What My Family Ate for Dinner - Week 18

Another week in the books! Here's what we ate for dinner this week:

Sunday, June 29: We had another cookout at Mimi and PawPaw's house, so turkey burgers and turkey dogs. Yum yum and yum!

Monday, June 30: I found this yummy recipe for baked chicken parmesan on Skinnytaste. I served it with zucchini and it was just amazing. It's so light and quick to make.

Tuesday, July 1: Taco Tuesday! We had ground turkey tacos.

Wednesday, July 2: Scott was held up in a meeting, so by the time all of us got home, we just had whatever.

Thursday, July 3: I love this chicken pot pie recipe from SkinnyMom, but I have to tweak the spices a little. It's missing something, but I'm not sure what.

Friday, July 4: Scott had to work late, so I made some homemade pizza. Publix now carries whole wheat pizza dough, so I let the kiddos pick out their toppings (cheese for the miss and pepperoni with baby bellas for the dude).

Saturday, July 5: To celebrate Scott's promotion (yahoo!) we went to a local New Orleans restaurant called The Big Easy. I chowed down on some chicken and sausage gumbo, jambalaya and beignets(naturally). It was beyond delicious!

I'm going to write another post with some of the things that we eat for breakfast and snacks (lunch is normally leftovers), so stay tuned for that! Enjoy!

What My Family Ate for Dinner - Week 4

After a crazy week we finally got back on track in our house. Well, sort of.

Here's what we had for dinner this week.

Saturday, March 8: Planet Hollywood (here's where the sort of comes in)

My brother and his family are in town, so we met up with them for dinner at Planet Hollywood, only because it was the only place that didn't have a wait.

I was happy though, they had a turkey burger and it was divine.

We may have also gone for ice cream after. May or may not.


Sunday, March 9: Ribs in the Smoker

I bought Scott a smoker a few Christmases ago (actually this year I bought him a second smoker, but I digress) and it has been the gift that keeps on giving.

He also made his own BBQ sauce and you bet your sweet behind I smothered my ribs in them.

I also made some baked beans and macaroni and cheese to go with it.


Monday, March 10: Chicken Ranch Tacos

This is one of my favorite recipes to make in the slow cooker. All you need it chicken breasts, 1 1/4 cup of chicken broth, a packet of ranch dressing and a packet of taco seasoning. Yup, that's it.

Tuesday, March 11: Leftovers and such.

Seriously, we had so many ribs left over, we had to keep eating them.

Wednesday, March 12: Skinny Creamy Chicken 

Oooooh Mama is this good! I served this over whole wheat orzo and it totally made the dish. The website suggests to just serve it on its own, but I knew it needed something.

This was a huge hit with Aaron. I'm pretty sure he had two or three servings.

It also made delicious leftovers. Like, crazy delicious leftovers.


Thursday, March 13: BBQ Pork Chops

Another simple meal. Scott just grilled some pork chops and made some Archer Farms mushroom risotto.

Friday, March 14: Umm...ya know...stuff

It was social hour at work, so on those nights we just kind of do whatever. Sometimes whatever is in the form of Kraft Mac and Cheese.

I hope you enjoy!

What My Family Ate for Dinner - Week 3

This was a crazy week for us. I ran over the weekend and have been prepping for a conference all week, so we needed a bunch of simple recipes that were still fairly healthy.

In case you haven't checked in with Southern Fried Fat Guy, Scott is still doing extremely well with his weight loss!

Here's what we ate:

Sunday, February 23: Teppan Eddo

No, it's not the name of a dish, it's the name of a restaurant in EPCOT. It's a hibachi style restaurant that serves super delicious Japanese food. We were there celebrating Cathy's birthday.

Scott and I both had the chicken and shrimp, Aaron had shrimp (yeah) and Jillian had chicken. Everyone even ate with chopsticks. Well, Jill didn't, but Aaron did. He did an amazing job and didn't ask for his fork once!



Monday, February 24: Dirty Rice with Smoked Turkey Sausage

This was a request from Aaron. Sometimes something really simple is the best meal you can have. All I did was make some Zatarains Dirty Rice mix and add some Jennie-O Smoked Turkey Sausage. Add a veggie on the side and your meal is complete!

Tuesday, February 25: Quinoa Chicken Chili

This is a favorite for Scott and I. One serving is only 214 calories and is packed with protein. My favorite part? All you have to do is put it in the crock pot and walk away. So simple!

Wednesday, February 26: Ground Turkey Tacos

This was another Aaron request. I usually make my tacos with ground turkey instead of beef. Sometimes I use meatless crumbles (like Quorn) or I shred chicken. This is another easy weeknight meal that you can pack with veggies (lettuce, tomato, salsa, etc.).


Thursday, February 27: Pepperoni Chicken

O.M.G. This was SO delicious! I found this recipe on one of my favorite sites, SkinnyMom and cannot wait to make it again! Each serving is 211 calories. We paired it with some steamed broccoli and it was perfect!

Friday, February 28: Turkey Burger Casserole

I know, we eat a LOT of this. Aaron gobbled this up, again (think 3 servings).

This is an old photo, not from last night, but we have started taking the tomatoes out. Only Scott eats them. I just add more zucchini to the recipe and then some on the side.





Saturday, March 1: Leftovers

Not exciting, I know.

I hope you enjoy all of these yummy recipes!

What My Family Ate for Dinner This Week

Another week in the books and a few inches shaved off of Scott. Obviously, we are doing something right.

Here's what we ate this week:

Sunday, February 9: Meatball Stroganoff

The recipe for this is really vague and I ended up making entirely too much. We had leftovers for several days. The meal was really yummy though and a serving was about 358 calories. Not too shabby.

Monday, February 10: Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Skillet

This is another yummy and quick meal that you can make during the week. It also contains all of Aaron's favorite things, chicken, cheese and broccoli. This is about 422 calories per serving.

Tuesday, February 11: Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

I did not snag a picture of this because I was too busy shoveling it in my mouth. Holy yum, was this good! Again, this makes a lot and we were able to have leftovers for a few days. Each serving (which is 2 cups and HUGE) is only 358 calories. It was a struggle for me to eat 2 cups worth of this soup. It is so filling!

Wednesday, February 12: Tuna Sandwiches

We were running behind and the weather was AWFUL on Wednesday, so Scott fed the kiddos dinner and he and I had tuna sandwiches. We had it on Rudi's Gluten-Free bread with one serving of Starkist chunk light tuna, mixed with a half of a tablespoon of Ken's ranch dressing. I added some super delicious whole grain Cheez-It's on the side and my dinner was 470 calories. Not the greatest, but comforting on a stormy night.

Thursday, February 13: Sour Cream Enchiladas

Again, no photo. You will probably never see a photo of these from me because they are just so delicious. One serving (which is two enchiladas) is 374 calories. You will lick your plate with this meal. I'm not even kidding.

Friday, February 14: Chicken Jambalaya 

Okay, we were supposed to have chicken jambalaya for dinner, but neither my stomach nor Scott's stomach could not handle another meal that included Rotel tomatoes. I have the completed meal in the fridge for leftovers. We have made this before and it is really delicious. So what did we have? Um...we may have just ordered a pizza and called it a night. Everyone is allowed one of these nights.

Saturday, February 15: Repeat! Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese Skillet

Aaron helps plan the meals with me each week and this was one of this requests. Of course I obliged and made it again!

I hope you find these meals just as yummy! Enjoy!

"Is she eating again?"

Scott is on a huge weight loss journey and because of this we had to switch up our meals and all around eating habits. Now this doesn't mean that we ate awful before, we just really needed to start being mindful of everything we were putting in our mouths.

Scott has started sharing his "what did the fat guy eat" on his blog, but I thought I would share a few of the meals here, too.

When Scott told me he wanted to start losing weight I started researching meals that were healthy, low in calories and still yummy. Sometimes that can be a tall order to fill, but thankfully there the site, Skinny Mom. Here are some of the yummy things I have made from that site:

Turkey Burger Casserole
Aaron and Scott both gobbled this up and it's even better the next day!

Three-Cheese Penne
O.M.G. That's all I have to say.

Mexican Stuffed Shells
This recipe makes a ton, no, seriously.

Other favorites include sour cream enchiladas, slow cooker chicken pot pie and BBQ chicken flatbread.

So that takes care of dinners and well, let's be honest, lunches because Lord knows there are enough leftovers for lunches. What about snacks/desserts?

Well, our go-to dessert is a concoction that I made up. Take one apple, dice it up, melt one tablespoon of peanut butter, pour over the apple and sprinkle with chocolate chips.

It satisfies every possible craving you could have.

For snacks, I will tell you this, I eat almost all day. No, seriously. Chances are if you step into my office I am either a) eating something b) just finished eating something or c) am about to eat something. What am I always snacking on? Here's the short list:

• Dannon Light and Fit Greek Yogurt (either Caramel Macchiato or Vanilla) with granola
• Baby Bell Light 
• Gala or Fuji apple
• Strawberries and kiwi
• Reduced Fat Fig Newtons
• Angie's Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn (only 140 calories for 2 cups!)
• Luna bars
• Whole grain Cheez Its
• Snap Pea Crisps
• Banana
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (I have to be honest here.)

Scott included some of his snacks on his blog, so you can check those out, too. 

All in all I think this was a pretty easy transition. The kids love the meals and so do a few of my coworkers who get to sample the leftovers. 

Be sure to check in with Scott and help encourage him! He's almost down 30 lbs!!!!