I forgot to post last week but, had a good week. Only lost a pound but, definitely better than a gain. I did great last week with adding cardio. I walked 5 days on the treadmill and was very active with shoveling as well. Food last week was a bit more laxed however, still healthy for the most part. Had a few great dishes with hidden veggies including, hamburgers with hidden lima beans and banana and zucchini muffins. I also pured some carrots that I am using this week in past dishes (easy to hide the red!!)
I joined a kettle ball class that starts next week *2x/week for 4 weeks. I am excited about it! I had done really well with packing my lunches and eating healthy and not spending money eating out! I have found tools at Panera with the 1/2 salad and 1/2 sandwich that definitely are healthier options which help alot when I am caught out not prepared.
I am happy to say the progress is continuing. My 1st 5K of the season is on Feb. 13th so I am planning for it and looking forward to the healthy walk!!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Happy Updates!!
First and foremost...I have lost 3 lbs...woo hoo. That is a positive. I have made better choices, not perfect choices and still seen success. That is what I want.
2nd of all I have found healthier choices for my family, that is a big step.
I have started a new process of "hiding" veggies and fruit in basic dishes. DJ will eat ANY fruit you give him however, veggies are a challenge. We always offer it...but, he always refuses! So, I have taken to steaming, blending and freezing veggies in purees and then "sneaking" them into our dishes. I have started easy, it was first with carrots in the blueberry muffins...tasted great and DJ and Devon both liked them! Tonight I made a blackberry bar with zucchini. It was easy and pretty good. Only 1/2 cup of sugar in the whole dish *12 bars* and you can't taste the zucchini either!
Tomorrow night its either lima beans in the mac/cheese or ...zucchini in the pasta and sauce. We will see, but I am hoping for good food eating continued!
I made chili on Sunday and added Lima beans...yummy.
Plus, Devon is taking the natural juice from the fruit DJ eats and freezes it into popsicles...DJ loves it and it helps his teething. What a smart DADDY!
2nd of all I have found healthier choices for my family, that is a big step.
I have started a new process of "hiding" veggies and fruit in basic dishes. DJ will eat ANY fruit you give him however, veggies are a challenge. We always offer it...but, he always refuses! So, I have taken to steaming, blending and freezing veggies in purees and then "sneaking" them into our dishes. I have started easy, it was first with carrots in the blueberry muffins...tasted great and DJ and Devon both liked them! Tonight I made a blackberry bar with zucchini. It was easy and pretty good. Only 1/2 cup of sugar in the whole dish *12 bars* and you can't taste the zucchini either!
Tomorrow night its either lima beans in the mac/cheese or ...zucchini in the pasta and sauce. We will see, but I am hoping for good food eating continued!
I made chili on Sunday and added Lima beans...yummy.
Plus, Devon is taking the natural juice from the fruit DJ eats and freezes it into popsicles...DJ loves it and it helps his teething. What a smart DADDY!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Dinner and updates for the week...
Here is how the rest of the week has ended up!
Monday-Leftovers from Sunday (told you alot of food!)
Tuesday-Bennigans (had a coupon for Devon a free burger AND Kids eat free)-thus I had a grilled chicken and spinach salad....so yummy! Calories are about 450 per website...was super filling and ignored the rolls.
Wednesday-Tortellini/Chicken Broth/Lima Beans and Cauliflower--odd I know. I love Tortellini and broth, warm and comforting. However my hubby hates it. Therefore I figured if I was eating it I might as well as as many veggies as possible to make it healthy. Estimated calories are about 250/1 cp serving. VERY filling.
Thursday-Meatloaf and Mashed potatoes. Meatloaf is a dish I make for my hubby. I will eat it but, don't love it. Therefore, again trying to "sneak" in veggies, I added a package of Lipton Veggie Soup mix instead of my usual Onion Soup mix for seasoning. Had to moisten it a bit, but was a great way to add a serving of veggies to the meatloaf and a little different flavor. Mashed pots well, they were instant and made with water however, not healthy I had a serving (2/3 cup).
Friday-We were out running errands and before we knew it was 530pm, dinner time and a cranky baby. We picked up a pizza from Papa Johns, I ate 3 pcs. Not going to fib.
Saturday--Now most every morning, I have oatmeal for breakfast. However, on weekends I prefer to cook. I had egg, potatoe and sausage burritos this morning. Fairly healthy and on corn tortillas, which...are only 55 calories EACH. Pretty low cal.
For lunch my hubby made a lovely salad with blue cheese, lettuce and sliced turkey, YUMMY!!
Dinner-baked salmon, zucchini and roll. The zucchini was a new trick, I defrosted sliced zucchini. It was still moist so I dredged it in breadcrumbs, and "fried" it in a pan with Pam. VERY Healthy and easy. Now, I did not fool either the baby or Devon into LOVING it however, Devon ate it and DJ just spit it out. 50% isn't bad.
I did make a treat/dessert today--very naughty gingerbread cheese cake. I will take the remainder to church or someone tomorrow, its good but...not healthy!
For the plan tomorrow...we are expecting the heat wave so Devon will grill somethings and maybe Chili. We are having healthy Sausage/Egg McMuffins (homeade) for breakfast, sounds good!!
Monday-Leftovers from Sunday (told you alot of food!)
Tuesday-Bennigans (had a coupon for Devon a free burger AND Kids eat free)-thus I had a grilled chicken and spinach salad....so yummy! Calories are about 450 per website...was super filling and ignored the rolls.
Wednesday-Tortellini/Chicken Broth/Lima Beans and Cauliflower--odd I know. I love Tortellini and broth, warm and comforting. However my hubby hates it. Therefore I figured if I was eating it I might as well as as many veggies as possible to make it healthy. Estimated calories are about 250/1 cp serving. VERY filling.
Thursday-Meatloaf and Mashed potatoes. Meatloaf is a dish I make for my hubby. I will eat it but, don't love it. Therefore, again trying to "sneak" in veggies, I added a package of Lipton Veggie Soup mix instead of my usual Onion Soup mix for seasoning. Had to moisten it a bit, but was a great way to add a serving of veggies to the meatloaf and a little different flavor. Mashed pots well, they were instant and made with water however, not healthy I had a serving (2/3 cup).
Friday-We were out running errands and before we knew it was 530pm, dinner time and a cranky baby. We picked up a pizza from Papa Johns, I ate 3 pcs. Not going to fib.
Saturday--Now most every morning, I have oatmeal for breakfast. However, on weekends I prefer to cook. I had egg, potatoe and sausage burritos this morning. Fairly healthy and on corn tortillas, which...are only 55 calories EACH. Pretty low cal.
For lunch my hubby made a lovely salad with blue cheese, lettuce and sliced turkey, YUMMY!!
Dinner-baked salmon, zucchini and roll. The zucchini was a new trick, I defrosted sliced zucchini. It was still moist so I dredged it in breadcrumbs, and "fried" it in a pan with Pam. VERY Healthy and easy. Now, I did not fool either the baby or Devon into LOVING it however, Devon ate it and DJ just spit it out. 50% isn't bad.
I did make a treat/dessert today--very naughty gingerbread cheese cake. I will take the remainder to church or someone tomorrow, its good but...not healthy!
For the plan tomorrow...we are expecting the heat wave so Devon will grill somethings and maybe Chili. We are having healthy Sausage/Egg McMuffins (homeade) for breakfast, sounds good!!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Trying to be a Healthy Mom
Start of a new year and New Year's Resolutions.
So, lets list some basic goals
1. Be More Active than last year.
2. Set a good (better) healthier example for my son.
3. Cook healthier for my family ALL the time.
4. Try to keep the pace of 1 5K race per month up.
Healthy New Recipe (I had some inspiration!)
Healthy Slow Cooker Gumbo
I made this recipe today based on it's freaking cold-(high today is 1 degree, wind chill -9) and we had this all in our house.
2 cans of stewed tomatoes and juice.
1 can of black beans and juice
1 cup long grain rice (we had white, but normally I prefer brown)
2 cups of some meat (we had brats on hand precooked so I used those)
1 can of stock (beef or chicken)
1 onion
Ended up adding about 2 cans of water as well as the rice began to cook!
I will add some shrimp once its almost done for something different!
Slow Cook, on High for 4-6 hours or Low for 8-10.
As you can see, there is no added fat or nothing too high calorie!
I put all the ingrediants in a "calculator" and determined the following for a 1 cup serving. BTW-this made about 8 servings so probably will freeze some of it.
Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories:
284.7 kcal
Water 241.71 g
Carbohydrate* (66%) 47 g
Protein (17%) 13.46 g
Total Fat (17%) 5.38 g
Monounsaturated 1.51 g
Polyunsaturated 0.66 g
Saturated 1.24 g
Cholesterol 23.51 mg
Dietary Fibre 8.79 g
Alcohol (0%) 0 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A 294.43 IU
Thiamin 0.36 mg
Riboflavin 0.16 mg
Niacin 2.94 mg
Pantothenic acid 0.69 mg
Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
Folate 123.18 mcg
Vitamin B12 0.54 mcg
Vitamin C 12.73 mg
Vitamin E 1.4 mg ATE
Minerals
Calcium 83.65 mg
Iron 4.46 mg
Magnesium 82.8 mg
Phosphorus 193.35 mg
Potassium 690.71 mg
Sodium 602.67 mg
Zinc 1.88 mg
Copper 0.41 mg
This should last us probably for lunch/dinner and leftovers for tomorrow. I will try and post healthier meal options as they come to me. Something with zucchini is in the works for this week based on we have a bag of frozen in the freezer!
I hope you have a healthy, warm and happy day!
The treadmill during nap time is my game plan.
So, lets list some basic goals
1. Be More Active than last year.
2. Set a good (better) healthier example for my son.
3. Cook healthier for my family ALL the time.
4. Try to keep the pace of 1 5K race per month up.
Healthy New Recipe (I had some inspiration!)
Healthy Slow Cooker Gumbo
I made this recipe today based on it's freaking cold-(high today is 1 degree, wind chill -9) and we had this all in our house.
2 cans of stewed tomatoes and juice.
1 can of black beans and juice
1 cup long grain rice (we had white, but normally I prefer brown)
2 cups of some meat (we had brats on hand precooked so I used those)
1 can of stock (beef or chicken)
1 onion
Ended up adding about 2 cans of water as well as the rice began to cook!
I will add some shrimp once its almost done for something different!
Slow Cook, on High for 4-6 hours or Low for 8-10.
As you can see, there is no added fat or nothing too high calorie!
I put all the ingrediants in a "calculator" and determined the following for a 1 cup serving. BTW-this made about 8 servings so probably will freeze some of it.
Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories:
284.7 kcal
Water 241.71 g
Carbohydrate* (66%) 47 g
Protein (17%) 13.46 g
Total Fat (17%) 5.38 g
Monounsaturated 1.51 g
Polyunsaturated 0.66 g
Saturated 1.24 g
Cholesterol 23.51 mg
Dietary Fibre 8.79 g
Alcohol (0%) 0 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A 294.43 IU
Thiamin 0.36 mg
Riboflavin 0.16 mg
Niacin 2.94 mg
Pantothenic acid 0.69 mg
Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
Folate 123.18 mcg
Vitamin B12 0.54 mcg
Vitamin C 12.73 mg
Vitamin E 1.4 mg ATE
Minerals
Calcium 83.65 mg
Iron 4.46 mg
Magnesium 82.8 mg
Phosphorus 193.35 mg
Potassium 690.71 mg
Sodium 602.67 mg
Zinc 1.88 mg
Copper 0.41 mg
This should last us probably for lunch/dinner and leftovers for tomorrow. I will try and post healthier meal options as they come to me. Something with zucchini is in the works for this week based on we have a bag of frozen in the freezer!
I hope you have a healthy, warm and happy day!
The treadmill during nap time is my game plan.
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