Leslie's no fuss Zone staples

1.
Black Beans (drained and strained)
¼ red onion chopped
Sharp Cheddar Cheese or Colby Jack (any kind) shredded

Mix together and heat for 1-2 minutes (you don’t want to overheat though)

Top with light sour cream (about a ½ tablespoon) and your favorite salsa (how ever much you want!) Mix and eat

You can add just about anything you want to this but some of my favorites are:

Chicken breast
Spinach (it wilts and you can’t even tell it’s in there)
Any other beans you like
Jalapeños (chopped)

Note: You can also slap this in a low fat wheat tortilla and wa-la you have a yummy burrito…..

If you haven’t eaten all your blocks you will need to eat some fruit or something else as a dessert…
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2.
Tortilla – low fat wheat
Spinach (baby in a bag) about 2-3 cups…..(a HUGE handful)
Cheddar cheese – err on the heavy side about 1/4 to 1/3 cup
¼ Red onion chopped
4 or 5 thin slices of smoked turkey breast sandwich meat layered out flat (holding the cheese, onion and spinach together like a big blanket)

Heat for about 1-2 minutes (the ridiculously huge pile of spinach is now practically flat)

Add light sour cream and your favorite salsa - roll up and eat…..

The 4 or 5 blockers will probably have to eat two of these…..

Obviously you can add or subtract any number of items to your specs….if you like spicy add fresh chopped Jalapeños….
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3.
Baby spinach (in a bag) about 4 cups
¼ Red onion chopped
¼ red, yellow or orange bell pepper
½ tomatoes or cherry tomatoes (less cutting involved)
Craisans (about 5)

1 Date - you can find these in the produce section in a plastic container. You can peek through the container and see that they are kinda sticky and look like a large cockroach ...just chop it into about 4 pieces….(it’s not on the zone but it’s so small and packs such a great little punch!)

Goat Cheese (about a small cereal spoon worth) Trust me on this….you’ll love it!

Top with homemade vinaigrette from a package - Used extra virgin olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. Balsamic is the key…

You can add a warm grilled chicken breast that only takes about 3-5 minutes to make on a George Foreman……or the grill.
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4.
2 Eggs
1 ½ cup spinach chopped
1 jalapeño chopped

Scramble well and top with cheese and salsa

This is an awesome and fast meal!
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Leslie’s new favorite breakfast:

6oz orange juice
1/3 frozen banana
2T Whey Protein powder
1T Crushed Flax Seed

Blend well in a blender and DOWN the hatch!

I’m all about fast/no fuss meals….so I even have a dedicated pair of scissors in the kitchen for my husband to help out cutting quickly…..it really makes a big difference using them….and you can even throw them in the dishwasher…..my dad hated making salads because it always took him so much time to cut everything up….I told him our little secret and now he is a salad making FOOL!!!! Try it!

I’m sure there are others but these are my main staples……Good luck!