Recipes for fun and healthy food

Bone broth…. yes or no??

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Bone broth…. yes or no??

Ok so if you follow my brother in law Bret Johnson aka “the hangry chef” on that other platform, you may know he makes really great healthy meals & he doesn’t like you to ask questions😮.. well, he likes it, but he likes giving a smarta$$ answer better, ☝🏼cuz he’s hangry.

So I didn’t want to ask toooo many questions about what he was putting in his bone broth (for gut health)☺️ I didn’t have everything on hand that he uses, so I just put some Avocado oil in a pan & cooked up a 1/4 onion, 1 tsp minced garlic, some Himalayan Pink Salt & garlic Flavor God. Then I added ~32oz water & heat it up (didn’t even bring to boiling), & added in 2 scoops bone broth. Then I strained out the onions.

I loved the taste!! I stored the rest in the fridge. It made enough to make about 3 mugs ☕️☕️☕️

If you want Chalene’s code to save on that broth, it’s TeamChalene on their site (the bone broth company).

10 low glycemic GREEN meals

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🍃10 low glycemic GREEN meals🍃

1. Eggs w/spinach & bell peppers
2. Salad (so much better chopped!!☺️)
3. Veggie Wrap (I 💗coconut wraps)
4. Vegetable Stir Fry
5. Chocolate GREENS Shake (every Shakeology flavor has 3-4 servings greens & fruits per shake)
6. Zoodles (zucchini pasta) with no-sugar-added Marinara sauce
7. Spaghetti squash with veggies & no-sugar-added marinara
8. Veggie omelet
9. Veggie Burger
10.Romaine Lettuce Boats/Wraps

 

Cinnamon Sugar toast

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cinnamon sugar toastWhat was your favorite childhood food???

My favorites were …get ready… hot dogs, pizza, pop tarts, cereal & cinnamon sugar toast!

Yes, mom cooked us some healthy meals & both parents stressed the importance of fitness (both very into fitness & mom was also a fitness instructor) …I’m just saying those were my FAVORITE things to eat …up until I had to lose weight for the ballet company. That’s what forced me at such a young age (14-16 yrs old) to learn about weight loss, fitness and how our metabolisms work. But to this day, I still love my cinnamon “sugar” toast… just modified

So this was one of my small QUICK & EASY meals/snacks (whatever you want to call it) today… Cinnamon Raisin toasted Ezekiel English Muffin topped with a tiny bit of coconut oil, cinnamon & stevia💗. I had some finely chopped salad left over from yesterday & that has like 7 different veggies in it.

My New Starbucks Go-to’s

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Starbucks go-to drinksUnsweetened green tea or an Americano with Coconut Milk ..those are my go-to’s from Starbucks when I go– which is maybe once a week.

I don’t do the skim milk “skinny” lattes anymore because those have at LEAST 15g sugar and the sugar-free syrups make me crave baaaad carbs afterwards and upset my stomach. I used to just do those once a week but now it’s rare.

And yep, I know their coconut milk is less-than-impressive ..but for as little as I have, not an issue in my book.

Everyone is on their own path to improvement & we’re all at different points…so no judgement here on what YOU currently do!

Protein Bar Reviews

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Check out this 2 part video for our tips on finding the right protein bars for you.

Part 1

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Part 2

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Tips for eating and working out

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Click the video below to learn more about when and what to eat to get the results you want.

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Peanut Butter Bliss

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Peanut Butter BlissOn a scale of 1-10, 10 =obsessed… how much do you love PEANUT BUTTER???

This hit the spot!

Beware though, not all superfood smoothies are created equal. Most are heavily processed with ingredients formulated & produced in such a way to provide the product to the consumer in the cheapest way possible, NOT the healthiest way.

At least once every day, I’m either in a time crunch for a meal OR I’m wanting something nutritionally dense but AMAZING, so this is my go-to.

Finely Chopped Salads

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Finely chopped saladThis is how much I love finely chopped salads!!!

Finely chopped makes SUCH a difference in taste, don’t you agree??

I have no idea why they’re better when chopped. I make these myself with my salad chopper OR I pick one up ( a HUGE one & make it last 2 days). Everything is better when it’s finely chopped🔪! I put a sprinkle of reduced fat feta on top & some avocado! I didn’t even need dressing👌🏽

Recovery snack

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recovery snackJust a pretty lil snack🍓! Plain Greek Yogurt sweetened to taste with stevia, 1/4 scoop Chocolate “Recover” (mixed with a little water until it’s a pudding texture💗), & 4-5 strawberries! It’s 23g protein because of the Greek Yogurt & Recover pudding!
And …no added sugars!

Easy Pizza

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This is one of my all-time favorite healthy and super easy meals!!

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