Josef’s Fiance Presents: Veggie Spaghetti
Q: When is spaghetti a vegetable?
A: When it’s a spaghetti squash!
We all know that we will have less body fat, better health, and more energy with fewer processed carbs in our lives. The spaghetti squash offers a way to improve your physique and eat a yummy old favorite at the same time. Try this as a side dish with your favorite protein, or add ground turkey, beef, or imitation meat to the sauce for a complete meal.
Ingredients
| 1 medium spaghetti squash | |
| Salt & pepper to taste | |
| 1 jar pasta sauce (with no sugar added) |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450? F. Chop squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and slimy gunk; be thorough and get it all.
- Spray lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Place cut side down on a baking sheet and roast for 30-40 minutes.
- Let the squash cool approximately 5 minutes. Scrape the tines of a fork across the insides to separate the “spaghetti,” scoop out, top with sauce, and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
Number of servings depends on the size of your squash. Per 1.5 cup serving with 1/2 cup sauce including some olive oil is 150 kcal.
Josef’s Fiance Presents: Sugar-Free, Quick & Easy Key-Lime Pie!
Summertime means key-lime pie. Summertime also means going to the beach and hanging out at the pool in swimwear that lets EVERYONE know exactly how well you’ve been eating and exercising for the past few months – Judgment day! My girlfriend, bless her, has figured out how to eat key-lime pie without getting squishy. Check out her super quick, easy and yummy recipe right here.
Ingredients
| 1 oz mascarpone | 125 kcal |
| Lime juice to taste (better to put in less now and add more later) | 1-5 kcal |
| Splenda to taste |
Instructions
- Mix everything in a small ramekin (or something similar).
- Eat it.
- Trust me. I was skeptical too, but it really is that good. Since it doesn’t have any sugar it won’t side-track your fat-loss efforts, or contribute to all of the health problems that refined carbs cause.
Nutrition Facts
Makes 1 serving @ 126-130 kcal per serving
Josef’s Fiance Presents: Tillie’s Turkey Chili
My girlfriend, Natillie, who I like to call “The Tillinator,” came up with this extremely yummy, easy, quick, and healthy recipe, and was nice enough to contribute it to my newsletter. Thanks Tillie!
That’s her at halloween.
Ingredients
| 1 pound lean ground turkey meat | 649 kcal |
| 1 tbsp olive oil | 120 kcal |
| 1 packet of chili spice mix like Ortega | 90 kcal |
| 1 can of whole stewed tomatoes | 140 kcal |
| 1/2 package frozen French cut green beans | 90 kcal |
| 1 jalepeno pepper, sliced | |
| Top with: | |
| 1/4 cup reduced fat Mexican shredded cheese | 80 kcal |
| 2 tbsp reduced fat sour cream | 40 kcal |
Instructions
- Turn heat to medium-high over a heavy bottomed pot. Add olive oil and brown turkey meta until brown.
- IAdd remaining ingredients (unless spice pack directions say otherwise) and let simmer together for 10 min.
Nutrition Facts
makes 5 servings @ 218kcal per, with toppings 338kcal
