by Chef Tanya Petrovna
Native Foods Cafe
I had a great night last night in Anaheim Hills at the Fairmont School speaking at their Chalktalk series. Families, great staff, some Natives and some future Natives were in the crowd.
We discussed healthy eating tips and we realized it's not what your kitchen can do for you, it's what you can do in your kitchen. These six things I thought everyone with kids (and without) should have in their arsenal and always close at hand to keep eating well a simple task.
1. Oatmeal-Quick for a snack, a great breakfast with some berries and walnuts for you and the kids.
2. Legumes-These are lentils, garbanzos, black and red beans. Keeps your engine on. You can use to make ethnically diverse dishes. Think Mexican black beans, East Indian Lentils, Middle Eastern garbanzos, etc.
Oooohhh garbanzos... in the new Italian Wedding Salad on the Native Foods Cafe Winter Menu.
3. Dark Leafy Greens-Steam them, saute them, chop them in salads, add them to your cooked beans for a hearty soup.
4. Fresh Berries- an easy to eat fruit, kids can snack on them and they go good in the oatmeal.
5. Avocados-The California wonderfood. Slice them, spread them, guac them.
6. Olive oil-Ready to make a fresh easy salad dressing or saute some onions and garlic for a flavor base for your grains, legumes, veggies and soups.
Chalk one up for healthy kids and parents!
Chef Tanya Petrovna of Native Foods Cafe doing her thang!
great post and great cooking class today! my husband and I love to attend when we can and try new foods. We also took your suggestion and visited Surfas - what an amazing store! we picked up some squeeze bottles, little cups for dressing and a new knife for chopping veggies. Thanks for the tip!
ps. What about trying out a brunch sometime? We love breakfast :)
Posted by: kelly | 01/23/2011 at 12:38 PM