Cardio Dance and Turkey Meatballs

I belong to the gym at the local university where I work. It's super convenient because I can just walk over after work. Today I decided I was going to go to the Cardio Dance class. The class is really popular and you have to get there early to get a spot. I barely made it in time. Well I actually didn't make it in time but the instructor was nice and let me in anyway. There are spots for 50 people and I was the 51st person to arrive and I got there at a 5:05 for a 5:30 class!

The reason the class is so hard to get into is because the undergrads love it, especially the sorority girls. I mean I can see why. You get to listen to upbeat music, shake your butt, and get a workout at the same time. Did I mention that I probably have the same amount as rhythm as Steve Urkel? Okay so maybe I'm a tiny bit better than him but not by much. The thing is I just don't care. I keep up with the dance moves as much as I can, laugh at myself, and just make sure that I keep moving. It's a really good workout. I was disgustingly sweaty after the workout and completly exhausted.

I came home from work to find Matt in the kitchen making me dinner. I could really get use to that sight. Matt was making one of our favorite healthy meals of turkey meatballs with pasta. All you have to do is heat up precooked frozen turkey meatballs (Trader Joe's are my favorite), cook some whole wheat pasta, and add some spaghetti sauce (I use Barilla Mushroom and Garlic). It's a total of 7 WW pts and very filling. The WW points is based on using 1 cup of pasta, 3 meatballs (I cut them up to make them go further), and 1/4 a cup of spaghetti sauce. Bon Appetit!

Exploding Chicken Taquitos

So last night for dinner I made Hungry Girl's Exploding Chicken Taquitos. Since the boyfriend is out of town I figured it was a good time to try a new recipe. If it turns out awful I'm the only one that has to know. I'm not a huge cook but am trying to change that. I am always on the lookout for an easy healthy recipe. When I saw the recipes for these I knew I had to try them. Healthy, easy, and Mexican what could be better? For the recipe just go here .

Here is the mix after I refrigerated it



The final product



So I didn't add the ingredients for these to my grocery list. I figured I'm so high tech I could just open the recipe up on the web on my iphone. Well I completely overlooked the part about needing tooth picks. I had to improvise and break off the ends of plastic forks to keep the taquitos from exploding before they were baked.

I love refried beans so having them as a side was a no brainer for me. I used Old El Paso fat free refried beans (1 WW pt). I also had some Tostito Baked Scoops with it (2 WW pts). So with 2 taquitos being 4 WW pts it put me at a total for 7 pts for dinner. They turned out pretty yummy I must say. Next time I might try it with flour tortillas as I like those better than corn. I think the corn ones almost have a sweeter taste to them. These will definently be made again and next time the for me and the boyfriend.

Easy Weeknight Dinner

So last night was pretty busy. Right after work I raced home to do my Wii Active Sports workout and then I needed to get dinner taken care of before Matt and I had to leave for the Duke basketball game.

I decided to make one of my go to easy weeknight meals Tilapia and veggies. From the Super Target I buy frozen Sea Choice tilapia. I like it because it's very affordable and individually packaged. Below are the easy steps for a quick healthy dinner.

1. In the morning move the fish from the freezer to the fridge. If you haven't planned ahead you can also thaw the fish in a bowl of water.

2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

3. Put about 1/2 cup of egg beaters in a bowl. You can also use an egg or a little bit of oil.

4. Put bread crumbs onto the plate.

5. Dip the fish in the egg beater and then put it on the plate and make sure the bread crumbs cover the fish.

6. Spray a cookie sheet with Pam. Put the fish on the cookie sheet, cookie sheet into the oven.

7. Let it cook for 10 minutes and voila you have a delicious piece of fish.

The fish alone is only 100 calories and 1.5 grams of fat. If calculating the nutrition make sure to also add the egg beater and bread crumbs.

To go with the fish I just heated up a package of Green Giant Simply Steam Garden Vegetable Medley. One serving (half the box) is only 50 calories, .5 grams of fat, and 1 gram of fiber. I like to keep a mix of the Green Giant Simply Steam vegetables in the freezer. They are perfect for when you need a quick side item. I usually would add a salad or another vegetable to the meal but we were rushing out the door how it was to get to Cameron in time for the start of the game.

The whole meal is only 5 weight watcher points.



Do other people have easy go to weeknight dinners?