Roasted Broccoli

Eating clean has always been a challenge for me.  I have a long, complicated relationship with food.   I have dieted, binged, starved, not cared, cared deeply, lost weight and gained it over and over again.  I love food.  I like to eat delicious things!

Lately, I have been trying very hard to stay on an Eat Clean path, but I will be the first to admit that it is not easy to do.  A big part of this is that I get so bored.  When I get bored, I graze.  When I graze, I lose all focus and determination.

So my new strategy is to take clean eating ingredients and make them as interesting while maintaining their "clean" quality. 

Clean & cut Broccoli

I saw a posting for Roasted Broccoli online somewhere and thought....hmmm.....I've got to try this one.

So, I start with a clean head of broccoli, cut the florets off.  I find the smaller I cut them, the quicker they become tender in the oven. 



Then toss the broccoli florets together with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and spread them on a cookie sheet. sprayed with a non-stick spray.  I use Pam.  Then I sprinkle Epicure Sesame Crunch Topper.  But you could use whatever spice you wanted. 

You can use whatever spice you want

I have pre-set my oven to Broil, pop them in the oven and just keep an eye on them.  It depends how big you cut your broccoli as to how long it will take.  This batch took maybe 5 minutes.  Just keep an eye on it and when it starts to get a little brown around the edges, it is usually done.

Sometimes I like to sprinkle some cheese on top.




This is my newest favourite treat.

~YUMMY!!!!~