You’d think after a week of breakfast burritos Kyle wouldn’t be stoked for Mexican night, but you’d be wrong. [The above is a burrito I made for him with Boca veggie chik’n burgers, salsa, & cheddar]
For both of us, I made this huge thing of brown rice, pinto beans, and salsa because it allows for flexible meal creation.
brown rice –> 2 cups in the rice maker
pinto beans –> 1 cup in the rice maker
salsa –> 1/2 cup of Sabra’s mango peach salsa (!!!)
Super easy.
For vegan options: serve with avocado & Daiya cheese, in a burrito for breakfast, lunch or dinner; or over a bed of lettuce; or nacho-style over tortilla chips.
For vegetarian options: serve with avocado & cheddar or jack cheese, with similar options as mentioned above.
For high protein options: Add an egg or scrambled tofu.
For gluten free options: Serve on a GF tortilla (like Udi’s) or over lettuce or GF chips.
Ummm yeah, did you know that Sabra makes bruschetta??? We’ve plowed through two in the last week. In addition to the fruity salsa.
This is a vegan and gluten free burrito, with Daiya cheese (cheddar and mozzarella), with lentils, guacamole, and salsa on an Udi’s tortilla.
As you can see, it’s become an obsession.
There’s no such thing as too much Mexican food. 🙂
For the record, my gut was NOT pleased with this meal. Sometimes convenience wins. Especially when you’re trying to let the little things go (an ongoing battle for this type A working mom).
Big picture:
- there’s nutritious food on the table
- the flavors rock my face off
- I didn’t have to do much to prepare it
I can only be so strong in resisting my taste buds. They beckon, oh how they beckon! Denying myself certain FODMAPs blows.
The next day I sucked it up and went super squeaky clean FODMAPs free (a la elimination phase). And within 24 hours I was pretty much back to normal.
Alex and I eat SO much Mexican food, so we’re right there with you! I love how easy it is to make vegetarian!
Hi Elise,
I wanted to give you an update on how the leap diet is going.
I was feeling really good for like 2 days after following the program for a month although I was still having constipation issues. The issues that were better were my energy levels and I was not getting the shaky, nauseous, ill foggy feeling mid morning or after dinner. Joint pain in my hands also disappeared. Gas and bloating were inproved. Then I introduced some new foods and that did not go well. I am starting to feel better now that they are out of my diet again.
My doctor also has been on 1000 mg of glutamine twice a day before meals, I am taking turmeric pills and adding it to my food, fish oil, a probiotic before bed, and plan to start querticin as well for gut healing.
I will keep you apprised of my progress. If it works, maybe it is something you will want to try too.
Your kid is gorgeous.
love me some mexican food!!!
I’m curious – was it the extra lentil/bean combination that threw you off as far as your gut was concerned? Or onions in the bruschetta? Just curious. 🙂
Sheila
Elise,
I have been reluctant to try hummus….in your experience, is it ok?
Patricia
Hummus in the absence of other fodmaps doesn’t bring on symptoms. I do have to be squeaky clean the rest of the day though.
I wish I knew. Probably the combo of lots of work and not much time to be diligent w my diet. Makes the cumulative effect of fodmaps even worse.
Thanks for the update!!! I wish you had a blog so I could track your trials.
Do you get new Sabra things before they hit the stores? I haven’t seen the bruschetta or the fruity salsa yet! Jealous 🙂
BTW, Costco brought back the unsweetened almond milk in my region…not sure if they took it away where you are, but it might be back!
Courtney
Sorry about your belly! It sucks to have to choose between taste/convenience and health needs. We do tons of Mexican-inspired meals becaus they are quick to throw together and so delicious. I’m making a super fast Mexi-ish salad tonight before birth class.
Yum! I would always make a big batch of my own mexican rice which was brown rice, salsa, black beans, spices, and corn. Have you ever tried cooking beans in a crockpot instead of a rice cooker? I’ve never made them from dried, and would love to try but don’t have a rice cooker ; (
i have. its super easy. i just use the rice cooker more often because its smaller and i dont make monster batches of beans.