Hipaagrammy's Journal, 18 November 2014

Sounds like you had a great morning; a good workout, and a very good meal. Keep up the good work. :-) 

NO-CHOLESTEROL LOW-SODIUM BLUEBERRY MUFFINS - BREAKFAST • 8 oz whole wheat flour • 3/8 tsp baking soda • 3 large egg whites • 4 1/2 oz carrots, pureed • 1/2 cup Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 1 cup blueberries • 1/2 fl. oz. lemon juice • 1/4 cup honey • DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and grease or line a muffin pan. In a large mixing bowl, add all dry ingredients and blend well with a hand whisk. In a small bowl, add all wet ingredients and stir together. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and gently whisk together until blended. Stir in blueberries. Scoop the batter into the muffin cups, filling them 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely. NOTE: May be stored in freezer. Nutrition Facts Serving Size 63 g Amount Per Serving Calories 107 Calories from Fat 2 Total Fat 0.3g Trans Fat 0.0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 60mg Potassium 83mg Total Carbohydrates 23.2g Dietary Fiber 1.1g Sugars 7.7g Protein 3.1g EASY PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE MIX COOKIES -- FOR THE KIDS Yield: 39 cookies CALORIES: 67 per cookie CHOLESTEROL: 0mg SODIUM: 88mg SUGARS: 7.2g INGREDIENTS: 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box spice cake mix—OR you can use the yellow cake mix and spices below to make a spice cake mix: 1 yellow cake mix box 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon allspice or cloves 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin—not the pumpkin mix 1/2 cup raisins DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets lightly with vegetable spray (Pam). In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix and pumpkin with a fork or mixer until well blended; stir in raisins. Drop by large rounded spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet; they don't flatten out much so however you place them on the sheet is pretty much how they'll look after baking. Bake for 8 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for up to 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. JUICY FRUIT SALAD -- FOR EVERYONE SERVINGS: 12 CALORIES: 89 CHOLESTEROL: 0mg SODIUM: 3mg SUGARS: 16.5g INGREDIENTS: 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple tidbits in its own juice 2 apple - peeled, cored and diced 2 cups clementines (tangerines), halved 2 medium bananas, sliced 2 cups pears, chopped DIRECTIONS: In a large bowl, toss together the pineapple, apples, clementines, and pears. Add the juice from the pineapple and clementines, and then slice the bananas and add to fruit. Let chill until serving. SPANISH STYLE QUINOA WITH CHICKEN BREAST MEAT --LUNCH OR DINNER Servings: 4 CALORIES PER SERVING: 291 Ingredients: (Calories are per 1 serving.) 2 tablespoons olive oil - 60 calories 1 cup uncooked quinoa - 147 calories 1 medium onion, finely chopped - 12 calories 3 cloves garlic, minced - 3 calories 1 small green bell pepper, chopped - 6 calories 8 ounce can tomato sauce - 14 calories 2 1/2 cups water - 0 calories 1 teaspoon chili powder - 2 calories 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder - 1 calorie 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin - 0 calories 4 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast - 47 calories DIRECTIONS: Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the quinoa, onion, garlic, and green pepper. Cook and stir 5 to 10 minutes until the onion is tender, and the quinoa has lightly toasted. Stir in the tomato sauce and water, then season with the chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Stir the quinoa occasionally as it cooks. Nutrition Facts Serving Size 330 g Amount Per Serving Calories 291 Calories from Fat 97 Total Fat 10.7g Saturated Fat 1.3g Trans Fat 0.0g Cholesterol 24mg Sodium 344mg Potassium 591mg Total Carbohydrates 33.7g Dietary Fiber 4.9g Sugars 4.5g Protein 16.2g  

Wow! Thanks for your suggestions. They ALL sound good!! 

Hope the weather didn't hold you back, and you could enjoy your family, and they your delicious cooking! xoxox 

It is great that you have exercise you enjoy doing, keep up the great job!