Ingredients:
4 thawed Kirkwood tenderloins
Simply Nature Spring mix salad
1 cup Happy Farms cheddar cheese
1 can Happy Harvest corn
1 can Dakotas black beans
Fit and Active ranch
1. Cook chicken on George Forman or grill add seasoning to your liking.
2. Cook corn and black beans on stove top then drain.
3. Mix salad, corn, beans, chicken, black olives, and cheese in a large bowl.
4. Serve and add dressing.
(Tried this recipe with BBQ sauce and ranch dressing added to salad and it was amazing!)
Ingredients:
2 zucchini
1/2 cup Reggano Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Happy Farms mozzarella Cheese
2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Steps:
1. Wash and slice zucchini into skinny pieces.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Pour olive oil and zucchini into a small mixing bowl. Cover zucchini with oil.
4. Add seasoning and Parmesan cheese to bowl and again cover zucchini.
5. Pour zucchini into baking dish. (I used an 8x8 glass baking dish.)
6. Add half of mozzarella cheese to dish and mix.
7. Bake for 25 minutes.
8. Take out and add the rest of cheese to dish. Continue baking for another 10 minutes.
Ingredients
1 bag all natural vegetables (I have used a multiple variation of vegetables)
6 Kirkwood chicken tenders
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 onion
1/4 cup Tuscan Garden teriyaki sauce
Seasoning for chicken: (Use as much as you like of the following)
Chili powder (not from Aldi but I know they have it there)
Salt and pepper
Cumin
Steps:
1. Thaw chicken and season.
2. Cook chicken on George Forman or skillet.
3. Sauté onions, vegetables, and minced garlic on medium high.
4. Add cooked chicken and sauce on medium low stir and serve.
Starting in January I knew that I had 6 months to lose weight for my sister's wedding. The next month would come and I would have 5 months, and 4 months left... I kept asking myself when am I going to get motivated??? Well, about a month ago my friend at work introduced me to this game called diet bet. A game/competition and I get to lose weight? I said where do I sign up? Diet Bet is a game you can play with friends or strangers. I chose to start my own game and charge $20 to buy in. I posted it on Facebook and ended up having nine people sign up, this made the pot become $180. The game goes like this; you put in $20 and if you lose 4% of your body weight in four weeks you will get to split the pot with anyone else who also reaches the 4%. Well...I made it and split the pot with four other people. I ended up making $14 when you take out the $20 I put in. Here are my stats from the game. Remember this was over a four week period (28 days total)
So you ask how?
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In the first week I lost two pounds just by drinking 90 plus ounces of water a day. I used a Smart Water bottle, because it can hold almost 34 ounces, this way I did not have to keep filling it up, and I only had to drink three a day. I felt that was an easier task than eleven eight ounce glasses per day.
It helps that I got a Fitbit for Mother's day. I was able to track my steps and link this to MyFitness Pal. If you do not already have this app and you are trying to lose any amount or maintain your weight I strongly suggest it! When I started I put in my starting weight, what I wanted to weigh, and by when. It told me how many calories I could have per day and it adjusted the calories when I synced it to my Fitbit. I did not realize how many calories I was consuming before I started tracking. Simply doing this helped me to see how unhealthy I was.
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Ok, so the least exciting part of the diet was the workout. I did get the T-25 videos from a friend. This is a shortened workout made by Sean T who also did the Insanity videos. It took 25 minutes a day and I would do this at night when my little one went to bed. In the morning I would run on the treadmill or outside for 20 minutes. Here are two workouts that I alternated. I worked out for a total of 45 minutes per day for five days a week. On Saturday i would only do 20-25 minutes and Sunday was usually my day off.
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I hope this helps you. If I can do it I know you can too! I am a working mom with a two year old. Put your mind to it and you can. A little competition helped me so I would strongly suggest working out with friends or doing the diet bet. Feel free to comment below on ways you have lost weight successfully.
Lately I have been on this health kick. Trying to lose weight for my sister's wedding and participating in diet bet. Here are few of my favorite healthy treats recipes' I have found online. I found these are good meal replacements and healthy options. Not too much sugar. Remember everything in moderation and just because it is a healthier option than Dairy Queen you cannot have an endless amount.
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| Chunky monkey |
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| Granola Bars |
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| Bananna chocolate bites |
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| Cookie dough yogurt |
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| Greek Yogurt |
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| Aldi Smoothie |
Ingredients
5. Place meat in seperate lettuce pieces and wrap.
Enjoy! These delicious yummy treats.
1 package Bonipak iceberg lettuce
1lb Kirkwood ground turkey
1/4 cups peanuts
1 onion
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
1/2tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Steps:
1. Brown meat and onions together in pan.
2. Add in seasoning while browning meat.
3. Add peanuts and sauce.
4. Slice lettuce core off and seperate lettuce to be used as wraps.
My sister is getting married soon and I needed some sort of motivation to lose the few extra pounds left over from having my first. I joined this awesome game called Diet Bet and it is motivating me to eat healthier and work out more. This has inspired a healthy Aldi Meal Plan.
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Crock pot Chicken
Veggie Stir Fry
Chicken Fajita
Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Asparagus and Salmon
Baked Garlic Sweet Potato Chips
Healthy Lunches
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Fruit and Granola Yogurt
Recipes
Brown Rice Black Bean BakeStuffed Bell Peppers
Crock pot Chicken
Veggie Stir Fry
Chicken Fajita
Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Asparagus and Salmon
Baked Garlic Sweet Potato Chips
Healthy Lunches
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Fruit and Granola Yogurt
Ingredients
4 Kirkwood chicken tenders
Red, yellow, and green peppers
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can of chopped chiles
Onion
Salt and pepper
2 tsp Chili powder (not from Aldi but think they have it)
1/2 tsp dried Oregano
1/2 tsp Garlic powder
2 tsp Cumin
2 tablespoons olive oil
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix seasonings and olive oil together, pour into a large Baggie, and add chicken to bag.
3. Let it sit for an hour or so to get the flavor into the chicken.
4. Dice up onions and bell peppers. Place in baking dish.
5. Do not drain tomatoes but drain the chiles, unless you want it really spicy. Mix tomoatoes and chiles together in a bowl.
6. Add chicken and chiles/tomatoes to the baking dish.
7. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
I topped with salsa and made into a mexi salad.
Ingredients
4 salmon filets
2 tablespoons honey mustard
1 can happy harvest asparagus
1 tablespoon extra virgin Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Aluminum foil
Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Thaw filets (I did this in a bowl of warm water)
3. Season salmon filets.
4. Make a tin foil boat for salmon and asparagus.
5. Mix honey mustard and Olive oil in small bowl and spread on salmon and asparagus.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Tbs peanut Delight natural peanut butter
1 banana
1/4 cup Friendly Farmer Greek vanilla yogurt
1 cup of ice
1/2 cup fat free milk (not pictured)
All Aldi ingredients
All Aldi ingredients
Steps:
1. Place all ingredients in blender and mix.
2. Pour and enjoy.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Mama Casita Salsa
4 green peppers
Mama Casita taco seasoning
1/2 cup Happy Farms cheddar cheese (leave off for healthier choice)
2 cups cooked fit and Active brown rice
1 bag frozen corn
1 lb Kirkwood ground turkey
Salt and pepper to taste
All Aldi ingredients
Steps:
1. Cook rice as it says on the box.
2. Cook corn as it says on the bag.
3. Brown the ground meat and add taco seasoning and 2/3 cup of water. Reduce heat and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Combine rice, salsa, and ground meat in a large bowl.
5. Slice the top of the peppers off.
6. Fill peppers with rice and meat mix.
7. Microwave in a 9x9 dish for about 5 minutes or until peppers are soft.
8. Add cheese to the top of peppers and microwave for 1 minute.
Ingredients:
3. Granola
Yummy 20 g protein
Granola
Grapes
Greek yogurt
(All Aldi ingredients)
Steps:
1. Grapes
2. Vanilla Greek Yogurt
Ok so healthy lunch prep: we set out all of our Tupperware.
It's just the two of us so we find ten that have lids...this was a challenge in itself.
The first week we did this we used halos aka cuties, celery, and carrots.
The second week we used red grapes, carrots, and green peppers.
Drew likes the Fit and Active strawberry banana yogurt. This is cheaper than the Greek yogurt.
We usually take leftovers from dinner the night before or we make turkey wraps on Sunday night that can be easily pulled to go in our lunches.
What healthy things do you like from Aldi? Comment below...
