delicious dinner and a fun new snack!

Winter has me loving a good crockpot recipe and this has been my favorite to date.  I am a huge fan of skinnytaste and have enjoyed every recipe on her blog that I've tried.  I have irrational anxiety about not pairing a meal with either a cheese or a carb but I know with her recipes I will be satisified without those so without further ado I present Skinnytaste's "Santa Fe Chicken".  It tastes like you scooped out a burrito and only ate the contents, only and its less than 200 calories for a 9 oz serving! Yum!

I modified her recipe a bit as you can see below.  I added spinach (I cooked it the whole time and could barely see it when it was done, so I would add it about an hour before serving next time but if you have a picky eater this might work out well.) Have slightly less chicken and corn and a lot of hot sauce.  

Mine clocks in at 163 per serving, paired it with Tostitos Cantina chips (15 for 150) ~313 meal

Raw, Boneless, Skinless - Chicken Breast, 22.4 ounces	672	0	8	146
Vegetable - Red Bell Pepper, 1 pepper	30	8	0	1
Red Pack - Petite Diced Tomatoes, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.)	88	18	0	4
Spices - Cumin, 1 tsp	8	1	0	0
Onions - Raw, 0.25 cup, chopped	17	4	0	0
Goya - Black Beans Premium Drained Rinsed, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.)	315	67	2	25
Spinach - Raw, 4 cup	28	4	0	3
Knorr - Chicken Bouillon Extra Large Cubes, 1/2 cube	10	0	0	0
Spices - Pepper, red or cayenne, 1 tbsp	17	3	1	1
Spices - Onion powder, 1 tbsp	24	6	0	1
Spices - Garlic powder, 1 tbsp	28	6	0	1
Corn - Sweet, yellow, canned, whole kernel, drained solids, 0.5 cup	66	15	1	2

 Just a random announcement for a kicking good snack bar.
SUNBELT FUDE DIPPED COCONUT CHEWY GRANOLA BARS.
The fudge dipped bars were only 10 calories more than their undipped counterparts so obviously the right choice was made.  I always feel fancy eating coconut so these bars tasted good and I could wear my tiara without irony while eating them so it was a win-win

Pizza Cravings

Make your very own delicious pizza at home for just 140 calories a slice!

Country Kitchen - Light Italian Bread, 3 slice	120	30	0	6
Hormel - Turkey Pepperoni, 17 slices	70	0	4	9
Sargento - Ultra Thin Slices - Provolone, 2 slices	80	1	6	5
Sargento - Colby-Jack Ultra Thin Slice, Low Fat, 2 slices	80	1	7	5
Prego 100% Natural - Chunky Garden Combo Pasta Sauce, 1/2 cup	70	13	2	2
TOTAL 420

meal for 2 in less than 10 for about $3 a person

I love food, I don't get people that think eating is boring or are super picky because that's not me.  I also love instant gratification I can spend 3 hours completing a task but the best part of it is putting a check mark next to it to show its done.  Thats why I love eating something warm and rich without having to put a lot of time of effort in it. Warning this looks likes I've been paid by steamfresh but I haven't I just love steam-anything!

Here it goes:

(30 cal per 1/2 bag)

(180 cal per serving)

 (80 calories per 1/4 cup)

Start by tossing your couscous and asparagus in the micro for 5 minutes, while you are doing this grab a 1/2 cup measuring tool from your cupboard and measure out your goat cheese.

Take asparagus out and cut it up into 3/4 inch pieces.

Once done toss goat cheese, asparagus, and couscous in large bowl and mix together.

Put in microwave again for 1:30 on 8 and serve! Delicious

Calories: 290

Carb: 36g

Protein: 14.2g

Fiber: 5g

Sodium: 524mg

(The sodium is a little out of control (I'm a salt lover, can't stop wont stop) at  35%.
To reduce it,  add another bag of veggies  to make 3 servings and  make a slightly more reasonable ~23% of your sodium intake,) 

Cheese and crackers swap

who doesn't love cheese and crackers? I know I do, but a block of cheese and a knife is too much of a flirt for me so I need a little imposed self control so I thought why not cheese slices?

Sargento ultra thin cheese.  In my opinion these are the best cheese slices, they are full of that great flavor but thin so you still have a lower calorie cheese slice.  

My second addition would be cereal 

 Yes crackers are buttery and delicious, but we are really just looking for that crunch! Cereal is fortified and usually has air pockets so you feel like you are getting a lot more crunch for your cal.

1 slice of ultra thin colby jack and a 1/2 cup crispix = 95 calories