I had a serious craving for some buffalo chicken this afternoon, so I thought I’d take a shot at a healthified buffalo chicken wrap.
I mixed up the following in a little bowl:
2 tbsp oikos plain greek yogurt
1 tbsp franks red hot
sprinkling of Black pepper, garlic salt, red pepper flakes, onion powder
Then I mixed in 2.5 ounces grilled chicken shredded (all that was left from last sunday’s big grill up):
I put this mixture on top of a Joseph’s Low-Carb pita, and topped with a thinly sliced mini babybell cheese round and some banana peppers. Then cooked in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes and topped with some tomato:
Up close and personal:
This was delicious! I tried a few bites of the buffalo chicken when it was cold, and I think I actually liked it better cold than heated up because I could taste the buffalo sauce better. So two thumbs up, and next time I’ll keep it in a cold wrap rather than baking.
I love when random concoctions turn out tasty 😀
Stats on the BCW: 213 calories, 12g carbs, 6g fat, 32g protein, 5g fiber
Today marks Day #3, week #3 of my interval training plan! I am just flying right along….. Which does make me a little nervous. I keep waiting for another knee injury to surface… Hopefully with good stretching and elevation while at work I can continue to work my way back up to running the entire time.
I’m really hoping to be able to participate in the Healthy Living Summit group run in August too… We shall see 🙂
Breakfast #1: Just-sayin-no to muffin(tops)
I had a breakfast meeting at Panera this morning for the Knowledgeable Network of Women in Akron. In a previous life, I would have been PUMPED for a muffie and/or bagel from Panera… Coffee cake? Bring-it-on. Nowadays I just stare longingly at these delicious treats through the glass case and drool….
BUT there is good news! Panera carries Stonyfield Farms yogurt! So, I ordered up some of that with fruit (no granola though) and a TALLLLLL coffee 🙂
Breakfast #2: Giving low-carb waffles a second go
I made low-carb waffles for the first time last week, and I was really excited to try them again. There’s lots of things I’d like to play around with, but for the sake of determining what works and what doesn’t I only changed a few minor things this time around.
Last night I cooked up the waffle batter below for 10 minutes on the waffle iron:
1/4 cup + 1 tsp Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk
1 egg white
Sprinkling of cinnamon
1/2 packet Truvia
1/8 tsp baking powder
This morning, I popped the waffles into the toaster, then topped ’em off with some fresh/frozen strawberries/bananas/blackberries that I heated up in the microwave along with some PB2 (added extra H20 fo’ the drizzle).
YUMMMMMM….. So tasty, even though the texture is not quite what I want. Guess I’ll just have to keep on experimenting. No complaints here!
Stats on waffles with fixins: 206 calories, 31g carbs, 4g fat, 21g protein, 8g fiber
Lunch
Lately, I’m pretty much obsessed with hummus and spinach sandwiches of any variety. It’s not just me either. I made a wrap with hummus on it for the BF over the weekend, and he seconded my desire to rub it all over my face and marinate in its deliciousness. Hahahah… 😉
For breakfast this morning I was craving one of my standards: dippy eggs and potatoes. So, I cooked up 1 egg over easy, heated up some of Jarrod’s special cajun oven potatoes, and a Thomas’ multi-grain english muffin.
Served up with a dollop of ketchup, of course! 😉
Delicious as always! Sometimes you just gotta go with the tried and true.
I recently picked up some Bob’s Red Mill Low-Carb baking mix, so I decided to try and make some low-carb waffles this morning.
I mixed up:
1/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Low-Carb baking mix
1/4 cup + 1 tsp Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk
1 egg white
Sprinkling of cinnamon
Poured the mix onto the waffle iron, and let it cook for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, I mixed up half a serving of PB2 and made it a little on the runny side (for drizzling!). I also microwaved 1/4 of fresh frozen strawberries. Once nice and hot, I added a sprinkling of Truvia to sweeten them up and a drizzle of Smuckers sugar free syrup.
All together:
This was a good first stab at low-carb waffles! Next time, I think I’ll add half a packet of the truvia to the actual waffle batter and also 1/8 tsp of baking powder to help the waffles perk up a bit. Definitely gonna play with this idea some more!
Stats on just the waffles: 126 calories, 12g carbs, 3g fat, 18g protein, 5g fiber
Stats on waffles with all the fixins: 170 calories, 21g carbs, 4g fat, 21g protein, 6g fiber
Larabar success!!
Yesterday, I was feeling adventurous (albeit hesitant) and decided to try the Peanut butter & Jelly Larabar that I’ve been neglecting for the past week due to Larabar Fail #1 and Fail #2.
Every other larabar I’ve tried to date, I’ve taken 1 bite and tossed the rest. I actually enjoyed this one! Wow! I’m so surprised! And I LOVE the simple ingredients: Dates, Peanuts, Unsweetened Cherries, and Salt. Still keeping an eye out there for the coconut and key lime flavors…
Around the world and back again in three short meals 🙂 Geesh, I need a vacation… Luckily, only two weeks til my Char-Char-cation!!! (Charlotte/Charleston/Vacation 😉 )
Breakfast #1 = Canada
Canadian Bacon Eggins! Last night, I decided to whip up some eggins and use some of the Canadian Bacon I picked up at Trader Joe’s over the weekend.
I sprayed a muffin tin down with cooking spray, and plopped one piece of the Canadian bacon in each of 6 muffin tins.
Then I mixed together 9 egg whites, splash of water, S&P, red pepper flakes, franks red hot and poured it evenly into the 6 muffin tins. (Word to the wise – if you use a container with a spout it makes life A LOT easier 🙂 )
I cooked them for about 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
I had three of these little guys for breakfast with a dollop of ketchup.
Stats for 3 Canadian Bacon Eggins & ketchup: 147 calories, 6g carbs, 1g fat, 26g protein, 0g fiber
Breakfast #2 = Greece
1/2 cup Trader Joe’s nonfat vanilla greek yogurt with 1/4 cup each strawberries and blueberries.
Trader Joe’s greek yogurt was so tasty. It’s not overly sweet, which I really liked. I think I could have ate about 3 more servings of this 🙂
Since lunch was a repeat, I thought I’d showcase the lovely little smoothie I made last night. Everyday, I have a mid afternoon snack and a late night snack, each of which are around 100 calories. They are usually something simple like an apple or a bowl of low-cal cereal and almond milk, and don’t typically make it into the blog.
Last night, I was feeling up for a smoothie so I put the following into the blender:
This week is just F-L-Y-I-N-G by. Can’t believe tomorrow is Friday already!
Breakfast #1
This morning I was craving something warm and peanut-buttery for breakfast. I pulled a Mama lupe low carb tortilla out of the freezer to let it thaw out. Then I topped it with 1 tbsp Trader Joe’s Crunchy Almond Butter and some sliced strawberries.
I wrapped it up into a little burrito and put on the george foreman grill until it was hot and the shell was crispy. Then I wrapped the little guy up in foil and stuck him in my purse.
I got to work about 20 minutes later, and the wrap was still nice and hot and gooey.
ooey gooey love
This was just delicious. So simple, and so delicious!
Side note: If you are obsessed with freezing things like me, before you freeze the tortillas put a piece of parchment paper or wax paper between each one. That way you can easily grab 1 tortilla from the freezer at a time (and they won’t all be frozen into one tortilla blob).
I typically use quick oats when I make overnight oats, but this time I tried them with Bob’s Red Mill Thick Rolled Oats instead. Last night I threw the following into a bowl in the fridge:
1/2 cup Bob’s red mill thick oats (uncooked)
1/2 cup Almond breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 tsp brown sugar
cinnamon
This morning, I topped the oats with strawberries and blueberries:
The rolled oats have a different consistency than quick oats. They really keep their oat texture and are somewhat chewy:
These were sooooo yummmy. If I had to choose, I’d pick quick oats over rolled oats, but I’d be happy to eat either one 🙂
For dessert, I had a little unsweetened applesauce with some cinnamon. When I say little, I mean about 2 spoonfuls.. 🙂 (Leftovers from the big fat flop protein cakes I made)
Good news! I think my phone is almost fully recovered! 🙂
