Veggie of the week- Grilled Asparagus

    When the sun is out, our family craves some grilled food!!  This past weekend, my husband ran into the grocery and grabbed a few items that were healthy and some not so healthy!  I try not to let him go to the grocery very often because he will come home with $10 healthy foods and $50 foods that should go in the trash.  Do any of you have this same difficulty---living with someone who is kind enough to shop for you, but brings home tempting items????
     The healthy $10 food that he came home with was the fresh asparagus and fresh chicken breast.  Way to go honey!!
      During nice weather, we love to grill out two times a week or more!  One of our favorite vegetables to grill is ASPARAGUS!  We love the taste and the crunchiness of this veggie.  It is very low carbohydrate and is full of flavor.  My kids call it the "tall tree veggie" and they love that it makes their pee smell funny (if you have never noticed this, take a whiff 1-2 hours after you eat these yummy stalks, and you will know what I am talking about).  When my littlest was still in diapers, I went into his room the next morning and was knocked out by the smell coming from his diaper.  OK...enough about smelly pee. hee hee!!
      We drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  For lower sodium, we suggest that you add garlic powder, minced or fresh garlic!  We place them directly on the grill but they can also be placed in aluminum foil.  5-10 min., and they are done!!

drizzle or spray with olive oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper

directly placed on the grill for 5-10 min.

3 oz. grilled chicken, 5-8 stalks of asparagus and 3/4 potato salad (this was the horribly unhealthy salad from the grocery deli that my kids and husband love) =Approx. 45 grams of carbohydrates.  This was a higher fat meal, due to the potato salad. I will be having a green salad with this meal next time :-)

This is one of many veggies that we like on the grill---What is your favorite one???