What's for dinner?

I know, i know. You are probably tired of hearing about iodine free dieting. But there's only 3 more days left! Hard to believe the 4 weeks are almost up. And I must say- it has not been that bad. There have been moments when I would have given my first born for some pizza, but somehow I always managed to curb the cravings. And as a bonus, Evan and I both feel pretty amazing these days. Less aches and pains, more energy and a slimming waistline. So we are not complaining. But come Friday- we will eat some pizza as a treat. But guess what? We have decided to take this diet and make it a stepping stone for our future eating habits. Obviously, we can't go iodine free forever. But we can eat healthier. And we've proven it's good for us. So the plan is to follow the Weight Watchers plan as soon as we retire from iodine free school.
Pretty cool huh? Taking lemons and making lemonade!

So what have we been eating that's worth sharing with you? Here's one of the favorites:

Bunless Angus beef hamburgers with the toppings as a side
Baked cut potatoes (no skin of course since those have iodine)
Asparagus
Bud Light Lime


Kick Ass 2 Minute Fresh corn
This is actually fresh corn that we picked up in the produce section.
All you do is shuck the corn and remove the silk
Put the corn on a piece of wax paper, sprinkle with black pepper and salt if you can have it
You can also add a pat of butter if your not on an iodine free diet
Wrap the corn in the wax paper
Microwave for 2 minutes. If you have multiple ears of corn, multiple the number of ears by 2 minutes (ex. 4 ears of corn = 8 minutes cook time)
It is incredible and healthy and yummy.
No more frozen or canned corn!


Honey mustard chicken-
2 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. dijon mustard
1 Tbsp. olive oil
Mix it all together
Put 6-8 Scalipini cut chicken breasts in a large Ziploc and add the mixture from above.
Marinate 2 hours for maximum flavor.
Grill the meat.
You will love this recipe- guaranteed.
And if you want, make an extra batch of the mixture to dip with.
I will never buy honey mustard again because this is better than any store bought.


Homemade Spaghetti Sauce-
This was by far the biggest project I took on during the diet.
I literally blanched the tomatoes, prepared all of the veggies, added fresh herbs and sat for hours watching it simmer down.
I now have a great appreciation for Ragu and I can't figure out why they don't charge like $10 a jar for it.
But it was totally worth the effort to make this so that I can say I've made homemade spaghetti sauce.

And that's it for now. Lots of veggies, lots of fruit. Lots of healthy.