quick meal/ beautiful meal

{Tuna Salad}

I have been thinking alot recently about the connection between our body & spirit.

As Elder L. Tom Perry remarked in this months General Conference

"As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we possess sacred knowledge from revealed truth about the relationship between the body and the spirit. Doctrine and Covenants 88:15 states, “The spirit and the body are the soul of man.”

If our body & spirit together make up our SOUL

then our task isn't limited to simply preparing ourselves for eternity spiritually.....

......and how does our physical body effect our ability to prepare our spirit

....i truly believe the way in which we present ourselves effects our behavior

if this is true

then i believe the way in which we present the food that we eat can effect our relationship with that food

in short

if you present your food as a delightful meal to be consumed so as to uplift your body, feed your mind, and lighten your weariness

..then it stands to reason that your relationship with food will be appropriate

then as the word of wisdom assures

"And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience to the commandments, shall

receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones;

And shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures;

And shall arun and not be bweary, and shall walk and not faint."

just something to chew on

This Tuna Salad

is the easiest meal

that is also full of great nutrients

Cooked Rice ( i prefer brown long grain, the Mr. wins out alot with short white)

diced tomatoes

rinsed patted dry lettuce

Solid white tuna and a bit of salt

pepper

&

paprika

place lettuce in a bowl

top with rice ( use measuring cup to get a ball effect)

add tuna

tomatoes

sprinkle with a bit more pepper

Enjoy

all the kids in my home are delighted to see this meal on the table for dinner

Tofu...what do i do with that

i always press my tofu

before I cook it

this way it holds up & doesn't crumble when stir fried or just browned

star by cutting strips

place strips in between napkins on a plate

place another plate on top

add cans from your pantry for weight

then I just leave it pressing on it every once and a while for about an hour

when it has been pressed you can cut into whatever sizes work best for what you are making

then brown in a bit of olive oil

{ did you know } Cooking Version

Milled flax seed may be used as a fat substitue in most recipes. Generally 3 Tbsp/ milled flax seed can replace 1Tbsp fat or oil. Likewise, 1 Tbsp. milled flax seed plus 3 Tbsp of water can replace 1 egg.

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