Cooking With FFN

My family is super busy! We are on the go every day and evening. Except Monday. Monday is generally free. Because of our busy lifestyle, I'm always looking for ways to simplify our life. I'm so thankful for my friend Barbie! She plans out a week of healthy meals for me and let's me share the recipes with you! This week, I received four of her special crockpot meals. Today, we had  White Chicken Chili waiting on us when we got home from school. It smelled absolutely delicious! And the taste was AMAZING! 

White Chicken Chili

2 TBS olive oil

1 TBS corn starch

1 medium onion, chopped

1 can chopped green chili peppers, drained

2 cans white beans-low sodium, drained

2 tsp cumin

2 tsp chili powder

6-8 chicken tenders

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp pepper

2 cups Chicken broth, low sodium  (Add to crock pot when cooking)

Place all ingredients except Chicken broth in freezer bag, toss to coat then freeze.

Write on bag: Add 2 cups chicken broth- low sodium to crock pot before cooking.

Cook in crockpot 4 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low.   Once cooked remove tenders and shred then return to crock pot, stir and serve.

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Cooking with FFN

My prepped meals ready to go in the fridge!

I have to admit, it's hard to cook healthy meals for my family when we are super busy.  I was so excited when my friend, Barbie, shared this amazing idea...what if we could show you how to cook meals for your families that were not only healthy, but also time and cost effective? With that idea came "Cooking with FFN". I love the ease of having these delicious meals ready to go each week! Barbie lined out all the details and now, I'm pleased to offer you the first week I tried this out.  It's so nice to know all I needed was about an hour to prep FOUR meals for my family!  I just popped them into the crockpot while my BodyFX shake was mixing up in the Magic Bullet!

Stay tuned for more recipes to keep you on track!

Chicken Fajitas

2 Green Peppers (Or 1 Green/1Red)

1 Onion

3 Chicken Breasts

½ Cup Low Sodium Chicken Broth

1 Packet Low Sodium Taco Seasoning

1 tsp chili powder

½ tsp paprika

1 tsp sea salt

Cook in crock pot on low 6 hours or on high 3-4 hours

Serve with whole grain tortillas, black beans and a side salad.

 

Spinach and Salsa Chicken

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breast

2 cups of salsa (or Pico de Gallo)

Frozen bag of spinach (I usually use 1/2 the bag, but you could use more or less)

1 to 2 tablespoons of Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning

Directions: Place all items in freezer bag, you can add or wait for the spinach 

Write on bag:

1. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4.

2. Shred the chicken and mix together with the spinach.

3. Serve on whole-grain/whole-wheat tortillas, over brown rice.  Don't forget your side salad!

Beef &Butternut Squash Stew

1 ½ pounds Lean Beef chopped in cubes

2 pounds Butternut Squash - cubed in 1/2”

2 Cloves Garlic

1 Large Onion Chopped

1 Sprig Rosemary (or 1tsp) *If using sprig remove before eating

1 Sprig Thyme (or 1 tsp)  *If using sprig remove before eating

32 oz Low Sodium Beef Stock

1tsp Pepper

1tsp Salt

3 TBS Olive Oil

Combine all ingredients. 

Cook for 3-4 Hours on High or 6-8 Hours on low in Crock Pot

Add a side salad for your side!

Bonus Recipe:

Tomato, Kale & Quinoa Soup

2 Cans (14.5oz) Petite Diced Tomatoes – Low Sodium

1 Can (15oz) Great Northern Beans-Low Sodium, drain & rinse

1 Onion, diced

3 Cloves garlic, minced

½ tsp dried oregano

½ tsp dried basil

¼ tsp dried rosemary

¼ tsp dried thyme

2 bay leaves

32oz Vegetable broth – Low Sodium

Sea Salt & Pepper *to taste

1 Cup uncooked Quinoa//Keep in Separate bag till cooking

1 pound fresh Kale, Coarsely Chopped  **Added towards the end of cooking//Keep in Separate bag

** You may also add 1.5-2 pounds of Chicken or Lean Beef **

Put Bag one in Slow Cooker add Quinoa Cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-8 hours.  Then add Kale cook until wilted.  Serve immediately.

I certainly plan to do this weekly!  It was so easy & dinner was ready when we got home!  

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Prep your way to weight loss success!

Every Saturday, I plan my meals for the week. I create a grocery list.  I hit the store armed with my grocery list. On my list, I have changes I'm willing to make (based on what may or may not be on sale). I gather my goods.  I head home, with all my yummy stuff and get ready to prep for my weekly success.

A lot of people I encounter tell me they don't have time to do this.  I disagree.  We are an on-the-go style family.  Weekends are generally spent doing the kids things or Get Thin With Jenn activities. We are busy during the week too.  Softball practice takes up our Wednesday night, as does my grad school class.  And basketball season, along with practices, is fast approaching. 

I also try to meet with clients at least twice a week and my team at least once.  I don't want to find myself going through the drive-thru grabbing a burger because I failed to plan my meals.  My attention to meal planning has paid off.  I haven't been really sick in over two years!  I've maintained my 60 pound weight loss for  4 years. And I'm at my healthiest now than I was before I discovered FFN.  I'm NOT going back to that sad, miserable, unhealthy place I was before I lost my weight. 

So as with any week, I've made my plan. I always try to keep it simple. Lunch for this week is a Swiss chard, kale & spinach salad topped with veggies and baked chicken & quinoa. 

Tomorrows is topped with guacamole. Not really sure what I will add to the others. 

How do you plan for success in meeting (or exceeding) your goals?!

GetThinWithJenn Apple Cobbler

Apple Cobbler 

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GetThinWithJenn

Would you like a delicious treat without the guilt? Try my FFN friendly Apple Cobbler. 

You'll need-

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 

For the filling, heat the following ingredients together in a saucepan while the oven pre-heats. 

1 chopped apple

1 tsp stevia

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp caramel extract

For the cobbler, whisk together:

1 scoop BodyFX tropical Creme

1 egg (or egg white)

1 tsp vanilla

Pour the Apple mixture into a small baking dish. Spoon the cobbler mix on top of the apples. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon. Pop into the oven for 20-25 minutes. 

Enjoy!

Ramblings and other stuff

This week is going to be super tough! It's Cinco de Mayo & we are having a potluck at work. You know what that means...either eat to stay on track or eat to avoid offending  your co-workers. I'm probably going to wind up offending some people because I just started a 30 day challenge! But a girl has to stay on track...

For my 30 day FFN Ultimate Body Challenge, I decided to do Alexa Jean Brown's Sore-To-The-Core 30 day Ab Challenge and her 30 day Butt/Leg Challenge. This should be fun. You can find her on Instagram by looking for @alexajeanfitness.  Depending on how this goes, Kayla Itsine's 12 week challenge is next on my agenda. However, I'm not so sure about this working out at home business. I kind of like the group fitness thing. 

This week, my meals are super easy. For lunch, I will be having dinner leftovers. So it goes like this:

Monday-fajitas (without the tortilla), salad and baby bell peppers. 

Tuesday-grilled chicken, side salad and veggies

Wednesday-grilled chicken, brown rice and a side salad loaded with veggies

Thursday-Chicken Salad on Wasa crackers, sweet bell peppers with guacamole and a side salad

Friday-Leftovers from Thursday

Saturday-traveling

Speaking of traveling...I'm super excited about this weekend! I have a few new dustributors attending Super Saturday in Dallas with me. I can't wait for them to see our corporate head quarters! We would love to have you join us!