Cook w/ Your Sweetheart = Save $ & Calories

Cooking with your sweetheart can be awesome in a multitude of ways, but these few are my favorite reasons: 1) control over ingredients/nutritional content, 2) less expensive than eating out, 3) quality time together!  If your loved one(s) has/have different eating habits than you do, try a happy compromise.  The perfect compromise for my boyfriend and me is chicken tacos!  The basic ingredient, chicken, is great for my health-conscious choices, and perfect for his palette.  We can also happily share the salsa and guacamole – two naturally healthful and flavorful dishes. When it comes to the tortillas, he has regular flour, while I opt for whole-wheat. He adds cheese and I don’t.  The result, two happy people who are happy with their choices!

• The lime chicken tacos recipe is found here (You can use a Splenda packet instead of the sugar, or leave the sugar out completely!)
• The guacamole here
• Any store-bought variety of salsa will work (We buy mild & chunky — hey that sounds like a personal description!)

The result:

If you want dessert, I would suggest making a batch of No Pudge brownies (no one can tell they are FAT-FREE! Muahah!)

p.s. Happy St. Patricks Day!  Celebrate by eating something green!  Check out Hungry Girl’s recipe for a Shamrock shake here

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