Showing posts with label asparagus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asparagus. Show all posts
Saturday, November 16, 2013
3 ingredient asparagus frittata
This is the easiest dish you will ever make. I promise. It only has three ingredients! All you do it is mix everything together and throw it in the oven. That's it! I have adapted this recipe from Lauren Conrad and Food52
Step One
Gather your ingredients. You will need:
1 1/2 cups of chopped asparagus or any vegetable you like
1 cup of egg beaters
1/2 cup of light mozzarella cheese
pepper to taste
Step Two
Saute the asparagus until soft.
Step Three
Add the cheese (set aside about 2-3 tablespoons), pepper or any other seasoning you like, and the asparagus. I would recommend chopping the asparagus into smaller, bite-size pieces. It was kind of hard to eat when they were long.
Step Four
Turn the oven on to 375 and bake for about 30 minutes. Check after 25 minutes and stick a knife down the center. When it is soft, but not runny, it is done!
Step Five
Take the frittata out of the oven and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Step Six
Put the frittata under the broiler for a few minutes to melt and brown the cheese. Keep a close eye! You don't want it to burn.
Step Seven
Enjoy! I would eat it as soon as it comes out. No one likes cold eggs.
xoxo,
Toni
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Friday, November 15, 2013
day twenty-nine...month one update
Don't you just love winter? I know I do. I love the rain and clouds and the chill you feel when you step outside. Love it! I saw the sky this morning and smiled because it looks like it just may rain. But this is Southern California we are talking about, so it will most likely pass right over us.
It has already been one month since starting medifast! Wow...time flies by! Well, this is it, the one month update on my weight, measurements, and pictures! But I will get to all that at the end of the post. First, let's talk about what I ate.
Breakfast
I opened up my new shipment of Medifast foods and tried out the french vanilla shake. Oh. My. Goodness. This tasted like a liquid cupcake. So good! I am bummed I didn't get it before. But hey, I am still trying everything and figuring out what I like and don't like. This vanilla shake is definitely getting 5 stars in my book.
Morning Snack
It is a morning of firsts. For my morning snack I tried out the chai tea. This was delicious as well. I used to love the calorie-laden and creamy chai tea lattes and this is such a great alternative! It is a tad more spicy than I like, but it's still very good.
Lunch
I was feeling adventurous today for lunch. I decided to make an asparagus frittata. And guess what? It is only 3 ingredients! Click here for the recipe. Besides being crazy filling, it was a perfect treat for the wintery weather we are (finally) having.
Afternoon Snack
In celebration of completing one month, I decided to eat my favorite Medifast foods today. With that said, I had the s'mores crunch bar which is just so yummy and satisfying! I actually ate a few bites before I realized I didn't take a picture! I just couldn't wait to dig in. ;)
A little while later I had a an unsweetened iced venti Passion Tea from Starbucks. I haven't had one of these in quite some time, so it was a delicious Friday treat. Thanks for bringing me this, Kiera! You are the best!
Dinner
Continuing with the "eat my favorite foods" day I had the brown sugar cereal crunch for my dinner. I cannot tell you enough how much I like this snack. Such a great "crunchy" and sweet snack.
Dessert
To end the night, I had a mocha soft served turned milkshake. Great end to a great day.
Okay...now the part of the post you are all wondering about. How did I do in the first month? Well, let me tell and show you...
weight: 150.2 (-16 pounds)
biceps: 12.5" (-.75")
forearm: 10" (-.5")
chest: 37" (-3")
waist: 30" (-4.5")
hips: 38.75" (-2.25")
bottom: 41" (-2.25")
thigh: 24.5" (-1.75")
knee: 17" (-.25)
calf: 16" (-.5)
neck: 12.75" (same)
Total inches lost: 15.75"
I would say that is pretty good...wouldn't you? You can click here to see my original measurements and starting photos.
I would say that is pretty good...wouldn't you? You can click here to see my original measurements and starting photos.
...and here is my one month photo...
That's all I have for today, but I hope this encourages some of you! Thank you for following me this past month and for all your support and prayers! I hope you stick around for month two! :)
xoxo,
Toni
Sunday, October 20, 2013
day three...my food is the will of God
Can't believe it's already the end of day three! Hasn't really even felt like I'm on a diet due to the fact that I'm like eating all day! I love it.
Ok, as for my food today, I made myself the Medifast spiced pancakes for breakfast. They were...not bad. I most definitely prefer the real pancakes, but these were pretty satisfying for being "diet food".
After breakfast I went to church and was a tad late on eating my next meal. Since it was lunchtime, I decided to eat my lean and green meal. So for lunch I had ground turkey "tacos" with grilled onions and asparagus "fries" on the side.
Then for my first afternoon snack I had some BBQ bites. These didn't taste as good as they sounded, but were still pretty good.
After church I had dinner, which consisted of a nice hot bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal. The taste was a tad off, but it wasn't all that bad. But next time it may make a muffin out of it instead. Recipe to come later ;)
And then right before going to bed I had a wonderful dessert. It was another frozen yogurt type dessert, but this time it was mocha flavored rather than peanut butter. And I totally put a filter on the photo because the original one didn't look great at all. Bad lighting...or just a bad photographer ;)
So overall it was a great day! I'm excited to see what this next week has in store for me.
So as I was reading my morning devo it was talking about how my food should be the will of God. That spoke mountains to me. I shouldn't be so concerned with earthly food that will just cause me to become hungry again, but I should be filling myself with the word of God and following the call The Lord has for me.
The devo is taken from The Daily Light.
Ok, as for my food today, I made myself the Medifast spiced pancakes for breakfast. They were...not bad. I most definitely prefer the real pancakes, but these were pretty satisfying for being "diet food".
After breakfast I went to church and was a tad late on eating my next meal. Since it was lunchtime, I decided to eat my lean and green meal. So for lunch I had ground turkey "tacos" with grilled onions and asparagus "fries" on the side.
Then for my first afternoon snack I had some BBQ bites. These didn't taste as good as they sounded, but were still pretty good.
Moving on to my next afternoon snack, which I ate after my hour and 20 minute walk (totally forgot to take pictures), I had a peanut butter crunch bar. This was pretty good and tasted similar to a crunchy protein bar. It also had chocolate on it which just makes everything taste better. ;)
After church I had dinner, which consisted of a nice hot bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal. The taste was a tad off, but it wasn't all that bad. But next time it may make a muffin out of it instead. Recipe to come later ;)
And then right before going to bed I had a wonderful dessert. It was another frozen yogurt type dessert, but this time it was mocha flavored rather than peanut butter. And I totally put a filter on the photo because the original one didn't look great at all. Bad lighting...or just a bad photographer ;)
So overall it was a great day! I'm excited to see what this next week has in store for me.
xoxo,
Toni
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