Dang Quesadillas

That was the AMAZING vegetarian quesadilla I made myself for dinner last night!!!

So I was craving some mexican pretty hard core last night... I realized I had tortillas, beans and cheese.. so I came up with a vegetarian quesadilla for myself -and here is the recipe for all of you:

Dang Vegetarian Quesadilla

• 1 eight inch whole wheat/whole grain tortilla (I used a brand called Wrap-Itz)
• 1/2 or 1 cup of black beans
• 1 or 2 sliced mini sweet peppers
• 1/4 or less of an onion, sliced
• 1/4 cup of shredded cheese (I used a mexican blend)
• 1 tbsp vegan butter (super high in omega-3s, which is why I use it for a lot of my cooking in place of regular butter)
• 2 tbsp of sour cream
• Dash of cumin
• Dash of cheyenne pepper

Heat black beans in a small pot with a dash of cumin and cheyenne. In a small skillet melt 1/2 tbsp of vegan butter and saute onion/pepper with a dash of cumin and cheyenne - saute about 2 minutes on medium to medium-high heat. Spread the other 1/2 tbsp of vegan butter on one side of the tortilla. Remove cooked onion/pepper to a plate. Place your tortilla buttered side down in your skillet on medium heat. Sprinkle half of your cheese on the tortilla, add your warmed black beans (I used a slatted spoon to avoid making my tortilla soggy), top the beans with your cooked onion/pepper and top all ingredients with the remaining cheese. Fold your tortilla in half and cook evenly on both sides until outside appears "crunchy". Slice with a pizza cutter and serve with sour cream! SUPER YUMMY!!

Nutritional Info (w/o sour cream):
Calories: 372
Fat: 12g
Sodium: 911mg (if you use reduced sodium beans this will prob be cut in half)
Carbs: 47g
Fiber: 11g
Protein: 18g


Pretty darn healthy if you ask me.. just don't do what I did and eat two... lol

Stats for 6/21:

• net calories: 2,113 - I'm totally okay with this because I ate ALL whole foods yesterday with the exception of a serving of kettle chips with lunch and a fiber one granola bar. 
• breakfast: oatmeal 
• am/pm snacks: apples w/ peanut butter, fiber one bar, nectarine, blueberries, raw almonds
• lunch: turkey sandwich w/ kettle chips and some juice
• dinner: small salad w/ homemade balsalmic vinagrette, 2 veggie quesadillas w/ sour cream
• no exercise (boo)
• 10:30pm lights out (thank goodness!)

Tonight I'm going walking with my friend Andrea, I'm pretty excited about that! However I'm NOT excited about having no workout pants that fit... I even went and bought some XXLs from Target yesterday... too tight... uggggghhh.. that made me feel AWESOME. I have to return that stuff this afternoon... along with the bras that have no hope of fitting... so depressing. I'm ready to be done already, thank you! lol

Bonus picture of my baby bump!

17 weeks - almost halfway there!

...is it Weds already?

I sat down to post about 5 different times yesterday but kept getting sidelined but other things. Silly life getting in the way of my blogging...

Mon. 3/28:

• breakfast: whole wheat english muffin w/ earth balance and strawberry jam and 8oz of organic chocolate milk
• am snack: apples w/ peanut butter, wheat thins
• lunch: taco and bean burrito from Taco Bell w/ a small soda
• pm snack: fruit smoothie w/ whey protein (post workout)
• dinner: big salad w/ bell pepper, onion, mozz cheese, parmesan ranch dressing and a packet of Lean Cuisines garlic chicken spring rolls - delicious!!
• 1 hour workout
• 0 cigarettes
• $5 spent on lunch
• 12:30am bedtime - ugh

Tues. 3/29:

• breakfast: oatmeal w/ stevia, cinnamon, earth balance, and a splash of 2% milk
• am snacks: pears, raw almonds, wheat thins and an 8oz organic chocolate milk (Horizon sells their organic flavored milks in this little juicebox boxes - so convenient for work! I love them!)
• lunch: butter chicken (not sure why they call it that, it doesn't really taste like butter at all lol), basmati rice, curried potatoes, some kind of delicious pea/mushroom mix in this amazing sauce, naan bread from this little Indian place near work
• dinner: a big salad w/ the usual, a small serving of mom's frito chili pie - my belly was still a little full from lunch and my salad. 
• pm snack: dark chocolate almond milk
• no workout
• 0 cigarettes
• $9 spent on lunch
• 12:30am bedtime.. again

I've had a little bit of insomnia going on the last few nights. I get really tired about 9, but I stay up until about 11 anyway and then by the time I do go to bed it's like I've caught a second wind or something and it takes me forever to settle down. Mike seems to be experiencing the same thing because once I finally do think I might fall asleep he starts talking to me about how he's not tired and blah blah blah... it's a vicious cycle!

I'm so tired today but I did pack my gym bag this morning and absolutely plan on hitting the gym after work today. I think it will make me feel better and hopefully will help me sleep better tonight. I've got to start getting up when my alarm goes off instead of hitting snooze for 30mins... this gloomy winter-like weather has definitely not been helping my morning efforts. It's almost April for chrissake!!! 

I think we may go home for lunch today and I'm actually pretty excited about it because I'm really hungry for a pita pizza... for which I will post a little recipe for you here now:

Mini Pita Pizza

• 1 Kontos Pizza Parlor Crust (they're about the size of a regular sized pita, but made with olive oil so they have good fats! Plus 4g of fiber)
• 1-2 tbsp's of spaghetti sauce (I usually use Wegman's brand smooth marinara or Prego classic tomato basil)
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup of shredded part-skim mozzarella - use as much or as little as you like 
• Toppings as you like them! I usually use bell pepper, onion, and about 4 turkey pepperonis
• Pre-heat oven to 400F, bake for 10-12 minutes - enjoy!

With the toppings and amount of cheese I use for my tastes this quick and yummy lunch or dinner comes to about 350 calories - not bad, and way better than a Lean Cuisine pizza or the like!!