I love roasted vegetables

I love roasted vegetables. This week I roasted potatoes, zucchini, and squash with cajun seasoning (duh). So good and so flavorful!

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Oh Tony!

Completely delicious!

Menu Plan Monday

This is another healthy eating week for us. I'm so lucky to have a husband who is willing to try new things! Here's our menu:

Saturday - Snack and movie night. Ok so eating wasn't great.

Sunday - Homemade pizza - thin crust with green bell peppers and onions

Monday - Skillet bbq chicken and roasted vegetables

Tuesday - Turkey Nachos

Wednesday - Baked Chicken, Brown rice, green beans

Thursday - Large dinner salads Friday - Undecided. Maybe dinner and a movies to see The Hobbit!

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Cajun Wannabe

 

I'm really a lightweight but over the past couple of years I have fell in love with Cajun seasoning.  And Tony's is my favorite.  I'm convinced I should have been born in Louisiana.  I love it.  I should have been Cajun.

Hubs and I went on a cruise recently and the first night at dinner we were seated with three friends...within about 2 seconds of them speaking I knew where they were from and I wanted to go home with them!  Our "Cajun friends" were so nice and hysterical.  We saw them all over the ship.  I felt legit on the first night when one of them ordered fish and said it needed some "tonays" and I knew what she was talking about!  

I put Tony's on a lot of things but my favorite things are chicken breasts and squash. 

Sometimes I do squash by itself and sometimes I add zucchini and onions.  A zesty way to eat my veggies!

Pretty squash!

That might be a bit much....nah!

Beautiful!

Manic Monday

Today was crazy busy.  I have been in charge of coordinating the holiday activities at work and that means making cider everyday and setting out treats brought by coworkers.  I'm proud to say that I stayed away from the cider and sweet potato bread!

I ate really well and on my plan today.  And, while I was really hungry by dinnertime, I basically stayed satisfied all day!

 Breakfast
3 Egg Whites with Black Pepper, 2 Slices Sara Lee's 45 calorie Whole Wheat toast with lite butter, cinnamon, and a packet of Truvia

 Lunch

I had a small baked potato (but forgot the pic) and a 

Salad with lettuce, tomato, onions, and two slices turkey with light ranch dressing

Dinner

Taco Pasta

And for dessert?

Stats homework!  YAY!  It's sure to kill a few calories....when I throw the book against the wall.

Monday Menu Plan

It's healthy and clean eating this week! It is so much easier to plan healthy when Hubs is on board with it too. I'm lucky that he loves to try new things. Here is our menu plan!

Saturday - Hamburgers with the in-laws for the SEC Championship game. ROLL TIDE!

Sunday - Turkey Sloppy Joes with baked home fries

Monday - Taco Pasta

Tuesday - Cajun Chicken Breast, Sauteed Squash, Green Beans, and Roasted Potatoes

Wednesday - Taco Salad

Thursday - BBQ Chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese

Friday - Movie Night with Hubs and K.  Favorite movie and foods!

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Trying Turkey

We bought ground turkey at Sam's this weekend. I was excited at how many meals I could make with it. One thing I love about using ground turkey is how little grease there is after scrambling it up. I don't feel so guilty having a comfort food like sloppy joes!



I love olive oil spray!!



Two of my favorite spices.  I'm boring.  A dish with my absolute flavor spice will come later this week.



Two 2.5lb packs of ground turkey was only $11 at Sam's!  Not bad at all!



I cheated and used a can sauce.  It was yummy!



I added some baked home fries and dinner was served!  I do feel a little guilty about not having any green!



A Different Frame of Mind

I have never been so inspired before.  Over the past 6 months, I have lost about 15lbs but I have a long way to go!  I have incorporated my weight loss blog and my recipe blog all here in my everyday blog.  I have too many blogs.  Through blogging and keeping a record of my food, I am working toward true success this time.  Ultimate goal - reach my weight loss goal and have my diagnosis of diabetes removed.  Here goes nothing!

I went to Sam's Club on Friday to stock up.  It was so different to change my frame of mind to healthy and filling foods instead of convenience foods.  I bought ground turkey, chicken breasts, lettuce, green bell peppers, eggs, milk, whole grain bread, and more.  Instead of making my normal menu plan for the week, I have a variety of meals to choose from.  It is a great feeling to open my fridge and pantry and see it stocked with vegetables and whole grains.

I have found several blogs that have provided a lot of inspiration and food ideas.  Definitely check out Undressed Skeleton for some amazing recipes.  I already have several items on my list to make!  My other new favorite site is Peanut Butter Fingers.  I plan on making one of her overnight oats recipes soon!!