100 calorie recipes! Yummy!!

I told Kari before I came down that I needed to eat a lot of fruits, veggies, and protein this week to help me get back on track. I've been gradually getting more out of control since Christmas. We did a lot of walking today---in Walmart, in the mall, at DSW, and at Kohl's. :)

I brought Kari a little cookbook called Just 100 Calories: Delicious and Simple 100 Calorie Recipes by Parragon Books (c) 2007.

We had taco salad last night for supper. This morning Kari made Wake-up Kabobs which were apples, canteloupe, strawberries, and bananas drizzled with cinnamon and honey and broiled for about 5 minutes. Then she put the fruit in a bowl and topped with a little granola and bit of yogurt. We loved the bananas like that! The apples and canteloupe were pretty good, too. We didn't care for the strawberries as much.

This evening Kari made filo wrapped asparagus spears and I helped her make fish & mango kabobs. Kari made kabobs with shrimp, mango, and tuna steak and marinated it with a pomegranite & mango chipotle sauce (got it at Walmart)---it was delicious! She roasted some cubed potatoes seasoned with dill and garlic. We had very filling, yet very low-calorie YUMMY meals today.

Chipotle Shrimp Salad

I sent Mother to Kari & Warren's over their first anniversary weekend. She babysat Grace and Pete for them and enjoyed flying down and having a long weekend of taking Grace for walks and watering Kari's little garden. Kari fixed a roast for Gram and some shrimp salad. Mother brought back the recipe and has talked about how good it is....so here it is:

Kari's Chipotle Shrimp Salad

4 c. cooked shrimp, tails removed, and chopped
1 c. diced tomato
1 c. diced mango
1 T. cilantro, chopped
1 T. onion, chopped
1/3 c. sour cream
1 T. fresh lime juice
salt & pepper to taste
1 med. avocado
1/2 c. spicy dressing (French's chipotle mayo, Hidden Valley Spicy Ranch, Newman's Own Southwest or make your own spicy dressing with low/no fat ingredients)

Combine shrimp, tomato, mango, cilantro, and onion. Toss with lime juice, sour cream, salt and pepper. When ready to serve, add diced avocado, and dressing. Mix well to coat. Serve with corn chips, crackers, pita chips, or some other favorite crunchy!