Chocolate Banana Tortilla

I've done a lot to give up sugar since last September. I've cut out many of the foods that once regularly inhabited my fridge. I don't go for ice cream runs when I'm feeling sad or stressed. And I have wandered up and down the aisles of whole foods stocking my cart with healthier snack alternatives. 

The hardest part of this? Chocolate. 

I have substituted organic dark chocolate bars or dark chocolate covered pretzels that I love. They are a huge help when I'm craving a little taste of chocolate. And there is so little sugar in them! The fact that I'm seeing results from these changes do help to keep me motivated. It's hard to believe that I used to get headaches nearly daily, when I hardly ever get them now! I credit part of that to the diet changes. It has taken some creativity however!

One of my favorite snacks lately has been whole wheat tortillas with banana, nutella, and oats. I know what you are thinking- how did nutella make the list of OK foods? 

Here's the trick: Take just a small teaspoon full of it and spread it as thinly as possible over half of a whole wheat tortilla. Add banana slices and sprinkle some oats, then fold it in half and warm over medium heat for a minute or so on each side. The small amount of nutella will fill the entire tortilla with warm gooey chocolate deliciousness! And one teaspoon has about 5grams of sugar. I usually split this snack with my husband, so it's not very substantial at all. Hooray for loopholes! 

So, to summarize: 

1/2 a banana

1 tsp. nutella

Whole oats

1 whole wheat tortilla shell

Spread the ingredients over 1/2 of the tortilla and fold in half. Cook over medium heat for about 1 minute on each side or until shell is warm and nutella well melted. Do not overcook!

Enjoy!

Before being warmed up! Yum! 

Easy Lemon Chicken

Maybe it's because of the cold weather, but I wanted a bright and cheery dish to be my next new recipe. Lemons are bright and cheery, so Lemon Chicken was the winner!

I looked through a lot of recipes online and, per usual, combined the parts that I liked about them to come up with this recipe. Information came from allrecipes.com. 

Here's what you need: 

1. Three thin chicken breasts

2. 1 Lemon

3. 1/4 cup Lemon Juice

4. 1 Tbs. Olive Oil

5. 2/3 cup Chicken Broth

6. Salt and Pepper

7. Flour

8. Parsley

Okay, first you'll need to throw some flour, salt and pepper into a bowl (just enough to coast each chicken breast thoroughly). Next, heat the olive oil on medium high heat, and cook the chicken 3-5 minutes on each side or until cooked through (my stove isn't great so it took me longer than this). Remove the chicken and place on a serving platter. 

Using the same pan, add the lemon juice and chicken broth and cook several minutes until slightly reduced. Stir in a couple of shakes of parsley. Pour over the chicken. 

Garnish the chicken with thin slices of lemon and a sprinkle of parsley and you're ready to go! Enjoy!