
2016-03-26 10:15:16
Serves 2
A "build your own" style healthy dinner in less than 25 minutes that leaves your taste buds, belly, and body satisfied!
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
16 min
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
473g
Servings
2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 426
Calories from Fat 191
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 22g
34%
Saturated Fat 6g
32%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 12g
Cholesterol 26mg
9%
Sodium 397mg
17%
Total Carbohydrates 47g
16%
Dietary Fiber 12g
48%
Sugars 13g
Protein 15g
Vitamin A
453%
Vitamin C
162%
Calcium
32%
Iron
17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, washed and dried
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can black beans, rinsed
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 2 cups organic spinach or other organic leafy green combo (kale, collard greens, swiss chard, ect.)
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- Sea Salt or Organic Kelp Granules to taste
- Pepper to taste
Toppings
- 1/4 cup plain Greek or Icelandic yogurt
- 1/2 avocado, chopped
- 1/2 cup mozzarella or cheddar cheese, grated
- Organic broccoli sprouts
- Fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Prick sweet potatoes with a fork in several places. Wrap potatoes in paper towels and microwave on high for 3 minutes on each side. Carefully take off paper towels, wrap in aluminum foil, and place in the oven for 10 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender all the way through.
- Meanwhile, warm olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Once warm, mix in garlic, onion, and spices until fragrant ( about 1 minute). Stir in beans and tomatoes and let cook for 3-5 minutes, combine greens and let cook for another 2-3 minutes or until greens are just wilted, remove from heat.
- Prepare toppings and set them up buffet style.
- When sweet potatoes are done baking, carefully take them out of the foil and cut them in half length wise. Place potatoes in serving bowls and top as desired. Enjoy!
Tips for Choosing the Most Naked Ingredients
- Spinach or other leafy greens: Go organic! These are all on the dirty dozen list and it is worth the extra money to reduce the toxic pesticides that you are ingesting.
- Greek or Icelandic yogurt: Why go Greek or Icelandic instead of regular? Because these styles of yogurt contain 16-20 grams of protein in 6 ounces compared with 9 grams found in the same serving of regular yogurt. I also recommend finding a brand that has no growth hormones or antibiotics used on the animals that produced the dairy.
Adapted from Eating Well
Adapted from Eating Well
Naked Eating http://foodandwellnessfix.com/
Getting my food styling on!
Bon Appetit! Chris
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