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ZUCCHINI LASAGNA

As I was making this weeks meal plan, I realized I hadn’t put this  ZUCCHINI LASAGNA recipe we had on the  Fitness Vacation last November with all of my other recipes.    This week I am making homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs.  It is VERY good and leaves me with lots of delicious spaghetti sauce, so that’s why I will be making ZUCCHINI LASAGNA as well this week.  YUM!

This is how I make 
ZUCCHINI LASAGNA

layer 
spaghetti sauce – diced zucchini – ricatta cheese – pepperoni
Top with Cheese
Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  And done.
This is definitely one to add you your menu.  
Super good, easy and quick to make.
Enjoy 🙂

9 FOODS TO EAT IN JANUARY

ORGANIC GARDENING put out a list of 
 
9 BEST FOODS TO EAT IN JANUARY.
Be sure to add these IN SEASON foods into your diet!
Click on each food to find out why these foods rock!
  1. GRAPEFRUIT (eat on DGW day)
  2. BEETS
  3. BRUSSELS SPROUTS
  4. TURKEY
  5. CAULIFLOWER
  6. PUMPKIN SEEDS
  7. AVOCADOS
  8. EGGS
  9. YOGURT (eat on DGW day)
 
Let’s build these foods into our meal plan this week!

SLOW-CARB MEAL PLAN

Here is how I’m feeding my family next week.
WEEK 1 Slow-Carb 
 
These are DELICIOUS!  My kids will have them wrapped in unbleached flour tortillas with a little cheese and sour cream, while Jeremy and I – the slow-carbers – will eat it more like a salad.  We will add avocado and fresh cilantro to ours.  SO YUMY, fast and easy!
 
Rachael Ray calls them Brown Rice and Black Bean Burritos.  The kids eat them just like the recipe shows.  Jeremy and I skip the rice and the tortilla and cheese.  I cook with coconut oil instead of EVOO.  These beans are the best and have become a staple in the Benson house.  I make these every week and sometimes we eat them in the morning with eggs!
 
This is a yummy, healthy slow-carb chili recipe.  It can be made in a crock pot – or if I forget to make it in the morning – can cook on the stove for a few hours.  I usually add more bell peppers.
 
Not sure what BAKED FISH I will do yet.  Any ideas?
 
Roasted Asparagus  
All I can say is “More Please!”
 
I have not made this yet, but look forward to trying it.  I will omit the corn chips and mayo, and will probably add a bit more avocado!
 
I eat this almost every day in the summer.  It’s one of my favorite snacks. 
Squash Chips 
Yeah baby!  These make the SCD possible for me!
 
I like to double this to be sure I have leftovers.  I don’t double the corn.  Again,  a small amount of cheese & sour cream for the kids, and avocado, fresh cilantro and lime for the SC peeps.
 

To to cut down on cost, I plan meals that use similar ingredients within the week.  I’ve noticed that we are able to use up the food that we have and throw less out at the end of the week!  For example, WEEK 2 will probably be more Italiany foods and I will not by cilantro and sour cream for that week.  

 

New Years Resolution Solution

Raise your hand if you feel gross because of the amount and type of food you have been eating lately.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE! 
 My hand is up too 🙂

theADVISE 
Enjoy this week.  
Embrace CHRISTMAS and your family.
Eat Christmas cookies with your kids.  
CELEBRATE THE SEASON…

and then STOP in JANUARY!  

thePLAN
Jeremy and I are diving into the SLOW-CARB DIET.  We want to invite you to join us if you need a plan.  It is the most healthy and effective eating plan.  I will be posting more about this method from now until our 

START DATE:
JANUARY 7! 

I hope you can enjoy this this week, have a 
MERRY CHRISTMAS…

and JOIN me in JANUARY!


KEEP CALM AND PRAY

This morning I was reading the book of Proverbs in the bible 
and something stuck out that I want to share.  

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.  Proverbs 3:5-6

I have seen God be faithful to this promise in my life many times.  
In the area of health and fitness, for instance, we can get extremely confused on what we should do.   What is the best “diet”?  What is the best exercise program?  What food brands are best?  The answers contradict each other.  Who do I listen to?  Every new fad claims to be the answer.  Every topic seems to be debatable. 
It is confusing and overwhelming!  
Not only do I search to find the right way to keep me and my family healthy, but I am responsible to you as a health and fitness trainer!  It is a HUGE responsibility that I don’t take lightly.  I don’t want to be pulled in by the latest trends,  I just want to give the best advise and true information.  
This responsibility is bigger than me.
The GOOD NEWS is that I have a God who cares about even the smallest things in my life… and yours! 
  • Invite Him into your meal planning. 
  • Invite Him into your grocery shopping. 
  • Invite Him into your cooking. 
  • Invite Him into your workouts.  
  • Invite Him into your muscle repair after your workout.  
  • Invite Him into your energy.  
  • Invite Him into your metabolism!!!  
  • Invite Him into every part of your life! 

 

HE WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO!
I hope you have a great, healthy, energetic day!
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