Later in the day I ended up having a bit of a snacking binge, but you know what - I was watching Drop Dead Diva, which is a show I'm partly obsessed with. I felt like the thin girl, Stacy, was patronizing me with her very serious "we don't eat after 7 antics." I thought, you're right, I don't usually eat after 7, but I'm freaking hungry and my body is obviously telling me something. I'm today realizing no matter how healthy I eat, I will never be a rail thin girl. Yes I'm thin, but I've got a butt and hips. I love to taste delicious flavors and eating a chicken breast with steamed broccoli for dinner every night just won't cut it for me. That is a sacrifice I am willing to live with: if eating foods I enjoy means I'll never have super low body fat or be a perfect body, then who the hell cares. I don't!
Yesterday, I was greeted by a new Fitness Magazine. I made an egg white omelet with two tablespoons of salsa and one pinch of low fat cheddar cheese. For lunch, I had a chicken salad wrap, nothing special there.
Dinner is:
Thai Chicken Pizza
Ingredients
20 ounces prepared whole-wheat pizza dough, (see Shopping Tip)
1/4 cup smooth natural peanut butter
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon canola oil
8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast, trimmed and diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
4 scallions, thinly sliced
2/3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Directions
1. Place oven rack in the lowest position; preheat to 450 degrees F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Roll out or stretch dough on a lightly floured surface into a rough 16-inch oval. Transfer to the baking sheet. Bake on the bottom rack until puffed and lightly crisped on the bottom, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, whisk peanut butter, water, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and garlic in a small bowl until well combined.
4. Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, until cooked through, 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add bell pepper, scallions and 1 tablespoon of the peanut sauce to the chicken; toss to combine.
5. Remove the crust from the oven; spread evenly with the remaining peanut sauce. Top with the chicken mixture, then sprinkle with cheese. Return the pizza to the oven and bake on the bottom rack until the crust is crispy and golden and the cheese is melted, 11 to 13 minutes.
Tip:
Shopping Tip: Look for balls of whole-wheat pizza dough, fresh or frozen, at your supermarket. Choose a brand without hydrogenated oils.
Shopping Tip: Look for balls of whole-wheat pizza dough, fresh or frozen, at your supermarket. Choose a brand without hydrogenated oils.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 355, Total Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 29 mg, Sodium 447 mg, Carbohydrate 42 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 20 g, Potassium 151 mg. Daily Values: Vitamin A 15%, Vitamin C 45%. Exchanges: Starch 3,High-Fat Meat 2.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
For me this recipe is a little impractical because I don't have time to be assembling (and by assembling, I mean rolling out dough. It gets me frustrated) pizza, so I used a whole wheat flat bread to make personal pizzas. I also don't have enough people in my house to eat this thing before we go away for the weekend.
P.S. Never buy Chex Mix - the stuff is so addicting. I may throw it out, just so I won't eat it. Oh and here's some ridiculous Kim Kardashian advice that cracked me up via Hollywood Life:
Keep preaching girlfriend. In the meantime, for those of us who don't care to wear bikinis to dinner or anywhere other than possibly the beach, keep on trying to eat healthy with me!
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
For me this recipe is a little impractical because I don't have time to be assembling (and by assembling, I mean rolling out dough. It gets me frustrated) pizza, so I used a whole wheat flat bread to make personal pizzas. I also don't have enough people in my house to eat this thing before we go away for the weekend.
P.S. Never buy Chex Mix - the stuff is so addicting. I may throw it out, just so I won't eat it. Oh and here's some ridiculous Kim Kardashian advice that cracked me up via Hollywood Life:
Listen to Kim Kardashian’s insanely make-sense advice to her “twitterfam” – “wear a bathing suit to dinner! We would eat so good if we did that!” You know Kim, that’s actually really good advice. In fact, if we walked around all day in bikinis, we’d probably turn down our Blimpies all the time!
Keep preaching girlfriend. In the meantime, for those of us who don't care to wear bikinis to dinner or anywhere other than possibly the beach, keep on trying to eat healthy with me!
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