A New Look & A New Food

I decided since I’ve really been working on getting a new attitude about my weight loss journey lately that it was time for a new look around here, too. I love the new theme I found! Let me know what you think.

As long as I’m posting, I also wanted to share about a new food I found. It’s called Quinoa Duo with Vegetable Melange and I tried it last night for the first time. It’s realllly tasty! :yes:

It can be found in the freezer section at my beloved Trader Joe’s. I don’t remember how much it cost, but it wasn’t that much, if memory serves. It contains both white quinoa and red quinoa, hence the “duo” name, as well as zucchini and sweet potato for the vegetable melange. There are a few other ingredients on the list, but it’s mostly spices and such, so I won’t list them all out. The thing I liked best is that everything is a recognizable name and not some chemical. Well, actually, there was one ingredient that I didn’t recognize. Have you ever heard of Galangal? Well, I hadn’t. It turns out it’s a root that’s related to ginger.

As for preparation, it can be heated in either the microwave or a saucepan. The cooking time is about 6-7 minutes regardless of which preparation method you choose.

Here are the nutritional stats:

Serving Size: 1 cup (140g)
Servings per container: about 3
Calories: 220
Total Fat: 6g (saturated fat: 1g – trans fat: 0g)
Cholesterol: 0g
Sodium: 260mg
Total Carbohydrates: 36g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
Sugars: 3g
Protein: 6g

I really enjoyed this one. It’s definitely something I will be purchasing again. It’s nice to have a grain option that’s quick and easy to prepare that’s also a healthy choice.

Until next time …

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