Fully on the wagon

Thursday's Goals:

Exercise: Strength Training
Calories: 1400

Thursday's Accomplishments:

Exercise: Strength Training
Calories: 1400

Finally my morning schedule was back to normal and I didn't have to go into work early! I did Fitprime's Up & Down (a toughie!) and it felt good to get a strength training workout in after 3 days of cardio.

Despite it being a 1400 calorie day (the toughest), I was able to stick to my calorie allotment. I had my usual shake for breakfast (300). For lunch I had a bean, cheese and shrimp burrito (490 - recipe below) followed by some hard candies (50). For dinner I had tortillas sprinkled with reduced-fat cheddar and served with salsa (560) . Guess I was feeling a little Mexican yesterday. I am posting this burrito recipe because it's delicious, very filling (lots of fiber) and healthy. Imagine - healthy AND delicious (now there's a concept!)

BEAN, CHEESE & SHRIMP BURRITO

1 large soft flour tortilla
1/2 c black beans (canned), drained and rinsed
1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed, thinly sliced
chili powder
cilantro (fresh chopped is best, or you can use dried)
salt & pepper
Juice of 1/2 lime
3 tbs salsa
2 oz pre-cooked shrimp, tails removed (optional)
1 1/2 oz. reduced fat cheddar cheese

Spread out a large piece of aluminum foil and spray it with non-stick spray. Lay the soft tortilla on top. Dump the beans on top of the tortilla in a pile, to one end. Sprinkle the sliced jalapeno over top of the beans. Sprinkle with chili powder, cilantro and salt & pepper (to taste). Squeeze the lime over top, sprinkling the juice evenly over the pile of beans. Spoon the salsa over top and spread evenly. Lay the shrimps evenly over the pile and sprinkle the cheddar over.

Fold the sides in and at the same time, roll the tortilla into a wrap. It will be large, so roll it tightly, trying to keep all the ingredients from falling out. Place seam-side down on baking sheet, spray the outside of the tortilla lightly with non-stick spray, and bake at 325 for 30 minutes (flip the burrito over half way through baking time to make sure the crust gets baked evenly).

Alternately, you can take this burrito with you and bake at work (that's what I do) if you have a toaster oven at work. The only difference is, when you roll the burrito, just roll the alumimum foil tightly around it and bake it rolled in the alluminum foil - same temperature 325 and flip it over half way through baking time.

SASSY'S RECIPES

All of the recipes posted in this blog will also be stored at my new recipe site - Sassy's Recipes (link is also at the right). I decided since I will probably be posting recipes frequently, I should put them in a place where they will be more easily findable than just here scattered throughout my blog.