These are a few of my favorite things....

Keeping up with my promise... here are some other things that I've eaten... and enjoyed! All under 400 calories!

Chicken and Veggie Marinara

Shitake and Soy Sauce GreeNoodles

Here's the story. I grew up on Ramen noodles (which are TERRIBLE for you...) and sometimes the little kid in me craves it. I like to call this new find Adult Ramen. It's made of Moroheiya which is considered the Egyptian spinach. It was chewy like Ramen and tasty but with only 260 calories and 8 grams of protein!

Biggest Loser Pancakes with Blueberries and Center Cut Bacon

Baked Plantain Chips

(so simple!)

Take a green to light yellow plantain, slice into 1/8" slices, spray baking sheet with Olive Oil cooking spray, season with salt or your favorite spices. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes or until brown on bottom side, flip and bake an additional 4 minutes or so until brown. Baking times will vary considering how ripe or thick your slices. 1 medium plantain is about 200 calories.

Hot Sauce Pretzel Chicken

This is a favorite in my house. I used to make it all the time! Just something I came up with one day!

9 oz chicken tenders

1 egg white, beaten

1 oz. crushed pretzel sticks

1/4 c. Panko bread crumbs

1/4 c. Franks Red Hot Original Sauce

Take your raw chicken tenders and poke with a fork a few times in a resealable plastic container. Pour in Franks sauce, cover. Shake around a bit and set aside.

Beat your one egg white on a plate. Set aside. 

In a Ziploc bag place pretzels, crush with the flat edge of a meat mallet or the bottom of a coffee mug until relatively fine. Pour out on a clean plate and add Panko. 

Shake off excess Franks from chicken and dip in egg batter. Roll chicken in Panko pretzel mixture and repeat. Coating twice with batter and crumb mixture works best! Do this with all tenders and set aside. Spray a skillet with Olive Oil spray and place over medium low heat. Cook until one side of chicken is brown. Do not repeatedly turn over and over, it will cause the batter to fall off! Cook each tender 4-5 minutes per side or until thickest part of the chicken reaches 165 degrees. 

Makes 2 servings - 220 calories each.