.Kashi w. Blueberries.

KASHI GOLEAN CRUNCH w. BLUEBERRIES

this is one of my favorite summer breakfasts.

it's balanced, healthy & will fuel your day

ingredients:

1 cup Kashi GoLean Crunch

1/2 cup Silk Almond milk

1/4 cup blueberries

.Chicken Caesar Wrap.

CHICKEN CAESAR WRAP

Sorry everyone, I have been M.I.A. with this blog the last couple months. Don't worry, I haven't quit eating healthy or anything like that ;)

This is a quick easy meal to throw together. I always have these ingredients on hand because for one - they are healthy & two - they can make a variety of different meals.

Ingredients:

La Tortilla whole wheat tortilla

shredded chicken

spinach

low fat/cal & low sugar caesar dressing (i like the caesar with parmesan kind by Kraft)

*I had cheese on this one but I have since eliminated it from my diet for the most part

.Berry Trifle.

BERRY TRIFLE

.ingredients.

1 large prepared angel food cake

2 - 16 oz pkg frozen mixed berries or 4 cups fresh fruit (I like to add bananas)

3 cups skim milk

2 large boxes instant sugar free pudding (french vanilla or cream cheese)

1 - 12 oz container of fat free/sugar free Cool Whip

Cut angel food cake up into bite sized pieces and place 1/2 of them into the bottom of a glass bowl, then pour 1/2 of the fruit over cake. Mix milk & pudding mix with beater, fold in 2/3 of cool whip. Pour half of pudding mixture over fruit & then repeat the layers again. Top with the remaining Cool Whip. Cover & refrigerate for at least a few hours.

Makes 24 servings

142 Calories 2 g of Fat

.Dill Chicken w. Wild Rice & Asparagus.

DILL CHICKEN W. WILD RICE & ASPARAGUS

.ingredients.

4 lb chicken

8 oz. fat free sour cream

8 oz. greek yogurt

1 envelope dry onion soup mix

1 tsp lemon juice

2 tbsp dill weed

2 - 10.75 oz cans heart healthy cream of mushroom soup

pepper to taste

Put chicken into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients & then pour over chicken & sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until chicken is white in the center (I found that it took longer than 30 min).

Serve with wild rice and asparagus! YUM!

Serves 10-14 people

.French Toast w. Eggs.

FRENCH TOAST WITH EGGS

.ingredients.

4 egg whites

1/2 cup skim milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 slices whole wheat bread

Wisk egg whites, milk, vanilla, nutmeg & cinnamon together. Dip both sides of bread into mixture and brown each side on a nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Enjoy with sugar free syrup & a side of scrambled eggs (1 whole & 2 whites) or turkey bacon/sausage!

Ooey Gooey CHEESEburger!

OOEY GOOEY CHEESEBURGER

YES, YOU READ IT RIGHT, CHEESEBURGER! One of my goals with this blog is to open people's minds into thinking that there is a way to enjoy healthy meals & to feel satisfied when doing so.

What you need:

1 lb extra lean ground beef (96% preferably but definitely above 90%!)

4 slices - Reduced fat cheese (should be around 50-60 calories per slice)

4 - Whole wheat hamburger buns or 2 slices granny delight wheat & fiber bread

1 - Tomato

1 - small red onion

Lettuce

Condiments of choice: yellow mustard, low sugar ketchup & 1/2 tbsp olive oil mayo

You all know how to construct a cheeseburger I am sure so I won't go into detail. But through experience I have learned - Make sure you mush up the hamburger well with your hands before separating to make into patties. This will help keep the hamburger in one piece while cooking!

This makes 4 servings & when I calculated how many calories the cheeseburger pictured above had it came out to be about 400 calories! Serve with a side salad with low calorie/low sugar dressing & you've got yourself one heck of a meal!

ENJOY!

Apple Slices w. caramel & almonds

APPLE SLICES W. CARAMEL & ALMONDS

a yummy healthy way to enjoy a caramel apple.

Walden Farms makes a line of calorie free, fat free, sugar free, carb free (everything free) foods like salad dressings, syrups, ketchup, chocolate sauce & caramel sauce. I'm not a huge fan of the salad dressings but when I saw the caramel sauce at Vitality Nutrition, I had to give it a try.

I warmed up only about a tablespoon and then added 10 chopped raw almonds into it.

Sliced an apple & enjoyed! Way quick and easy & it was good! I think the almonds are a must - you can even try peanuts or any other nuts as well.

I paired this meal with just a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese for my protein (just make sure you're remembering to eat the protein portion of the meal whatever it may be!)