It’s a low calorie and healthy topping for salads and more. When I was doing fitness competitions as I got closer to show my food choices became very
limited. I needed something to zest up my foods so I wasn’t SO BORED!  needed a way to add flavor without adding calories. Then it came to me…. Pico de Gallo! It’s fresh, full of veggies and it tastes great! I top my salad with some grilled chicken and Pico de Gallo and BOOM healthy lunch. I can use it on my eggs or other lean proteins.

Ingredients

• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 2 medium white onions, chopped
• 1 fresh jalapeno, deseeded and chopped (use more or less based on how much spice you like)
• 5 sprigs of cilantro, chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 tsp fresh garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Juice of a lime

Instructions

1. Put the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, green onions, and fresh garlic into a bowl.
2. Pour lime juice over the mixture.
3. Add the garlic powder and mix everything well.
4. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

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Americans drink more hard liquor in December than any other time of the year, according to the Distilled Spirits Council.  Plus, we all drinking leads to EATING!! If you’re picking appetizers all night, you’ve got your head first in a pizza, or worse yet, as the Brits say if your drinking eating is like cheating!

So it the holidays and with everything that is  going on in the world, who can blame a girl for going out and getting a cocktail or 2.  But here are suggestions on how to do it without blowing your diet. Try on of these to cocktails.

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