Savvy with Abbie

This recipe blog post was created for my fellow carb lovers. As most of you know, on June 28th of this year, I decided I wanted to change my life and my diet and started to eat healthier. As of today, I am at my lowest weight since the end of June and I'm down 7.3 pounds! If you look at my recipe blogs from last year or even before June, it was recipes full of carbs and deliciousness! Since then, I've only maybe a handful of recipe blogs that aren't healthy. This being one of them. I did know ahead of time that I was making this so I did try and balance it out by going to the gym before cooking. It seemed to work because I'm still losing weight. Life is about balance, right? I also have to realize at times that my boyfriend and son aren't on the same diet I am although they do love what I cook. I'm sure it's nice for them to get some comfort food sometimes :) Do you ever find yourself making unhealthy food choices just because you don't want to go to

Another lazy meal for the week. That makes two crockpot meals this week so I would say that's a win! Also, what makes Macaroni and Cheese even more creamy than it already is? Cream Cheese! I can say for almost certain that I've never had Cream Cheese in my Macaroni and Cheese but it is for sure an amazing ingredient! The original recipe for this Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese recipe can be found HERE . See below for my version :) Ingredients: 2 cups elbow noodles 8oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded 2 cups milk salt, to taste pepper, to taste Directions: Cook pasta according to package directions on the stove. Drain the pasta and immediately add to the slow cooker followed by the rest of the ingredients. Cook on high for two hours. Stir pasta after one and a half hours and then when you are ready to serve. When the cooking time is done, add more cheese on top and set slow cooker to Warm. Serve and enjoy!