Turkey Meatballs

Who doesn't love spaghetti and meatballs?!?! I know I do, especially with garlic bread...YUM! When I found this recipe in our Body Beast nutrition book I thought I'd give it a try. Using oats seemed a little weird but I promise that you can't even tell! These are so simple and can be frozen to use at a later time too!

Sagi's Signature Meatballs
Serving Size 5 meatballs- 220 calories/ 10g Fat/ 3g Saturated Fat/ 109mg Cholesterol/ 460mg sodium/ 8g Carbs/ 1g Fiber/ 0g Sugar/ 25g Protein/


Ingredients:
- Nonstick cooking stray
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
- 1 tsp. sea salt (I used course kosher salt)
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
-1 large egg, beaten
-3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
-1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
-2 Tbsp. organic tomato sauce (I used Newman's Own Organic Tomato Basil Sauce)

Directions:
1. Preheat over to 400F; lightly spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.

2. Combine all ingredients in large bowl; mix well with clean hands.

3. Roll mixture into 30 1-inch meatballs; place on prepared baking sheet.

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until no longer pink in the center.

ENJOY!!!

I ate these with zucchini noodles and the same sauce I used in the meatballs! It was so delicious and very carb friendly! My husband and kiddos even liked them except they had regular noodles! Perfect dinner for the entire family!

TIP: Meatballs freeze very well! Place 5 in a ziplock bag and freeze for future meals! You can defrost them in the refrigerator and heat them in the toaster over or microwave.


OTHER VARIATIONS!

1. 1Tbsp. chopped fresh basil and 1 tsp. fresh lemon zest.

2. 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce and 2 Tbsp. fresh parsley.

3. 1 tsp. cumin and 1 tsp. chili powder.

4. 2 tsp. hot sauce and 1/2 tsp. curry powder.

Plan and Prepare Equals Success

Happy Sunday!!! 

Today is my plan and prepare day for the upcoming week but we decided to add something new in too....

We decided to head to the zoo for a little family fun before the weekend ends. I packed up a bunch of snacks and water into our little cooler, loaded everyone in the car and off we went. To fend off all the zoo goodies I made myself and my hubby a shake! It was the perfect sweet, chocolatey goodness to keep my mind off the fried dough and ice cream while we were there!! 

We had a blast!! Our zoo has a few new babies, a gorilla and an elephant, so it was great to see them! My son, who is one by the way, insists that every animal is a "googie" aka dog! He points and yells GOOOGIE at every single animal we pass. It's hilarious and quite entertaining for the people around us as they all laugh. 

It was a perfect outing for our family on such a beautiful day!! 

OKAY-- now for the planning part! Earlier that day I made our meal plan and grocery list so while the kids were napping from a fun time at the zoo- we could hit up the grocery store ;)! No worries, the hubby stayed in the car while I ran in. Much better that way :)! 

Here is the Meal Plan I shopped for this week-

This week also starts a NEW training program Im starting!! Its a hybrid between Body Beast and running made my yours truly :) Im thrilled to start it!!! Ill be using Body Beast to build muscle while running three-four times per week for my cardio and 1/2 marathon training! So exciting and I get the best of both worlds! 

Here is my schedule-

Monday: Chest and Tris / 3.5 mile run

Tuesday: Legs

Wednesday: Back and Bis / 4 mile run

Thursday: Shoulders

Friday: Abs / 1.5 mile run

Saturday: 7+ mile run

Sunday: Rest

I am SO excited to start this and really start to push my body in different ways than before. Before photos have been taken and I'm ready to take you on this journey with me!! 

Xo

Jaclyn