Hippie Chow ! ....what?!?! That's right I said it Hippie Chow!

If you ever want a giant boost in how your feeling. Or if you ever want a meal that you know just by looking at it that it is good for you.....try Hippie Chow. This amazing recipe comes from one my favorite food blogs Bread and Honey. You first start by getting all your vegetables together.

You will need

A bunch of Kale

2 zucchini

2 yellow squash

2 beets

3 carrots

2 red potatoes

onion

garlic

You will want to chop everything up besides the kale, onion, and garlic then put it on a baking tray like you see below and drizzle some olive oil and salt and pepper on top of it. Then roast your vegetables at 400 degrees for about 20-25 minutes.

While your vegetables are roasting you will want to prepare the quinoa. I usually make it in my rice cooker. But you can cook it on your stove top by putting 1 cup of quinoa per 2 cups of water.

Then you will want to cook the onions and garlic until they are fragrant and translucent. Then take your kale and separate it from the stem that runs up the middle of each piece of kale. Rinse your kale then add it to the onions and garlic. Put 1/4 cup of water in the pan then put a cover on the pan and steam the kale through.

Then you should assemble your masterpiece! Put about 1 cup of quinoa on your plate. Then some of your roasted veggies and then the kale/onion/garlic mixture. I also grill some chicken and slice it up and put it on top too.

I cant tell you the calories that are in this dinner -- well I could, but why waste the time. I can tell you all the glorious nutrients and benefits you will get by making this for dinner one night.

Kale = referred to as a nutritional powerhouse, lots of calcium, iron, it also has 7 times the amount of beta carotene as broccoli

Carrots = mass amount of beta caraotene

Zucchini = This food is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Thiamin, Niacin and Pantothenic Acid, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper and Manganese.

Squash = fiber, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C

Beets = folate, magnesium, potassium

Chicken = good lean protein

Quinoa = good dietary fiber, 12-18% protein, and iron!

How can you deny yourself this great nutritional meal ???