SNACK ATTACK -- Pop Corn

The clock reads 2:00PM and I sit at my desk, or at home, and wonder why I want to eat. I'm not always hungry, and perhaps this means I am an emotional eater (I already know I totally am), but if I don't get something to chew on then I am going to break. 

90% of the time I go for sugar free mints or gum! I want to shout THANK YOU from the mountain tops for the master mind behind the fruit punch flavored mints. Heaven yall, they came from heaven. 

Anywho, we aren't here for you to read about my mint obsession, what you are here for is to read about another cool snack that is 100% protocol. 

POPCORN. 

You're allowed 1 cup of corn a week. So why not use it as popcorn? NOW, 1 cup of kernels is enough popcorn to last, like a month, so use this recipe below and spread out your little snacks for those moment of "I HAVE TO EAT SOMETHING NOW". 

(Remember, this will count as part of your daily vegetable so be aware) 

MICROWAVE POPCORN

Ingredients:

1/4 cup pop corn kernels

Glass Bowl

Ceremic Plate

Microwave

Place 1/4 cup pop corn kernels in bowl & place plate on top

Turn microwave on and listen closely as you DON'T want it to burn (or maybe you do, but I won't call you weird because that's not nice. ) 

TADA!! ENJOY!

ON THE RUN?

Put it in a brown paper bag!

Health Food = $$$$$$

I would venture to say that most of us believe the false truth that eating healthy is too expensive. I say "false truth" because it sounds nicer than saying "lie"...but that's what it is, it's a lie. 

NOW, don't get me wrong, I'm a cheap-o at heart and I, like many of you, would rather get the $1 chicken sandwich vs. the $7 salad at a fast food restaurant. Who could really blame us?! 

However I am here to inform, and brag just a little, about how cheap we got two weeks worth of groceries (for 2). 

We got 

2lbs of ground lean beef

2 packages of lean pork chops (6 chops in each)

2 bags of boneless skinless chicken breast

1 bag of apples

1 bundle of Cilantro

3 Limes

Dozen Eggs

Minced Garlic

4 round steaks

Bag of yellow onions

Zucchini

Squash

Cucumbers

bag of shrimp

Head of Cabbage

2 Lemons

Case of Waters

K-Cups (coffee)

Celery 

ALL for $65! At none other than my favorite grocery store......ALDI.

If you don't have an ALDI in your hometown, I'm SO sorry, but ALDI to me is the bomb.com. 

Making healthier decisions at the grocery store doesn't always have to break the bank. We just have to be smart about where we shop and what we can make with the foods bought that will last the longest! 

With the ingredients above and some I already had I can make

-Chili

-Lime Cilantro Soup

-Shrimp Scampi (zucchini) pasta

-Pork Chops w/ caramelized onions on top

-Grilled/Baked Steak

-Cinnamon Stevia baked apples (recipe coming soon)

-Cabbage Scramble  (recipe coming soon) 

and a whole lot more! 

What are your tricks for getting healthy food for cheaper?