{"id":5245,"date":"2013-11-02T11:24:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T15:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2013-11-02T11:24:22","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T15:24:22","slug":"eat-this-lose-weight-righteous-ratatouille-gastronomical-gift-from-the-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/11\/eat-this-lose-weight-righteous-ratatouille-gastronomical-gift-from-the-gods.html","title":{"rendered":"Eat This: Lose Weight – Righteous Ratatouille, Gastronomical Gift from the Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dysfunctional<\/a>Righteous Ratatouille – A guilt-free gastronomical gift from the Gods.\u00a0 This is a great recipe for any and all and especially for bulk eaters.\u00a0 If you want to eat a lot, feel uber-full, make this and eat as much as you like!<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/em>
\n1 tablespoon olive oil
\n1 medium onion, finely
\nchopped
\n1 red pepper, chopped
\n1 yellow pepper, chopped
\n2 small eggplants, cubed (about 2 cups)
\n1 small zucchini, cubed (about 1 cup)
\n3 cloves garlic, diced
\n1 bay leaf
\n1\/2 teaspoon dried oregano
\n1 can, stewed tomatoes, Italian style
\nsalt to taste
\nfreshly ground black pepper
\n1\/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/strong><\/em>
\nHeat the oil in a 4-quart sauce pot over medium heat.
\nAdd the onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes or so.
\nAdd both the red and yellow pepper and saute for another couple of minutes.
\nToss in the eggplant cubes and cook a couple more minutes.
\nAdd the zucchini, garlic, bay leaf and oregano.
\nSeason with salt and pepper and continue to cook for a couple more minutes.
\nNow, add the tomatoes and simmer for 40 minutes, uncovered.
\nMake pasta.\u00a0 Try Brown Rice Pasta.\u00a0 Trick is to rinse it like mad after cooked, lest it gets too “heavy.”\u00a0 Otherwise, a fantastic alternative to whole wheat pasta!<\/p>\n

Mantra:<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhen eating fruits and vegetables, I have been known to say, with great enthusiasm and buckets of gratitude to the healthy whole food universe, “I can feel the vitamins and minerals rushing through my body!\u00a0 I feel energized, I feel healthy, I feel whole.”\u00a0 Or I ask people:\u00a0 I say, “Can you feel the vitamins and minerals rushing through your body?”\u00a0 Gives one pause for thought whereupon one can reflect, “What am I putting into my sacred vessel, my body?”<\/p>\n

So…repeat after me, or create your own mantra that fits you!
\n“I can feel the vitamins and minerals rushing through my body.\u00a0 I feel healthy, energized and wholly happy!”<\/p>\n

For more food mantras, healthy recipes and yards of happiness, join Our Lady of Weight Loss’s Club\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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