Would you like to feel fancy while making a simple dinner? Broccolini is your guy! Broccolini is a tender, long stemmed version of broccoli. It is a great side to Asian dishes, pastas, chicken, pretty much anything. I had this dish with pasta. Ingredients: Teriyaki Sauce: 1/4 C soy sauce or liquid amios 1 cup water 1tbsp…
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Banana Muffins
Have you ever had a whole bunch of ripe bananas, and not been sure what to do with them? Well! That happened to me. Although, I do have a few ripe banana recipe…I wanted something that was like bread. I searched and searched for something healthy and low in fat, and decided to tweak out…
Eggplant-Squash Tomato Basil Bake
Fresh basil paired with the eggplant and squash give this baked dish an aromatic joyful flavor. I love baked vegetable recipes like this one. They’re easy to make, as most of the recipe work includes veggie cutting. This is a great topper for any kind of pasta (I use spaghetti squash) or even as a…
Pepper-Tomato-Bean Salad
It’s kind of spring already!! For some reason, I totally crave foods based on the weather and the season (even though in Tahoe it is supposed to snow this week…). With that, I was craving a healthy bean salad. I had made an amazing Chile Cilantro Vinaigrette that I thought would go great into a cold bean salad….
Chile-Cilantro Vinaigrette
Salads are super healthy for you! Those dressings you put on them, however, usually are not. Sadly, many of us sabotage a whole lot of nutritious veggies by adding tons of fat and do not even realize it! How to keep the veggies healthy? Use a low fat, low calorie dressing that you made! Like…
Baked Eggplant Slices
Eggplant is not only delicious, but amazingly good for you! Benefits including brain protection, antioxidant activity, being a great source of B vitamins, keeps your bones strong, is a proven cancer protector, and all of this for only 19 calories per cup. I feel like eggplant is seen as an intimidating vegetable, with few people consuming them often….
Veggie Burrito Bowl
I have been finding it more and more helpful to mass produce recipes on Sundays so that I have lunch for the next week! Anybody else try this? If not, I highly recommend it! What I did here was create a few separate items that could be combined to create a few different meals. These…
Cilantro Lime Quinoa
You know that rice Chipotle makes? It’s been my favorite. However, I rarely eat out anymore. I have been craving that lime rice flavor! I found some recipes, however couldn’t find one with whole grains. So, I made my own! I used it in a veggie burrito bowl, but would be great in a wrap…
Peanut Butter Honey O Snack
Looking for a yummy post or between workout snack?? Or a great boost during a midday adventure? These are a super easy snack that have the perfect combination of fast and slow digesting carbs for energy, plus protein for muscle recovery. What you need: 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (I used crunchy, but smooth would…
High C Salad
Trying to heal an injury? Trying to eat more healthy? Either way, this salad is uch a fun way to get more veggies in. If you’re on the mend, the vitamin C, A and antioxidants from this mixture will accelerate the healing process! Here is mixture of cabbage, carrots, currants, cilantro, cashews, oh yes. This salad…
Stir*Not Fried*Veggies
Stir fried vegetables are a yummy way to get more colors into your diet. However, many stir-fry recipes are loaded with fat and sugars, making them not as healthy as they can be! So, what I did is created a stir fry recipe with a sauce that doesn’t call for all of the added ‘not so…
Black Bean and Corn Salad
This is a delicious, high protein side dish or meal. All it takes is a little chopping and mixing and you have a lots of food to last a few days. Plus, its very high in fiber and protein. Enjoy! Ingredients 2Tbsp red wine vinegar 2Tbsp lime juice 1Tbsp agave 1Tbsp olive oil 2 garlic…
Elevated Nutrition 