I love coming home to packages!! Yesterday I got a HUGE package from Wholly Guacamole – thanks to Danica’s giveaway that I won! Look at all the loot – besides the food though, I think my favorite thing is the t-shirt saying – can’t wait to wear this shirt!
We opened the medium salsa for the NIU football game last night – beware – the medium has quite a kick to it! And when Hannah came home from work, she tried the blanco queso (very good – slight spicy kick) and the guacamole – guess what? There are no chunks of onions in the guacamole! That’s usually why Tony and I always make our own because of the onion factor. Thanks Wholly Guacamole! Also – check out their “homegating” site if you are looking for great football food recipe ideas and coupons for their products.
Breakfast was the last of my zucchini crustless quiche, and a side salad. I have to tell you, I am kind of liking having a salad at breakfast!

My friend and I were all set to do our 45 minute walk when I checked my blood sugar just before heading out. While it was a perfect 98, that’s too low for me to exercise, so I ended up drinking 8 ounces of 100% apple juice – it has 36 grams of carbs! But it did the trick – just barely – I was able to push through the walk with 4 pound weights – by the time I got back to my desk, my blood sugar was 67 – it was just enough 😀 This is the first time since doing Phase I on South Beach that my blood sugar has been that low – which I don’t think is bad at all considering we are 10 days in!
I had leftover grilled turkey, and decided to make a Mexican inspired soup. My inspiration came from these dried ancho chilies I had in my pantry.

Ancho Chili Turkey Mexican Soup (printer friendly version here)
Makes 8 servings (1 cup: 104 calorie,s 2.3 fat, 12.2 carbs, 2.7 fiber and 9.0 protein)
Ingredients
2 | ancho chili, dried |
6 | cups chicken broth |
2 | cups hot water (to soak the chilis – don’t throw out, add to soup) |
6 | ounces turkey breast, cooked and chopped |
2 | cups hominy |
28 | ounce canned tomatoes |
1 | tablespoon chili powder |
1 | tablespoon cumin |
2 | tablespoons cilantro, fresh chopped |
Directions
- Put 2 cups of water in a pot and bring to a boil. Put ancho chilis in hot water and soak for 20 minutes.
- Put all ingredients except 1 cup of hominy and turkey in pot.
- Using a stick blender, blend until smooth. Add in remaining cup hominy and turkey breast and simmer for 20 minutes. Garnish with avocado, cilantro, cheese and sour cream.
I had two cups, with 1/4 of diced avocado, 1 ounce jalapeno cheese and fresh cilantro – this is a perfect recipe for a family because it is not spicy at all – the ancho chilis give the soup a smokey flavor – don’t worry, I kicked it up with some Tabasco! 😀 Lunch comes in at 379 calories, 29 carbs, 26 protein, 19.2 fat and 8 fiber.
I think my sugar free coffees are going to be a daily event – I like that I get some dairy from the steamed milk – ssshhhh – don’t tell Tony I’ve already started pulling out my snowmen coffee mugs!
Our neighbor is a huge NIU football fan. He came over to watch the game with Tony – he brought dinner too which was nice! First I have to thank Hannah and Tony for straightening up the house – it wasn’t too bad, but the living room needed vacuuming and Hannah cleaned the kitchen.
She also made rice krispie treats:
And Tony made bacon wrapped water chestnuts for an appetizer – I had a couple of those!
The game started at 6:00, so while the boys started watching the game, I did Jillian’s Quick Zone workout on Exercise TV – 25 sweaty minutes 😀
For dinner I ate half of this Italian beef sandwich, and 1/2 a cup of kidney bean salad. I’ve never had this kind of salad, but it was really good – kidney beans, hard boiled egg, diced celery in a mayo cream sauce – I am usually not a mayo fan but this was really good.


Stats for Tuesday:
- 1483 calories, 110 carbs, 85 protein, 80 fat and 20 fiber
- 49% of calories from fat
- 45 minute walk with 4 pound hand weights
- 25 minutes strength training with Jillian’s Quick Trouble Zones
- Average Blood Sugar – 95
I am off to make Canadian Bacon Egg Cups for breakfast – yum! 😀
Yum, this chili looks delicious!! It’s one of the best things to look forward to during the winter! You should really consider submitting this to Recipe4Living’s Champion Chili Contest It looks delicious!
That Wholly Guacamole prize is NICE! And I giggled at the shirt – have you worn it yet?