Healthier version of Eggplant parmesan

This how I did it for my husband and I. I totally made it my own.

Recipe By Eileen Blakey Judd

This made enough for 2 people, no sides needed.

you will need:

8 egg whites
4-5 cups of Whole Wheat Flour
1 Large Eggplant
About 2 1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Marinara Sauce or Homemade Italian Sauce. I will post my husbands recipe soon, I just have to get from him.
Parmesan Cheese (Fresh)

Make sure to have the WWFlour in a long container, and the egg whites in a seperate container.Preferrably you should use a cast iron skillet for this, but if not make sure the skillet is deep enough. Pour the EVOO into the skillet until its a 1/4 of inch deep. ( you don't really need a lot for this).  While it is heating up, cut the top of the Egg Plant, then slice the Eggplant lengthwise into 4 or pieces. Use tongs to first Dip the EggPlant in the flour, then dip into the Egg Whites, then dip into the flour again. Then place into the oil, heat one side until its golden brown, then flip it , and do the same on the other side. At the same time as doing this you will be wanting to heat up the sauce in a sauce pan on low- medium heat. After the Egg Plant is done place it on a plate, and  repeat the process with the other  Egg Plant slices. After being finished, places slicesof eggplant on to the Dinner plate sort of tlike they were Pancakes, pour marinara sauce on, sprinkle shredded parmesan on. Then Finished! And Serve.

Nice Crunchy yumminess you will be spreading marinara over every slice like its butter while you are eating.

If you're wondering why Egg Whites, its because they are only 20 calories each.

Trident Gum

It must be an OCD thing for me, but I have to keep my mouth busy, constantly chewing gum otherwise I'm overeating. I definitely don't want to sabotage myself. Unfortunately this only gum I can find that has flavors other then Mint at the Costco I go to. Yes I buy my gum in bulk, I chew a lot of it, my husband makes fun of me when I save it on the side of the plate for after my meal. Can you blame me? I don't want to burn through  my gum too fast, I'm on a tight budget.

So yep, I chew gum to keep my mouth busy, but I do avoid things like bubblegum. I hope this works for my fellow Fit Mamas out there. :)

My refrigerator and freezer ....

I'm proud of  my fridge this week, and rightfully so. 80% produce the rest, bread, meat, and dairy. Woo hoo!

Freezer:

Refrigerator!

I recently joined a produce co-op if you haven't noticed, I love it. Next time I'm getting 2 baskets for my family instead of 1.

I also addicted to Fresh and Easy grocery store, and their great low prices. Especially there clearance section for produce, I got a 2lb bag of peaches for 69 cents.  Nice!

What I keep in my fridge is multi grain bread, 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Multi grain Tortillas, Eggs, Sandwich Meat, and as you can see packed with produce. Can't even see the stuff I leave out on the counter like potatoes, onions, and garlic.

I'm a health bug, and loving finding ways to keep it interesting. After all I can't eat the same meals over and over again.

What I put in my freezer? Hmmm...isn't it obvious certainly not ice cream. It's stuffed with frozen fruit, frozen vegetables, frozen meat, frozen bread, frozen homemade Italian sauce, frozen mashed avocado and frozen milk, still healthy. Yay!