Chipotle Black Bean Salad

Oh my goodness.. my lunch today was so tasty!  If you are a regular reader of The Best Blog Recipes you probably already know that I've been on a journey to lose weight and that I'm down 50 pounds (you can read my story here)!  Each and every day I have to make healthy decisions about the things I am going to eat  and sometimes it's pretty darn challenging.

I love mexican food and get serious don't mess with me cravings.  But my mexican food cravings come with some seriously unhealthy eating habits too.  I could eat my weight in chips & salsa and don't get me started on tortillas & rice. 

See my problem you guys.

I'm a mexican food-a-holic!   

I've never been much of a salad eater either until recently.  I've figured out that you can do a lot more with salad then just dump some ranch dressing on it.

So I've been busy experimenting and have come up with some pretty amazing salad recipes.  One of my favorites is Chipotle Black Bean Salad for lunch!  Yummy!

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Healthy Zucchini & Meatball Pizza Bites

Do you guys ever get a craving for pizza?  I sure do.  Since I've been on a weight loss journey and have lost 50 lbs to date I have been trying to come up with creative ways to make the foods I love a little healthier so that I don't go crazy and eat something that isn't good for me.

Today it was pizza.  My craving for pizza was so bad that there really wasn't any way I was going to get around it.  My options were to either go and get a pizza from our local pizza shop and just eat 1, 2 or 5 pieces.  Or I could make something that was healthier.  So glad I love my new body because it really wasn't even a question as to what I was going to do.

 

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Tofu & Broccoli Scramble

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When I say Tofu does the thought of hippies and tasteless bland food come to mind?  Well, it did to me.  I am one of those people who automatically assumed that I didn't like (hated) Tofu and it wasn't even worth a try... ever!  

I don't know why that is.  Guess somewhere along the line someone must have said how disgusting it must have been and it just stuck with me, like most other people that I know.  

Then I came across a recipe for Tofu Taco's and I decided to give it a try and it turned out to be pretty darn good! 

I wonder how many other things there are in this world that I "don't like" that I haven't even tried yet. 

Oh I thought of one... Greek Yogurt. 

I'm pretty sure I don't like greek yogurt since I heard from someone that it's yuckie...  [mental note:  add greek yogurt to my shopping list this week and see if I actually like it or if I'm just really a dork and that much of a follower].

So anyways, I am so surprised at how much I am in love with Tofu!  Especially what I made today.

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Tuna Pasta (Cold)

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This is one of those dishes I can't make very often because I find myself eating it for breakfast, lunch & dinner for days!

It's funny that this simple dish gets such "rave" reviews.  I've made this and taken it to work and had people actually ask me to make it again, and again!  I've taken it to holiday dinners (my hubby has 7 siblings + their families) and everyone gobbles it right up!  We've served it to our dinner group friends.  We've served it at a baby shower.  We take this dish anywhere we can it seems like.

Need me to bring a dish to an event... sign me up!

And the best part?  It's an inexpensive dish to make. Gotta love that ;)
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Healthy Zucchini & Tuna!

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Since I've been losing weight over the past couple of months I have really enjoyed making healthy lunches for myself during the day.  I've tried to break out of my norm and find healthier alternatives to the things I usually love to eat.

Today I thought tuna sounded good.  On a normal day I would put it in a bowl with tons of mayonnaise, lemon and onion.  Then I'd toast a bagel and put butter on that. I hate to admit but I'd probably have chips with it too.

Yeah, not the healthiest lunch in the world.... but super tasty!

So, in my weight loss journey I've been learning new and healthier ways to cook.  Mostly for myself since my skinny family can eat whatever they want and get away with it.
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