Megan Thompson

I've come up with a little list of 21 day fix approved recipes for the superbowl! We all want to be able to eat something yummy while we cheer on our favorite team right!? So why not do it and not have to feel guilty about it! Here are a few of my favorite things I've found floating around :) Enjoy!

1. Buffalo Chicken Dip http://micheleshewell.blogspot.com/p/buffalo-chicken-dip-21-day-fix-buffalo.html?spref=pi

2. Hot Wing Hummus http://diethood.com/hot-wings-hummus/

3. Pico De Gallo http://www.susannahskitchen.com/2014/07/diy-recipe-easy-pico-de-gallo.html

4. The Beachbody site has a TON of great super bowl recipes!! Sweet potato skins, buffalo chicken tenders, NACHOS, pizza, chili and on and on :) Check out this great site for lots of yummy stuff!! http://www.beachbody.com/beachbodyblog/nutrition/25-healthy-game-day-snacks

After 2 days into my monthly menu planning I thought I'd share how it was going! The first two dinners were yummy!! Even the kids liked them which is saying something :) The first night was stuffed peppers..they were very easy to make and I was full! Last night I made chicken stuffed with cheese and spinach. It was seriously so good and I felt great after! I found the recipes on the following websites if you'd like to check them out :)

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Stuffed Chicken Breasts 

I am back at it!! Finally after almost a year of not doing it I have begun my monthly menu planning again. It always feels like such a big task when I sit down to do it but it makes life SO much easier when I grocery shop each week!! Not to mention it's incredibly nice during the week to not have to think about what we are going to have for dinner with everyone's busy schedules. So back to the menu :)....everything on this menu is 21 day fix approved...I have found recipes on my many different websites. It was my goal to not repeat a dinner throughout the month. I was getting tired of eating the same things over and over again and it's much more fun to try something new when cooking! :) The menus links don't work but I will be posting the recipes on each day so you can just click and use the recipe if something looks good to you! If you'd like me to email you the word document I'd be happy to :) Just contact me at Megan Sweeney Thompson on facebook :)

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stuffed Bell Peppers	Chicken Stuffed with Broccoli	Grilled Fish Tostadas	Chili flank steak	Slow Cooker Pulled Pork	Sweet Potato and bacon turkey burgers	Chocolate shakeology pancakes
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Mexican lasagna	Garlic Chicken Pasta	Hawaiian Chicken Wraps	Chicken Enchilladas	Shrimp Tacos	Pita Pizzas	Minestrone soup
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Baked Ziti	Southwest Turkey Burgers	Turkey Lettuce Wraps	Macaroni and Cheese	Pineapple Shrimp Stir Fry	Buffalo Chicken Wraps	Sausage and Kale Pasta
25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Turkey Meatloaf	Grilled Chicken Dijon	Steak and Sweet Potato Fries	Shrimp Scampi	Turkey Chili	Mini Pizzas	Chicken Bruchetta

Well my 21 days has come and gone! It was a great program that definitely showed results! Now I will say that while doing the 21 day fix I was also using Shakeology every morning for breakfast. 21 day fix comes with a set of DVDs and colored containers that help you with food and the amount of food you will eat. For me I LOVED this!! As many of you know I LOVE to exercise so that hasn't been my issue when I'm trying to make changes in my body. FOOD is always my issue lol. I have a hard time eating only so much and eating healthy. Even with a passion for a healthy lifestyle and nutrition I still struggle at times. SO this program is so great for those of you who need help with eating as well as a great workout!! I have a new challenge group starting next Monday. If you'd like to try this program or another beachbody porgram/Shakeology please contact me at mvsweeney@gmail.com or on facebook at Megan Sweeney Thompson and we will start working on a healthy lifestyle!!

I know many of you have been asking me about what I eat and how the 21 day fix works.  In a previous post I explained the 21 day fix so I thought I'd give examples of what I eat throughout the day.  I am a creature of habit and do tend to stick to the same things :)

Nutrition. Eating Healthy. It's not easy. I struggle with it daily. Especially as a busy mom of three. My plan every day is to eat every three hours. Does that always happen? No. I get busy and I forget. Then it's lunch time and I'm exhausted and I sit down with the kids. Someone doesn't finish a chicken nugget. Guess who eats it? Most days I'm on track but like all of us I'm not perfect and I make excuses. How many times have we told ourselves we've earned a bowl of ice cream or that plate of cheese fries when we are out with our friends? Why do we always choose to reward ourselves with food? This is something that I am constantly working on. Food is fuel for our bodies not a reward. Real food should not be processed, it shouldn't be in plastic bags or cardboard boxes. Does that mean we will never eat those things? No of course not but those things should be an except to the rule, not the rule. When we feed our body healthy whole food it affects everything about us. Think about how you feel after you have eaten a way too large meal of unhealthy food. Your body is uncomfortable...your mind is foggy..you don't feel good about yourself. Your body is telling you something is wrong! This is not what it needs! So let's challenge ourselves. For the day week, month, year...whatever you can commit to and lets feed our bodies with healthy food. Write down how you feel each day. Do you notice a change in your energy? How you sleep? Come back and comment on this post and let me know how it's going for you!

Tonight for dinner I tried a 21 day fix recipe I found. It's all clean eating and was delicious!! I will definitely make this one again!

Chicken Enchiladas

1lb of shredded chicken
taco seasoning
6 corn tortillas
1 cup of spinnach
homemade enchilada sauce...seriously so good!! (http://www.lovebakesgoodcakes.com/2014/10/homemade-enchilada-sauce.html)
1/2 cup lowfat cheese


1. Add shredded chicken with spinach and taco seasoning.

2. Soften tortillas in the microwave for 30-45 seconds. I noticed that the corn tortillas do tend to break and tear more easily that the flour ones do which was a slight pain in the neck but yummy so worth it :).

3. Roll each tortilla with chicken mixture and place in baking dish.

4. Cover tortillas with enchilada sauce and sprinkle cheese on top.

5. Bake at 350 for 10 mins.

I served mine with plain greek yogurt instead of sour cream. It was perfect!