Yesterday, I told you all about my personal veggie challenge and day 2 went fantastically well! I had leftovers from last night for lunch which gave me 2 veggie servings, and then dinner tonight gave me a whopping 3 servings!
Before I get to dinner, I want to share my (if i say so myself) great calorie burn from Jazzercise:
Total Time: 63 minutes
Total Calories: 653
Max HR: 187
Avg HR: 156
My Jazzercise teacher came up to me after class and said “you’re doing GREAT girl! Keep it up!” which made me feel FANTASTIC!!!!
There is a noted change in the general food choices in our house. Never in a million years did I think that Adam and I would choose baked tofu with vegetables over an organic grass-fed beef roast. But, that’s exactly what happened today! We both wanted tofu, rice, and veggies over meat.
Normally, I make the classic Gliding Calm tofu for dinner, but I came across a recipe on the Weight Watchers boards (Thanks BEMILYH!!!!) that inspired me. I combined the classic recipe with this citrus-based recipe from WW and ended up with an AMAZING combo!
In order to get my veggie servings, I sauteed together 1 medium zucchini, 1 c. mushrooms, 1/2 c. water chestnuts, scallions and shallots, then stirred in some cooked brown rice, garlic powder and a touch of ginger. Then I made the tofu:
Just look at that... how could it be bad?
Orange-glazed Spicy Baked Tofu
Ingredients
1 block extra firm tofu, cut into cubes and blotted dry
juice of 2 small oranges
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. dark sesame oil
1 packet Splenda (or sugar)
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. sriracha
Directions
Mix all ingredients except tofu together in a small bowl. Pour the marinade over the cubed tofu, and then pre-heat the oven to 425. Allow the tofu to marinate while the oven heats. Pour the tofu into a glass baking dish, and bake about 20 minutes until one side is lightly browned. Stir once and continue baking until the other side is lightly brown. Serve and enjoy!
I lightly toasted some sliced almonds in the microwave and sprinkled them on top of our helpings, and they were a perfect addition! The tofu was lightly sweet, lightly spicy, and quite delicious. I’d highly recommend adding the orange juice to any baked tofu marinade, and I’ll probably continue doing that each time I make it!
Giveaway alerts!
- Heather at Heather Eats Almond Butter is giving away some coconut themed foods!
- Tina at Carrots ‘N Cake is having a spa-themed giveaway here as is my friend Jenn at Eating Bender!
I’m going to dig into a Veggie Girl-supplied buckeye and some strawberries and call it a night.
xoxo,
After allthe beef I’ve had the last few days tofu sounds great! Great job with your jazzercise class. I don’t know if I could do an hour of it!
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what a FUN class, you GO girl haha! I totally agree on the “weird” foods that I love now..veggie burgers, flax..who am i??!
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Way to go on your veggie challenge. I don’t know that I would have chosed the tofu over the beef, only because I rarely get to have beef. Mmmm, cow
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Quick question…how much can you taste the mustard in this recipe? I am not a fan of mustard but I know sometimes it adds a flavor you can taste and sometimes one that is just more of an accent. THoughts? This recipe looks so amazing otherwise
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Great job on the Jazzercise! How great that you’re being noticed for being great!
Your tofu looks great and I havent even ever had tofu.
Have a great Wednesday!
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Ohhh that looks delish! BSI is…..well you’ll have to come on over and see
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good work on making a yummy dinner and incorporating so many veggies!
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Hooray for Jazzercise going well, and for a great meal!!
And YES!! Enjoy those buckeyes
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yum, that tofu sounds great!
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Looks yummy. I love that Tofu is a cheap alternative to a meat dish too.
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I bet the orange juice totally made that dish! I’ll have to remember that for future marinades.
My husband would totally choose the beef roast – no tofu for him…yet. I’m working on getting him to try tempeh. Wish me luck.
Way to get in the veggies and rock the Jazzercise class! Oh, and thanks for the link love.
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this reminds me i need to pick up some tofu.
looks delicious as usual!
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Great class and great meal!!!
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Hurray for the veggie challenge! That tofu dish looks supa tasty
You’re inspiring me to keep working toward that goal of getting Bobby to choose tofu over beef!
Thanks for the shout out, mi amiga!
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You are totally rocking the Jazzercise! Good for you. I went to a few classes with a friend of mine a couple of years ago, and thought it was a great but FUN way to get in a workout. Now, there isn’t one close by.
I’m loving tofu these days, and learning what to do with it. This recipe looks perfect!
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