Hey All,
Well it's already 2019. Wow i can believe it, the years are just flying by so fast. With the New Year comes New Year Resolutions, and I'm sure most of us are trying to lose weight and save money. I am one of those people. About a two years ago I had finally hit my goal weight, after plateauing for years i finally broke the weight i couldn't break and hit my goal. I was so very excited and was happy I was finally where i wanted to be and then (BAM!!) just like that i gained it all back and then some. So here I am back way above the weight i am used to. So now here's my next issue, i work a full time job I go to school 4 days a week and get out of school mon-thurs right before work. I literally wake up have some coffee get ready for the day and then I'm off to school and I only stop at home after school long enough to grab my lunch and then head straight to work. I don't get home till at least 11:30 pm or later. So with all the time i don't have I have to try to make healthy meals, eat 6 times a day and get some kind of work out in. Ugh!!! The eating part I'm getting down pretty well its the making time for the gym that's hard. I do try to get up early enough in the morning to do a workout at home but that doesn't always happen.
I am pretty good with nutrition usually. I am doing low carbs right now and and no soda or junk food. I went grocery shopping which consisted of tons of veggies. Today I meal prepped a little bit and made kale chips, protein snack/lunch bowls and Twice Baked Cauliflower. All of it was super yummy. I don't usually have to worry about sweet foods because I rarely get that sweet tooth. I am, however; totally addicted to chips, so I decided Kale Chips should help that craving. I use cauliflower for like literally everything because its a great alternative to carbs such as pizza crust and rice. Well this recipe is like twice baked mashed potatoes and just as good but without all the carbs.
Ingredients:
Well it's already 2019. Wow i can believe it, the years are just flying by so fast. With the New Year comes New Year Resolutions, and I'm sure most of us are trying to lose weight and save money. I am one of those people. About a two years ago I had finally hit my goal weight, after plateauing for years i finally broke the weight i couldn't break and hit my goal. I was so very excited and was happy I was finally where i wanted to be and then (BAM!!) just like that i gained it all back and then some. So here I am back way above the weight i am used to. So now here's my next issue, i work a full time job I go to school 4 days a week and get out of school mon-thurs right before work. I literally wake up have some coffee get ready for the day and then I'm off to school and I only stop at home after school long enough to grab my lunch and then head straight to work. I don't get home till at least 11:30 pm or later. So with all the time i don't have I have to try to make healthy meals, eat 6 times a day and get some kind of work out in. Ugh!!! The eating part I'm getting down pretty well its the making time for the gym that's hard. I do try to get up early enough in the morning to do a workout at home but that doesn't always happen.
I am pretty good with nutrition usually. I am doing low carbs right now and and no soda or junk food. I went grocery shopping which consisted of tons of veggies. Today I meal prepped a little bit and made kale chips, protein snack/lunch bowls and Twice Baked Cauliflower. All of it was super yummy. I don't usually have to worry about sweet foods because I rarely get that sweet tooth. I am, however; totally addicted to chips, so I decided Kale Chips should help that craving. I use cauliflower for like literally everything because its a great alternative to carbs such as pizza crust and rice. Well this recipe is like twice baked mashed potatoes and just as good but without all the carbs.
Kale Chips
To make these yummy salty snack alternative, Kale Chips, first preheat your oven to 275°, next separate the leaves from the ribs and then place on a baking pan drizzle with some olive oil and add salt then mix them up and place in the oven for about 20 minutes flipping halfway through. Easy Peasy!!
Twice Baked Cauliflower
- 1 large Cauliflower
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup minced green onions
- 1/4 freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 slices of bacon
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° and spray baking dish with non-stick spray. Cook bacon until very crispy, use a paper towel to blot out excess grease from bacon then cut or crumble bacon. Put Cauliflower in large pot of boiling water and cook until tender, but not super soft. When the cauliflower is done drain well and then either mash with potato masher or in kitchen aid but leave some chunks.
Transfer cauliflower into pan and mix cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, Parmesan cheese and about 1/2 the bacon. Mix ingredients well until everything is melted and blended. Transfer to baking dish top with cheddar cheese and the rest of the bacon and put in the oven for about 20-25 min. until hot and bubbly if you want that pretty brown color you can sit in under the broiler for a few min .
Serve hot add green onion on top for garnish.
Buon Appetito!!!
