Turkey Slow Cooker Meal - Review

I made the below recipe for my family Sunday and my boys wouldn't eat it b/c of the "sauerkraut" but my husband and I thought it was good. It was light and had good flavor.

Nutritional Info as follows: This is determined on serving 6 people

Meat - Butterball - Everyday Turkey Smoked Sausage, 1 container (14 oz.s ea.)	700
Dole - Classic Coleslaw (Raw Cabbage), 1 container (13.5 oz (1.5 cup) ea.)	90
Fresh - Small Red Potato, 8 potatoes	296
Produce - Bell Pepper - Red, 1 medium	30
Onions - Raw, 1 cup, chopped	67
Campbell's - Chicken Broth - Ready to Use, 1 container (4 cup (150 ml) ea.)	60
Dynamic Health - Organic Apple Cidar Vinegar With Mother, 1 Tablespoon (15ml)	0
French's - Spicy Brown Mustard, 4 tsp	20
Add Ingredient

Total:	1263
Per Serving:	211

Turkey Slow Cooker Meal

Turkey Bratwurst Slow Cooker Meal
This one comes from Better Homes and Gardens
1 14oz package Butterball Everyday Smoked Turkey Sausage
4 cups packaged shredded cabbage with carrot (coleslaw mix)
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped red potatoes
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 14 oz cans chicken broth
1 Tbsp spicy brown mustard
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
Salt and Pepper
In a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker, combine bratwurst, cabbage, potatoes, red pepper, and onion. In a large bowl, whisk together broth, mustard, vinegar and salt and pepper. Pour over mixture in cooker.
Cover and cook on low heat for 6 to 7 hrs or on high for 3 to 3.5 hrs.
Makes 6 servings

Stacy's Pie was AMAZING!!!

Pickle and Ham Roll-ups Recipe

Pickle and Ham Roll-ups

2 slices honey ham

1 wedge laughing cow cheese (any flavor you enjoy)

2 claussen pickles

Spread cheese on ham, put pickle on and roll up, cut into slices.

Pizza Log Recipe

Pizza Logs

Egg Roll Wrappers

1/2 Slice Mozzarella Cheese

6 Turkey Pepperoni

Lay out the pepperoni, cheese and then fold in sides as rolling up. Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 min or until brown and crisp. Dip in Pizza sauce if desired.

120 Calories per roll - Pizza sauce would be extra

Trying new recipes out

I'm going to try a new slow cooker recipe today and all week I have found NEW recipes I am going to try, many of which are using the crock pot, my favorite kitchen tool!

Today is Loaded Bratwurst so I'll let ya know how it is with pictures up later!

I am also going to experiment with turkey pepperoni, egg roll wrappers and mozzarella cheese tonight!

Should be a good week to tune in for some healthy but TASTY recipes :)

Checking In

Its been a week and I have followed my calories to a T! I have been using www.myfitnesspal.com and absolutely LOVE it! The support on there is amazing and the message boards are full of great low-fat recipes and lots of slow cooker ones! That is what makes life a little bit easier :)

I am making roasted cauliflower for supper and will be posting pictures and a recipe for that hopefully tonight if not tomorrow.

I have only been going to the gym for water aerobics 2 nights a week so my goal is to add one more day each week so I can hopefully get up to 5 days a week again. Im just taking it slow but eating healthy because I believe eating is a HUGE part of weight loss.

Fresh Raspberry Pie

This is a really good light desert:

Combine these items into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir constantly until it thickens:

1 Tbsp Cornstarch

1/4 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Water

1 Pkg sugar-free raspberry gelatin

Put 4 cups of fresh raspberries into a 9 inch graham cracker pie crust. Pour the gelatin mixture over the berries and chill for 2-3 hours.

Add some whipped cream!

This is depressing!

It is so hard to lose weight when you are doing everything right and the scale just stays the same!  I have actually been doing weight watchers since October.  I have lost around 10 lbs before the holidays and I made it through the holidays without gaining but without losing as well.  Now that they are over and I'm back to "normal" I seem to be at a plateau.  I need to find a way to break through this!!

First Week of Bodybugg

Well, this is my third day with the bodybugg. It has been really interesting to use. I kind of feel like I can't eat a lot, but in reading the material on the website it says that you need to re-train your brain on how much you really need to eat. So far I have been able to create a calorie "deficit" which is good because it means I am burning more calories than I take in. I am amazed at how many calories I can burn in a day with such a sedentary work life I have. I am pretty proud of myself because I have been taking a couple breaks each day to go up and down 3 1/2 flights of stairs about 3 to 4 times during each break just to get more activity in my day. I didn't do it today because of meetings and a heavy workload, but I'll get back into the groove tomorrow. I am trying some new recipes tomorrow, so I'll let you know if they taste good and post them if they do. Later, Stacy

FUN EXERCISE? Is that possible? YES!

So, after having Wii Dance for 3 months I finally tried it out... and it was so much FUN!  I was sweating more after doing that for 20 minutes than I did in my workout at the gym today!  I think this might become a new part of my daily workout!

Snack around 200 Calories

Hillshire Farm - Ultra Thin Cracked Black Pepper Turkey Breast, 2 oz

Laughing Cow Light (Any Flavor) Wedge

Thomas' - Bagel Thins Everything

Toast the bagel thin, spread on cheese and top with turkey!

Total Calories - 205

Breakfast Recipe

Hey! I wanted to share the new site I found to help track my calories and weight! You put in your weight and height and it calculates how many calories you need, you can enter your activity and it adds in the extra calories for that! There is a place where you can put in a recipe and it calculates out the number of calories per serving, it has message boards and lots of support! Totally awesome! www.myfitnesspal.com the best part is its FREE!!

This is day two for me of counting my calories and its going pretty good! I had a headache today and was pretty hungry. I stopped drinking the dew and am trying to drink more crystal light lemonade and have a Dt. Coke once sometimes twice a day.

I have found that buying the Hillshire Farm 95% fat free diced ham is very awesome for using in salads and sprinkling on my egg beaters in the morning for my daily egg sandwich!

Here is a recipe where you could use that ham!

Crockpot Breakfast (6 Points)

(You can make this the night before and have it all ready to go first thing in the morning!)

32 oz frozen hash browns

1 lb cooked ham cubed ( lean )

1 onion diced

1 green pepper diced

1 1/2 c shredded cheese ( Regular Cheese )

12 eggs

1 c skim milk

1 t salt

1 t black pepper

Divide potatoes, ham, veggies and cheese so you can create several layers of each in the crock pot. Start with the hash browns, then ham, onions peppers and last cheese. Repeat until you have several layers. Beat eggs, milk salt & pepper pour over layers in the crockpot cover and turn on low. Cook for 10-12 hours overnight.

12 Servings at 6 Points each

Created by MyFitnessPal - Free Calorie Counter

New Year Brings New Goals

It is 2011 and time to start some goals. My weight is up to 196 and it needs to go down! I have goals set in place to lose 4-6 pounds a month and hopefully be 40lbs lighter by Sept 2011. I'm going to reward myself with massages, pedicures, and manicures each time I reach my goals. Too many times we reward ourselves with food when we reach goals, which defeats the purpose. I bought a body bugg and will get it tomorrow. I'm excited to use it because I'm at my witts end with this whole weight thing. I got a treadmill for x-mas, so now I have a total gym at home. I have used my treadmill twice today, so I'm off to a good start. I'm going to train for a 5k next October, so my goal is to run 5 minutes and walk 5 minutes and then increase the increments each week. I'm excited for a new year.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2011

Soooo we haven't posted since May huh?? Get on the wagon and ride it for awhile, then we get sidetracked and fall off! Instead of having a resolution lets just set some goals and follow thru with them. I am happy to say I am still down 12 pounds from last year so thats good news. BUT I didn't hit my goal of being under 200 by my 30th birthday! Bummer! When I did turn 30 I sat down and wrote down some goals and of course being healthy and losing weight was one of them so this time around I will be putting my food diary on a spreadsheet and placing the calories beside them. Im going to start off with 1500 calories and see how it goes for the first week. Good luck Sistas!!