Tuesday, March 4, 2014

HEALTHY STRAWBERRY PROTEIN MUFFINS

Ingredients

-½ cup Strawberries
-3 Egg Whites
-¼ cup Gluten-Free Quick Oats
-1 scoop ON Vanilla Cream Protein Powder
-1 Packet Truvia
-Cinnamon
-Vanilla Extract

Muffin Pan
Cupcake Liners (optinal)

Directions

  • Pre-heat oven 400F. 
  • In a blender (I use Magic Bullet), blend all ingredients together. 
  • Put cupcake liners in muffin pan.
  • It makes about 7-8 muffins.  Pour batter evenly into each cupcake liner. 
  • Bake for about 10-12 mins.  Sometimes it takes a lit bit longer.  Keep an eye on them since strawberries makes them extra moist, timing idoes vary.  
  • You'll know the muffins are done when batter rises and they turn slightly gold. 




HEALTHY SPICY CILANTRO & SPINACH PESTO


Ingredients:

½ bunch Cilantro
½ bunch Spinach
2 Garlic Cloves
1/4 cup Raw Almonds, organic
1 T Almond Oil (Extra Virgin Olive Oil would work)
Juice of 1/2 a Lime or Juice of 1 Lemon
1 Serrano Pepper
Sea Salt
1 package Tinkyada Brown Rice Pasta Fettucini Gluten Free.
Note:  I only cooked about 1/2 of the package for my pesto.  

Instructions:

  • Cook pasta according to instructions on back.  
  • In food processor, blend all ingredients together.  
  • Once pasta is cooked, add pesto, mix and enjoy!

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Enjoy!

HEALTHY SPICY TUMERIC WILD SHRIMP


Ingredients:

1 lb Wild Shrimp, peeled & deveined (optional)
1/4 bunch Cilantro, finely chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped
1 Serrano Pepper, finelly chopped
2 T Tumeric
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Sea Salt
1 T Coconut Oil, melted

Instructions:

  • Pre-heat oven at 450F.
  • In a bowl put peeled/deveined Wild Shrimp.  Add all ingredients and mix well until shrimp is well coated with Tumeric powder.  You can add more Tumeric if you like. 
  • Grab a cookie sheet, put aluminum foil on top (easy clean up)! and spread shrimp evenly. 
  • Cook for about 6-7 minutes per side until well done.  I cooked it for 13 minutes total.   
  • Simply and easy!  You will love it!


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Enjoy!




Monday, March 3, 2014

SWEET POTATO PROTEIN SHAKE


Ingredients

-4 oz Sweet Potato
-½ - 1 cup Water
-3 Egg Whites
-¼ cup Gluten-Free Quick Oats
-1 scoop ON Vanilla Cream Protein Powder
-1 Packet Truvia
-Cinnamon
-Vanilla Extract

Note:  You can leave out Egg Whites if not using as a pre or post workout.  I add to get more protein. 

Directions

Put all items in blender, add a few ice cubes and enjoy!