This week I made some tasty fruit shakes. I'm calling them that because I bought a malt/shake metal mixing cup. I love this thing! So simple to make a healthy afternoon snack with just an immersion blender and shake cup. I'm posting them all on Instagram too. If you aren't following me there yet, stop on by. And I have other healthy smoothies posted on the blog like a … [Read more...]
Healthy Breakfast Foods
Start Your Day With a Healthy Breakfast Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You have been sleeping for several hours overnight so your body needs some fuel to get going for the day. Breakfast gets the metabolism up and running. Without a meal when you wake, you can remain foggy headed, lack concentration and feel sluggish all day. … [Read more...]
Summer Zucchini Recipe
*Guest post With Summer just around the corner and many looking to get in shape for bikini or pool season, diets low in fat and calories are what’s in store. We heart a good veggie recipe and as such decided to come up with one that uses a Summer staple, is easy to make and is good just about anytime of the day - whether as an appetizer, stand alone snack or as a side dish … [Read more...]
Microwave Cake in a Mug Recipe
Have you ever tried a cake in a mug? I have heard about making protein cakes/muffins in a mug and thought I would throw something of my own together. Who would have ever thought I might try to come up with my own recipe? I think my protein mug cake turned out just fine. I might not use a whole egg next time rather just the white but we'll see. I look forward to … [Read more...]
Coney Lentil Pie with Asiago Polenta
Had a hard time trying to figure out what to call this meal. Went from BBQ to coney sauce and Shephard's pie to lentil pie. So we came up with Coney Lentil Pie. That should work. I was craving lentils, we needed to use up some veggies, the polenta and we felt like biscuits. So I came up with the idea of a shephard's pie like meal except no potatoes and not as many … [Read more...]