Full-Course Burritos

Full-Course Burritos

These are the joy of my life at lunch time... they allow me to wrap up protein, calcium, fruits, veggies, and whole grains into a simple meal that I can eat while filling up sippy cups and serving lunch for my toddlers. Not to mention that they are completely delicious and take 10 minutes to make! That's my kind of meal!! Anna, you were my inspiration for this meal...

Flour tortilla
1 or 2 small sweet peppers, diced
Shredded cheese, preferably colby jack
3 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/4 cup black beans
2 slices of deli meat of choice
1 tablespoon of home-made salsa or hot sauce
1/4 of an avocado, diced

Laying the tortilla flat, spread shredded cheese, black beans, deli meat, diced peppers, and hot sauce lengthwise in the center of the tortilla. Microwave the open burrito for 1 minute, or broil it in the toaster oven for 2. Remove and add diced avocado and tomato, fold ends in, and roll up. Ta-Da!

Nutrition....
- the flour tortilla provides your whole grain serving for the meal, provided you choose one made with whole grains! At Sunflower Market, I pick up Tortillas Rosario, which do not have any hydrogenated oils either!
- Protein: black beans, deli meat, and avocado
- Vitamin C- sweet peppers and tomatoes
- Good fat- avocados
- Lycopene- tomatoes, salsa/hot sauce, sweet peppers
- Calcium- tortilla, cheese

A New Endeavour...

I have thought about posting my recipes on several occasions, but I was never ready to go forward with the idea until now. I think that this blog spot will be the perfect format for posting, editing, and sharing cooking ideas with friends and family. My hope is to encourage fresh cooking by showing just how easy cooking can be; after all, if April can do it, then everyone can!! I hope that you will all stick around to add comments and ideas to my crazy concoctions!
Enjoy!
Ape