Have you heard about Hungry Girl?

I am working towards my New Year's Resolutions and I have fallen deeply in love with Hungry Girl! Her advice is awesome and she tells the truth!

Lisa Lillian a.k.a Hungry Girl came up with the idea to remake everyday food into healthy food and she has done it with great success. She currently has two cookbooks with two more coming out this year. My favorite part of the whole idea is that she sends daily email filled with even more recipes, tips, and the latest trends. Check out the hungry girl website.

Hungry Girl has remade some of my favorite recipes and the best part of the recipes for me is that they are all already converted into Weight Watcher points on her website. Let me share with you some of my favorite recipes:

Crazy Good Turkey Taco Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 pound raw extra-lean ground turkey
2 slices of fat-free cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
1/2 cup canned sweet corn kernels
1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/4 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 packet of taco seasoning mix, dry

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Cook peppers and onions for three minutes over medium heat in a pan sprayed with non-stick spray

In a large bowl, combine onions and peppers with turkey, corn and seasoning mix. Spread half of the mixture evenly into the bottom of the loaf pan (about 9"x5") sprayed with nonstick spray.

Layer the two slices of fat-free cheese on top of the mixture (try to keep slices away from the pan's edges). Evenly top with the remaining meat mixture.

Pour the salsa over the top of the loaf. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes.

Top loaf with shredded cheese. Return loaf to the oven and cook for another 15 minutes.

Number of Servings: 6
127 calories, 1g fat, 688mg sodium, 7g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 2g sugars, 22g protein

Veggie-Loaded Tangy Tuna Salad

Ingredients:

One 6-oz. can tuna packed in water, drained & flaked
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, or any combination)
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
2 tsp. honey mustard
1 tsp. sweet relish
dash salt
dash pepper
Optional: additional salt and pepper

Directions:
Combine mayo, honey mustard, relish, salt and pepper, and mix well. Then stir the tuna into this mixture. Finally, fold in all the veggies. If you like, season to taste with some more salt and pepper. Mmmmmm!!!

Number of Servings: 2
153 calories, 2.5g fat, 730mg sodium, 14g carbs, 2g fiber, 7g sugars, 18g protein

Moral of the Story: Try Hungry Girl! Her recipes are fun, easy, and delicious (most times).

It's a New Year and a New Me

I have failed my blog. I am turning a new leaf this year and I am going to blog about my 2010 adventures. This year is going to be BIG! I will start and finish Graduate School! I will move from Gainesville to New York City (next December). I will accomplish big things this year, I can feel it!

Since it is customary to make New Year's resolutions, I have. They are:

1. Lose 71 more pounds before December (I have currently lost about 30). Not entirely crazy, but I will have to work long and hard for this. I am continuing Weight Watchers, and I have decided to start attending meetings :)
2. Do NOT buy clothes. Unless resolution number 1 becomes real and I can no longer wear my pants. This is by far the hardest resolution because I am a self-proclaimed shopaholic. I cannot control myself when there are sales. I work in a clothing store for goodness sake. I m going to have to use all of my willpower to complete this resolution.
3. I will BLOG! Seriously..at least once a week.

This is my completed list of resolutions. I have other mini goals that I would love to accomplish in the meantime, but these are the big 3. Promise.

Moral of the story: Turn over a new leaf once in a while,the other side may be greener :)