Celebrating nature’s bounty and the season of giving thanks with a whole-foods, nutrient-dense RESTART friendly meal. Fourteen plant foods and a delicious bacon-wrapped turkey breast support your long-term strategy to make smart nutritional choices. Choosing to eat consciously, and enjoying it thoroughly.
Roasted pork tenderloin makes a nutritious, delicious anchor dinner that can be re-invented multiple ways.
Pork loin is a rich source of vitamins B1, B3, B6, minerals zinc, selenium, phosophorus, and potassium.
Pasture-raised pork is more nutritious than conventional pork, lower in saturated fat and higher in protein, vitamins B1, B2, zinc, copper and iron.
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary and Garlic
I generally roast this classic tenderloin with seasonal vegetables. It also pairs nicely with nutrient-dense mashed potatoes:
Mustard Crusted Pork with Carrots and Lentils – Epicurious
I use oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs in this recipe. The lentils bring in fiber, a critical nutrient
Roast Pork Loin with Shiitake and Leeks – Epicurious
Shiitake mushrooms and leeks are among the most nutrient-dense foods, making a powerful combination in this dish.
Sheet Pan Asian Pork Tenderloin and Green Beans – Six Sisters Stuff
Re-Inventing into a 2nd Meal
What is your favorite pork tenderloin recipe?
Meatloaf is one of my favorite dinners during the cooler months. One of the main reasons is because you can get two (or more) meals of out meatloaf. Here are ideas to repurpose your meatloaf into another meal.
Meatloaf Spaghetti | The Spruce Eats
Meatloaf Quesadillas | Cook’n with Mrs. G
Shepherd’s Pie | The Spruce Eats
Meatloaf Quiche | The Kitchen Magpie
More ideas for Leftover Meatloaf
8 Things You Never Thought to Make with Meatloaf
Left Meatloaf: 10 Winning Ideas
Granted it’s not oatmeal but what else to call it? Creamy and satisfying, nutrient-dense and RESTART friendly, this paleo cereal made itself a permanent part of my breakfast rotation. Add “cake-inspired” toppings for visual delight, gratifying contrast of texture and increased nutrient-density.
What other combinations could you try? Isn’t it a whole new spin on breakfast?!
Three reasons to love meatloafs. They are nutrient-dense, money smart and you can get two (or more) meals from them.
Sustainably-sourced meat is rich in nutrients. Increase the nutrient density of your meatloaf by:
“Red meat is an excellent source of both macro and trace minerals, particularly zinc and magnesium. In meats, these minerals exist in a form that is much easier for the body to break down and utilize than the minerals in grains and legumes. Red meats are rick in vitamin B12, so important for a healthy nervous system and blood, and in carnitine, which is essential for healthy functioning of the heart. Beef and lamb fat contain fat-soluble vitamins and small amounts of essential fatty acids, especially if these animals have bene allowed to graze on green grass. These fat-soluble acids are what your body needs to utilize the minerals in all foods. Lamb and beef fat are rich in linoleic acid, which has strong anticancer effects; both lamb and beef fat contain palmitoleic acid, which protects us from viruses and other pathogens.” — Sally Fallon, Nourishing Traditions
By adding beans, vegetables, or grains you can “stretches” one pound of ground beef twice as far. This makes sustainably-source meat more economical. Think of meat as a condiment rather than king of the plate.
Meatloaf is also time smart because you can bake at the same time with roasted vegetables. Just drizzle with olive oil mixed with minced garlic.
The most delicious, nutritious option is to use different color veggies.
Or serve it with sweet potato puree or nutrient-rich mashed potatoes mashed with other root vegetables
Or add “mix ins” to your mashed potatoes
Get additional meals with either the roasted vegetables (like grain bowls) or with the mashed potatoes (Shepherd’s Pie)
Make two and freeze one for another day. Defrost before putting in the oven
Double recipe to repurpose into another meal later in the week:
You can use ground beef, bison, lamb, pork or turkey for these recipes.
Turkey Meatloaf with Apricots- Color My Food
Buffalo Meatloaf with Mushrooms – Epicurious
Mexican Meatloaf with Black Beans – The Spruce Eats
Quinoa Meatloaf – The Abundant Kitchen
✅ Make a double recipe: one for Sunday dinner and to repurpose into another meal later in the week
✅ Alternate Sunday dinner with either pork tenderloin or meatballs
🌟 12 nutrient dense recipes for Sunday dinners: 4 meatloaf + 4 pork tenderloin + 4 meatballs
Granted it’s not oatmeal but what else to call it? Creamy and satisfying, nutrient-dense and RESTART friendly, this paleo cereal made itself a permanent part of my breakfast rotation. Add “cake-inspired” toppings for visual delight, gratifying contrast of texture and increased nutrient-density.
What other combinations could you try? Isn’t it a whole new spin on breakfast?!