The best is yet to come!!!!

As the winter break is upon me so are the changes that are coming. Please bear with me as the best is yet to come!

What is for Dinner?

So one of my favorite recipes that I cook frequently is from Allrecipes.com and is called White Bean Chicken Chili. I love it because it is super easy and my hubby and lil monkey always ask for more! I will put my tips in red.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth { I use less Sodium}
1 (18.75 ounce) can tomatillos, drained and chopped {I use Herdez Salsa verde fora better taste}
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander seed
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
2 ears fresh corn { I use frozen corn}
1 pound diced, cooked chicken meat
1 (15 ounce) can white beans {If there is sodium in the can rinse first}
1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste
Directions
Heat oil, and cook onion and garlic until soft.
Stir in broth, tomatillos, tomatoes, chilies, and spices. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Add corn, chicken, and beans; simmer 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

{We eat this chips, fresh squeezed lemon and sour cream or plain yogurt (I prefer the yogurt), reduce cheese, onions}

Serving Size
1/9 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe
9
Amount Per Serving

Calories
220
Calories from Fat
55

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6.1g
9 %
** Saturated Fat 1g
5 %
** Cholesterol 40mg
13 %
Sodium 857mg
34 %
** Potassium 513mg
14 %
Total Carbohydrates 21.2g
7 %
Dietary Fiber 6g
24 %
Protein 20.1g
40 %
** Sugars 4.3g
Vitamin A
10 %
Vitamin C
40 %
Calcium
8 %
Iron
28 %
** Thiamin
12 %
** Niacin
63 %
** Vitamin B6
17 %
** Magnesium
17 %
** Folate
25 %


*
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**
Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

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Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

Enjoy!

Tiff

Why now?

I have always said I am not a "school" person, this is what I thought. Yet, I have been drawn to school ever since I graduated high school. I am not new when it comes to the whole college experience I just haven't found my passion until now. About three in half years ago I found out I had Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. It was such a blow I had my daughter so easily that I never thought that I would be in situation, but there I was.


After my first pregnancy I had gain 50lbs after that I gain another 20lb. I knew exactly how this happened. When I was pregnant I wasn't gaining enough weight and my doctor gave me the green light to use my pregnancy as an excuse to eat anything I wanted; and I did! I thought I didn't like all the pastries but with pregnancy it turned out I did. I ate and ate and ate, then after having my baby instead of returning to my old eating habits I ate like I was pregnant. Then I gained the last 20 lbs.


So that is how I got here, what made this overweight girl try to break out in this field? Well a wake up call. My husband lost his job and with that our fertility insurance, then 6 months later a cyst bursted. I was now in a position where I had a problem and couldn't go to my specialist to fix it. I had a choice I could ignore it and let my problems carry on or I could change. After watching my SIL give up sugar to help her Asthma I could not help but try it. After the first month I had an ultra sound and it showed up only one cyst, and it was normal! The follow up to that showed no cyst and I had a positive ovulation test for the first time ever with out medical assistant!


After that is when I deiced to bury myself into diet books, the more I read the more I loved it! I keep thinking I could this, I could out advice and help people. So when my daughter started school for the first time I thought why not? I enrolled the next day!

Why a blog?

This blog is about what I am learning, on my path to become a nutritionist. I have lost 20lbs since giving up sugar and now need to lose 50 more. So not only am I learning how to become a nutritionist but I am going to apply what I learn so that I may achieve my goal!

What will this blog have on it?

Besides what I have learned I will include

• Tips,


• Motivation,


• Healthy alternatives


• My own struggles


• Yummy recipes


• Healthy things for kids to do!


• Links to awesome websites and blogs that have to do with health

I love to do things with other people so if you follow I will follow in return and leave comments on your blog regularly.

I can't wait to dive right in!

Until tomorrow!

Tiff