Crazy Weather

We have had some crazy weather lately, you wouldn’t believe it! Storms everyday and it looks like another one is brewing again. Here’s some videos of a tornado that touched down about 30 minutes from us!

Butter Bean Burgers

A friend of mine shared this recipe with me and I’m thinking I might try it, but I’m not telling CW what it’s really made of! LOL! I like black bean burgers so I will probably like these too. I think butter beans have a little sweeter flavor so it will be interesting to find out how the flavors will meld.j

Try it and let me know what you think!

Happy Eating!

Butter Bean Burgers

Rated: Submitted By: SILVERWOLF Photo By: Cheryl K Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4

“Butter beans mashed and combined with onion, jalapeno pepper, cracker crumbs, egg, and cheese, then shaped and fried into vegetarian burgers. You can substitute bell pepper for the jalapenos for a milder taste.”

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, drained 1 small onion, chopped 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno pepper 6 saltine crackers, crushed 1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions:

1.	In a medium bowl, mash butter beans. Mix in onion, jalapeno pepper, crushed crackers, egg, cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Divide into 4 equal parts, and shape into patties.
2.	Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; use more or less oil to reach 1/4 inch in depth. Fry patties until golden, about 5 minutes on each side. Recipe from AllRecipes.com

Wednesday Journal

Today was a little rough….we’ll just leave it at that…

Goal:
To at least get back to my pre-baby weight.

Notes:
Not so great today, but I didn’t plan on having dinner with the family. Work was stressful — we won’t go there.

Total Calories: 2385
Total Fat: 118
Total Fiber: 29
Total Points: 52 (5 Flex Points Left)

Like I said…..NOT GOOD!

Breakfast:
Slim Fast Optima, Creamy Milk Chocolate — 190 Calories, 6 g fat, 5 g fiber — 4 Points
Quaker Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal — 160 calories, 2 g fat, 3 g fiber — 3 Points

Lunch:
2 Slice Turkey Lunch Meat — 60 calories, 3 g fat, 0 fiber — 1 Point
Slim Fast Optima, Cappuccino Delight – 180 calories, 6 g fat, 5 g fiber — 3 Points
2 oz Honey Roasted Peanuts — 300 calories, 24 g fat, 4 g fiber — 7 Points

Snacks:
5 Mini Snickers Bars — 225 calories, 11 g fat, 1 g fiber — 5 Points
5 Mini 3 Musketeers Bars — 122 calories, 4 g fat, 0 fiber — 3 Points

Dinner:
6 oz Meatloaf — 375 calories, 28 g fat, 0 fiber — 10 Points
1/2 c. Corn — 66 calories, 1 g fat, 2 g fiber — 1 Point
1 c. Instant Mashed Potatoes — 237 calories, 12 g fat, 5 g fiber — 5 Points
2 Pieces Birthday Cake (2″x2″) — 470 calories, 21 g fat, 4 g fiber — 10 Points

Porcupine Meatballs

Porcupine meatballs
Serving Size:
4-5

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, diced or grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup hot water
15 oz can whole tomatoes, diced
1 lb ground turkey
½ cup long grain rice
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cumin, ground
¼ cup basil leaves (optional)

Directions:
Spray slow cooker with oil spray and turn on to MEDIUM.

In a frying pan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil on medium heat until onion is transparent.

Add tomato paste and stir to combine (it will start to stick to the bottom but that’s OK).

After 2-3 minutes add water to deglaze frying pan. Tip into slow cooker and add diced tomatoes and juice with ½ teaspoon of salt.

In a separate bowl add ground turkey, rice, cumin and remaining salt. Use clean hands (or gloves) to combine ingredients.

Split beef mixture in half and then half again. With each of the four portions, split into quarters again, leaving you with 16 portions.

Roll each portion into a ball and place in slow cooker.

Pop the lid on and cook for 5 hours on MEDIUM.

After five hours, remove lid, give a bit of a stir and throw in freshly torn basil leaves.

Put the lid back on and cook for a further 30 minutes.

Serve.

Tuesday Journal

Goal: To at least get back to my pre-baby weight.

My Notes
Let’s get going, you need to do this for yourself and for your baby boy!

Total Calories: 1130
Total Fat: 35
Total Points: 22

Vitamin — I
Fruits/Veggies — III
Milk — II
Water — IIIIIII

Workout
First exercise in 2 years!!
15 mins on Elliptical Level 1 — 256 Calories Burned

Breakfast
Quaker Oatmeal Simple Harvest – Maple Brown Sugar & Pecan — 160 calories, 3.5 g fat, 4 g fiber — 3 Points
Slim Fast Optima, Creamy Milk Chocolate — 190 Calories, 6 g fat, 5 g fiber — 4 Points

Lunch
8 oz V8 V-Fusion Peach Mango — 120 calories, 0 fat, 0 fiber — 2 Points
2 Slice Turkey Lunch Meat — 60 calories, 3 g fat, 0 fiber — 1 Point
Slim Fast Optima, Cappuccino Delight – 180 calories, 6 g fat, 5 g fiber — 3 Points

Snacks
1 oz Honey Roasted Peanuts — 150 calories, 12 g fat, 2 g fiber — 4 Points

Dinner
3 oz Chicken Breast — 120 calories, 1.5 g fat, 0 fiber — 3 Points
1/2 c Scalloped Potatoes — 120 calories, 3 g fat, 1 g fiber — 2 Points
2/3 c Steamed Green Beans — 30 calories, 0 g fat, 2 g fiber — 0 Points