Here I sit with a ring finger that will not stop bleeding. A war wound from cutting up an onion for my turkey burger recipe, (my own creation.) I was in a bad mood after work because I was tired, dreading all that I have to do in class tomorrow, and starving. I really should have picked something faster to make and eat than turkey burgers that take about 45 minutes to prepare and cook, but damn it, I wanted a turkey burger and I wasn't about to be satisfied by anything else. I threw a fit when I cut my finger because it derailed my mission for turkey burgers for 10 minutes. I was that hungry and tired.
It hit me. . . I wanted the flavor of a turkey burger, packed full of onions and garlic, more than I wanted anything else, including dessert. And as I'm sitting here writing this post, I'm craving the raspberries and tangeloes in my fridge. (If you don't know what a tangelo is, read my earlier post, then go out and buy yourself a dozen. You will fall in love like I did.) My point is, I'm actually craving healthy things, more than anything else right now. It's a weird feeling to crave something like raspberries instead of a brownie. Don't get me wrong, a brownie sounds amazing right now, but I'm not battling an intense craving for one. There's a difference.
My boss brought cupcakes to work today. They were mini and we cut them in half and shared 2. So, I had one cupcake and half a salted caramel macaroon. Yes, you read that correctly, salted caramel macaroon. Sweets Bakeshop in St. Paul has amazing treats, and they have mini options too! I tried one called a samoa and another that was thyme and honey, along with half a salted caramel macaroon. Delicious. But, the real victory was how I was satisfied with the couple of bites I had and changed around the foods I was planning on eating later in the day to make up for the unexpected calories from my treats. I skipped my chocolate roasted almonds and had half a cup of snow peas as a side for my turkey burger.
I didn't make it to the gym today. I think I'm battling a sinus infection or cold and winning. It must be the combination of copious amounts of green tea (I'm peeing every 10 minutes) and vitamin C from my tangelo obsession. I'm thinking about bringing my gym bag with me and hitting the treadmill after school. I know I'm going to need a way to relieve some stress. Man, I'm dreading class tomorrow like no other. A bad day at class makes me want to go home and eat my feelings in peanut butter. It might be a healthier choice to work out rather than eat my stress.
I gave into my raspberry craving. It's OK, they're only 1 calorie a piece, and I've only had 10. Yum!
In case you were interested, here is the turkey burger recipe I was throwing a fit over:
1.25 pounds extra lean ground turkey (Jennie-O only has 1.25 packages)
1/2 to 1 whole white onion, minced (Depends on how much you like onions)
Minced cloves of 1 head of garlic
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Form into 5 equal patties and form them well; the added veggies can make them fall apart if you don't form them well enough. Spray a frying pan lightly with canola oil spray and heat the pan over medium-high heat. Cook turkey burgers about 5 minutes on each side until cooked all the way through. I cut one in half to make sure it's cooked through as there is no medium rare with turkey. You have to cook it all the way, otherwise, bad things happen. Makes 5 quarter pound burgers.
Nutrition: 150 calories, 2.4g fat, 0.3g saturated fat, 98mg cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 27.4g protein
I have my turkey burger with a 45 calorie slice of Kraft 2% American cheese on a 100 calorie english muffin with a tablespoon of ketchup, 20 calories, for a grand total of 315 calories for a burger! SO GOOD.
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