Double dipping...

No, not that kind. Although double-dipping is not allowed in my house as it's a great way to spread germs. I missed posting yesterday due to a sick child, so I will double up today. As far as my kiddo, he just has a cold. But since our multiple hospitalizations, I'm pretty paranoid.

Now, back to the double dip.

Goal Setting....

I hope by now we have all set goals as far as what we want to achieve this year. For me, I have also done a slight re-evaluation... I do want to lose weight, but more than anything, I want to be fit. I want to be able to look in the mirror and like what I see. Liking what I see doesn't have to do with the number on the scale or back of my pants. It has everything to do with my perception of myself. Perceptions are often fickle, but the one I have of myself at present time isn't pretty.

So what are your goals? What do you want to accomplish?

Recipe Makeover

I'll take pictures of my next recipe, but I didn't get around it for this one.

On Monday night I made spaghetti...kind of.

I found a new spaghetti sauce at Wal-Mart that was made with basil and all-natural ingredients (i.e. nothing refined) that I had to try.

Soooo..... I warmed it up. Browned some turkey sausage, put it in the sauce, and let it simmer.

But before I started doing that, I did something totally sneaky (in my mind anyway). I took two spaghetti squash, sliced them in half, and scooped out the seeds.

Next, I sprayed a cookie sheet with no-fat cooking spray and placed the squash halves face down. I baked them at 375 for 40 minutes.

Once done, I took them out and scraped out the meat of the squash with a fork. (Be sure to do this side to side instead of lengthwise.) The meat comes out in strings like spaghetti noodles. I put all of the squash in a big bowl and then poured the sauce on top. I mixed it all together and dished up a plate. Topped it with a little mozzarella and....OMG!!! YUMMY!!! I liked it way better than using actual noodles.

Now remember what I said in a previous post about all recipes being hubby tested. He liked it. Not only did he like it, but he had seconds. After that, he snuck in the kitchen to eat more before I put the rest away.

The squash is so mild that it doesn't change the way spaghetti should taste with noodles, that is. But the swap saves a TON of calories. A serving of whole wheat noodles is about 200 calories. But really, who eats just ONE serving of noodles. But you can eat two cups of the squash for 63 calories, which IS two servings of it.

I promise to take pictures of the next recipe I post, but this one you really have to try!