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Nutrition Simplified- Achieving Balance and Sustainability
Nutrition is my jam. Now, anyway. It wasn’t always. Yeah, I ate “healthy”. Lean Cuisines and Diet Coke used to be my jam. I paid zero attention to what I was putting in my body, but fully believed that a 1500 calorie salad was a good lunch choice and could nearly eat my weight in steak, baked potato, and buttery green beans at dinner… protein, carb, veggie, right? About 5 years ago I committed to and dove into a fitness and nutrition program that would forever change the landscape of how I approached my nutrition. One that allowed for balance. See, I was always under the impression you could have…
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Kid Favorite Chunky Monkey Breakfast Cookies
One of our favorites and a super easy 5 ingredient BREAKFAST COOKIES 🍪🍌! These are a nice change from the waffles they ask for every day! This took us 5 MINUTES to make and 15 to cook. And our batch made 16 cookies! Recipe? 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Ingredients: 3 over ripe bananas, mashed 2 c old fashioned oats (not steel cut) 1 scoop vanilla plant protein powder (optional) 2 eggs 1 tsp cinnamon 1/3 c dark chocolate chips (optional) Directions: Preheat oven to 350*. Mash bananas. Add egg. Whisk. Add remaining ingredients. Stir well. Scoop 1.5” mounds onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake at 350* until browned on edges. Let cool on…
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Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole
Some mornings call for breakfast casseroles. Today was one of those mornings. Typically on Sunday nights I pour a lot of time into meal prepping for the week, but last night I was drained, exhausted, and frankly I just didn’t feel like it. So after a long, somewhat rested night, I devoted 15 minutes of my morning to prepping breakfast for the week. It turned out as good as I imagined. I hope you enjoy it! Ingredients: 3 medium/large sweet potatoes, diced 6 whole eggs + 6 egg whites 3 c chopped spinach 4 small sweet peppers, chopped 1/2 c cherry tomatoes, sliced 1 tsp Italian seasoning 1 tsp…
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Easy Egg All in One Breakfast Muffins
I’m embarking on a new program next week. To be honest, I’m pretty excited. A fitness and nutrition adventure that for the next 3 months (ish) is going to shape my mindset (and my butt, arms, and abs) and the way I think about nutrition into some pretty amazing results. I was pouring into the nutrition plan the other night and the idea of a preworkout meal is something as a bikini competitor I’m familiar with but with mom life and kid needs it doesn’t always happen. So as part of this nutrition plan I’ll be incorporating timed nutrition to fuel results and feed my muscles and metabolism the foods…
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Garlic Butter Shrimp “Linguini” With Zoodles
That day-after-Christmas food hangover… you know the one. Too much cheese. Too many crackers. Pie up to your eyeballs. Potato casserole. Spiked egg nog. All of the goodies. Back on track today. With a fridge full of leftovers. I opened my fridge, overwhelmed with what was left, and just wanted something light & simple. So I grabbed the leftover shrimp from the shrimp cocktail. Some veggies from the veggie tray. The zucchini that never got roasted as planned, and some Parmesan cheese from the au gratin potatoes. 5 minutes later- a light, healthy lunch happened. And it happened to be delicious! Low carb. Light. Full of protein & veggies. Enjoy!…
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5 Minute Taco Soup
❤️🌮🥘 EASY DINNER RECIPE!!! 🥘🌮❤️ What do you do when you’re not feeling so hot and it’s Taco Tuesday ? You turn your weekly taco night into soup! This took all of 5 minutes to throw together. The combination of black beans, roasted chicken, and juicy tomato, ohhh it was good! I used leftover roasted chicken from our Sunday Meal Prep and tossed in a few things from the fridge and pantry. Super easy! Here’s the recipe! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼❤️ Ingredients: 1 c organic vegetable broth 1 can organic black beans, drained 1/2 can green chilis 1/4 yellow onion, chopped 1 c diced cherry tomatoes 1/2 c finely chopped carrots 2 small…
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Perfect Autumn Secret Ingredient Chili
As soon as those leaves start falling, I’m busting out the crockpot and whipping up chili. But the same chili recipe sometimes gets old and even this chili lovin’ momma needs to switch it up. My kiddos are decent with eating veggies but I try to pack them in wherever I can. I added two cups finely minced spinach to this crockpot as well as 1/2 cup of pumpkin too. Everyone loved it. I was pleasantly surprised with the reaction- not that I thought they wouldn’t like it, but with the sneaky nutrients I packed in there, there were no complaints! Here’s the recipe! Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground turkey…
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Italian Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash- Low Carb
Oh sweet baby lord in heaven… I wish the internet had smell-o-vision… this might just be at the top of things I’ve whipped up that I could eat every day and never get tired of it. Autumn has set in and that means all things squash. I’m like Bubba Gump. Squash salad, squash pancakes, squash cheesecake, squash chili, stuffed squash. And as I was running out the door today to pick up a spaghetti squash for tonight’s dinner, I realized I needed to do something with it- so I tossed a few chicken breasts in the crockpot, added some marinara and tomatoes, seasonings, and finished it off looking like this…
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Honey Balsamic Chicken Stir-Fry
Tonight’s dinner took 10 minutes start to finish. 1-2 minutes to chop chicken and veggies (we grill a bunch of chicken on Sunday for meal prep during the week). 7 minutes to cook it all in the skillet. 1 minute to plate and serve! ***Cauliflower rice is such a healthy alternative especially if you’re gluten free or following a low carb plan. You can’t even tell the difference! My husband loved it and he doesn’t eat cauliflower! For the Stir Fry: 2 c chopped chicken (grilled it yesterday- we use it for meal prep!) 1 pkg frozen riced cauliflower 1 large red bell pepper- diced 2 c…
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Lentil and Black Bean Taco Soup (crockpot)
Every sick day calls for a hearty soup. And when momma or grandma isn’t able to whisk it over to you, when you don’t feel like making the trip to the store, or when you want to create something a little healthier so you don’t feel even worse after eating it, you whip up this. Protein packed, a perfect combination of carbs and protein so it leaves you feeling full, and just the right amount of spice to clear out any congestion and give you a flavor that jumpstarts those non-existent tastebuds! Plus, fresh chicken tenderloins create a juicy, delicious, flavorful all in one meal. This is a perfect…
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