October features a lot of holidays.
This week, in fact, tomorrow – Tuesday, October 4, 2022, is a particularly stellar day.
As you can see from our graphic, courtesy of Chef Lola’s Kitchen website, this Tuesday we celebrate National Taco Day.
Taco Tuesday! Affordable weekly, fast, flavorful, easy-to-say for the kids, nutritious family eating out. Or done equally well at home.
Taco’s have culinary fans around the globe, for example, for more than 400,000 Norwegians, Taco Day is on Friday.
Tacos can become a healthy addition to anyone’s diet.
Starting with the Corn Tortilla (remember to pronounce the two ‘l’s like a “y.”) we add beans or any type of shredded or small pieces of meat.
If one doesn’t eat meat, the beans and corn combination ensure a complete protein.
When shopping, I look for the least processed, small, most whole grain tortilla brand in the store. At my house the tortillas are heated on a small comal, cast iron flat skillet, and served soft – NOT fried in the typical U-shape hard shell for which tacos are most known.
Then comes the fun of piling on mixed salad greens, and/or cabbage, onion, cilantro, tomatoes, optional little bit of cheese, avocado, squeeze of lime, salsa, etc..
Presto – the feel good for you taco shows up on the plate.
Caution…If eating soft tortilla tacos when eating out, watch out for how many tortillas make up the taco!
In Southern California, the Mexican fast food places and restaurants generally serve two tortillas as part of every taco.
I generally ask the server to tell the chef/cook only one tortilla per taco, please.
Another danger area when eating out…be careful of how many salty, fried tortilla chips and salsa you eat from the basket at beginning of the meal!
Those delicious, easy-to-reach finger foods addictively can hijack your taste buds!
All of a sudden you find yourself saying…”Another basket of chips, please.”
Bottom line of National Taco Day and weekly Taco Tuesdays is that their simplicity make us happy.
Wholesome, flavorful, easy-to-prepare, nutritious food. The stuff of which Life is made. WF!
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Zumba Gold® online easy dance fitness keeps us happy and fit. Classes happen on Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
As your schedule allows, join us for fun, easy-to-follow Latin rhythms. No dance experience needed!
Online classes have no location boundaries – you and your friends can live anywhere!
Register for classes through http://go.gymgo.com/truetomybody. I email the Zoom log-in code to all Gymgo members on class day. We laugh, dance and have a great time wondering what tech surprise is coming next. (Amazing that after two years those surprises still happen!)
Best Zumba® Gold rate is $6/per class for 8-class series = $48 prepaid.
Personal Training is on hiatus for a few months. E-mail me at wildfire1@truetomybody.com with questions!
This coming Friday will be our last Zumba class for a good few weeks. I’ll be having shoulder surgery on 10/12/22 and will need recovery time.
See you on my Return – Just in Time for the Holidays!
