A week in FOOD

OK, seriously, when you are trying to eat healthy the fridge is FULL! Mine stays jammed packed all the time with

I go EVERYWHERE with ziploc baggies in hand. I always bring some sort of fruit and veggies with me if we are going somewhere that I am not sure what will be available to eat.
This was a yummy Spinach fruit salad I had this week.

-2 cups of fresh spinach

-1/2 cup fresh fruit (mine had strawberries, kiwi, grapes, apples, and oranges)

-2 tbsp feta

- 1 oz shredded chicken

-2 tbsp light raspberry walnut vinaigrette

YUMMY!!!

~ Less than 200 calories:)

Chicken and Pepper Pile ups!!

-1 whole wheat pita (cut in half...to make two crusts)

- 2 0z or 1/2 breast, cooked chicken breast, chopped

-1/4 red bell pepper, chopped

-1/4 cup black beans

-1 tbsp sun dried tomato hummus

-1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

-1 tbsp salsa

-Cut pita in half and lay in baking sheet.

-Spread hummus evenly over each pita

-Mix, chicken, black beans, and red pepper together and divide evenly over humms

-Top both with cheese

-Bake at 375 for 10 mins until cheese is melted.

-Salsa on top and enjoy!

~ 190 calories each/ or 380 for both. (I had plenty of calories this day so I had both and they were so good and filling!)

Zucchini Chicken Casserole

-3 large zucchini, sliced

-2 cooked chicken breasts, roughly chopped

-1/2 cup bisquick (I use the heart healthy kind)

-1 can cream of chicken soup

-2-3 tbsp milk

-1 egg

1/4 + 2tbsp of grated parmesan cheese

-1/4 cup parsley

-greek seasoning

-salt and pepper to taste

-Layer zucchini on bottom of 13 x 9 making dish. Season with greek seasoning (or your fav seasoning!)

-Add chicken evenly over zucchini.

-Mix the rest of the ingredients together (except the 2 tbsp of parmesan) and spread over top trying to cover the entire surface.

-Sprinkle remaining parmesan on top.

-Bake at 350 for 25 mins until bubbly.

***We thought (and even Matt) this was DELICIOUS. And the best part is it was ~ 1100 calories for the WHOLE pan! I divided into 8 portions making it 138 calories/serving. (I was glad to eat a little extra right out of the dish when I was done with my dinner.)

--Make sure to calculate your calories with your own ingredients!!!

Bananna Whey Shake

-1 small frozen banana (I peel bananas and throw in ziploc and put in freezer)

-1 tsp peanut butter

-1/2 cup almond milk

-1/4 cup water

-1/2 scoop of chocolate whey protein powder (mine is 140 calories per scoop, so 70 calories for 1/2 sccop)

-3-4 ice cubes

-pinch of flax seed

Throw all in blender and mix until creamy and smooth. This is what I eat for breakfast 3-4 days a week

~ 200 calories

**When I make this for the hubby I use 2 tbsp peanut butter, 1 whole scoop of protein powder, and a drizzle of carmel sauce.

---Can you guess what this is???
I put fresh grape tomatoes, baby carrots, and baby spinach in the food processor and then added it to my spaghetti sauce!! No one even noticed:)

And what is different about this dinner??? :) Sometimes, I like to be a little creative in my dinners. I couldn't afford the calories of pasta this night but I didn't want to miss out on one of my favorite meals. So I improvised and steamed some fresh broccoli and put the meat sauce on top. I have to say, it was very good! And I felt very satisfied.

Here's to another week of healthy eating!!!