5 Junk Foods Made Super Healthy

The modern muscle building era is obsessed with a specific core group of foods believed to be necessary for building muscle. These foods are known as the bodybuilder's diet.

They include:

• Chicken breasts
• Tilapia
• Tuna
• Brown rice
• Broccoli
• Rolled oats or oatmeal
• Sweet potato
• Asparagus
• Eggs
• Almonds

I know there are other typical bodybuilder diet items but you get my point. Although these foods are great, and I eat many of these regularly, it's a common misconception that we must stick to these particular choices in order to attain an ideal physique.

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The truth is this: In terms of overall diet, the single most beneficial way to eat healthy and balanced, reach your fat loss goals, and enjoy food is by altering your favorite recipes to be more macronutrient friendly.

Here are some examples of ways you can make your favorite junk food items from home into a reasonably healthy manner that won't kill your diet. These are some of my favorite recipes to make. So let's get to it!

5 Healthy Junk Food Recipes

Jalapeno Chicken Pizza

Macros per slice: 237 calories, 5g fat, 32g carbs, 15g protein.

Ingredients (Makes 1 whole pizza w/8 slices):

• 1 thin pizza crust
• 8 ounces of baked or grilled chicken breast
• 1 cup of Trader Joe's Pizza Sauce
• 4 servings (112g) of 2% milk shredded mozzarella cheese
• 4 servings of jalapenos

This recipe is pretty self-explanatory. Simply spread the toppings on the pizza crust and place in the oven at around 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Bake until crispy brown, or until it reaches your desired level of crispness.

Making pizza at home with more macro-friendly ingredients is a great way to satisfy your cravings while still maintaining your diet. it's not delivery, it's better than Digornio.

Lean Mean Spicy Burgers

Macros per burger: 336 calories, 11g fat, 25g carbs, 33g protein.

Ingredients (Makes six 8 ounce burgers):

• 3 pounds of 93/7 lean ground beef
• ½ cup of chopped jalapenos
• 6 strips of chopped turkey bacon
• 3 servings of fat-free shredded cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup chopped onion
• Seasonings to taste
• Oroweat Sandwich Thins

For this recipe simply add your ingredients to the lean ground beef. First, add ½ cup of chopped jalapenos and ¼ cup onion. Next, take your fat-free cheddar cheese and chopped turkey bacon strips and add these ingredients together along with desired seasonings.

Form all ingredients together into six individual patties. Grill patties to your desired liking and serve on an Oroweat Sandwich Thin.

Feel free to top with additional veggie toppings. Mixing together the cheese and bacon into the burger prior to cooking will give the burgers extra flavor and you won't even know you're eating healthy!

These are a great alternative; better than reaching for that Whopper or Big Mac.

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Macros for 2 sliders: 385 calories, 8g fat, 28g carbs, 53g protein.

Ingredients (Makes 8 sliders):

• 2 pounds of chicken breast
• 1 bottle of buffalo sauce
• 2 servings of jalapenos (optional)
• Spices to taste
• 8 Arnold Select Whole Wheat Sandwich Thin Minis
• 2 cups of spinach

In this particular recipe, I recommend cooking with a crockpot since it's so simple.

First, place 2 pounds of chicken breast in your crockpot along with an entire bottle of buffalo sauce. Next, add in jalapenos and whatever other seasonings your taste buds desire. Place the crockpot on a low temperature for 5 hours.

After the 5 hours is up, use two forks to shred apart the chicken in the crockpot (which by now should be tender enough to do so) until the chicken is completed shredded. Let cook in crockpot again on low for one more hour.

Serve on Mini Sandwich Thins and topped with lightly sautéed spinach. In a time crunch, crockpots are great ways of making quality food with little preparation and no sacrifice on taste.

Spicy Chicken Chili

Macros per bowl: 451 calories, 6g fat, 35g carbs, 64g carbs.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds chicken breast
• 1 jar diced tomatoes
• 2 cups of salsa of choice
• 1 can black beans (drained)
• ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup jalapenos
• Pinch of sriracha (optional)
• Garlic powder (as desired)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Chili is always a hit and we are going to make it even better. Once again we will be using the crockpot in this particular recipe.

Simply place 3 pounds of chicken breasts (approximately 6 breasts) at the bottom of the crockpot. Add in one whole jar of diced tomatoes, 1 can of black beans, 2 cups of a salsa of your choice, ½ cup chopped green bell pepper, ½ cup of onion, and you are good to go.

For the crowd that enjoys spicier tastes such as myself, feel free to add in additional hot items such as jalapenos and sriracha. Finally, add in salt, pepper, and garlic powder based on personal preference.

Cook on a low temperature for 5 hours, at which point the chicken breast should be tender enough to shred apart with two forks. Once shredded, return to low heat temperature for one more hour.

While cooking, make sure to stir the ingredients every 1-2 hours. This recipe is great as it makes 6 large-sized bowls and is a quick and convenient way to get your proteins, carbs, and veggies all in one sitting. Not to mention the whole recipe only costs about $10 in total, making it only about $1.66 per bowl! What a deal for some great macros.