"Healthier"

As you may notice I use this word "Healthier" a lot on this blog. I thought it would be a good idea to do a disclaimer on this topic... The recipes I make may not be "Healthy" but they are "Healthier". I have found that if you take away some of the things you love the most (pasta, brownies, pizza etc) it's hard to stay on diet like that. I have finally found success in still eating the things I love but changing some of the ingredients to make them a bit better for me. One thing I love about this new "healthier idea" is that I can still enjoy all my favorite dishes! Including going out for dinner. I never knew there were so many options when \ going out to eat. That's where myfitnesspal.com comes in handy. Before I go out to eat I look up the restaurant and see what the lowest calorie items are. I know what I will be eating before I even step foot in the restaurant. And now most restaurants have a healthy meals available. The hardest part is opening your eyes wide enough to see these options. We like to make eating healthy and losing weight harder than it really needs to be. I know that if a nutritionist or fitness guru looked at my food intake and exercise they would probably find many things wrong with what I do. But to me, it's finding something that works for you.. And this is it for me!

Chicken Spaghetti- (Very Simple)
1/2  box of wheat pasta
2 lbs of Chicken
1/2 onion
1 bell pepper (red or green)
Garlic Clove
Jar of Lowest Calorie Sauce
1 can of Italian style tomatoes

Cook pasta according to label. On medium heat cook chicken, take chicken out and cut up in pieces. Cut onion, pepper, garlic clove and place on medium heat with a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and saute. Once soft- place chicken, pasta sauce,saute mix and 1 can of drained tomatoes in pan. Simmer on low heat. And.... Bon Apetite!

I usually serve with a salad mix. I use the light caesar salad from Wal-Mart. I think it's called Market Fresh Salads.
This is such an easy/fast dinner. It's around 150 calories for 1 cup of pasta and around 100 calories for a cup of the salad. Enjoy!

** Please excuse all the grammar errors... And as you can tell I don't write recipes for a living- So hopefully they are understandable!