Healthier Eating - Turkey Burgers

When hubby works out he does P90-X.  If you know the program you know it is super intense, a very hard workout program that comes with a recommended eating plan and recipes.

Here is the best part, it works!  It works really well, but the workouts are way too intense for me, however the food is not.

Some of the recipes we have gotten from their book have become part of our regular everyday foods regardless of if we are working out or not, they are that good.

I thought I would share with you the turkey burger recipe since I made them just the other day.

Turkey Burgers

1 lb. ground turkey breast

¼ cup dried breadcrumbs

½ cup buttermilk

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1-2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley

2 green onions, finely chopped

4-6 dashes Worcestershire sauce

Freshly ground black pepper

Place all of the above ingredients in a large bowl and mix well (hands make a great tool).

Shape into burger patties (make sure to make these the same size as your bun since they will not shrink in the cooking process like beef patties do).

BBQ until done, and serve with your favourite toppings.

You will notice there is no salt added to this recipe, I find that as long as you are serving it with cheese, you don’t really need the salt, but if you are not going to have cheese, you might want to add ½ to 1 teaspoon of salt.

When I make these, we use pretty large buns so I get about 6 patties, smaller burger buns would yield more patties obviously, since I don’t need 6 burger patties for one meal, I freeze them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, then once frozen, remove and place them all in a large Ziplok bag.  They barbecue super well from frozen.

Source: recipe adapted from P-09X meal plan recipe book.

Eating Healthy – or at least more healthy

Generally I am a pretty healthy eater.  We eat pretty healthy meals at home, and I try and bring my lunch as often as possible.

But I get lazy sometimes too.  I get bored and don’t want to eat last night’s leftovers for lunch.

I love a good burger, fries and coke.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE salty crunchy snacks.

90% of the time, I make from scratch meals, but I also have Hamburger Helper in my pantry.

So as January is here, hubby is working out, and we are both making a very conscious effort to make and eat healthy foods.

I thought I would share with you all some of our healthy meals and snacks.

Oven Roasted Chickpeas

There is not really a recipe to this one, I got the idea from Julie van Rosendaal – tried it myself and love it.

Open a can of chickpeas, drain, rinse, and dry on paper towel, discard skins.

Place in a bowl; toss with a little bit of olive oil and seasoning of your choice.

Seasoning ideas:

Salt and pepper

Chili powder, cumin, salt (if you like it spicy try a spicier chili like chipotle powder or even cayenne).

Place on a baking sheet and roast for 40-50 minutes in 400F oven.

If you like them crunchy, like I do, you might want to go even a bit longer on the cooking.

Here is the best part – you can buy a can of chickpeas for $1.50 approx at most grocery stores – if you don’t like the flavour you made – it will not break the bank to toss it and try a different seasoning mix.

This is a very cost effective snack – it is not hard to eat the whole can (they shrink considerably when you roast them) and chickpeas are a bean so they are a protein and very filling.

These have become my go to snack when I need some crunch.

More ideas and recipes to come….