I loveeee vegetables!!
Dinner was a variety of steamed veggies and a sweet potato w/ tzatzki sauce.
Hit the spot.
Dinner: chicken sausage, steamed veggies, and a little bit of pasta.
480 calories.
My Favorite Way to Cook Spaghetti Squash
Ingredients:
(feel free tweak it to your liking or make less, i just prefer to cook large amounts for future meals)
- 2 spaghetti squash
- 3 zucchini
- 1/2 cup of mushrooms
- 2-3 light Queso Fresco & Chipotle Laughing Cow cheese wedges
- 2-3 light Garlic & Herbs Laughing Cow cheese wedges
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
Servings: Makes approximately 7-8 cups.
Calories per serving: ~100 calories per cup
Instructions:
- Split spaghetti squash in half, place on baking sheet, season squash w/ extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic power. Place in oven and cook at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
- While the squash is cooking, chop up your veggies. Season veggies w/ salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a bit of olive oil. Sauté to your liking.
- Melt in the laughing cow cheese wedges.
- Once your squashes are ready, remove from oven & run a fork through the halves to create the spaghetti-like strands.
- Combine the spaghetti squash & cooked veggies.
- Serve & enjoy!
It is so so yummy! I have made it each of the last 2 weeks. Love how tasty, filling, and low calorie it is!
If you try it, let me know!
Dinner: my own personal chili concoction. (360 calories)
Ingredients:
- 1lb lean ground beef
- 1/2 large chopped onion
- 3 tsp chili powder
- 1 (14.5 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (15 oz) can fat free/low sodium beef both
- 1 can cannelini beans
- 1 package frozen southwestern corn
Combine ground beef, onion, and chili powder in pot and cook on medium-high heat until cooked through. Drain and return to heat. Add the rest of the ingredients, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 10 minutes, remove cover and simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve. **(makes about 8-9 cups and about 180ish calories per serving)**
So good for a last minute chili. It’s cold, so a nice bowl of chili seemed like the perfect choice tonight. I just used what I had and it ended up being very tasty!
:)
Food log:
- Breakfast: luna bar & greek yogurt (300 calories)
- Snack: crackers (110 calories)
- Lunch: salad (275 calories)
- Snack (pictured): carrots w/ hummus (150 calories)
- Dinner (pictured): 2 chicken soft tacos (425 calories)
- Water total: 105 ounces
Total: 1,260
I have about 240 calories left that I can use. I’m thinking tonight might be a hot chocolate kinda night.
:)
Dinner: spaghetti squash w/ zucchini & laughing cow cheese. Soooo yummy! I kinda just threw this all together and it turned out being very tasty! I ate so much of it. And only about 315 calories.
Lunch: salad-spring mix, spinach, goat cheese, chicken, crotons and grapes! Yummy in my tummy! :)
All my friends at work went to lunch and were trying to drag me along to the Chinese buffet. But I said no and enjoyed my homemade and healthy lunch. I had a small side salad w/ an egg salad sandwich. Delicious! I kind of threw the egg salad together this morning. It’s just 2 eggs, spicy brown mustard, a wee bit of olive oil mayo, salt, pepper, and dill. Yummy! Yay for saying no and making good choices! :)
I know I’ve posted this meal like every day this week, but I’m a creature of habit. I have become obsessed with the combo of roasted veggies and chicken. It tastes good and it keeps me full all day. This meal works for me. I don’t find myself hungry at like 4 anymore. It’s great.
Eats at work. I hate bullies. :( I know they are just trying to bring me down, but it still sucks.
