Week One Results are in....

Kristi: 67

Katie: 67

Millie: 67

Rachel: 66

Zenna: 65

Karina: 64

Kim: 63

Jake: 50

Amy: 50

Bret: 49

Cami: 38

Craig:

Not sure if Craig is playing...or if I missed anyone that is playing that I didn't know about. Thanks! Karina, to be an author on this blog you need to sign up for a blogger account, then you sign in, once you are signed in you will see a post button in the upper right hand corner, click on that, create your post and hit publish....let me know if you have an more questions.

Hi Family,
Just wondering who we are to report our points to--is it Jake or Kristi?  Also, who is going to hold onto the money?  Hope everyone got a perfect score this week!!

Brock's Birthday

So Day three and I'm already having a treat day! But I'll have you know, it was only because it was Brock's birthday! And how can you resist a mocha brownie with cookie dough brownie on top and Ice cream on your son's 1st birthday?! P.S. 'mocha' does not mean 'mucho'!!! (Funny story you'll have to ask about later!) I even tempted Zenna into a treat day, but mom and Rachel stayed strong! Way to go!

Dirty Dash

So I (and Brilee) signed up for the dirty dash.  Hope we aren't the only ones representing the Wardle Waddlers.  That is what I put for our team name.  It is $45 if you register by today (3/21) and $50 by 5/29 and $5 for kids ages 2-12.  It is June 2 at 12noon.  The kids race is at 2:20.  If you are too scared to run in the adult one you can just run with your kiddos.   I think it will be a lot of fun and the more the merrier.  So if you want in go to the website www.thedirtydash.com and register under our team name.  

Chicken Pot Pie

This is a new one I tried and all four of us loved it!!  Plus it's full of veggies! I put potatoes in it instead of peas (I am not a big fan of cooked peas). I got it from ourbestbites.com

Chicken pot pie Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 2/3 cup milk
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• 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts

Directions

1.     Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)

2.     In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.

3.     In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.

4.     Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.

5.     Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Off to a good start

11 points in the bag!!  Sounds like everyone is doing awesome.  I love it!!  Thanks to Jake & Amy for setting up this blog.

Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas

Ok...so I know I seem obsessed with this. That is why I have not started a blog because I am tempted to spend too much time and I have a big mouth...but we had this for dinner last night and it is a great healthy meal, no meat, and kids loved it!

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons olive oil, 1/4 cup salsa
3 Tablespoons finely chopped onion, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (15.5 oz) can black beans, drained, 2 Tablespoons butter, divided
1 (1o 0z) can whole kernel corn, drained, 8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and cook until softened. Stir in beans, corn, sugar, salsa, and pepper flakes (I didn't have these) mix well, cook about three minutes.

Melt 2 teaspoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place tortilla in the skillet, sprinkle with cheese, then top with some of the bean mixture. blah blah blah....you all know how to make a quesadilla...if you don't, figure it out...

Eat with salsa, sour cream, and avocado!

Enjoy!

Also....for my water drinking I filled a pitcher of water with all the water I need to drink, and keep it in the fridge, I am half way done, so it is not as hard as I thought, and this helps me keep it in my mind.

Test.

I am signed in as Jake to see if it works to have someone other than me post something.  you will have to get on the blog, sign in with your account and then hit post, and you should be able to contribute.  Let me know if you have any problems....and I will feel sorry for you, but may not be able to assist you.  :)

Let it Begin

Welcome to the Wardle Health Nut News. This is a blog that we can all write and post things on....well, if I did it right. I will start the first post with a reminder about the points that are available for the contest. I am going off of what Kristi posted on Face book, so we can correct it or change it if we need to.

Point System

Exercise 20 - 1 point

Drink 64 oz - 1 point

7 hours Sleep - 1 point

Fruits & veggies - 1 point per serving 5 point max

No eating 2 hours before bed- 1 point

No junk food (100 free cal.) - 1 Point

Scriptures 1 point

Reporting turned in by Monday @ noon - 1 point

So here it is. Jake set it up for 15 weeks and also made a spreadsheet to track your points if you want. I will email it out. All you smack talkers better be ready for this. Good Luck and hope you survive....I know this will be a blast! Thanks to everyone who is doing this, and for all the work you put in to get it set up!