Peanut Butter lovers Oatmeal

Oatmeal is another one of my favorite customizable meals. You can make it taste different with just a few slight changes. Today I had this for lunch and it was awesome! I am always looking for more ways to get some extra protein since my diet lacks in that area. What better way than adding some delicious Natural Peanut Butter to the mix!! And at 14.5 g this certainly packs a protein punch!

 

Servings:1

Calories per serving: 414

 

 

What you need:

• 1/2 cup old fashion rolled oats
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 2 table spoons of cinnamon
• 1 table spoon of ground ginger
• 2 table spoons of Natural Peanut Butter
• dash of salt

What you do:

 

• mix dry ingredients in a microwave safe bowl
• add your almond milk
• microwave for 2 min 30 seconds and then stir
• add your peanut butter and stir again
• enjoy!

I had this at work today for lunch, I put all my dry ingredients in a ziplock baggy, and used little containers for the pb and almond milk, making it in the microwave makes it super convenient, and quick. The directions on the oats calls for 1 cup of water to every 1/2 cup of oats, but I like mine a little thicker than that. I also choose to use almond milk in place of water because it adds some extra protein and makes it creamer. If you want to cut down on calories feel free to use water and pb2 in place of the natural peanut butter!

 

* Calories calculated using myfitness pal app, may vary due to brand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one definately a staple in my diet. I love that it can become so many different things! It is like the cameleon of the vegtable world, you can use it as a healthy substitution for alot of recipes. However today I am not hiding it at all, today it is the main event!! Roasted Cauliflower is one of my go to dinners, it is so simple and fast and tastey. Not to mention that with just a few slight changes you can make it taste vastly different every time you make it! Today I was being lazy (that happens alot) and didn't want to go to the store for anything special, so I used what I had and came up with Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower, and it is awesome!

Servings 8 serving size 1 cup
Calories per serving: 106

What you need:

• 8 cups of cauliflower floretts
• 4 tablespoons of parsley flakes
• 4 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablesoon of minced garlic

What you do:

• Put all of your ingredents in a large mixing bowl with a lid, place the lid on tight and shake the bowl thourougly (put some ompf into it, really shake it all together so it is coated evenly)
• Preheat oven to 450
• Place cauliflower in a large nonstick roasting pan, or a roasting pan sprayed with cooking spray
• Bake for 40 min flipping them over half way through ( every roasted cauliflower recipie I have seen says 20 min, but apparently my oven is crappy so I need 40 min)

I make this much because I meal prep but feel free to pare down the recipie for your needs!

NOTE: Calories calculated using my fitnespal app, may vary depending on brand of ingredents.

Personal Pizza

 Everyone loves pizza right! But it doesn't always fall within most diets, but with clean eating u can have pizza, and its easy too. This is also super kid friendly since you can have them make their own how they want. What is also nice is there are no leftovers taunting you tomorrow, you get ur own personal pizza anyway you want it.

What you need:

• 1 whole wheat tortilla 
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil
• 2 table spoons of sauce
• 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella (I used string mozzarella today cause its what I had.)
• Toppings of ur choice, today i used a sweet pepper and some baby spinach leaves

What you do:

• Preheat oven to 415
• On a foiled line pan sprayed with cooking spray lay one wheat tortilla 
• Spread olive oil evenly over the tortilla
• Spread sauce on the tortilla starting in the middle and leaving a half inch around for crust
• Sprinkle the cheese(or in my case today peel and place it evenmy.)
• Place toppings
• Cook for 15 min or untill cheese is melted and crust is crispy

Results!!!

Hey everyone I just past my 90 day mark with Beachbody and Shakeology! I am excited to announce that I am down 35 lbs and 24 inches!!!! I have some ways still to go but I am over halfway to my original goals!!! I am so glad that I have been given this opportuinity to change my health and my life in such a positive way, and I am so excited to share this life style with everyone!!! I don't consider what I am doing a diet, because I am not depriving myself of anything, instead I am nourishing myself with good balanced nutrition! I don't just eat rice cakes all day long, and I am not craving any of that junk I use to eat!! It is not a diet, it is a life style change!!!

Banana Pancakes

Breakfeast is the most important meal of the day, it is also the one I use to skip alot (I am a habitual snooze hitter). But since I have more energy now I wake up early enough to make myself breakfeast fresh most mornings (some mornings I cut it close so I eat organic cereal or grab some fruit on my way out the door. This morning I made pancakes, ya thats right I said it pancakes, and they were 100% clean eating!

Servings 1
calories: 245 (I dont eat any sides with this so I use it as one serving, if you have sides you could split
      it in two)
What you need:

• 1 banana
• 2 eggs

seriously thats it that is all you need

What you do:

• cut up the banana and place it in a bowl
• crack 2 large eggs into the bowl
• mash together (I use a potato masher and then a wisk)
• heat a non stick pan to med high heat with some cooking spray
• pour a silver dollar amount of "batter" into the pan
• flip after about 30 seconds, and then cook the other side for the same
• put pancake on a plate and repeat until the batter is gone
• top how you like I used honey and cinnamon

Tip: it took me a while to make pretty pancakes since I am terible at it, the trick is to pour the batter rather thin it will cook and flip easier that way.

NOTE: calories were calculated using my fitness pal and does not include the toppings since you can make them your own. Feel free to comment what toppings you like!

Peanut Butter Patty Shakeology!!!

Sometimes I drink my Shakeology just with water, but sometimes I like to mix it up! This combo is one of my faves, because it taste like just like a certain Scout cookie....but WAY better for you and your waist.

What you need:

• 1 scoop of Chocolate Shakeology
• 1table spoon of Natural Peanut Butter
• 1 table spoon of Honey
• 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
• a couple shakes of  cinnamon
• a few ice cubes
• a blender.

What you do

• put everything into the blender, blend, drink!!!! Simple as that!

Almond Crusted Chicken

Almond Crusted Chicken

    Ok so I am not a meat eater, but the soon to be hubby is, so occasionally in our busy schedule we get a rare night home alone together. Last night was one of these nights, so I cooked him dinner. He is not all on team healthy eating (though I have noticed him packing some fruit into his lunch now that my waistline is shrinking), so when I cook for him I like to make it a healthy meal so he gets one once in a while. Last night I put my almond breadcrumb alternative to the test and made him some Almond Crusted Chicken. Verdict is in he liked it!

How many servings: 4
Calories per serving: 237
What you need:

• Chopped Seasoned almonds (Breadcrumb Altearnitive!! Chopped Almonds! )
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 table spoons of Extra Virgin Olive oil.

What you do:

• put some of your seasoned chopped almonds in a shallow container (add more as needed)
• in a seperate shallow container wisk together your egg and egg white
• take your chicken breast one at a time and dip into the egg and then press each side into the chopped almonds.
• place the almond covered breast on to a greased cooking sheet, cover with foil and place into the fridge for at least 30 min. This is going to help set the crust

(You can use this down time to do something productive, like the dishes or prepping for whatever side you are serving, or if you are me I use this time to work out! I have been doing p90x3 lately and the workouts are exactly 30 min so it was better than an oven timer lol.)

• preheat the oven to 440
• put 1 table spoon in a frying pan an heat it up to medium heat (you'll add the second table spoon after the second chicken breast since it will cook off.)
• take the chicken breasts out of the fridge
• pan sear each side of each chicken breast for one minute (further setting the crust) and return to the baking sheet.
• bake the chicken for 40 min at 440 flipping them over half way through the time.

NOTE: The calories are calculated using My Fitness Pal, and may vary depending on the size of your chicken breast and how much of the chopped almonds you use. I used about a half a cup between the 4 breasts. The seasoning I used was Itialian, but feel free to experiment and comment below on what your favorite combo is!! Cooking is about finding a recipie and adapting it to your tastes!