New Year, New Food

I'm not actually going to make any sweeping changes to our diet for the new year, just trying to get back into better eating habits.  I know what to do, I just need to do it.  I do want to include more diverse foods in our diet so we can get nutrients from a variety of sources.  Some of these include:

Lentils - Making a pot of brown lentils that I can add to salad bowls throughout the week (tossed in some oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper) or adding red lentils to soups.  E loves lentils, he likes how the pop open when he presses them with his fingers.

Beans - I like baked beans and although I have been unsuccessful with doing them from scratch so far, I will keep trying.  I will also add beans to soups and salads. 

Fish - Our local fish market changed hands recently and that means I'm happy to go back (not a fan of the old owners).  I picked up some salmon last week and it was so good. We have been used to the Costco salmon that I have to freeze so I'm happy to upgrade.  We are having haddock tonight :)  Everyone loves fish in this house.

Greens - Wilted sautéed greens always look so good when other people are making them so I want to make them for us too.  This is another thing that is so easy to do, I just never think of it.  I got a huge head of kale with my grocery order this week so I'll be needing to do a few things with that.  I also want to find some chard and other greens to use throughout the year.

Different grains - We eat rice, couscous, and quinoa mostly, but I know there are other options like millet, buckwheat, and wheat berries (all of which I can get at Bulk Barn).