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Crockpot Salsa Chicken Tostadas
My favorite food group is salsa. Hands down. It’s my favorite condiment. My favorite dip. I eat it on eggs. On top of a turkey burger. And I use it as a marinade. And taco Tuesday is one of my favorite days of the week because of salsa. This is one of my favorite creations. Easy. Simplified. Clean. And crockpot friendly. Perfect for a quick, healthy meal, and to satisfy those taco cravings! Enjoy! Ingredients: 3-4 medium/large chicken breasts 1.5-2 cups organic/all natural salsa (I use Organic Jack’s from Costco) 1/2 medium onion, sliced For the Tostadas: Corn tortillas (4-8) Cooking spray Directions: In a medium crockpot sprayed with…
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Enchilada Zucchini Boats
When you’re trying to eat healthy but you only want tacos and enchiladas. What do you do? You whip up a clean enchilada mix. Shove it into some scraped out zucchini top it with a little cheese, bake it, and enjoy! My husband gave me the eyebrow- you know, the one that The Rock used to dish out during those old school wrestling days? So I cautiously set his plate down hoping for the best. And he ate two boats. Proud moment right there! These turned out so yummy! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 3 medium zucchini or yellow squash, halved and seeds scraped out (save the insides…
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Sautéed Kale and Tempeh Salad
We challenge ourselves to do a meatless Monday in this house because it gets us out of our grilled chicken and ground turkey comfort zone. Sometimes I get that “look” from my husband. The look where I put his plate in front of him and he looks at me with that head cocked suspicious puppy look- like “what are you trying to get me to eat”? Well. For a man who grew up his whole life hunting and eating wild game, I’m pretty impressed when he tries what I make, even if it goes against his caveman ways! Kale and tempeh sautée was one that I didn’t expect him to…
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Call Me a Quitter… Why I Quit my Bikini Competition.
Today is one week out. What does that even mean? It was about 3 years ago that I really got into working out, going to the gym, and making a choice to take better care of my body. I wasn’t getting any younger and it was starting to show. I started sharing my journey on Instagram and I was a total newbie to everything. Hashtags… Geesh. What’s up with all these hashtags? I remember following a girl who was a fitness competitor and seeing these #6weeksout #4weeksout hashtags… come to find out it meant weeks away from their show date- the date they’re competing. I was intrigued. Cardio vs.…
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Mediterranean Chicken Flatbread Pizza
If your “diet” or meal plan doesn’t call allow for pizza, you’re doing it wrong. When I start a new fitness program, when we meal prep, when we do a lot of what we do, it involves pizza. And if it can’t- well, that doesn’t make for a happy mommy! Tonight, this momma is studying and I needed an easy dinner that would fill me up. I whipped this up in minutes and baked it for 13 and voila! Daddy took the three crazy kids to the mall playground to burn some energy and scream somewhere else and this momma cracked open an ice cold La Croix, and ate…
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Baked Fajita Taco Tuesday
Every Tuesday needs tacos. Today I needed tacos. Baked fajita tacos. No guilt. Enough flavor to last me until next Tuesday! We made a big batch. Homemade taco seasoning too. And we found some yummy Flat Out multigrain wraps at Costco that are only 90 calories, 18 g carbs, and 9 g protein! They made perfect soft tacos! Enjoy and feel free to share! Easy Fajita Tacos Ingredients: 5-6 medium/large chicken breasts 2 red peppers, sliced 2 green peppers, sliced 1/2 onion, sliced (optional) For the Taco Seasoning: 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp sea salt Mix…
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Lentil Stew (Crockpot)
No meat Friday! Lenten season for us. That means no chicken, beef, pork, turkey, etc. Fish is fine. But a husband who isn’t a big fan of seafood, my options can get pretty limited. I’ve been playing around with lentil recipes and this is my new favorite! Husband approved too! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils 4 c organic vegetable broth 3 celery ribs, diced 1.5 c diced carrots 1/4 c chopped yellow onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 tsp sea salt 2 tsp oregano 1 bay leaf Black pepper to taste 4 tbsp low fat Greek yogurt (optional) Directions: In a medium crockpot (sprayed with…
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Shakeology
I don’t know about you, but the week of Valentine’s Day isn’t an easy one if you’re trying to reach your fitness goals. Chocolate everywhere. Jumbo sized chocolate kisses. Boxes upon boxes of chocolates. Chocolate covered chocolate. My head says yes but my skinny jeans say no. So I had to make my own chocolate covered strawberry Shakeology today to combat the candy and cravings surrounding me all week! This turned out just heavenly! I am in LOVE! I hope you enjoy as much as I did! Ingredients: 1/2 scoop Chocolate Shakeology 1/2 scoop Strawberry Shakeology 4 medium strawberries, rinsed and stems cut off 1 cup vanilla unsweetened almond…
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Fat Tuesday Jambalaya
The old bartending days. Down in Soulard. Oooh I loved working Mardi Gras! Tons of people. Lots of tips. Delicious food. You could count on me scarfing down several bowls of jambalaya during a 12 hour shift! So tonight being Fat Tuesday, I wanted to recreate the Mardi Gras taste of jambalaya I remembered but with a little bit healthier kick. We used our jalapeño cheddar elk sausage but you can use a ground turkey, a lean ground sausage, or chicken and it would be just as yummy. I hope you enjoy! Laissez les bon temps roulez! Ingredients: 1 lbs lean sausage or turkey (we used elk) 3…
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BBQ Turkey Sliders
Burgers. Burger love. Oh yeah… One of my favorite cheat meals is a juicy burger. So we opted for a healthier slider recipe for SuperBowl Sunday right here! Ground turkey. Organic BBQ sauce. Topped with romaine and sliced avocado. These are a kid favorite too! Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground turkey 3 tbsp organic honey BBQ sauce 1/4 cup ground flaxseed Sea salt and black pepper to taste Our Fav Toppings: Cheese Avocado Dijon Mustard Romaine Lettuce Roma Tomatoes Directions: In a large bowl, combine turkey, BBQ sauce, flaxseed, salt and pepper (I mix it with my hands!). Shape into 8 small burger patties. Indent each one with…
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