Low Carb Chili - (Kristi Original - Came up with when I had Gestational Diabetes)

Ingredients:
1 lb of ground beef
2 cans of chili beans or whatever beans you want
1 jar of salsa
1 can of tomato sauce
1 small can of green chilies
1 can of tomatoes and green chilies
4 cut up Italian sausages, mine were a little larger than hotdogs

Chop up the following fresh vegetables
1 yellow summer squash
1 zucchini
1 onion
1 red pepper
1 tomato
Mushrooms (1/2 box)

Seasonings:
Worcester Shire Sauce
Chili Powder
Garlic (I used Garlic Garlic from Tastefully Simple)
Seasoning Salt
Cumin
Fiesta Party Seasoning from Tastefully Simple

Optional Toppings:
Avacado
Plain Greek Yogert
Shredded Cheese

Instructions:
Brown the beef with a few onions. Season with all of the seasonings to taste. Drain the meet. Add all of the chopped vegetables and season some more. Cook until the vegetables are cooked completely. Add all of the remaining ingredients and season some more. You will need a lot of chili powder to make it taste like chili, maybe 2 tablespoons? Season to your own taste. Serve when hot. Optional: Top with some or all of the toppings.

Summer Salad (Kristi Original)

Romaine Lettuce
Red Cabbage
Carrots
Finely chopped onion
Black Berries
Blue Berries
Strawberries
Dried Mixed Berries
Pecans
Newman's Own Light Raspberry and Walnut

Broccoli Steamed with Cheese

Coconut Oil
Broccoli
Salt
Cheese

Heat Coconut Oil in a pan. Toss broccoli in the coconut oil and add salt. Add water, cover the pan, and steam for about 5-10 minutes until the broccoli is cooked lightly and is still crispy. Top with cheese.

Chicken Cherry Salad (Similar to Damico and Son Turkey with Dried Cherries Salad)

1/2 Box of Rotini Noodles (Whole Grain)
Dried Cherries - 1/2 of a 5 Oz Bag(2.5 oz)
Almonds - 1/2 of a 8 oz bag (4 oz) **Note** Chris thought the almonds were too hard an alternative would be pecans
Grapes Halved - About 1 Cup
1/2 Onion Finely Chopped
Mayo - About 1 Cup
2 Tsp of Sugar
Sour Cream - About 1/4 a Cup
Cooked Chicken -I used one can
Olive Oil

Cook the noodles. Drain and add a little bit of olive oil to prevent sticking. Add ice to cool down the noodles quickly. Once cooled mix the noodles with the rest of the ingredients and enjoy.

Optional Alternative:
Add finely chopped celery to the above ingredients.