What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds. - Cindy Garner

Ok, that isn't a crack at my husband, more an observation of our past 3 years of marriage. I don't know about Nick, but I certainly have put on a few more pounds than I care to admit. My Snap membership is just one of the ways I am trying to remedy this. One of the other things we are doing is eating better. The combination of the onset of fall (the body's desire for comfort foods) and the desire to find tasty meals that are a bit better for us has given me the bug to look and find new things to try. Here are a few things I have tried and we like.

• Hotter than Bret Favre Tuna Salad. Thanks Amy & Heidi for the name inspiration and Nick for bringing it up. It is Tuna and Artichoke hearts with a touch of mayo, cilantro, onion and hot sauce. It is not spicy (hot) but still hotter than Favre.
• Grilled Tuna steaks. YUM-O! A little EVOO, salt and pepper and grill them up to a rare medium-rare. Excellent with salsa, pesto, portabello mushroom caps, horseradish crusting or with nothing at all.
• Stuffed jalapenos. Jalapenos stuffed with seasoned cream cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled. (You might be thinking, bacon isn't healthy....well, when carbs are your enemy, bacon in moderation is great!)
  
• Salsa. So this isn't a new recipe, but eating it sans chips is rather new. I found this salsa is great on most anything. And, in the process we found a new tortilla chip that is tasty, and a bit better for us. Trader Joe's Flaxseed and Soy chips. Really pretty tasty. Good crunch, good amount of salt and no funny taste of healthyness.
  
• We also tried a few cheeses a couple weeks ago. We had wine, cheese and a few accents. Very tasty!! Trader Joe's has quite the selection of cheese.
  
• Speaking of Trader Joe's, it was recommended to us to try the Whey protein if were in the market for a protein powder (vanilla is better than chocolate...I can't believe I just said that)

So that is just a little glimpse of some of the new things we have had at our house. So far, eating better has tasted pretty good around here. Now how to make tater tot hotdish and keep it healthy?