Week of Eating (Monday - Friday) ... With Recipes!

So ... here's what it looks like.  I went through myfitnesspal logs and put together what a week of eating looked like for me.  Some of these days we more high calorie than others, but that's OK.  Each of these plans are at or under 1200 calories, which I am still eating at.  When I first started the "diet" process, I was keeping my caloric intake under 1100, but I can't do that any more.  I am working out too much to eat that little.  So ... let's break down the recipes!  :)

Monday:

Fruit Salad:  put one 6 oz. container of chobani into a bowl or tupperware.  Peel 1 cutie and segment it. Squeeze each segment and the break apart and add it to the chobani.  Measure out 1/4 c raw or frozen raspberries, mash them, and then add that to the chobani.  Measure out 1 T flaxseed and add that to the chobani.  Mix together well and then put in the fridge to chill ... if you need added sweetener, try using a tiny squeeze of honey, some truvia or stevia.

Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry:  chop any veggies you have in your fridge (I needed to use up veggies before they went bad - I had red and orange bell pepper, celery, onion, carrots) and sauté them in 1 T sesame oil.  Veggies should be slightly tender but still crunchy.  Add in chopped chicken or turkey (what ever was prepped earlier) and stir in 1 T peanut butter.  Mix and cook until chicken is heated through.  Measure out 1 cup portions and enjoy!  :)

Tuesday:

Broiled tomatoes:  thickly slice tomatoes and line them on a baking sheet.  Top with a sprinkle of parmesan (or mozzarella) and what ever herb/spice you like.  Broil until cheese starts to melt.

Wednesday:

Applesauce:  peel and chop one apple.  Put apple into a saucepan and add water (3/4 - 1 c depending on how chunky or liquid you like your applesauce).  Add in a dash on cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove, apple pie spice (what ever suits your fancy) and bring to a boil.  Boil apple until it is fork tender and you can mash it.  Mash apple or use an immersion blender until it is at a consistency you like.  Wait for it to cool a little bit and enjoy!   (tastes delightful hot or cold!)

Thursday:

Broiled tilapia:  I buy tilapia in the bulk freezer bags so I always have them on hand.  (really really convenient!)  I thawed one piece of tilapia (which is about 2 oz.).  I placed the tilapia on a baking sheet and drizzled it with lemon and used some garlic and herb Mrs Dash seasoning.  Broil tilapia for about 5-7 minutes and enjoy.

Turkey Burger:  you will need:  1 lb ground white meat turkey, orange bell pepper, cilantro, lime, green onion, garlic, chili powder, 1 avocado, garlic powder.  Mix together the ground turkey (you could also use chicken), 1/4 chopped bell pepper, 2 chopped green onions, 2 T chopped fresh cilantro, 2 t minced fresh garlic, 1/8 t chili powder, and the juice of 1/2 a lime.  Separate this mixture into 4 equal sized patties and grill or cook in a skillet.  For the guacamole, just mash together the avocado, juice 1/2 lime, some chopped cilantro, and garlic powder to taste.  I used the guac on top of the turkey burger and it was heavenly!!!

Friday:

Baked pumpkin:  1 c pure pumpkin, 1/4 c raw/unfiltered honey, 2 egg whites, 1/2 t cinnamon, 1/8 t ground ginger, 1/8 t ground cloves, 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice, 3/4 c skim milk (or almond or soy milk).  Mix all ingredients together and pour into oven safe ramekins (should make about 4 half cup ramekins) and bake at 425 F for 15 minutes and then 350 F for an additional 45 minutes.