Roasted Sweet Potatoes With (or Without) Cinnamon
Ingredients: 5 sweet potatoes cut into ¼ inch slices ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil sprinkle sea salt and ground black pepper to liking 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional) Directions: Preheat oven to 425° F. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl by tossing. Lay potatoes out on a large baking sheet. Roast for 25-30 minutes. […]
Banana Peanut Butter Muffins
Preheat oven to 350° ½ Cup salt free unsweetened peanut butter or almond butter 1 Tbs. coconut oil melted ¼ tsp. vanilla extract 3 ripe bananas Mix all wet ingredients in a bowl and then mix in dry ingredients: 1 Cup almond flour ½ tsp. baking powder Cook muffins or loaf for 40 minutes. If […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream
Cut 5 ripe bananas into pieces and freeze in gallon size Ziplock bag In a kick ass blender mix the following: 5 frozen bananas 1 ½ Cups Unsweetened plant based milk, almond, or coconut milk 3 Tbs. Unsweetened/unsalted peanut or almond butter 4-5 tsp. Cacao powder Optional – 1 Tbs. organic honey sunflower seeds Mix […]
Sorbet
4 Cups frozen raspberries, blueberries, or berry of your liking 3 Cups Unsweetened Plant based milk, almond milk or coconut milk 1 Scoop of Vanilla protein powder of your choice (I use a vegan protein powder) Mix in a heavy duty blender until liquefied. Makes 5 servings to enjoy for now or freeze for later☺
Meal Prep: Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail
Meal Prep: Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail When it comes to setting myself up for success and eating healthy meals that both satisfy my pallet and nourish my body, meal prep is essential. I don’t know about you, but I don’t love cooking and cleaning up messes all week long. Meal prepping, or […]
Inspiring Quotes to Stay the Course
I love motivational reminders to help me continue this journey to better health, to endure the workouts that hurt when I would rather be shopping, or to just plain get out of bed some mornings. If you’re anything like me and need a daily pick-me-up or a positive affirmation, you will enjoy this list, and […]
Dress Up and Show Up
The best way to make sure you will get your workout in tomorrow is to prepare for it today. I work out at a gym after work. I don’t go home first, because I know that may prevent me from making it to the gym. You know the story. I’ll go home and get dressed, […]