Healthy Turkey Sliders Recipe

Wow.

What can happen when you experiment can turn out SO incredibly GOOD!

Yet another reason why I love 21 Day Fix so much... It FORCES me to be creative. When I have a Green (vegetable), Red (Protein) + Orange (dressing/fat) left, and do NOT want a salad, I have to come up with something.

SO, I literally go into my fridge and try to come up with a casserole, stir fry, or in this case, Healthy Turkey Sliders!

As you can tell, I devoured them! My kids don't like vegetables so I have to be creative in that department too.

The Turkey Sliders themselves I made on Meal Prep day because I had packaged Ground Turkey that needed to be cooked. You can use them as meatballs, make a sub, I even crushed them up today to put into spaghetti for my daughter for lunch.

So here they are, pre-devoured.

You can obviously change up the toppings, and even use a Wrap or Bread if you so please (which my daughter insisted upon!). Next time I make them, to make them easier to eat, I will wrap them entirely with romaine lettuce so they look like little green flowers, and put a toothpick down the middle. :)

Made these after my workout (Insanity Max 30 today!), so I could fuel my body and wow, I am feeling SO satisfied after! No cravings at all!

Let's get to the recipe!

Turkey Sliders

1 package of Ground Turkey
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 tsp child powder
1 egg
1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup Zucchini Grated
1/4 cup onion/red pepper minced
1/4 cup feta (optional)
1/4 cup green onion
1 tbs SriRacha (optional)

Form into patties and pan fry them until golden on each side.

Forming Turkey Sliders

Romaine Lettuce
1 Roma Tomato Sliced
1 teaspoon Balsamic Vinaigrette for each slider
Sri Racha
Bean Sprouts
Thinly Sliced Cucumber

Place Romaine lettuce on the bottom. Place patty and pour 1 tsp Balsamic Vinaigrette on top. Place Bean sprouts, cucumber + tomato and wrap and place toothpick in the middle.

Optional: Put Sriracha on top + some Feta or Marble cheese.

2 Sliders = 1 red, 1 orange + 1 Green

Enjoy!

Weekly Check-In + Meal Plan

Let me start off today's post by saying that I had SO MUCH FUN in Cancun, and even more fun AFTER. LOL

You'll hear it again + again. You fall off your healthy eating routine + working out, and I mean you FALL OFF, for days, weeks even! I got home and the sugar cycle had begun... I had virtually eliminated it and then vacation came, and I allowed too many cheesecakes to enter my system which led to MAD CRAVINGS that I had no intention of controlling when I got home. :P

SO, I decided I needed to do it, I needed to cleanse my body and go through the first 2 weeks of cleaning my body UP on the inside, eliminate those crazy sugar cravings, and get back on my game.

I decided to start 21 Day Fix Extreme, and although it's been tough, I have followed it virtually to a  T for the last two weeks.

Here are my DREADED before pictures:

My weight: 163.8

EEEK! 

However, I am NOT discouraged, in fact, I feel EMPOWERED. I know how to do this, I've done it before, and MY MAGIC program being 21 Day Fix, I KNOW that when I do have indulgences, vacations, I am travelling a lot one month, I can get RIGHT back to it with my eating + my workouts. :) 

The night time cravings have been killing me, so I've been opting for Egg Whites + Mustard. I used to have fruit but am trying to steer clear of the added carbs in the evening, unless I'm really hungry, then I'll have some quinoa in there too! It's SO good, don't knock it 'til you try it! 

So here's my plan for next week, and I am PREPPING tonight. I will be following THIS plan as strictly as possible and using my 21 Day Fix Tracker in order to make sure I am eating every 2-3 hours.

As you can see, I did add a section for KIDS because sometimes the kids just want to have some MAC + CHEESE! LOL I do make it homemade for them, and use remainder of cheese sauce for their Cauliflower. I am trying to think of a way to pack in a few more veggies, perhaps white beans, into their meal so it's more nutrient dense... Stay tuned! Ill post when I find one they like! 

So there you have it, to a SOLID week. When I don't plan, I fail. It's as simple as that. I have planned this out, bought everything I need to make sure I succeed, and have a kick butt group to support me in this! 

TO THIS WEEK! You can either move closer or further away from your goals, it's YOUR choice! 

xxx

Krys