Fish and Fiber!!

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This week’s “Made to Crave ACTION Plan” challenge was to #EatSmart by focusing on fish and fiber. In our week’s video, I was quite moved by Dr. Ski Chilton's reflection on John 6, the passage in which Jesus feeds 5,000 with...remember this…5 barley loaves and 2 fish.

Seriously?!?!

Barley loaves and fish!! Jesus fed the masses with barley loves and fish…the very omega-3 and fiber filled foods that we are learning can

• decrease inflammation
• prevent heart disease
• protect against diabetes
• slow the aging process
• reduce depression
• sustain satiation

How interesting to think that the bible supports healthy eating in yet another way! My mind was already blown with my previous reflections on the role food played in the Initial Fall, the Wandering Israelites, theTemptation of Christ, and the Final Revelation. Having further scriptural support of the Made to Crave ACTION plan....it's just incredible! What an unbelievable, miraculous God!

So about that fish and fiber! Here’s some foods I stocked up on while prepare for Dr. Chilton's "Fish/Fiber" challenge. There’s tons of omega-3 in the frozen salmon, canned salmon, and ahi tuna (prepared below!!!). I also bought some fiber-filled-funness. Check out the pumpkin flax cereal (5g of fiber per serving), slivered almonds (4g), sandwich skinnys (5g…AND only 100 calories per loaf!), fiber cereal bars (8g for the regular bars and 2g for the low cal version), and lentil soup (2g).

Now for the dinner pick! It was an omega-3 and fiber-filled supper, capitalizing on the asian’s flavors of tuna, sesame, brown rice, avocado, and asparagus. Here's the menu, recipe links, and a picture of the final presentation! 

• Black sesame-crusted ahi tuna with avocado wasabi sauce
• Fried rice with snow peas (substitute brown rice and snow peas; remove egg)
• Asparagus with a spicy asian sauce

I gotta tell ya, ladies. Cooking this meal really took me back. Some of you may not know, but I LOVE cooking. Much of my recent dependence on food stemmed from a true passion for cooking and consuming beautiful meals. In 2012, I actually completed a cooking project called the "Year of the Food Rainbow". Each month, I cooked a special 4-5 course meals focused on a single color! There was Floral White February, Jet Black July, Scarlet September, Navy November…and the list goes on!

Cooking this meal tonight…it brought back that joy! The fun of planning, prepping, and presenting a beautiful dish! The pleasure in watching others enjoy their supper and the fellowship fostered by sitting down and eating the meal around a shared table.

But this round...on this Made to Crave "Journey with Jesus"...there was an extra sense of peace. A tranquility that can only come from knowing the thrill of cooking, eating, and sharing food is NOT my primary purpose or pleasure. An assurance that these delights come FROM God but can never REPLACE God. A confidence that...when I keep these priorities aligned...all sources of earthly happiness can serve to glorify God and reflect His own eternal joy. 

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