Healthy Slow Cooker white bean Chili

Skinny Slow Cooker White Bean Chicken Chili
Ingredients
3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (15 ounces each) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, divided
3 cups fat free chicken broth, divided
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) low fat shredded cheese
Fat Free Sour cream and minced fresh cilantro, optional

Directions
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper then place it in the bottom of the Slow Cooker. Then add the onion, jalapeno, garlic, oregano and cumin on top of the chicken.

Next add white beans and pour the chicken broth over everything. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or 4 to 6 hours on high.

Shred chicken and stir before serving. Sprinkle with cheese and garnish with sour cream and cilantro if desired.

Skinny loaded Nachos? Yes, PLEASE!

Skinny Loaded Nachos with Turkey, Beans and Cheese
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: about 14 chips • Old Points: 7 pts • Points+: 9 pts
Calories: 347 • Fat: 9.4 g • Protein: 27.1 g • Carb: 40.6 g • Fiber: 7.1 g 


Ingredients:

• 4 oz baked tortilla chips (I used Baked Tostitos Scoops)
• 8 oz 99% lean turkey breast
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup fat free spicy black bean dip
• 1 1/3 cup reduced fat Mexican cheese like Weight Watchers
• 2 cups pico de gallo salsa
• 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425°. Place 1 oz (about 14) chips on four oven-proof dishes or one large baking sheet.


Heat a large nonstick sauté pan over high heat. Add turkey. Season with cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper and sauté until cooked through, breaking up meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon. When cooked, add bean dip and mix well.

Spoon the turkey mixture over the chips and sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake until cheese melts, about 6 minutes.

Remove the nachos from the oven, top with pico de gallo, sour cream, cilantro and jalepeños. Serve immediately.

What's for Lunch?

Avocado Egg Salad Wrap

4 hard boiled eggs

1 Large Avocado

2 Tablespoons plain yogurt or Fat free Mayonnaise

1 teaspoon curry

pinch of salt and pepper

If you want to add a little mustard, that would work too!!  :)

**Mix ingredients and divide four ways. Spread on a whole wheat flour tortilla. wrap it up!  

Enjoy!!! 

 I know I Always struggle with "What to have for Lunch"  and I love new ideas!  So I hope you try this recipe and like it!
~Jen

Boost your immune system with this antioxidant-rich smoothie!

1 scoop Tropical Shakeology
1 cup almond milk (or other milk)
1/2 cup frozen or fresh berries
1/2 frozen banana
1/2 tsp honey
Ice to taste
Optional: garnish with blueberries and crushed almonds.

Gratitude....

BIG secret for staying joyful & on task throughout the day- gratitude. Find yourself slipping? Say out loud 3 things you're grateful for! :)

Amazing Video....It could change your life!

I only lost a pound?

I have so many challengers who really get discouraged when they only lose 1 pound...... I always tell them, a loss is a loss.  But look at what they were carrying around!  This is a POUND of fat!
 Too many people are in such a hurry to lose the weight, they want a quick fix and they think it will come off overnight.
  The truth  is that losing weight is a process, a journey....and if you're doing it right it will take time... you didn't gain the weight all at once, and it won't come off all at once either. If you're living a healthy lifestyle by that I mean exercise and eating clean, you will only lose between 1-2 pounds a week. THAT is a healthy pace!
  So the next time you, or someone feels discouraged because they aren't losing weight quickly.  Remind them of these facts.  Take it one day at a time.  Just keep moving forward!!!