Man Food Trickery

When you start living with your significant other, a big challenge for women can be weight gain. Let's face it, men need a lot more calories than women do and their eating habits tend to lean more toward pizza and wings than grilled chicken and salad. As a woman, you have one of two choices: tiny portions of man food or choosing a healthier alternative. Or, you can make a healthier version of junk food!

This week I scored on the sales - Nathan's 97% Fat Free Hot Dogs for $2.65, hot dog buns for $1.69 and saurkraut for $1.25. Each hot dog only has 40 calories and each low calorie roll only has 80 calories. Dinner looked really manly and was filling - if he only knew the calorie count!

Hot Dogs & Saurkraut:
4 hot dogs (3 for him and 1 for me)
1/2 package of saurkraut
4 low calorie whole wheat hotdog rolls

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Slice each hot dog almost all the way through lengthwise. Add some nonstick spray to the pan and place the hot dogs slice side down to sear. Let them cook for a couple of minutes and then flip over. Let the skin side sear for about a minute and then place the saurkraut on top of the hot dogs, cover and let come to a boil.


Chopped Leftover Salad:
1 tomato
1 green pepper
1 tbs olive oil
2 tbs balsalmic vinegar
ground black pepper
oregano

Chop the tomato and green pepper in bite sized pieces. Add to a medium sized bowl with the vinegar, oil, pepper and oregano. Stir to coat. Let rest in the refridgerator for a half hour. You can also add any other vegetables that you have on hand (carrots, celery, zucchini, etc).


Calories in 1 hot dog and 1/2 of salad:
186

Cost of meal:
$4.65

Now, I'm that much closer to buying a new dress that I want AND seeing the scale drop!