This Housewife goes HEALTHY!!!

Okay, so as many of you may know (or not know, lol) my husband and I are going to be trying to conceive again this winter! Since that is the case, I want to get my body in tip-top shape and start eating clean and healthy!! I decided to bust out my old 'healthy eating' cookbooks, blow the dust off, and get some yummy and nutritious meals from them like I should be doing! I haven't been feeding myself the best foods and have been going out a lot lately, but I am ready for a change!! Something else that is important to me is getting my husband to eat better as well. He literally has the palate of a 6 year old, so it is really difficult for me to get him to eat anything 'nutritious'! I usually have to find ways to mask these veggies and other healthy foods so he won't notice (I know, such a BABY!).

A big part of eating clean for me is planning my meals ahead of time. If I know in advance what I am going to be preparing and have the snacks on hand etc, I won't purchase the impulse 'junk' stuff. If I don't buy it, I can't eat it, right?

Here is my meal plan for the rest of this week, not sure for the weekend yet! (a lot of chicken because that is what I currently have in the freezer, LOL):

TUESDAY:
Chicken with Peach Salsa and Brown Rice- Pg. 116 "Big Book of Healthy Family Dinners"
Click Here for similar recipe.

WEDNESDAY:
Pasta Primavera with Chicken and Fresh Veggies- Pg. 119 "Big Book of Healthy Family Dinners"
Click Here for similar recipe, just add Grilled Chicken.

THURSDAY:
EZ Cheesy Lasagna- Pg. 232 "300 Recipes Under 300 Calories by Hungry Girl"
Click Here for exact recipe.

FRIDAY:
Crispy Cheeseburger Pizza- Pg. 270 "300 Recipes Under 300 Calories by Hungry Girl"
(I am using ground turkey rather than the soy ground 'beef' that she uses)
PER SERVING (entire pizza): 226 calories, 4.5g fat, 1,207mg sodium, 33g carbs, 15g fiber, 9g sugars, 27.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4* Make our quirky, burger-style pizza in the comfort of your own kitchen. It has fewer calories than ONE SLICE of CPK's version...
Ingredients:1 1/2 tbsp. ketchup
1/2 tbsp. fat-free mayonnaise
1 tsp. yellow mustard
1/2 cup frozen ground-beef-style soy crumbles (like the kind by Morningstar Farms or Boca), thawed
1 La Tortilla Factory Smart & Delicious Low Carb High Fiber Large Tortilla
1/4 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
1 tbsp. chopped onion
3 tbsp. shredded lettuce
2 tbsp. chopped tomato
Optional toppings: hamburger dill pickle chips, additional ketchup
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a small dish, combine ketchup, mayo, and mustard, and mix until uniform. Add soy crumbles and toss to coat. Set aside.
Lightly spray a medium-large skillet with nonstick spray and bring to medium heat on the stove. Lay tortilla flat in the skillet and cook until slightly crispy, a few minutes on each side.
Transfer tortilla to a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick spray. Scoop soy crumble mixture into the center of the tortilla and spread it out evenly, leaving a 1/2-inch border around it. Evenly sprinkle with cheese and onion.
Bake in the oven for 11 - 13 minutes, until tortilla border browns and cheese melts.
Top with lettuce and tomato. If you like, add pickles and a squiggle of ketchup. Cut into slices and EAT!
MAKES 1 SERVING
HG Heads Up! We know this one's a bit high in sodium. You can save about 300mg sodium if you use no-salt-added ketchup, like the kind by Heinz.