Juice fast failure plus an awesome recipe

Current Weight Status -30lbs
So I ended my juice fast on Wednesday night.  I didn't even make through all of day 4.  I just snapped.  I felt so hungry.  I am very disappointed in myself.  I felt that I couldn't finish it and made up every excuse in the book and then used them all for my reason to stop.
 
I feel better about it today, but I was so mad at myself yesterday.
 
Oh well moving on....
 
I am trying to focus on eating more green and less carbs.  Being mainly vegetarian is a little difficult.  All of the things you would eat that are packed with protein are either loaded with carbs (Quinoa, rice, lentils) or fat (nuts, avocado).  I have found I have been eating too much of these the past few weeks so its time to cut back.

Quinoa, Black Bean and Corn Tacos

 

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes 

Yield: 6 - 12 servings

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 1/4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
1 (14.5) oz can diced tomatoes with green chilis, undrained
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 1/2 cups frozen corn
2 (15 oz) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
juice of 1 lime
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

Serve with:

corn or wheat tortillas
chopped lettuce
Monterey Jack, cheddar or cottage cheese
diced avocados
diced tomatoes
hot sauce

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large non-stick saucepan over medium high heat. Once hot, add onion and saute until golden and tender, about 3 minutes. Add in garlic and saute 30 seconds longer. Stir in broth, diced tomatoes, cooked quinoa, chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, coriander and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover saucepan with lid and simmer about 20 minutes, until mixture has thickened.

Stir in corn and black beans and simmer, uncovered 5 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix in lime juice and cilantro. Serve warm over tortillas with desired toppings.

These were delicious!  I used Trader Joe's reduced carb whole wheat toritilla's and also added some lite Mexican cheese and lite sour cream.  Even my mom liked it!  The original recipe said this made 6-8 servings, but I will definitely get about 12 tacos out of it.  It makes a ton!  Here is the original recipe: Quinoa, Black Bean and Corn Tacos 

 

Enjoy!