Tuesday, September 24, 2013

September 24

Its my last week of T25. So for my last week I am trying to stick to a healthy eating plan this week. So far I am happy with my results and will be doing the program again. If you haven't read my previous posts it is a 10 week program 25 minute workouts. It's my tenth week and I have only missed 2 workouts and one stretch in the past ten weeks.

 I haven't lost any weight but I have lost inches I want to see if the diet actually makes a difference. So far I am 3 days in and have been pretty good. My goal is not to eat any processed foods this week with the exception of two planned eating out with friends and I will try to make good choices. My friend who does insanity and has been off track lately I told that she needed to keep me on track this week and said she would. So first thing she does is bring me homemade cookies apparently it wasn't a test of my willpower but I couldn't resist. Other than that the only sweet thing I have eaten other than fruit is my own oat,peanut butter, honey bars. I am still working on the recipe so will be in the future. Menu planning is a really important tool to stay on track.

Here are some healthy recipes for the week



Margherita Spaghetti Squash

My dad gave me spaghetti squash, basil, and tomatoes from the garden. This is a fantastic use of all 3 ingredients.

Cut spaghetti squash in half scoop out seeds brush with olive olive oil and italian spices bake at 375 for about 25 minutes longer if your squash isn't fresh from the garden. 

Sauce

I pureed the tomatoes and basil and a bit of salt in the magic bullet.  Originally I thought it was too runny but after being in the fridge for about half an hour it really thickened up. Since my tomatoes were from the garden I used a variety had yellow cherry tomatoes, Campari, and some I am not sure what variety they were. After the spaghetti squash is baked spread the tomato sauce over it and add boccocini 
 cheese. I used the mini cheese balls and added 5 per side. Bake for another 10 minutes then broil for 1.

If you prefer a vegan dish once the spaghetti squash is baked use a fork to make it like spaghetti and add the sauce. This also tastes great. 




Baked Tofu


one block firm tofu (I like to wash mine)

veggies of your choice

seasoning of your choice

baked at 350 for about 40 minutes

in mine I used mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, lime. Next time I would add onions and some heat I find it a little bland but a little hot sauce solves that problem.

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