Recipe Wednesday: Western Chili Mac

So many times we have no problem coming up with healthy breakfasts or snacks, but dinners...a whole different answer! Well, today I want to share with you this recipe from my blog which is actually quite healthy and has great flavor!

If you are interested in submitting a recipe please view this post!

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Today's recipe comes from Blue Eyed Beauty Blog (my main blog, in case you didn't already know!). I wanted to share this recipe with you because I know that for me finding healthy options for breakfast or snacks is never hard, but finding a filling dinner is usually a difficult task.

View the Western Chili Mac Recipe @ Blue Eyed Beauty Blog!

This recipe makes 12-15 servings.

Ingredients
1 large onion

1 lb. ground beef
2 Tablespoons chili powder
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
2 cans (15 oz.) Tomato sauce

1 can (12 oz.) Tomato paste
2 cans (15 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 lb. elbow macaroni noodles

Directions
1. Chop up the onion and put it in a large skillet. Add in the raw beef. Cook on medium heat until the beef is browned.

2. In a saparate pot, bring water to boil to cook the noodles.

3. Add in the chili powder, garlic powder, tomato sauce, and tomato paste to the browned meat.

4. Cook the noodles in boiling water.

5. Turn the meat and sauce mix down to low and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

6. Pour the cooked noodles into the sauce mix. Add the diced tomatoes and stir well. Serve warm.

25 Day Challenge: Days 1-2

As I wrote about last Tuesday, I am doing a 25 day Challenge with From Thick To Thin. Here are my three goals for this challenge:

#1 Drink 80 ounces of water a day.
#2 Do my arm workout 3 times each week.
#3 Get in bed by 11:30 p.m.

Here's how I did:

December 1st: 30 oz. of water, didn't do arm workout, was in bed by 1 am instead of 3 am.

December 2nd: 30 oz. of water, didn't do arm workout, was in bed by 1 am instead of 3 am.

What I Plan To Do This Week
In order to improve this week I plan to fix a specific cup to drink out of each day so that I can get in all my water (hopefully). I also plan to do my arm workout on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. As far as getting in bed: I know this is going to be a real challenge for me as I have already seen in just the past seven days (I've been aiming for an earlier bed time since last week). I will continue to do my best and work with the struggle of not falling asleep quickly, and my brain wanting to keep running at 12 or 1 am. In order to do this I've decided to try and get up earlier. This will be anywhere between 7:30-9 am in the morning.

Related Posts: 25 Day Challenge w/From Thick To Thin, 25 Day Challenge: Days 1-2, @From Thick To Thin: Goals For 25 Day Challenge & Update.

Recipe Wednesday: Frozen Yogurt Bites

To kick start this Wednesday recipe series I've decided to start with recipes from my own blog since that is what I have at this time. Of course if you have a recipe that you wouldn't mind sharing with others in the group feel free to comment below and leave me a link! I will work on a 'submit a recipe' tab much like the 'get featured' and 'submit a tidbit' tabs I already have. Basically what I will do is add the photo (which I hope you will already have for me!) and then the recipe ingredients & directions as you have them on your post. I will also write in the beginning who submitted the recipe or where it came from so that everyone who reads it will find the original creator and have the opportunity to visit your blog(s)!

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Now, on to today's recipe, which is obviously from Blue Eyed Beauty Blog (my other blog, in case you didn't already know). This is one of my favorite snacks on earth. I could sit and eat these all the time and they only take a few minutes to fix and then a few hours to freeze so they're totally worth it! Especially if you're like me and you love ice cream, but are trying to be healthy...this is a great choice for you!

View the Frozen Yogurt Bites Recipe @ Blue Eyed Beauty Blog!

Ingredients
4 6 oz. containers of yogurt (any flavor)

Directions
1. Use a cookie sheet and cover it with wax paper. Once you measure and cut the wax paper flip it over so the rolling edges are held out by the edge of the pan.
2. Stir the yogurt before you use it to make the bites. Take a small spoon or teaspoon and fill it with yogurt. Let it drop off the spoon onto the wax paper. Continue until the pan is full or the yogurt cup is empty and go on to the next cup until they are all done. MAKE SURE to keep each drop separate from the others around it!! I can usually get 48 drops on one cookie sheet.
3. Place in the freezer for 2-3 hours, or until they aren't soft to the touch.
4. Pull the wax paper up off the pan and pop each bite of yogurt off the paper. Put in a bowl to eat right away or in a zip lock bag to store in the freezer immediately. Make sure not to keep them out of the freezer for more than a few minutes when you transfer them off the pan because they will start to melt quite fast

Notes
~You can also use Dannon Vanilla yogurt which is what I used for the bites in the photograph for this post. Those are my absolute favorite and that is the best yogurt for you that you can buy from WalMart, or so I've been able to find out thus far.

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That's all! I hope you all will give this 'recipe' if you could call it that, a try! And if you've written a healthy recipe yourself send it to me so that I can see if it's something I can share here on Exercise Encouragement Group!!!

25 Day Challenge w/From Thick To Thin

Ladies and Gents I have exciting news! My blogger friends Erica & Allison over at From Thick To Thin are hosting a 25 Day Challenge which will start on December 1st and end on Christmas Day! Basically the challenge consists of YOU creating a REASONBLE list of things to do during that time to IMPROVE your health and/or fitness.

Here are my goals for the 25 Day Challenge this December:

~Drink 80 ounces of water. This is half my body weight (160 lbs.) in water which is how much each person should drink each day in order to be healthy.
~Do my arm workout 3 times a week. For two months in a row (August & September) I did really well with this, and since I have done horrible. I need to get back into the routine.
~Get in bed by 11:30 p.m. No lights on, no laptop, in bed to sleep. I need to start getting in bed earlier period, but this will be a huge jump for me. Lately 3 a.m. is when I'm shutting down and that's starting to not work so I need to get back to a decent bedtime.

These are my three goals for December. What goals do you have?

Be sure to stop by From Thick To Thin: 25 Day Challenge and follow along & link up so that we all know who's doing this challenge!!!

Related Posts: 25 Day Challenge w/From Thick To Thin, 25 Day Challenge: Days 1-2.

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