So in an attempt to be all in with my healthiness journey I decided to start posting some recipes here on the blog of some of the things that I am eating. Below is one of my favorite go to recipes. Although many would think of this as a breakfast dish-for me I often take it for a quick protein packed lunch at work.
Easy Vegetable Frittata-5 Smart Points for 1/6 of the dish
Ingredients
Four Whole Eggs
Four Egg whites
1/2 cup of almond milk unsweetened
1/2 cup of cheddar cheese
2 cups Frozen hashbrown potatoes (or you can use shredded potatoes)
2 cups frozen veggies ( your choice-I used peppers and broccoli)
Instructions
Step One-Set over to 350 Scramble the eggs and egg whites and almond milk.
Step Two: Spread the hashbrowns in the bottom of a pie plate so that they are in an even layer then top with the veggies.
Step Three: Cover with the egg mix and bake until the center is set. Most times this takes at least 20-25 minutes.
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| This is what it looks like when fully set |
Step Four: When set take out and sprinkle with cheese and pop back in oven till cheese is melted to your liking.
This piece shown is smaller the the 1/6 that is accounted for in the Smart Points. I just forgot to take a picture of it and this was my mid day weekend snack-Hence the paper plate!
Hope you like this dish!!
So as a busy mom of two kids I realized that I need to work on my week night meals. My goal for this new year is to be really focused on my health and one of those ways is making sure that I have good healthy food to eat. So here is one of my recent go to meals. Mainly because pork loins were buy one get two free at the store I had a small stock pile of them. So below is my recipe for a super easy crock pot meal. It isn't the prettiest but it sure is tasty.
So first up-The ingredient list
Apple Cider-Enough to coat the bottom of the crockpot I would estimate about a cup
Apples: I used this whole bag because they were starting to go. The kind that are too yucky to eat but perfect for baking on applesauce
Pork Loin-You can use any size this was just your standard grocery store variety
Oh and that is it! (oh and yes i was doing that at 6am)
Pork loin in the bottom of the crockpot
Apples peeled and chunky sliced on top with cider to cover the bottom
And the finished product. I cooked mine on low (my crock pot runs high-for about 8 hours) This is the entirely of the crockpot. For my family this was one nights dinner and lunch the next day. If you want two meals you will need two pork loins or maybe a pork roast.
Now a serving suggestions....My kids favorite veggie broccoli and a little mac and cheese for the kiddos.
According the recipe builder the Smart Points value of this meal (not including the mac and cheese) would be 5 smart points for a sixth of the crock pot. I also think you could measure it as 1/4 cup of cider and whatever the ounces of pork you choose to eat. Which I think would come out to be about five.
Hope you enjoy this as much as we did!
