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Enchilada Zucchini Boats
When you’re trying to eat healthy but you only want tacos and enchiladas. What do you do? You whip up a clean enchilada mix. Shove it into some scraped out zucchini top it with a little cheese, bake it, and enjoy! My husband gave me the eyebrow- you know, the one that The Rock used to dish out during those old school wrestling days? So I cautiously set his plate down hoping for the best. And he ate two boats. Proud moment right there! These turned out so yummy! I hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 3 medium zucchini or yellow squash, halved and seeds scraped out (save the insides…
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Hammer and Chisel: 60 Day Results
Results are in, y’all! And I am super proud! If you haven’t been following my journey, you may not know that I started Hammer & Chisel around Christmas time. It’s an 8 week program and focuses a lot on strength, muscle building and shaping, and leaning out with some high intensity workouts. I started this program with hopes to sculpt my muscles and lean out a little and I’m really happy with the results. The nutrition plan is simplified. The program comes with color-coded portion control containers (yes, the same one’s from 21 Day Fix and you DO get a new set with this program) which make it…
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Mediterranean Chicken Flatbread Pizza
If your “diet” or meal plan doesn’t call allow for pizza, you’re doing it wrong. When I start a new fitness program, when we meal prep, when we do a lot of what we do, it involves pizza. And if it can’t- well, that doesn’t make for a happy mommy! Tonight, this momma is studying and I needed an easy dinner that would fill me up. I whipped this up in minutes and baked it for 13 and voila! Daddy took the three crazy kids to the mall playground to burn some energy and scream somewhere else and this momma cracked open an ice cold La Croix, and ate…
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Seven Layer Taco Dip (Clean Version)
I put my hand upon my chip. When I dip you dip we dip! Happy taco Tuesday! One of my favorite things in the entire world is tacos! And dips. So it only made sense to combine the two! This is the vegetarian version but you can add ground beef or turkey and layer it on the bottom for some added protein! A little fresh cilantro on top and this is a healthy appetizer or a one dish dinner! Enjoy! Ingredients: 2 cans organic refried beans 1 lb ground turkey/beef (optional) 1 16 oz jar all natural salsa 1 16 oz container lowfat plain Greek Yogurt 3 c romaine lettuce,…
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Quinoa Stuffed Mini Peppers
Easy. Simple. Delicious. An all-in-one appetizer, side to accompany dinner, or healthy afternoon snack. This was one of those “come together” moments. I had the quinoa cooked, I’d already steamed the kale, and I was chopping up peppers when I thought- why don’t we put this together! And this recipe was born! Enjoy! Ingredients: 6-8 mini peppers 2 c steamed chopped kale 1 c cooked quinoa 1/4 c (extra) diced peppers & red onion Feta cheese, optional Directions: Cook quinoa according to package. Steam kale until dark green. Sauté extra diced peppers and onions in skillet with 2 tbsp water. Slice mini peppers in half, top to bottom.…
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Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Adam and Eve. Romeo and Juliet. Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Peanut butter and jelly. Buffalo chicken and sweet potatoes. Ok, so that last pair seemed questionable at first but I thought about all of the things I loved. Chicken. Buffalo wing sauce. Sweet potatoes. It HAD to be good. Well, turns out I have a new favorite way to stuff my sweet potatoes! Inspired by one of the lovely ladies in my current fitness and nutrition accountability group, I had to try my spin on these. So, you can do this one of two ways: Slow-cook the chicken in a little buffalo sauce and ranch seasoning or Bolthouse Farm’s Greek…
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Sesame Orange Chicken: Clean Version
It’s Friday night. I want take out. The old me would’ve called out for Chinese delivery. I still have dreams of General Tso’s chicken. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for indulging and “treat” meals, but the sodium that’s loaded into Chinese takeout is enough to make my rings too tight for a week. So instead of giving into my cravings, I had to come up with something that I could feel good about eating, feeding to the kids, and that would leave me full and not digging in the fridge for seconds an hour after eating it. Which by the way, why is it when you eat Chinese takeout…
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Chipotle Lime Fish with Citrus Rice
I think we found a winner. Competition prep time again and you know what that means? Tilapia for days! My husband is thrilled (insert sarcastic eye roll here). He’s not a seafood lover. So, I have to be creative in order to get him to eat it! When we were in Florida the first week of January, they were sampling some chipotle rubbed salmon at the fresh market. It was delicious. But he’s not a salmon fan. So I whipped up a little chipotle like marinade and soaked the tilapia in it for a bit, and it turned out excellent! Paired with my own little citrus rice creation and some…
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Competition Prep: 15 Weeks Out
I might be crazy. I might be certifiably insane. I’ve decided to tackle another competition. Bikini competition #3. March 26th. St. Louis, MO. I may be in the throes of my last semester of nursing school. That day will be my daughter’s 2nd birthday. I will be prepping for finals. Why not throw a competition in the mix too. Well. Here goes! I’m putting Body Beast up on the shelf. Temporary retirement. I’ve been using the program pretty ferociously for the past year and I’ve absolutely loved what it’s done for my body. It’s been outstanding to see my muscles grow in ways I never could’ve imagined. And if you’ve…
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