Happy Tuesday all! This morning I kept my promise to get up early and hop on the treadmill for my 30 minute Jog/Walk. All my tiredness completely went away by the time I stepped off the treadmill ~ sometimes I think it “might” work better than coffee.
Breakfast originally started out as breakfast burritos, but, as I cooked it, I decided it looked too good to be stuffed inside a tortilla.
I made a 5 minute Egg White Scramble with Veggies and “bacon”
Start off by sautéing the following in nonstick cooking spray over medium heat for 3-4 minutes
- 1/4 sweet onion
- 1/4 cup sweet peppers
- 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 3 pieces lean Canadian Bacon
Reduce heat to medium low and add 1/2 cup egg whites. Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes and 1 Tbsp fresh basil.
100% Simply Filling and only 3 points+ if you are counting.
Late morning I was craving my watermelon (I think for hydration!). I paired it with a light string cheese for snack (SF) – 1 points+
Ever since we had our BBQ Cheddar Turkey Burgers while camping, I have been craving them. It’s a good thing I still had some left in the freezer to have for lunch.
Yup, I am totally that girl who isn’t afraid to turn her grill on at 6 am just to make up a burger for lunch
I did steal toppings from our café sandwich bar because I wanted “more” with my burger.
Served up with ketchup and mustard on a thin bun (SF) – 8 points+
I had some veggie tray veggies on the side as my “chips” with 2 Tbsp Light Ranch SF + 2 WPA for the ranch. (2 points+)
I actually wasn’t really hungry for an afternoon snack, but, did eat my banana on the drive home since I knew I would not be eating dinner until later.
Every single time I make Sweet Potato BLTA Nachos, I always wonder why I do not make them more often. They are so easy to make and seem totally indulgent, but, they are healthy!
This recipe is 100% Simply Filling if you use Canadian Bacon or you can be like me and use 2 WPA for 2 pieces of Trader Joe’s Peppered Turkey Bacon .
I cooked up my sweet potato “chips” with nonstick spray, sea salt and pepper in the oven at 425 for 20 minutes. Then, topped them with 1 oz 2% Sharp Cheddar and my 2 slices of BACON!
Pop the plate in the oven for 1 minute to get the cheese all melty….
Topped with sweet cherry tomatoes and green onions then, spiced up with a few jalapenos, hot sauce and 0% Greek Yogurt. (SF+2 WPA) – 7 points+
Ridiculously good! Sweet, salty, smoky, bacon-y, crunchy, spicy – melt in your mouth good!
STATS (12 am – 10 pm)
- 2,721 calories burned
- 11,093 steps taken
- 4 WPA used, 24 WPA remaining (21 daily points+)
Q’s
How do you top your taters?
I absolutely have LOVE sweet potatoes and am always looking for new ways to try them. I love them as fries, nachos, in soups and chili.i
Night all!
YUM! Those nachos look delicious! Do you have a secret for cutting sweet potatoes? They’re so tough to cut! I always want to make sweet potato fries and other things, but I can never seem to figure out how to cut them!
HI Anna,
I find peeling the sweet potatoes first and have a really sharp, large knife makes a big difference in cutting sweet potatoes.
Danica
That last picture is making my mouth water!! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Do you use one whole (small) sweet potato? This recipe looks wonderful!
HI Sheila
It depends as I usually go by the sweet potatoes uncooked weight of 5-6 oz. If I am lucky enough to find a small to medium size, then, I use that. Otherwise, I have made up a large sweet potato then had half for dinner and the other half for lunch the next day.
Danica
The sweet potato nachos look delicious! I just randomly found your website while looking for new recipes and then realized we both live in Sacramento! Maybe one of these days I’ll run into you at Trader Joes…
Melissa
Thanks for reading Melissa! I look forward to meeting you someday 🙂
Danica