Carrot Orange Ginger Juice
Carrot Orange Ginger Juice
Boost your immune system with an orange-carrot-ginger juice packed with healthy citrus and carrots.
This juice has tons of flavor, a zing of tartness, and is full of nourishment.
The perfect juice to spring-clean your diet!
Peanut Butter Energy Balls
Peanut Butter Energy Balls
Protein Balls = The Best Snack Around Town
What is better than a healthy snack that tastes good and is ready for you whenever you have a craving for a little something sweet?
Lemon Bread with Strawberries & Cream Swirl
This is the most gorgeous lemon bread out there. It is swirled with raspberry jam and cream cheese, you are going to adore every bite.
Because we know most of you will try and make these swaps anyways, we did it for you!
Here’s the low down on how this bread is healthier than most other lemon bread recipes.
Flour: This is an option to use 50/50 recipe made with both all-purpose flour and white whole wheat flour. In order to make sure it was fluffy as can be and not so dense, you can keep some all-purpose in there. Or feel free to try and use all white whole wheat like I did :-)
Oil: Because we used an entire cup of bananas.. or you can substitute applesauce, we were able to bring the oil content down to just 2 tablespoons. We also opted to use coconut oil, which is our favorite for baking. You can try and use another fruit puree such as pear sauce or even pumpkin!
Sugar: When it comes to muffins and loaves, there truly isn’t anything better than brown sugar, which is what we used. However, we are confident that coconut sugar will work just the same.
Carrot & Walnut Oat Cookies
Hearty, satisfying, soft and chewy, these comforting cookies are just what you need for a wholesome treat.
They’re oil-free, gluten-free, vegan and sweetened naturally with pure maple syrup. Enjoy these bright orange cookies!
Plus, they are excellent for snacks, breakfast or dessert.
Berry Breakfast Cake
If you’re looking for a delicious, seasonal, berry cake recipe to add to your morning-treat repertoire, this berry breakfast cake is perfect!
The batter can be made ahead of time and stashed in the fridge, allowing you to bake the cake off in the morning. What’s more? It freezes beautifully!
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Chia seeds are an extremely versatile food and can be found in bulk food stores or your local Trader Joe’s or Sprouts.. or even Amazon:-)
One of the easiest things to make is pudding. This is a very simple and extremely delicious recipe.
Lemon Raspberry Chia Pudding
This Lemon Raspberry Chia Pudding makes a refreshing and healthy snack.
It’s a recipe that can be made with fresh or frozen berries and sweetened with just a touch of honey!
It also is a great dessert for one or for special guests!
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
How do you shred zucchini for muffins?
I like to shred zucchini in my food processor. This is the fastest way, but you can also use a box grater (use the large holes) instead.
There’s no need to peel the zucchini first, but quarter it and scrape out the seeds with a spoon if your zucchini are large.
How do you get the water out of zucchini?
Zucchini needs to be drained after shredding it to use it in baked goods like these chocolate zucchini muffins. Place the shredded zucchini in a fine mesh strainer and let the liquid drain out of it, pressing it with a spoon to get most of the liquid out.
You can wring out even more liquid in a clean kitchen towel if you like – just place the shredded zucchini on the towel, fold it over, twist the ends to seal it and the wring out as much liquid as you can.
But for muffins I usually just press out as much as I can in the strainer and that’s good enough.
Moist, chocolatey, delicious muffins that everyone will love!
You can adjust the recipe to suit your family's tastes, or create your own variations.
Zucchini Banana Bread
I’ve made this zucchini banana bread for as long as I can remember, ever since I learned how to bake. I used oat flour in this recipe.
Children love it for a snack, and it's good to serve at any meal. It's another delicious way to use zucchini, which is so abundant in late summer.
Açai Bowl
This Raspberry Acai Smoothie Bowl is an easy and healthy recipe made with only 6 clean, real food ingredients. It's the perfect plant-based breakfast or post-workout treat that's made without bananas and is ready to enjoy in about 5 minutes!
You can feel good about making my healthy, plant-based recipe because it's raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, banana-free, contains no refined sugar, paleo-friendly.
Optional Toppings: Enjoy plain or feel free to add extra raspberries, chia seeds, cacao nibs, or whatever your favorite topping are!!
Mango & Almond Butter Protein Smoothie
Some days I go with berries, kale, protein powder, and lite almond milk. Other days, I spice it up a little more like with this creamy mango almond butter protein smoothie.
For this smoothie, I used mango, almond butter, vanilla Beast Sports protein powder, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and some flax seed for extra nutrients. I didn’t really know how the mango almond flavor combination would turn out, but it was awesome!
Breakfast Burrito
This Breakfast Burrito is my go-to for a filling, savory breakfast that’s easy to make. Warm tortillas are filled with scrambled eggs, shallots, avocado, bacon, and more.
I didn’t understand all the hype around breakfast burritos until my friend made some for me. DANG it was good. It doesn’t seem like it could possibly be all that special, but it really is satisfying like you wouldn’t believe.
There’s something about the way all the ingredients are wrapped up together into the perfect bite, and you can put so many different combinations of ingredients in there.
What’s nice is you can also make a burrito just for yourself, or to feed a crowd. All the ingredients scale well, and you can also wrap them up in paper or foil and take them on the go!
Avocado & Berry Smoothie
A sweet berry packed smoothie (yes avocados are a berry too!) that can be made in just 5 minutes!
Quick Tips:
Tip: 1/2 of a large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.
For added protein- add a 1/2 - 1 scoop of your favorite protein powder!
Avocado & Smoked Salmon Toast
This Healthy Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon is a luxuriously delicious way to fuel up for a busy day! Ready in just minutes, it’s bursting with fresh and satisfying flavors, and a tantalizing range of textures. Perfect for busy-morning breakfasts or laid-back weekend brunches … or even for quick lunches and speedy weeknight dinners!
Make it lighter by using half the avocado and substituting low carb bread... or not 😃Delish!!
Sweetcorn Fritters
This is a wonderful recipe is a quick and simple healthy meal that I love making at home.
These fritters marry perfectly with fresh tomato salsa and smashed avocado and freshly squeezed limes.
The secret to making them so very delicious .. if you time is to use fresh corn and not the frozen variety.
It's also important not to rush the process of cooking them. I like to do a test fritter just to make sure it cooks properly in the pan - I taste and adjust where necessary.
It's important that the heat is gentle which makes sure your fritter won't burn and it cooks gently through the middle.
This recipe calls for Coconut flour which is gluten free and nut free so it’s kind to sensitive digestive systems.
Coconut flour also doesn’t give you that high blood sugar / insulin spike that you can often get with refined white flours so it's perfect for this recipe.
Brown rice flour, millet flour, almond flour can be used in place of coconut flour and it also pumps up the protein which I love. Use 2 - 4 tablespoons and adjust consistency where necessary.
Serve with smashed avocado and tomato salsa ..throw into travel baggie for a snack or serve alongside a crisp salad, cashew nuts and a lite dressing.
Zucchini Fries
Have you ever made low carb crispy baked zucchini fries? If you haven’t… oh my gosh, you need to.
They are a much healthier alternative when you’re craving French fries.
These low carb zucchini fries are super simple, using common pantry ingredients.
WHAT ARE ZUCCHINI FRIES?
Oven baked zucchini fries are sticks of zucchini that are breaded and baked.
HOW TO SLICE ZUCCHINI FRIES
Slicing zucchini fries is super easy:
* Cut your zucchini in half lengthwise, then cut each half lengthwise again.
* Keep repeating cutting lengthwise until you get thin enough pieces.
* Once the pieces are narrow enough, just stack them and cut them across to get the length you want your baked zucchini fries to end up.
HOW TO MAKE ZUCCHINI FRIES CRISPY
Here are a few extra tips to ensure that happens:
WATCH FOR WATERY ZUCCHINI.
If yours is “wet”, it will have a harder time crisping up. Pat dry with paper towels if needed.
USE SMALLER ZUCCHINI IF POSSIBLE.
The larger the zucchini, the higher the moisture content.
Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps
A LIGHT HIGH-PROTEIN LUNCH IDEA
This low carb tuna salad lettuce wraps are my go-to for lunch, or even an afternoon snack.
Like other tuna recipes, they’re high in protein and the lettuce wraps add a satisfying crunch to an otherwise soft texture.
Handheld foods are perfect when you’re short on time and on the move!
THE BEST KIND OF LETTUCE FOR LETTUCE WRAPS
I used iceberg leaf lettuce. You want to choose something with large leaves that you can wrap around the tuna salad. Romaine lettuce leaves also work perfectly too.
Fit Almond Energy Balls
All my sweet tooth health foodies out there! This is a great, quick, healthy, energy-packed recipe to not only satiate after a good workout but also satisfy that sweet tooth.
It's SO helpful to have these quick and easy recipes around you so you go reaching for something healthier instead of going through the fast-food line or digging out the junk food from the back of your pantry.