Vegan Archives - Nutritious Eats

Lemon & Garlic Rainbow Swiss Chard

May 12, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD13 Comments

Hope all you mothers had a wonderful relaxing Mother's Day! Mine was perfect- the best gift you can give a mom is sleep so I got to sleep in for a change, then went to mass, followed by a homemade brunch and lots of relaxing down time. Just what I wanted to do! First thing my husband said when he saw this rainbow swiss chard I picked up at Pike's Place market...."did they dye that?". Shocking the the answer is no, right? Rainbow chard is just a mix of the other colored varieties as opposed to being a variety unto itself. Swiss chard is a nutritional superstar with it's … [Read more...]

Filed under: Sides, Vegan, Vegetables Tagged with easy, garlic, greens, side, swiss chard, vegetable

Polenta Bruschetta and Meal Planning

April 7, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD29 Comments

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I hope you all had a great weekend! I know after my last post you are all waiting in suspense to find out the results of my foot's xray and I am happy to say that I do not have a fracture and am half way through my rest period! It was actually a good weekend to skip the long group run as it was chilly, rainy and the kids had early soccer games. I am so curious if I will feel ready to run at the end of this week. I guess we will see!? So the recipe for today- polenta bruschetta. I'll have to admit I am pretty indifferent about polenta. I have had it before where I loved it, but more times … [Read more...]

Filed under: Sides, Vegan Tagged with appetizer, bruschetta, garlic, polenta, side dish, tomatoes, vegan

Fettuccine with Seared Tomatoes, Spinach and Goat Cheese

March 10, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD18 Comments

Fettuccine with Tomato, Spinach & Goat Cheese-1

I am a magazine junkie- I subscribe to at least 5 food magazines and love them all! However, the one I have subscribed to the longest, and is still my favorite, is Cooking Light. I can't tell you how many their recipes I have tried- an insane amount and they are all fabulous. Last week for Lenten Friday I decided to do a couple vegetarian pasta dishes and this dish inspired from Cooking Light was delicious and so simple- Fettuccine with Seared Tomatoes, Spinach and Goat Cheese (the original recipe used Burrata). I love a good, easy pasta recipe and since I have been running a lot more … [Read more...]

Filed under: Vegan-adaptable, Vegetarian Tagged with easy, pasta, quick, running, vegan-adaptable, vegetarian

Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato and Cabbage Salad

March 6, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD11 Comments

Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato & Cabbage Salad-1

I am so happy to be sharing this delicious Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potato and Cabbage Salad recipe today. I had envisioned making this all weekend and really meant to get a post up on Sunday but it was just one of those days that I literally ran out of time. We got home from mass around 11:30am, the weather was gorgeous- a warm 50 degrees with blue skies and the kids thought it was so warm that they decided to play with the water hose in their swim suits! No joke. My Texas born children now think 50 degrees is swim suit weather. I baked some breakfast cookies that I had hoped to post but … [Read more...]

Filed under: Gluten Free, Salads, Sides, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged with cabbage, cilantro, easy, gluten-free, homemade dressing, lime, lime dressing, paleo, roasted sweet potato, spicy, vegan

Tomato Kale Soup and Meal Planning

February 24, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD21 Comments

What do you get when you have a big bag of kale to be used, a husband with a cold and a Dietitian wife trying to make him better? Homemade tomato kale soup! I have been trying hard to work on my own recipes- as in no adaptations, no inspiration or guidance from cookbooks or the internet and ya know what? It's not easy! Sometimes the recipes-in-progress take several tweaks or repeats until I get them right which makes blogging tough. It can be expensive and a long evolution so to all those food bloggers that post all (or mostly) original recipes, kudos to you! This soup however, I dreamed up … [Read more...]

Filed under: Meal Planning, Nutritious Eats Original, Soups, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged with kale, meal planning, quick and easy, soup, tomatoes, under 30 minutes, winter cooking

Tofu Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce & Meal Planning

January 6, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD15 Comments

A couple days after I posted my last post about the weight loss challenge I am hosting, DietBet was featured on the Today show! What great timing! If you need to lose some weight, don't forget to join! The game starts in 8 days so if you need that extra push and motivation to start losing weight, don't hesitate! It will be fun! I just started cooking with tofu last year when I experimented eating vegan, otherwise it was never something I'd consider buying. Why would you buy and cook tofu when there are so many other flavorful foods I thought?! Although I still could live without it … [Read more...]

Filed under: Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged with meal planning, tofu, vegan, vegetarian

Homemade Potato Chips with Dipping Sauce

November 7, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD29 Comments

I am stressed people! Sometimes when I am stressed I need to munch on crunchy things and I also have to run (must have those exercise endorphins flowing) so it helps balance everything out. I still feel like I haven't completely moved in, there are boxes still waiting for me in the garage, the hubs has been traveling a lot, I have about 2 1/2 weeks until family visits for Thanksgiving and then off to California. When we get back it will be close to Christmas and well I just don't want to talk about it anymore. SLOW DOWN TIME. Ok onto the inspiration behind this recipe. We used to have … [Read more...]

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Sauteed Sesame Kale and Meal Planning

August 6, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD12 Comments

It seems like the weather is always a popular conversation topic, especially for those of us in the Seattle area. It's the first thing out of people's mouths once they find out we've just moved here. So far July has been perfect. Mid 70's and clear skies. Then this weekend we got a little surprise heat wave- 91 both Sat and Sunday! What!? The majority of homes here don't have A/C for a reason so I am very thankful this will be short-lived. As the kids played outside in the mini pool yesterday I tried to brainstorm my menu plan for the week. My mom is visiting starting on Tuesday so I want … [Read more...]

Filed under: Nutritious Eats Original, Sides, Vegan Tagged with greens, heart healthy, kale, meal plan, side, vegetable

Winner of the Giveaway and French Bean & Buckwheat Groat Salad

August 2, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD1 Comment

Thank you to all who entered the Bob's Red Mill Giveaway. Congratulations to the winner Brittany B.! I am sitting here getting caught up on the Olympics, trying my hardest to get this recipe posted. Boy, the gymnastics is killing me! As a former gymnast cheerleader, it is one of my favorite events. I can hardly watch the girls on the balance beam though- so nerve-wracking! So looking down at my computer is actually a good break for me. I have been on a bean kick lately. Last week I didn't meal plan and as a result I had a bean recipe overload! I made my pinto beans, a corn, avocado … [Read more...]

Filed under: Gluten Free, Product Review, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged with beans, buckwheat, fiber, salad, vegan

Healthy Grains: Quinoa Tabouli

June 7, 2012 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD3 Comments

I can't remember the first time I tried tabouli, but I have been eating at Middle Eastern restaurants since I was a kid. If you haven't had it, it's a typical Arabic salad made of bulgur, parsley, mint, tomatoes, often seasoned with garlic, onions and a simple dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. There are slight variations of the salad: usually just varying amounts of the herbs and seasonings. Although I love it with the traditional bulgur, I don't always have it stocked in my pantry so I tried using quinoa once. It was a great substitute and you get the added benefit of … [Read more...]