NUTRITION:

  • Is your appetite low? Are you too tired to make a meal? Then you may need to increase your calorie intake if you notice you don’t want to risk losing too much weight, too fast. If weight loss does occur unintentionally and quickly then it may add to your fatigue.
  • This doesn’t mean you have to increase your calories with only desserts and treats! In fact, these choices don’t provide you with many nutrients. You want choices that can nourish your body like adding a drizzle of olive oil on your soup, sprinkling cheese on your salad or adding natural peanut butter to your oatmeal. Make every bite count.
  • Cook in parchment paper: Cooking in parchment paper is very easy and reduces the amount of dirty dishes you need to clean afterwards.​ You can even line your frying pan with a piece of parchment and cook directly on top. It acts as a non-stick barrier so you won’t need to cook with much oil and it makes clean-up much easier. ​

Greek Strata

Author: ELLICSR Kitchen

6 Servings    10 minutes prep, total time 45 minutes  Cost: $2.16 per serving

INGREDIENTS :

  • 4 slices Whole grain bread, torn
  • 8 each Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Skim milk
  • 2 tsp Oregano, dried
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 cup Zucchini, grated and squeezed
  • 3/4 tsp Red onion, sliced
  • 1/4 cup Kalamata olives, sliced
  • 2 cups Spinach
  • 1  each Tomato, sliced
  • 3 tbsp Feta cheese

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). While oven is preheating, toast bread.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, oregano and black pepper.
  3. Add zucchini, red onion, olives, spinach and toasted bread and mix.
  4. Pour into 9 in. x 9 in. glass baking dish and let sit for 5 minutes.
  5. Layer sliced tomatoes on top and sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese.
  6. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the center is set.