Creamy Bean Enchiladas

These enchiladas are cheap and easy to make. You'll love the addition of the cream cheese and the creamy flavor it gives the dish.

WIC Items:
2 cans of pinto beans (or four cups of cooked pinto beans from a bag of dried beans)
Tortillas
Colby-Jack cheese, or your favorite cheese

Non-Wic Items:
One block of cream cheese
1 c. Salsa

On Medium heat, mix the cream cheese and salsa thoroughly. Simmer for a minute. Drain the cans of beans. Add them to the salsa and cream cheese mixture and allow them to heat through. Spoon the mixture into tortillas, and place them into a large baking pan. You'll probably get around six to eight enchiladas. Cover the enchiladas with as much cheese as you'd like. Cover the entire baking pan with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Fruit Soda Pop

Ok, ok. I know you're thinking that I said that this blog was supposed to be for healthy foods. The words soda and pop don't necessarily conjure up images of healthful eating, so try to think of this as a treat. I don't drink pop. Well, I shouldn't say that. I try to limit my pop consumption greatly. I have a pop maybe every month or so. I'm pregnant, though, and sometimes I really just crave a carbonated beverage. I found this alternative to work really well. The only problem is not drinking too much of it, because it is really high in calories! Again: it's a treat!

WIC food:
12 oz juice concentrate in your favorite flavor, thawed (These are on checks for pregnant and breastfeeding women only, from what I understand.)

Non-WIC food:
1 liter of club soda

Mix the two ingredients in a pitcher, stir and serve over ice. I think the drink is delicious with grape concentrate. If you don't have concentrate on hand, in a pinch you can just add a splash of club soda to a glass of juice and get a similar effect.