sunday morning potpourri

i haven't had time to write much this week, with school being back in full swing and also being back to school as a grad student, plus my 15k training is getting intense! we ran 2 miles monday, 6 on wednesday, 2 friday, and 9 saturday! this week is even more mileage but we taper the following week in preparation for our race september 19th. i'm excited!

i wanted to update you all on my week and different foods/recipes i tried. i am always sure to snap a picture so that i can share the love of my yummy foods! :) this post will cover some dinner ideas from this week.

coming in right at 399 cals, tilapia with multigrain pilaf and snap green beans.

side salad with balsamic vinegar to start the meal.

on monday, i made some tilapia for dinner. it is way easy.

1. i thawed the tilapia in water for about 20 minutes in the sink (it is individually wrapped... so this is very easy to do).
2. then, i sprayed the pan with pam and put some minced garlic (from the jar) into the pan.
3. i sprinkled some seasoning (mrs. dash) on the fish and put it in the pan over medium to medium high heat. it really only took about 4-6 minute per side.
4. while this was cooking, i steamed the fresh green beans using a metal steamer in a sauce pan, over water.
5. the multigrain rice pilaf was in a microwaveable bag, it was from trader joe's. YUM.
6. then, i sprinkled the beans with some i can't believe it's not butter spray, and some parmesan.

you can read the exact nutrition info on my food diary HERE. just toggle the diary back to monday august 23.

shirataki tofu noodles with chili sauce and turkey burger. 348 cals.

here's what they look like in the store...

a full plate of spaghetti... for under 400 calories! i LOVE these noodles. whenever i make this meal, i just throw together stuff that sounds good. here's how i made wednesday's dinner.

1. cook/brown 4 oz jennie-o 97% lean turkey
2. add some onion
3. add lots of tomatoes! YUM
4. add some green, red, and orange diced pepper
5. add a serving of salt-free tomato paste (hunt's makes a good one)
6. stir in two servings of texas pete's chili sauce
7. rinse shirataki noodles, drain, microwave 90 seconds
8. stir noodles into sauce
9. DEVOUR!

here's a picture of ed's version... it was "beefed up" a little bit. still had similar ingredients, but he got the remainder of the ground turkey and chili sauce, a can of diced tomatoes, a can of giant beans from trader joe's, onion, bell peppers, some red pepper and chili powder. he LOVED it and is still eating the leftovers. pretty much a yummy chili mac packed with protein and fiber. OH and his noodles were from ALDI, whole wheat rigatoni.

breakfast wrap.

after my amazing 9 mile run, i needed a great recovery meal. i threw together this egg wrap and it was DELICIOUS. it packed the much needed protein and it was so amazingly good.

1. flatout multigrain wrap
2. 1 serving egg beaters, one egg - made these in microwave: just spray a coffee mug with pam, and heat for 30 seconds at a time  until done.
3. athenos red pepper hummus, spread onto the wrap
4. yummy chopped tomato
5. chopped red onion
6. sprinkling of cheddar cheese

gargantuan salad.

then for lunch, i had this huge salad. i topped it with some peach tomatoes, red pepper, pea pods, carrots, turkey, atheno's feta cheese, ken's sweet onion dressing,  red tomatoes, and red onion. DELICIOUS.

i made a trip to the farmer's market yesterday (where i got my peach tomatoes) and i did pretty well... red and green bell peppers, yellow and green squash, two beautiful eggplants, farm fresh tomato, peach tomato, okra, farm fresh amish eggs, amish pasture-raised chicken breast, amish peanut butter spread and sugar free rhubarb/strawberry spread. YUM  YUM. all for just $20!!!! can't beat that with a stick.


that's all for this week's edition of sunday morning potpourri! :) i will perhaps post later after i make pizza for dinner... it's a delicious recipe that i think you will like. if not, i will save the picture for a rainy day and share it with you in the future.