BLTs - Bites Licks and Tastes, plus a quick weekly menu

 

I have noticed that what really gets me, are BLTs. Bites, licks, and tastes. A bite of my child's cookie, a taste of my husband's dinner and lick- okay a tablespoonful of ice cream, 3 cheetos, and 4 chips... after a while they start adding up. I think if I avoided all BLTs, I might not even need to diet. I think a lot of my calories are coming from that. My goal has been to track everything. My goal now is to track everything and avoid BLTs.

 I do really well with my exercise. I am even working super hard to cook healthy.  I have tried diligently to add more vegetables and I've come up with some delicious dinners.  But I really think that one of the biggest changes I need to make is a small change- the BLTs.  That's the goal.  Wish me luck. :)

  How about you.  What small changes could you make to get healthier?

So here is a quick list of the dinners that I made this week.  I'll get recipes up soon.  

Sunday -- Pork Sirloin Roast with mashed potatoes and salad.  I almost always serve salad. It's so filling and good for you.

Monday -- Sweet Potato and Black Bean Quesadillas. (I made some with whole grain tortillas and some with white tortillas.  My kids loved the whole grain tortillas!) They were amazing. and Salad.

Tuesday -- Very Veggie Lasagna Casserole.  You can find the recipe Here. and of course, salad.  We also had whole wheat garlic bread

Wednesday -- Grilled Cheese (on whole wheat, of course) and Tomato Soup for the family.  I had a left-over quesadilla.

Thursday -- Lower Fat Stroganoff, fresh veggies with dip and green beans.

Friday -- Husband cooks-- will probably be burgers.  I will most likely eat mine bunless with yummy avocado added.

Saturday -- oh Saturdays are always a toss up.  so Free day.  :)

 Here is a list of Breakfasts that I made this week. Recipes soon.

Sunday -- I didn't eat breakfast.  :)

Monday -- Whole grain Breakfast Burrito

Tuesday -- Whole Grain Breakfast Burrito (what can I say- if I like it, I'll eat it 2 days in a row)

Wednesday -- 1 egg

Thursday -- 1 egg, 1 buttermilk, dollar sized pancake

Friday -- 1 egg, 1 pancake

 Okay so breakfast hasn't been exciting this week.  However, I will get the recipe for the breakfast burrito up soon.  It really is tasty, fast and low cal.  

Egg Cup Breakfast

When I was growing up, if I asked my dad what he wanted for breakfast, he always gave the same answer: Steak, eggs and hash browns.  We usually laughed at my dad, because really? Steak and eggs for breakfast?  Dad was a breakfast guy.

I don't like to eat in the morning.  I think I've mentioned this before.  I don't like to cook in the morning even more than I don't like to eat in the morning.  In fact, it could be why I don't like to eat in the morning.  Never mind, I'm starting to sound cranky- like it's morning.

Anyway, breakfast is important.  It starts the day and we need our blood sugar levels to come up.  After all we've just been fasting for 8 hours. (Hence the name, break fast- breakfast.) Ta da!

Protein is the best way to start the day. (Hmmm, maybe my dad was on to something.)  For me that means eggs.  I'll 86 the steak and hash browns.  To make life a little easier I decided to make egg cups.  Since I was already making egg cups, it seemed like a good idea to make 12 and put some in the refrigerator for the week.  Now I just pop one of these out and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds.  Breakfast is a little more palatable when it's fast, and there's no mess!

 This isn't so much a recipe as a method.  That is a statement I repeat a lot.  You know way more about the way I cook than is strictly necessary. lol.

Anyway, I just added lean meat, ham and turkey, to the muffin tin.  I added a tiny bit of Parmesan cheese and cracked an egg into the tin.  Bake at 350 for 12 min.

 For the scrambled version I added 1 Tbl cottage cheese per 2 eggs to a bowl and then the eggs and some salt and pepper.  As with the other cups I added a tiny bit of cheese (maybe 1/2 teaspoon) and then the egg.  Bake 350 for 12 min.

 I also did some without the meat.  For those I added the Parmesan directly to the scrambled eggs along with the cottage cheese. I also added a Tbl. diced ham per every 2 eggs.  No salt because the cheeses are so salty.  I did use cooking spray so the eggs wouldn't stick.  Bake at 350 for 12 min. Delicious.

The hardest thing has been keeping my family out of my eggs.  :)  Guess I'll have to make some for them also.