If your kid is like mine, there is a lot of negotiation that goes on at the dinner table. Mainly on the topic of vegetables….especially GREEN vegetables. While I can coax my son to eat a few brussels sprouts, I have to find creative ways to integrate larger amounts of veggies into his food that he will eat with gusto. Cilantro Rice is one such creative method. The Bean loves rice. Rice and beans are his favorite foods – ones that he will ALWAYS eat – no ifs, ands or buts about it. So I have come up with clever ways to add large amounts of greens to the Bean’s rice. Enter The Magic Bullet… Blend up a cup of organic cilantro, 2 Tbsp water, 1 tsp lime juice and 1/2 tsp salt. Pour the mixture over cooked rice (I cooked my rice in bone broth). The Bean loves it. It seems that he doesn’t mind the TASTE of greens, just the texture…

Here’s a Real Food dinner recipe from the other night.
Cilantro Rice – as prepared above.
Coconut-fried chicken –
1 lb of boneless, skinless organic chicken thighs cut into inch-sized bites. Drench chicken in beaten egg and toss in a mixture of organic rice flour, sea salt and pepper. Fry in coconut oil.
Brussels Sprouts – Slice 2 lbs of brussels sprouts in halve and saute with a half cube of butter.

Dinner was a success and the Bean ate all of his food – getting a great does of detoxifying cilantro in the process!!