You Get a Recipe with Day 4!

One thing that Maria the trainer wanted me to mention in my blog is, as she put it, timing, timing, timing.

To be honest, this is not something that I think much about. The timing of my meals tends to be dictated by my tummy. That said, I have noticed that there is a regular pattern to when I eat my meals.

Typically, I am eating six times a day, every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. This gives me time to digest and get hungry again. Like I said, I don't think much about it, but evidently I'm doing something right! I guess this way of eating keeps the fires of your metabolism stoked. Maria also specifically recommends eating 1 1/2 hours prior to a workout and not waiting until you're starving because then you'll be crashing your metabolism.

For me, the key to staying on track has been journaling my food. I have to admit that in the past I've gotten lazy and didn't write down every morsel, but to be a successful superhero journaler you have to write it all down!

Recipe share time! This recipe is inspired by one from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Cooking. The book calls the recipe "Sloppy No's," but I prefer to call mine, "Sloppy That's-So-Yummo's"! (Note: My version is not vegan, though it is still vegetarian.)

SLOPPY THAT'S-SO-YUMMO'S


Ingredients:
1 tsp. olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green onion
1 finely chopped jalapeño
2 minced cloves garlic
1 TB. chili powder
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 can tomato paste
1 cup water
2 tsp. Molasses
2 tsp. Tamari, soy sauce, or Bragg's Liquid Aminos
1 can Eden Organic Pinto Beans (drained)
1 package Morningstar Farms® Meal Starters™ Grillers® Recipe Crumbles™
1 package of whole grain buns


Preparation:
Heat the olive oil in a pan & add the onion and green pepper; sauté for 3 minutes. Then add jalapeño, garlic, and dry spices and sauté for 2 more minutes. Add tomato paste and garlic and stir well. Add the Veggie Crumbles. In a separate bowl mash the pinto beans with a fork and then add those, along with the molasses and tamari. Stir and then simmer on low for maybe five minutes. Serve it up on the buns! 


By the way - I use Arnold Sandwich Thins to make this a lower cal sammy!