I don’t think I’ve ever met a person who didn’t like Tacos. They are such a fun and easy food to make and eat, and even easier to prepare clean.
I buy my tortillas at Trader Joe’s. There are very few and very simple ingredients in them. Lime, water, and corn. So I know they are as clean as I’m gonna get with a pre-packaged food. (I’ll be making my own corn tortillas very soon, so stay tuned for that recipe).
The great thing about Tacos is you can make them as healthy as you like. Heck, you can even make them vegetarian like I did. That basics of a taco always remain relatively the same. You just have to “upgrade” the toppings and spices to a clean version (The only thing I would avoid is the sour cream. The low-fat and non fat stuff are so loaded with chemicals that there’s no way they qualify as clean – Try non-fat Greek yogurt instead).
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Ingredients for toppings
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Onions
Low fat shredded cheese
Guacamole’ (see the recipe for Clean Eating Guacamole here)
Ingredients for sauce
1 can tomato sauce (nothing added, just tomatoes)
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tbsp. garlic powder
1 red onion chopped
1 tbsp. paprika
Ingredients for meat mixture
2 cups TVP OR
1 lb. low-fat ground turkey meat OR
1 lb. ground bison
1 tsp. olive oil
Directions
Step 1 – Cook your meat in a non-stick pan using olive oil, or, if you really want to do away with the fat, use a bit of chicken broth. You can even use this method in a cast iron pan if you don’t like or have a non-stick version.
Step 2 – Stir in your sauce ingredients. While the meat cooks, prepare your toppings.
Step 3 – Stuff your shells and serve!
Eat and Enjoy!
Nutritional Information not available for this recipe as it will vary based on the ingredients you choose.
Munchkin Helpers:
If you have little ones, here’s how they can help (With close supervision, of course).
I don’t know about you, but making tacos was always one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen as a child. It gave me control over what I was eating because I could choose my own toppings. I loved that.
Get your kids involved in choosing which toppings to prepare and show them how to prepare them. Younger kids can help build their own tacos. Trust me, they’ll love it!
Caution:Any time a child is in the kitchen, they will require close supervision. Munchkin Helpers suggestions should be applied with common sense to your own child, taking their own capabilities into account. Do not assume that because it says here that your child can do something, that they can, in fact do it. Please use common sense when in the kitchen with your child(ren).
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