Greens!!

If you were to put any of a dozen superfoods/high nutrient foods in front of me, I would need no invitation to dig in and clean my plate.  Many of the food items that are considered superfoods fall into the paleo diet & are delicious.  I would happily dig in to a plate of berries, some salmon, a sweet potato, some nuts or an avocado *drool*

However, I am not the type of person that actively seeks out greens to eat.  Greens are one of those things that I kind of have to mask with other flavors in order to eat sufficient quantities.  It's not that I dislike greens, they just don't particularly thrill me.  In order to get my greens, I usually blend kale, spinach, arugula, etc. into my green smoothies (where they are masked by the taste of berries & spices) or I mix them into my breakfast.  The hubby isn't big on green smoothies so mixing greens into our breakfast is a safer bet if I want to ensure that hubby is eating his green superfoods.

YUM:

This is essentially the same fitmencook omelette cup recipe (http://fitmencook.com/post/33087085923/meal-prep-tip-if-youre-like-me-and-often-rushing) from last week's posts but I used a loaf pan instead of the cupcake pan.  If you use the loaf pan its easier to just toss in ingredients without putting them into a dozen little slots but you will need to leave the loaf in the oven longer to ensure that it cooks through.  I made this particular batch as follows:

• Line the bottom of the pan with bacon & put in the oven at 400 for 7 minutes.  This step is optional but my diet allows for bacon...so why would I leave it out?!
• Throw in leeks, kale & spinach (or whatever greens you want) on top of the bacon and put in the oven for a few minutes.  Essentially this wilts everything and brings out the aromas and flavors.  You don't have to just toss in greens- you can use peppers, onion, or whatever you like.
• Finally, fill the pan about 2/3 of the way with a pre-mixed egg & egg white mixture.  If you overfill, it will never finish cooking and it might spill out over the top! So don't fill the pan up all the way. (I didn't make enough egg/egg white mixture and you can see where there is a lonely unblended egg white on top of the loaf lol You will have to adjust the timing depending on the size of the pan you are using.  I used smaller loaf pans and it took about 20 minutes to cook all the way through. Poking the center is a good way to find out if it's ready.