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Teresa Johns

Motivated Mama

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Teresa is a 28 year old mom, wife, designer, blogger, social media addict, amateur photographer, theater lover, sports fanatic, and reality show junkie. Family is always top priority for this busy mama: she is mommy to Will (born November 2010) and wife to Billy. Teresa is a designer by day and packs her free time with hobbies both she and her family enjoy. Busy as she may be, Teresa still manages to have a lot fun, loves those close to her, and enjoys every day as it comes. With both Billy and Teresa working full time, providing healthy home-cooked meals has been a challenge at times, especially with a little guy in the mix. However, she's accumulated quite the collection of easy/healthy/fast dinners that work for her family and hope that they can help you too!

Posts by Teresa

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Skinny Maple-Glazed Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin COOKIES with MAPLE GLAZE…. yum, yum, and yum… and 60 calories and ZERO grams of fat per cookie?!  These are a winner! My batch yielded 50 cookies and plenty of glaze Print Skinny Maple-Glazed Pumpkin Cookies Serving Size: 1… Read more »

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Skinny Chicken Tamale Casserole

All I’m gonna say for this recipe is stay with me.  The oddest assortment of ingredients, put together in the oddest way, but it is really flipping good.  Like, so good we were fighting over the leftovers.  That hardly happens. … Read more »

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Skinny Pumpkin and Cream Bread

Pumpkin bread – WITH a creamy layer – for only 63 calories a slice… sign me up!  This recipe yields two loaves, with 12 slices per loaf. (Note: I halved this recipe when I made it, so if my amounts… Read more »

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Philly Cheese Turkey Sloppy Joes

Here is a healthy twist [benefits of using ground turkey] on the Philadelphia Cheesesteak – adapted from Dainty Chef Ingredients: • 1 lb ground turkey • 1 large white onion, diced • 1 green bell pepper, diced • 1/4 cup… Read more »

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Skinny Meal Planner: October 8 – October 12

  Will is sick.  Croup and a double ear infection.  So, of course, I’m tired from consoling him throughout the night.  I got more sleep when he was a newborn.  This week was ROUGH.  BUT, as my not-so-little boy clung… Read more »

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Skinny Baked BBQ Pork Chops

This recipe for Skinny Baked BBQ Pork Chops will leave you feeling satisfied and your home smelling fantastic! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 4 pork chops, trimmed of fat – approx. 12oz. 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper… Read more »

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Skinny Meal Planner: October 1 – October 4

drum-roll please…. and the weight loss for week one is…. 0 pounds.  I know.  I’m not happy about that either. If I was honest with myself, and you all, quite frankly I didn’t really try very hard.  (Those of you… Read more »

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Skinny Deep Dish Taco Pizza

  I originally found this recipe on a friend’s fb page – from Oxmor House – and just made some modifications to skinny-fy it. This is a taco/casserole/pizza hybrid that is very good!  Enjoy:) Directions: Brown meat and onion in… Read more »