Zucchini de la Reyes

I made a new Fuhrman style dish tonight.  I have eaten outside the diet (meat, dairy, anything processed) about four times now, but I am still loosing weight slowly.  I have never lost weight quickly in my life, so I really didn't expect to.  If I loose 2 lbs a week thats really good for me.   I fully inderstand that plant foods are the healthiest and most nutritious, and I like his books, BUT... I need to chew and enjoy my food.  I can't live this 'deprived' (remember I am addicted to all things that taste good: fat, salt, sugar and also caffeine) and not like what I am eating all day long.  So no mor epureed soups for me.  Blah.   It doesn't help me because  I go nuts and fall off the wagon.  But I did like this.

Zucchini de la Reyes

Chop 1 lb of mushrooms and put them in a 5 Qt pot with a spray of Pam (trademarked) on Medium-High heat
Add 1 lb frozen corn
2 cans of beans, rinsed and drained (kidney or black)
3 cloves of garlic
32oz can of diced tomatoes
4oz can of tomato sauce
1 Tbsp balsamic vinager
1/2 to one bunch of green onions chopped
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 to 1 tsp ground red pepper to taste
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
4 (cucumber sized) zucchini peeled and chopped

If you add things in this order, you can throw them in as you go.  The mushrooms need to soften, but the zucchini only needs to comeup to temperature.  You could leave the peel on and cook longer, as you wish.  You may break the acidity with a tsp or two of honey, but I think Dr. Fuhrman would prefer you didn't.  :)  You could certainly add salt and meat to this.  I'm thinking sausage would be fabulous, but again, not what I'm going for, here.

I served it with frozen burritos which I microwaved for my husband and son.  My little boy got some plain corn, too.  I put out whole grain, no-fat tortillas, hommus and Toffutti Better Than Sour Cream to go with it.  I ate some in a wrap, but the rest as a bowl of veggie stew.  It would also be good over a plate of salad greens with crunchy tortillas.