I don't know about you, but I LOVE FOOD! Seriously. This makes staying in shape super challenging! My philosophy is that anything is ok in moderation, so if I know that I am going eat something super delicious for dinner, I make sure I eat healthy for the rest of the day. I think that this goes back to my weight watchers days! Count those points baby!
Before we left Charlotte, I was talking to my girlfriends about our secrets to staying slim. I thought that I would share them with you all today...my version of super foods!
First off, I don't know what I would do without Almond Milk. This stuff is delicious and has only 30 calories a cup! In comparison, skim milk has 80 calories in half a cup! I get the unsweetened vanilla milk. It is a little thick and takes some getting use to, but I love it! An extra plus is that it has more calcium than normal milk.
Snacks- These waffles are legit! 70 calories and 6 grams of fiber per waffle! I top them with some Better Than Peanut Butter- see below. So good and such a great snack or breakfast!
My favorite food is peanut butter...hands down. Normal peanut butter has about 200 calories and 16g fat. Better Than Peanut Butter has 100 cal and 2g of fat!!! WHOA BABY! The reason it is so much better for you is because it is made with peanut flour. The down size is that it only comes in creamy....but since you can eat it guilt free, I don't mind! You can find it at some grocery stores but Trader Joes has it the cheapest.
I am a big believer in eating oatmeal for breakfast. I think that it keeps you full and is healthy. However, one pack of flavored oatmeal is TINY and I am hungry! So, here is what I do. I take one pack of low sugar oatmeal and add 3 spoonful's of old fashioned oats (you can't substitute quick oats). Then I add a lot of water-so much that the oatmeal is drowning! Microwave it for a minute and half and watch it grow! The old fashioned oats get HUGE! After that minute and half, I stir the oatmeal, add some fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries) and zap it again for 30 seconds. It is amazing and keeps me full!
There are some great resources on the web too:
I get great recipes from Skinnytaste. Check out her blog: http://www.skinnytaste.com/
I love her peanut butter pie recipe.
Hungry Girl is amazing too- I really like her cookbooks. http://www.hungry-girl.com/ She introduced me to VitaTops. These are essentially 100 calorie, OMG delicious, muffin tops! You can get them in the freezer section at the grocery store. Here are some details on them:
I will share more delicious foods and tips as I think of them.
xoxo
Fran
PS- Matt thinks my posts are way toooo girly...he is going to start posting soon... HAHA
I loved this post!!! I need to try that milk!
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