Hot Diggity Dog!

Happy Sunday!
So, school started last week, which means "So long, sweet summer" and back to the grind. Luckily, I love my job and was totally pumped to get back into my classroom and start up year two! Last week was crazy though, because I wasn't as completely prepared for the craziness to start up again, so I had some late nights trying to get stuff done. I don't think I went grocery shopping at all, and I ended up "picking" at most of my meals- "Picking" is defined as making meals out of snack foods, that calorie wise total what a regular meal would, but the combination of smaller foods is not very satiating and is not considered smart eating. I had gotten into a bad habit of doing this for awhile, and I am much better about it, but I need to start planning better to make sure that I am eating better lunches at school! BTW, a lunch for me that consists of "picking" might have a Chobani yogurt, some goldfish, a piece of fruit and maybe a string cheese. You know I'm stressed when I pick. So, this week I will plan my lunches ahead of time.

That being said, Saturday night's dinner was fabulous! J.J had requested "Healthy Chili Dogs", so we walked around the Price Chopper in Dunmore at 11pm on Friday looking for the right ingredients. Here's what we got:

Chili Dogs:

• Hormel Turkey 98% fat free chili (this was higher in sodium than I care for, but considering I was only putting about 1.5 tablespoons on the hot dogs instead of a whole serving, it wasn't too bad

• Ball Park Fat Free Franks- 50 calories. No fat. Awesome.
• Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Whole Grain White Hot Dog Buns- this was the best kind I could find, Hot Dog Bun wise.

The SIDES!!!

• Corn on the Cob- The Senior Class at my school sells Corn as a fundraiser every fall. Summer is the only season I like to eat corn...I usually try to eat leafy green stuff, but who can resist some Corn on the Cob with Old Bay during the summer?

• Kat's Healthy Nachos!!!! We found a new cheese (J.J wasn't crazy about the wiz stuff that I got him, too Jalapeno-ey). We got Kraft fat Free Cheddar. 45 calories per serving. Dig it.

Yum, Yum. I got the boyfriend stamp of approval, so I guess we can add this to my greatest hits list.

  Today, when I woke up, I really, really wanted some French toast. Haven't had it in awhile. Decided to put a fun spin on my french toast today...


Chocolate-Peanut Butter French Toast Breakfast Sandwich

• 2 slices of high fiber bread (I used my Lite R loaf)
• Beat 2 eggs, with a little bit of skim milk, add cinnamon for taste
• Dark Chocolate Dreams PB

  Slap some PB between the two french toast slices, and you're good to go! Good source of carbs and protein before my running/walk cardio session this morning. I ran 1.5 miles and walked about 1.5. Thinking about doing some Abs later.

Until next time!
Kat