I’ve married a Ninja Turtle…

A lovely lady that follows my blog sent me a message asking me how I intend to change up my blog a bit with recipes and maybe even some exercise routines that I follow. I was like, “YEAH! THAT’S AWESOME! I’ll do that!!!” and then I thought to myself, well shit, I’m not sure my “exercise” or the food I eat is all that interesting.  And then I started to doubt myself and my blogging abilities.  This of course has NOTHING to do with the lovely message and I WANT feedback and suggestions.  It just really made me think about my day-to-day and how I need to improve myself.

I start out every single day the exact same way. I take my vitamins and I have one Dannon light & fit Greek yogurt.  I mix in one of those little fruit cups too.  I like mandarin oranges and I use the “no sugar added” ones.  Then, for lunch, I take two pieces of turkey sandwich meat from Costco and slather on a little Dijon mustard and split a piece of sharp cheddar cheese between the two of them.  I roll it up like a burrito and chow down.  I know, slow down there killer.  I’m SUPER exciting! This is my life. Every. Single. Day.

I started to think about what I do for dinner and this is where things get a bit interesting. I have a husband and a 10 year old at home so what I WANT to eat and what we actually eat are VERY different.  My husband is the worlds pickiest eater and he could live on pizza for every single meal.  I know you think I’m joking but believe me when I say, the man could eat one every day for the rest of his life.  My evening goes like this:

T: LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIInnnn?

Me: WHAT?

T: I’m hungry

Me: What do you want?

T: I don’t want to say. You’ll get mad.

Me: Pizza?

T: Yes.

Me: Chanticlear?

T: I don’t want to say. You’ll get mad.

Me: Do you want chanticleer or not?

T: Yes.

Now, Chanticlear does sell other food but NOTHING that I should be eating. I will give in every once in a while and order a pizza.  I’ll get a small (always thin crust) and share it with my son.  While I love the taste of pizza, I HATE eating it.  I despise it! The shame I feel when eating a pizza is almost unbearable.  There is no nutritional value that I should be consuming.  “Oh but there is dairy in the cheese” Give me a damn break. There is not enough ANYTHING in that pizza.  I need to be putting protein in my word hole and there is not enough to offset the huge caloric intake of the delicious pizza pie.

I try to cook at home and I try to cook chicken the majority of the time (high in protein) but again, this is a food that my husband despises. He also hates hamburger.  I try to be creative but because I can’t eat that much, it’s hard to make a separate meal for myself each night so I end up eating what he and Joey eat but in very little amounts.  I love the crockpot so I try to find recipes that I can prep the night before and cook with no effort on my part. I mean, we’re ALL busy, right?!

Here are a few links to my favorite recipes and I will try to update my recipe tab with these too. Enjoy some variety my pizza loving friends!

Chicken tacos : easiest crockpot recipe EVER. Chicken, ranch packet, taco packet, broth.

Sweet Asian chicken : By far my favorite recipe. Serve with rice or even quinoa

Pork Carnitas: This one takes some time but it is TOTALLY worth it

Sloppy Jo: This link makes this meal FAR more difficult than it needs to be. Make sloppy jo. Put it in a 8×8 pan. Cover it with a can of corn. Cover that with corn bread mix. Bake according to cornbread box. BAM. Comfort Food.