Healthy Eating as a Mommy with Kiddos to Feed.

Hello out there!!!! Wow it has been a while. I can safely say that my life is crazy busy, in a good way though. I can safely say that you can not count on my blog being consistent haha (I have about 5 drafts in my blog list of unfinished posts sorry:). However, I do still have my faithful lovely ladies that still follow me on Instagram and Facebook! I have had a few emails on my workouts and my cooking and eating healthy as a mom with small children. So here I am, it's what I do best, impromptu, typing as I go and what comes to my head at the moment! Here I go........... :) 

If you follow the millions of Fitness Instagram and Facebook accounts then you'll see a lot of them counting macros, and calories, and a oh so very strict diet. This is all excellent and it takes time, dedication, and a lot of planning. As a mom especially a mom like me (poor planner here), well I put my macros counting at the bottom of the priority list and these days seem to be shortening with every new day that comes. However, I will never put clean healthy eating on the bottom of my list. I try to stick to the rule that I learned from my girl Jillian Michaels. "If it didn't come from the ground, or a momma don't eat it!" She uses Cheetos as a example of both not having a mom or came from the ground :) with all that being said. I do cheat on that rule and still drink protein shakes, and I love Quest Bars, ClifBars, and all those yummy go to snacks when I need a quick fix. Also keep in mind that it is very important to have a proper balance of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Over my 4 year journey I have found what works best for me. I do recommend downloading My Fitness Pal app and logging everything you eat and drink to get a good idea of what you are putting into your body.

So lets get to a typical day. 

Morning
Plain Oatmeal with a scoop of cookies and cream protein. 

AM Snack
Normally after my workout I will have a post recovery protein shake sometimes with a banana in it. 

Lunch
Chicken Breast over baby spinach with home made salsa as dressing. Sometimes sliced avocado

PM Snack 
Quest Bars or CliffBar or some sort of bar if on hand because this is school pick up times and running errands. If I have good left overs sometimes I'll have a small portion of this also.  

Dinners
I believe in eating dinner with my family every night and that my children should be eating close to what I am eating for dinner. I am not going to make them mac and cheese while mommy eats chicken and veggies. 

We eat a lot of the same recipes every week but I try to only make the dreaded Chicken and Veggies one night a week. I love to use shake and bake and I cut it up for the kids and tell them it's chicken nuggets it works :) 

We also use ground turkey a lot! Turkey Meatloaf is one of my faves because I can hide 3 whole zucchinis in there or a whole bag of baby spinach without the kids batting an eye about the green stuff :) 

Friday nights I love to make Turkey burgers because my husband can grill them and I love adding jalapenos in mine. I do buy the hubby and kids whole grain, whole wheat buns for theirs but I wrap mine in lettuce. 

Ground Turkey spaghetti is also one of my faves. I have mine over chopped baby spinach and the kids and hubby have whole grain whole wheat noodles you can also hide veggies in the sauce of your choice. Baby Spinach is my fave for hiding in things.

Left overs are also great for lunch the next day. I seriously throw everything over a bowl of baby spinach and it's always good!! 

I have many more dinner ideas that I hope to share soon but for now I hope this helps get you by for a little while. Don't ever be afraid of trying new things and subbing things in the kitchen. I have a few pics of these recipes in my iEat tab. 

Hopefully I will have some daily workouts up soon and more recipies. Flex it Pink is taking a majority of my time which is something that I love doing! If you haven't checked it out please do so. There are some pretty awesome ladies in this group and we are doing some amazing fun things with fitness. Always working on making momma strong so that we can be happy and healthy to raise happy and healthy children. 

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Much Love and support

XOXO

Elisha