My husband and I have been using myfitnesspal since January (OK, I admit it...he's been using it since January, I just hit it hard core in May, but that's besides the point). I hated the app at first because he was asking me every little ingredient I used when I was cooking. To be honest I didn't know how much olive oil, spices, how many cups of rice, how much pasta sauce etc I was putting in our dinner. I did what looked and tasted good. I tried my best to be more conscience of what I was using so I could let him now the next time he asked. After awhile it became second nature to measure what we were eating.
If you haven't heard of myfitness pal it is an app that you log in all the food and exercise you do in a day. It tells you how many calories, fats, sugars, proteins, sodium, etc that are in the foods you eat. Most foods are already in the data base or if you are using your smart phone you can scan in the barcode of a pre-packaged food. Once you get the hang of it, its really not that hard. We have found that its easier to log as you eat instead of waiting until the end of the day to log everything because more than likely you will leave something out. Also, if you log as you go you can plan out your dinner, snacks and exercise for the rest of the day. As I mentioned before you can also log in your exercise which is figured for you based on your weight. We love this feature because you aren't caught guessing how many calories you are burning when you run, walk, bike etc.
You can also use myfitnesspal online. The cool thing to is that you can have friends join and can follow and help keep each other encouraged! This is what my profile pictures looks like. No, that's not me, that's my motivation!!!
OK....on to the recipe. Tonight we are having one of our neighbors over for dinner. We are having turkey burgers with a cucumber relish. They are super easy to make and spice up your generic turkey burger. Here's the process and the finished product. Hope you enjoy them!
Ingredients:
Burger
1 1/4 pounds ground turkey breast
1/2 cup bread crumbs
4 green onions, white and light green parts only, minced
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon pure chile powder (I didn't add this)
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
Relish
1 1/2 cup coarsely grated seedless cucumber
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon minced jalapeno chili ( I didn't add this)
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
Boring old ground turkey breast
Pumped up ground turkey breast
Cucumber relish-- I wish I would have left the peel on before I grated it
Grilled over Direct Medium heat on our Weber grill for 5-7 minutes turning once.
Complete dinner with corn on the cob and tomato, basil, mozzarella and balsamic.....yummo!
Total dinner was 412 calories :)
