For most people, finding the best clean eating items in the grocery is as simple as following a shopping list. But, cooking can be another challenge altogether. If you’re eating clean, it is important to know how to benefit most from your fresh produce and pantry goodies by using healthy cooking methods. You’ll be surprised – Read More!
Blackberry Turkey Avocado Spring Salad with Lemony Poppy seed Dressing 10 minute Dinner Salad tonight because it was hot today! Ingredients: For the Salad: baby spring mix blackberries roasted turkey breast, chopped avocado, diced crushed pecans Lemony Poppyseed Dressing (Makes about 3/4 cup): 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 Tbs unsweetened almond milk 2 Read More!
Fresh Homemade Pico For Cinco De Mayo! Enjoy with Coconut oil baked tortilla chips (my favorite brand is Jackson Honest) OR large cucumber slices. Adjust the recipe to your families taste! Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper 1/2 cup finely chopped hothouse cucumber 3 cups chopped tomatoes Read More!
Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies Flourless-Moist-Gooey-SIMPLE, & NO added refined sugar! These actually are REALLY good—chickpeas & all! Made another batch with my kids his afternoon! Makes 16 bars Ingredients: 1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans /chickpeas, rinsed well (find bpa free can if possible) 1/2 cup almond butter 1/3 cup pure maple syrup or raw honey Read More!
Honey Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 5 chicken breast fillets, skinless, cut into bite-sized sized cubes 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth, no sugar added 1/4 cup roasted sesame seeds 1/4 cup raw honey For each serving: Fresh lettuce leaves of choice Shredded carrots Scallions Liquid aminos, coconut aminos, or low-sodium soy Read More!
Kid Snack Ideas: Celery/Hummus or guacamole Carrots/Hummus or guacamole Celery Slices/PB/ Almond butter Apple Slices/PB/Almond butter Berries (I usually buy what’s on sale) Sliced Mango Low-sugar yogurt Organic string cheese. Disclaimer: (lol) I have 4 children, who take lunch to school with them, so between that and afternoon snacks…it goes fast.
Spinach & Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps These are DELICIOUS! And an awesome appetizer idea! Makes 4-6 servings Ingredients: 1.5 lbs ground chicken 2 large handfuls baby spinach leaves 1 small bunch fresh cilantro leaves, stems removed 1 small onion, diced small 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated 1 red chile (dried flakes Read More!
Roasted Cauliflower Steaks I’m staying in Park City, Utah this weekend with my kiddos, and made these to go alongside baked wild-caught Salmon tonight. The adults, and children really enjoyed them! A FUN way to mix-up those Veggies! Ingredients: 2 heads cauliflower, cut vertically into 1/2-inch-thick steaks (4 to 6 steaks total) 2-3 Tbsps Avocado, Read More!
Sugar, in all its forms, is not an illegal drug. But, you can definitely consider refined and processed sugar ‘toxic’ to a certain degree. Think about it: When you don’t get your dose of sugar in a day, you feel anxious and uncomfortable. Your energy level hits rockbottom when you don’t get your ‘required dose’. It makes you Read More!
Grilled Mexican Pizzas Ingredients: large zucchini garlic sea salt pepper all natural mozzarella or provolone cheese cherry tomatoes red onion bell peppers grilled chicken avocado cilantro leaves lime Instructions: Slice zucchini into long strips, sprinkle with garlic, sea salt and pepper. Add cherry tomatoes, red onion, bell peppers, grilled chicken, avocado, cilantro leaves, and lime. Read More!
