After spending NUMEROUS Super Bowl Sundays feeling stuffed and uncomfortable after eating way too much I have learned to enjoy my favorite game day eats in a healthier way.

I’ve also learned to pick and choose wisely rather then stuffing my face and eating when I’m not hungry. It’s okay to enjoy the foods you love but keeping in mind portions will help your waistband later!!

Two of my favorite football foods are WINGS & CHILI. I absolutely love them both but I can get a killer belly ache after eating too much of those yummy snacks.

I have a few LIGHTER recipes to share with you and it will help you enjoy your favorite foods without breaking the calorie bank during Superbowl Sunday.

HEALTHY CREAMY BUFFALO PULLED CHICKEN

(Make sure to add more hot sauce to this recipe if you like it spicy!!)

While I do love wings, they are a bit time consuming to make and they can be super messy. I have a toddler to run after and messy hands just won’t work so I will take a pulled buffalo chicken sandwich smothered in hot sauce any day!

This recipe can be served on lettuce wraps, sandwich buns, as a dip or even in a taco shell!

PALEO LEAN BEEF CHILI

Chili is awesome whether served with rice in a bowl or just as an appetizer dipped with chips.

This chili sneaks in veggies, uses lean beef which cuts some of that unnecessary saturated fat and tastes amazing!!

(You could add beans, cheese or rice if you want which is what I did with the above picture)

Who are you picking to win the Superbowl? I’m choosing the Panthers.

For more Super Bowl appetizers and recipes check out these links below:

Healthy Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Buffalo Chicken Chili

What’s your favorite super bowl food?

do you tend to overeat on Superbowl?

Last week I said I was excited for the weekend and then it turned out a little differently so I guess I won’t say I’m pumped for the weekend

Before I talk about more food, I wanted to share this picture of Ava.

She has been obsessed with rocking on her giraffe this week. She climbs on and off and she loves the tunes this toy plays when she starts rocking. It’s pretty fun to watch her get excited.

In case you missed my post yesterday, I shared some of my favorite Super Bowl Game Day recipes with you.

I also have one more delicious recipe to share with you. It’s Marc’s Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms! I have requested him to make these on NUMEROUS occasions. They are pretty easy to make and I can’t help but love the fact that they are also healthy.

These will definitely be on our menu this Sunday!

SPINACH STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Ingredients:

• 1 package of button or stuffing mushrooms
• 1 5 oz package of baby spinach
• 1 small onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• Olive oil
• Salt & Pepper
• 2-3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (to taste)

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Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375. Remove the stems from the mushrooms, finely chop the stems and put to the side. Coast a baking sheet with spray. Bake the mushroom caps (stem side down until just tender 10-12 minutes.
2. In a medium skillet drizzle olive oil and turn stove to medium-high heat. Chop onion & garlic finely. Add onion, garlic, and mushroom stems to pan and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until soft. Add the spinach, salt, pepper, and add 1 tbsp of Parmesan cheese. Cook 2-3 minutes.
3. Place the spinach mixture in a bowl and spoon the mixture into the mushroom caps. Sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese (if you like more, load it on) and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown!!

I hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Tonight will be a relaxing night in our house, tomorrow morning I am teaching a Boot Camp class so everyone can work there butts off for the Super Bowl!

Will you watch the Super Bowl? Or are you more likely to watch commercials/half time

Who do you want to win?