Category: Recipes

This has a taste and texture so close to mashed potatoes but without all the carbs!

• Veggies and hummus or babaganoush
• Snap peas (yummy all by themselves!)
• Cucumbers and balsamic vinegar
• Rice cakes with nut butter and banana (could add jelly too!)
• Smoothies! (my go-to smoothie consists of: greens (you won’t even taste them) frozen blueberries, 1 banana, chia seeds, and chocolate or vanilla protein powder. sometimes I add almond butter) I use water or almond or coconut milk but I like them thick so I don’t add much liquid…..it’s almost like ice cream! Super easy to make and so so delicious!
• Olives and cheese
• Nuts and seeds plain or nuts with melted coconut oil (a little goes a long way) and pink himalayan salt (can add pepper, or turmeric if you want to spice it up)
• Brazil nuts (I eat 2-4 daily for selenium)
• Pistachios
• Celery and nut butter with raisins (ants on a log- see pic below)
• Seaweed
• Yogurt or cottage cheese with fruit (we use frozen berries- much cheaper than fresh). Optional add ins: nut butter, cinnamon, honey
• Collagen protein bars from Bulletproof. These are seriously so good! And good on the go because they do not need to be refrigerated. They have some new flavors but some of my favorites are the lemon cookie, vanilla shortbread, and mint chocolate. You can get them at most health food stores.
• Wild Alaskan canned salmon; we make salmon salad by adding garlic powder, salt, pepper, pickles, and chopped up tomatoes. Could put it on a bed of greens or on celery sticks.
• Lettuce wraps with turkey*, tomato, mayo or mustard, and a pickle.
  • If we eat deli meat, we usually go with the Applegate brand because it’s:
    • organic
    • no antibiotics ever
    • humanely raised
    • no chemical nitrates or nitrites
    • no artificial ingredients or preservatives
    • no fillers
    • no GMO ingredients

Here are some guiltless, delicious drinks for when water just isn’t cutting it!

Dandyblend– This is one of my favorite drinks! Its awesome hot or cold. Depending on how much powder you use, it can be similar to either a tea or an espresso drink! Many people use this as a coffee substitute. There is no caffeine, no acidity, and no bitterness. Although it contains barley and rye, the gluten is eliminated in the extracting process.

• Some people drink it plain. I add unsweetened almond milk and a few drops of stevia when I make it cold and organic half and half when I make it hot.
• Ingredients: extracts of roasted barley, rye, chicory root, dandelion root and sugar beet

Zevia– a healthy “soda” with zero calories and nothing artificial. Most are caffeine free. You can find them at most health foods stores or on their website; free shipping if you buy 3 cases!

• This is a great substitute for high sugar sodas or sugar free sodas that use harmful chemicals like aspartame or splenda to sweeten them.
• Flavors: cola, cream soda, ginger root beer, grape, dr. zevia, ginger ale, black cherry, lemon lime twist, mountain zevia, grapefruit citrus, strawberry, orange, cherry cola.
• All the flavors are clear because they have removed the artificial colors from their ingredients…sweet!
• Ingredients: carbonated water, natural flavors, stevia leaf extract, citric acid

DIY lemonade– kids love this one! (makes appox. 5 cups)

• 32 oz of water
• 6 oz of lemon juice
• 1 heaping teaspoon of green stevia powder

DIY chocolate milk or hot chocolate (makes approx. 2.5 cups)

• 1.5 cups almond milk (heated up if you want hot chocolate)
• 1 cup water (heated up if you want hot chocolate)
• 4 tablespoons cacao powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 20 drops of stevia
• 1 tablespoon of maple syrup

My Aunt Teri Lynn came to visit last weekend and loved all of the healthy food we cooked her : ) She wanted to share recipes with her teacher friends so she encouraged me to post it here : )

My sister came down to visit and made some awesome brownies so I wanted to share them with you!

• 2 cups of raw organic almond butter, smooth and unroasted (its really simple to make your own!)
• 2 organic free range eggs
• 1/2 cup of xylitol* (I recommend getting a brand that is derived from birch trees, not GMO corn) or stevia to taste (liquid- start with 2 teaspoons and add from there. spoonable-start with 1/4 cup and add from there)
• 1 Tablespoon vanialla extract
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 scoop chocolate grass fed whey protein powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or pink himalayan salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup organic coconut milk from a can (hopefully one with a bpa free lining)
• 1 cup stevia sweetened baking chips (we use Lily’s dark chocolate) 

In a large bowl, blend almond butter with an electric blender until smooth. Blend in eggs, then sweetner and vanilla. Add in the rest of the ingredients. 

Line a 9″× 13″ glass baking dish with parchment paper and pour batter into dish. You may need to press it into shape because it will be thick. 

Bake at 325°F for about 20-25mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.

ENJOY!

*Some people experience abdominal discomfort when consuming too much xylitol.