Spaghetti Recipe

TIP: Eating healthfully is incredibly scary at first. It's so hard to give up the yummy foods we love! I've learned that taking small steps keeps me on track. I think one of the simplest ways to incorporate healthy foods is to simply add more veggies to your every day meals. For example, if you eat mac and cheese, throw a handful of frozen peas or broccoli into the boiling water. Or layer a few roasted red peppers in the bun with your hot dog or burger. Adding just a few veggies to your normal meals will give you additional nutrients, as well as adding fiber, which will make you feel full faster. 





Easy Spaghetti Recipe
 (all ingredients found at Trader Joe's)


1 package Sweet Chicken Sausage
1 Jar Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce
1/2 package whole wheat pasta
whatever veggies you have on hand: bell peppers, mushrooms, onion, zucchini, spinach... chopped.


set a pot of water to boil for the spaghetti and heat a deep pan over med-high heat. Cut casings off the sausage and cook in pan, breaking up larger pieces. Cook until no longer pink. At this point, the water should be boiling for pasta. Put the pasta in to cook, and pour the spaghetti sauce over the sausage, turning heat to low. In another pan, heat about a teaspoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add veggies, in order of what takes longest to cook (onions and bell peppers first, then add mushrooms, zucchini, etc, adding spinach last. 
Once pasta is cooked, drain. When I make this, I don't give myself any pasta, I just serve the sauce over the veggies and give Andrew and the kids the pasta with a little veggies mixed in. Serve with Parmesan cheese. 


I have some good news!!! My registered dietitian friend Alyson has agreed to let me shamelessly abuse her. So if you have any questions regarding nutrition, please let me know! Anything that I can't answer, she can! 


Be Kind to Yourself!