tomato sauce Archives - Nutritious Eats

Spinach-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms & Meal Planning

February 3, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD18 Comments

How was everyone's weekend? Two of the kids caught a cold last week and passed it along to me. Luckily I caught a mild case of it and with a good nights' sleep Friday was still able to run 8 miles with my running group. The only problem was that running for over an hour in the cold didn't exactly make me better. Sore throat, congestion and fatigue set in...probably not a good move. I'm going to crawl back in bed as soon as I can. Aside from being a little sick I did manage to get out of the house a few times. My husband takes the kids fishing quite a bit so I joined along on Saturday and got … [Read more...]

Filed under: Meal Planning, Nutritious Eats Original, Vegetarian Tagged with cheese, meal planning, mushrooms, portobello, tomato sauce, vegetarian

Nutrition in Eggs & Recipe for Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce

January 10, 2013 by Melanie Flinn, MS, RD23 Comments

I am always on the look out for new ways to eat my eggs. This might look like a strange combo but it was delicious! I love eggs and yes there is some controversy about their health benefits. Depending on the source and your personal reaction to them, they might not be best for you. For me, they are one of my favorite breakfasts and even great for dinner (egg tacos, quiche, frittatas). Unfortunately we just found out my 14 month old baby boy is allergic to them so I have to be a bit more careful about what I prepare using eggs, but I am sure he will grow out of it as many children at that age … [Read more...]