Soup's On!

So....flipping through Fitness Magazine on Saturday's crazy-windy, chilly afternoon, this smoky black bean soup recipe (by Laraine Perri) jumped out at me, just begging me to make it :) I, of course, being me, didn't have the self-control to actually follow the recipe for what it is....therefore, I made my creative alterations, and voila....Smoky Black Bean with Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage Soup:

http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/ts-smoky-black-bean-soup-apple-chicken-sausage/

262 calories per serving (pretty large serving, at that)...smoky-spicy, and pocket-friendly!

top with a dab of lite sour cream for a cool contrast

To add a bit of funk to your sour cream garnish, zest a lime and add about a teaspoon of honey to your sour cream, whip together, and enjoy!

Jamie's Butternut Squash Turkey Meatloaf

....aaaaaaand, we're off! High five to Jamie for hooking us up with a killer butternut squash turkey meatloaf recipe! Everything is inputted into Livestrong (yes, I know...you guys already know I'm obsessed with that site lol), so here's the link with both recipe & nutrition info (and for my fellow livestrong'ers, since it is a recipe on there, if you make it, you just have to type in the name of it and it'll add it to your meals without having to do all of the extra work!). Super high in protein, low fat...filling and delicious!

http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/jamies-butternut-squash-turkey-meatloaf/

A few pics of the journey de meatloaves:

Spinach, garlic, & onions

Squash & onion mixture

Mini-loaves

Deeee-lish! Topped with a little extra TJ's peach salsa ;)

Feel free to get creative with it!! Try a different salsa in it...maybe make it more Italian style, with some stewed tomatoes instead of salsa, and fresh chopped basil! These were great! Easy, healthy, a sweet and savory combo, and a fabulous first dish for our recipe sharing! Thanks Jamie!

New Directions...

...sharing is caring, right?!?! Who wants to hoard knowledge that benefited them, when they can help others be as badass as they are?!? :) So, what we're doing with the betterthanfitness blog is transitioning it into a fun & healthy recipe sharing portal, for all of my past, present, and future clients...and other fitness foodies that wanna join in! 

Here's what we're gonna do. What's your favorite healthy bites recipe? What's that snack that you rely on to get you through that mid-afternoon daze at the office, that satisfies that crunchy sweet tooth that gets ya every time ;) Let's keep it creative, healthy, and deeee-licious! :) Whatever that go-to recipe is for you, shoot it over to me (wearebetterthan@gmail.com)...yours truly will then whip it up in her glamorous Arlington kitchen, take some photos, and post the whole shabang (photos, potentially a bit of dialogue, and recipe/link) on here for everyone to check out! We're in the process of creating one killer recipe hub! :) 

Stay tuned in the next few days for recipe numero uno!