How To Create Healthy and Delicious Meals
Do you like pizza? Do you like macaroni and cheese? How about a macaroni and cheese that tastes like pizza? I added spinach to the sauce. The next time I make this I may add more onions, garlic, and peppers to up the vegetables. Recipe …
I love peanut butter any time of day. This recipe uses peanut butter in two ways. Both sauces are similar and make the chicken and broccolini flavors pop. Chicken Satay with Peanut Butter Dipping Sauce adapted from Fixate Peanut Butter Broccolini adapted from Food Network …
I was looking at recipes for protein balls and I couldn’t find one that matched my cravings. I decided to mix up a few recipes to combine peanut butter, cashews, and blueberry. The result was so delicious I actually wrote it down so I can make it again.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup cashews (or nut of your choice)
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 scoop (2 tablespoons powdered peanut butter)
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
2 tablespoons flax seeds
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 mashed banana
1/4 cup dried blueberries
Directions:
I love fruity pies! These blueberry and blackberry pies are full of flavor, easy to make, and as healthy as a pie can be. Recipe adapted from Fixate Ingredients: Crust: 2 cups shortbread cookie crumbs (graham cracker crumbs work too) 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup …
Do you love oatmeal raisin cookies? How about an oatmeal raisin pancake? This is a perfect breakfast (or breakfast for dinner with a veggie packed omelet on the side). Recipe adapted from Food Network Ingredients: 1 cup old faschioned oats 3/4 cup whole wheat flour …
Carrot cake for breakfast? Why not when carrot cake comes in a muffin packed with carrots, oatmeal, and a little protein.
Recipe adapted from Fixate Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
Ingredients:
2 large carrots
2 large eggs lightly beaten
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 inch slice peeled ginger
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Directions:
This is a vegetarian “lasanga” featuring zucchini as the noodles, black beans as the protein, and salsa as the sauce with a layer of cheese in the middle and on the top. I may add even more vegetables to the mix the next time I …
I absolutely love German potato salad! Every time I take a bite I am flooded with memories of my grandfather. This is a lightened up recipe from the one in our family cookbook and makes a smaller amount which is perfect for satisfying a craving. …
Have I mentioned how much I love peanut butter? It is one of my ultimate favorite flavors. I never thought about combining peanut butter and vegetables, but now that I have I am addicted. I modified this recipe to up the veggies and lower the carbs by switching to veggie noodles.
Recipe adapted from Food Network
Ingredients:
1 chicken breast diced into bite size pieces
8 ounces of green beans
1/2 cup matchstick carrots
1 package frozen zoodles (zucchini noodles)
1/2 onion diced
2 garlic cloves
zest and juice from 1 lime
1 cup low fat coconut milk
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon fresh ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable broth or olive oil
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
Note: Feel free to change/add vegetables. I may add snap peas and more carrots the next time I make this.
Directions:
I have been wanting to try and olive oil cake for awhile. Then I saw a recipe for this blood orang upside down cake. After months of my son asking for blood oranges each week I finally found some at the grocery store. It was …