Trader Joe's Finds, Chicken Quesadilla and an easy Salmon recipe!

Even though my challenge is now technically over, I am still really enjoying finding new and better foods!

Today I made Cajun Salmon

- I just used frozen salmon, defrosted in a Ziplock bag under Luke warm water in a bowl. 

-preheat oven to 375

-spray pan with butter or you can use oil 

-place salmon on pan, season with Cajun seasoning

-bake for 8-12 minutes until fish flakes when poked with fork.

I am not a huge fish person but I thought it tasted yummy! 

I also made a Chicken Quesadilla! Quick and easy!

-whole wheat tortilla

-chicken, shredded

-1/4 cup cut up peppers and onions

- cilantro

- mushrooms

- a few slices of cheese

- a few slices of avocado 

- a couple slices of tomato chopped

- salsa

Heat pan on oven over low-medium heat. Spray with butter or use oil. 

Place tortilla on pan, arrange all ingredients (except salsa) on half tortilla. 

Flip over the other half of tortilla. 

Let sit for about 10 seconds and then flip whole tortilla to other side until lightly browned and crispy!

Top with salsa! Yum!!

Honestly, before I started the challenge- I had the mindset that it was way too hard to eat healthy and it had to be expensive. So not true! I have been able to find awesome/healthy foods without breaking the bank or sacrificing taste! 

My newest find includes Trader Joe's Quinoa and Black bean Tortilla Chips. 

My biggest finding is the half amount of sodium it has and also the ingredients! Tostitos Multigrain chips contains 135mg of sodium where these contain 50mg for the same serving size. I honestly think they taste great! Especially with this Cowboy Caviar! :)

Also- compare the ingredients in each.. 

Trader Joe's

My other find includes marinade for meat. I have been looking for something that would be a healthier option than the general marinades you can get at the store. I found this at Trader Joes!

Lawry's Marinade Ingredients

Once again it contains less sodium than, for example, Lawry's Teriyaki Marinade. But also- look at the ingredients! Lawry's also includes High Fructose Corn Syrup,Hydrolyzed  corn syrup and a bunch of other stuff I can't pronounce! A general rule that a friend told me was- 

"If you can't pronounce it, then don't eat it!" 

So I will be trying this marinade sometime this week! I will let you know how we like it!

But there you go, some of my findings and "learnings" for today! 

THANKS FOR READING!