Showing posts with label healthy recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy recipes. Show all posts

Monday, February 17, 2014

Fit Mommy - Lose the Baby Weight Recipe for Success



Good Morning Fit Mommies! =] I hope you guys had a great weekend. As soon as babies and kiddos enter your life it seems like life takes off at super speed and there's never enough time to get laundry done, get ready, pack the diaper bag AND eat! Here are a few of my favorite snacks for on-the-go that both you and the little ones will love. 


Mommy and Me Snacks: baked apple crisps, frozen Greek yogurt pops with agave nectar and Mommy's Trail Mix: whole-grain Cheerios, dried cranberries and sunflower seeds

PORTION CONRTOL - The Kid's Plate. Use a kid-sized plate to check your portion control. (Your meal should be 1/3 protein, 1/3 whole grain and 1/3 veggie.)

    Lose the Baby Weight Checklist

    Start your morning with protein and Omega 3s - you've all heard it before, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Don't skip breakfast - you're body will go into starvation mode and start saving the fat! Always get fueled up for the day ahead! 

    Three snacks a day - never let hunger build! - Veggies and Fruit are AWESOME snacks. 

    Maintain portion control for your dinner      

    Good luck! YOU CAN DO THIS!! 

    Tuesday, September 17, 2013

    Quinoa Pizza Bites




    Ingredients:
    1 cup uncooked quinoa
    2 large eggs
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    1/2 cup fat free shredded mozzarella
    1 tsp minced garlic
    1 Tbs dried basil
    1 tsp dried oregano
    pinch of salt
    pizza sauce for dipping






    Directions:
    1. Cook your quinoa! Boil the quinoa and 2 cups of waterand cover. Once boiling, reduce heat to low, and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes (until water is absorbed and quinoa is tender).

    2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all of your ingredients (except the pizza sauce) in a mixing bowl until it is well mixed.

    3. Lightly spray the bottom of a mini-muffin tin with olive oil spray. Using a Tablespoon, scoop - 1Tbs into each muffin tin.

    4. Bake them for 15-20 and let cool. 

    5. Serve them warm with pizza sauce to dip in!




    Wednesday, August 28, 2013

    Skinny Breakfast - Pumpkin Spice Pancakes



    Just in time for fall! These pancakes have amazing flavor. I LOVE PUMPKIN! =]

    Ingredients

    1 1/2 cups Oat Flour
    1/2 tsp Salt
    1 tbsp Cinnamon
    1/4 tsp Allspice
    1/4 tsp Nutmeg
    1/2 cup Raw Pumpkin
    1 1/2 cups unsweetened Almond Breeze

    *To make these protein pancakes instead, use only 1 1/4 cup of oat flour and 2 scoops of your favorite vanilla protein.

    Directions

    Preheat griddle to medium heat.
    Mix oat flour, Splenda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in a bowl.
    Wisk egg whites and pumpkin. Mix in Almond Breeze.
    Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together.
    Spray griddle with non-stick butter spray.
    Scoop batter with a 1/4 cup measuring cup onto griddle. Cook 3-5 minutes on a side.

    Makes 10 pancakes


    Thursday, August 15, 2013

    Skinny Breakfast - Blueberry Pancakes



    My big pregnancy craving has been pancakes and waffles. =x But I don't feel as guilty munching on these. I love this pancake recipe! I cook them at night and stick them in the fridge for the next morning. There’s no way I’d have enough time to whip up some pancakes in the am. They aren’t quite like fresh pancakes when they’re microwaved the next day but it beats skipping breakfast!

    Ingredients

    Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1/2 cup
    Salt 1 dash
    2 tiny scoops Stevia or 2 packets Truvia
    Blueberries 1/4 cup
    Cinnamon 1 dash

    Directions

    Put egg whites, oats, baking powder, almond milk, salt and Splenda in the blender.
    Blend for 30 seconds on med-high speed.
    Spray a pan with non-stick cooking spray, pour batter on pan and add half the blueberries.
    Cook like a regular pancake.
    For topping, add applesauce and cinnamon.

    Recipe makes two pancakes