Cinco de Mayo - The Healthy Way

Source Healthcare Staffing is going to focus on the "Healthcare" in Source Healthcare Staffing this month. This is how we are going to make May better than April.

The first installment? Cinco de Mayo, the healthy way.

The secret ingredient to 'healthify' all your Cinco de Mayo food? Avocados. Avocados are a superfood, as we've said before, and absolutely delicious.  I put them on almost everything.

So without furth ado, here's a list of ideas and recipes for food to make to keep your holiday fun without ruining your health (any more than a dozen margaritas would anyways).

Tacos
Tacos are one of my favorite foods, and can easily be made healthy while remaining tasty! Another perk: If you're having a fiesta, you can leave ingredients out and let your guests make them for themselves! This easily cuts your prep time in half.

Disclaimer: I strongly dislike corn tortillas, so if you do too, try some wheat ones!

 

Your taco meal - left to right:

• Sour cream (use in moderation)
• Salsa
• Sliced Olives
• Shredded Carrot
• 2 Avocados (mashed with lemon, salt, and pepper to taste)
• Diced tomato (optional)
• Red peppers (Optional)
• Shredded Lettuce
• Black beans (not pictured, but I do love the black beans!)
• Taco Meat
• 1lb Ground Turkey
• 1 taco seasoning packet

You can also substitute the taco meat with grilled fish cooked with lemon and pepper (tilapia, mahi mahi, cod - the choice is yours)

 

Salsa

• 1 white onion
• 10 green onions
• 1/2 red onion
• 5 ripe tomatoes
• Handful of cilantro
• Jalapenos (to taste - this is your spice!)
• 1 squeezed lemon/lime

Throw all of these ingredients into a blender and enjoy!

 

Guacamole

Guacamole is one of my favorite foods.  It goes well on all Mexican foods, Pizza, Bagels, Toast, you name it!

Ingredients:

• Avocados (I use about 1 per person)
• 1 squeezed lemon/lime
• 1/2 tsp. Garlic (minced)
• Salt (to taste)
• Pepper (to taste)
• Salsa (Recipe above: optional)

Margarita
No Cinco de Mayo would be complete without a good margarita.

A pure margarita is pretty skinny, but also pretty sour.  If you can't handle the sour, add a little bit of simple syrup to sweeten!  The proportions of the ingredients are 3-2-1, so keep that ratio and you'll be good to go!

• Ice
• 1 1/2 ounces of 100 percent agave blanco tequila (I use Espolón or Herradura)
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce Cointreau

Enjoy your Cinco de Mayo the healthy way, and let us know if you have any other ideas for a healthy fiesta in the comments!