Trial Tuesdays

Delish and Mostly Healthy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese (with Bacon and Apples)

I won't lie, I pin almost everything that has "Bacon" in the title, but we're always on the look out for healthy, easy to make recipes and this fit the bill so we gave it a try. 

The original recipe is from Pinch of Yum - Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Caramelized Onions, Bacon and Apple. 

Oh my goodness! It is SO good! I try a lot of Pinterest recipes and some of them are TERRIBLE but not this one, it's amazing! Apples - good, Bacon - good, Cheese- good!

Here is the adapted recipe for my picky eater - aka my husband. We also double the recipe for healthy lunches during the week.

*The Rotini holds the sauce so much better than the elbows!
**We couldn't find canned butternut squash, so we use the boxed soup. It works.
***We omit the onions for my picky eater, along with the butter and salt. It's plenty salty.

ENJOY!! It tastes like fall and it's so incredibly good, you'd never know its slightly good for you. This trial was definitely a win.

Elliptical Workout Routines

Just a quick post today! Chris and I recently joined our local athletic center - It's an awesome facility and I totally wish we had done it sooner! Anyways, we start with 30 minutes of cardio and work on arms after. It's been very motivating getting healthy together.

Anytime I go to the gym, I get on the elliptical and go for 30 minutes on whatever setting 'quick start' gets me...I don't even think I knew the resistance and incline buttons existed until a few weeks ago. That's when I found a great little elliptical workout routine on one of my favorite blogs, Carolina Charm. I've been following this routine for about 2 weeks and let me tell you, I can feel the results! Check it out!

Source: Carolina Charm

Are there any other great elliptical workouts? Now that I know the elliptical has all these great features, I need more routines! Perhaps I'll scour Pinterest and share what I find. :)