Oatmeal Protein Brownie Batter

Something sweet... taste like no bake cookie and brownie batter.. here it is!! My slight sweet tooth was getting to me, so a friend in my challenge group posted a recipe similar to this and I wanted to make it my own.. partly because almost every recipe I make needs to have peanut butter as an ingredient! :) 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 cup uncooked oatmeal
• 2 tbsp raw cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup Plain Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup protein powder (I use Shakeology)

Directions:

In a small bowl, mix all of the ingredients together. Divide between 2 small bowls. 

Cover and refrigerate overnight (or for at least an hour (or more) so the oats soften and absorb the liquid (DO NOT ADD SHAKEOLOGY UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO EAT). 

Top with chopped nuts or topping of choice if desired!

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Ultimate Reset Week 2 Progress Update

So I am not sure if I should even be posting... GAHH please tell me WHY I decided to do the Ultimate Reset during a holiday... I mean really.. 4th of July?? LOL.. So last week Im coming clean.. A total of 2 ok 3 cheat meals! Now, they are considered cheats because this reset is vegan.. Yea, I totally ate a lean burger... I am NOT meant to be Vegan! I want my chicken and my Shakeology back.. like NOW!! So after my 3 cheats, I have had no gain and no loss.. thats a good thing for me because its good to know when I go back to normal food, all the weight will not come right on.

My Salad with Avocado, pumpkin seeds, and home made Greek Dressing!

During the days I had cheats, I did do workouts.. I miss those too :( I have done Insanity Max 30, 21 Day Fix Extreme, and the upcoming release CIZE! Oh how I miss getting a good sweat on! 

So yea, in a way I feel like a failure, but I also think doing it during a holiday was a BAD idea!! Especially since grilling is my favorite and I grill meat, not Tofu lol! 

My Friday Breakfast.. the start of my holiday!

My 4th of July Breakfast I made for my family... that no one ate... seriously? My neighbors love me and the fact that my family does not eat my food, cuz they get it!

My 4th of July lunch... Greek Salad and Pinto beans and rice

OK, so today starts my LAST week on this Reset...I am not going to lie, Im pretty excited for it to be over.  The absolute hardest part for me is not eating meat or having my regular Chocolate SHAKEOLOGY.  Like I don't even want the bad food.. I just want my normal food back! 

Do I regret doing this??

Absolutely NOT!! I came into this with an extra 15-20 pounds of weight that I gained over a 4 week period out of no where.. Retaining water, having blood work and no answers.  Join pain and just feeling terrible.  

Since being in my second week, I have lost 15 of those extra pounds and my joint pain is GONE.. literally, gone at this point.  Will it come back when I start working out? Maybe.. but what I got was the ability to rest my body from the workouts and try to get myself back to some kind of normalcy.  As I get back into my workouts and into a normal routine, I will be very cautious of what I eat and how I workout because I want to maintain what I have gotten out of the Reset to help me with my issues. 

GOAL for this week: 5 more pounds gone for good and just continue feeling better!! My sleep schedule to continue how it is because it is much better than what it has been! Finally, a good sleep without waking up 5 times!

I got my meals prepped and ready to rock!! Sweet potatoes, veggie stir-fry, Fruit salads, apples and blueberries, and salads!!  Simple and sweet!!

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Whole Wheat Waffles with Berries

Whole Wheat Waffles with Berries

Ingredients: Per serving 6

• 1 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1/4 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup Wheat Germ
• 1/4 unsweetened apple-sauce
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan Salt
• 1/4 cup Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1 3/4 cup Almond milk
• 3 cups of your FAVORITE fresh berries! I used blueberries and raspberries.
• 1 tsp Pure maple syrup

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, apple sauce, oil, and vanilla.
2. Beat in whole wheat and all-purpose flour, wheat germ until mixture is smooth.
3. Preheat waffle iron and spray with PAM or EVOO cooking spray.  Pour batter in waffle maker and cook until golden brown on top (or until light says ready lol) :P
4. Once waffle is done, place on plate and add your favorite fresh berries (1/2 cup per serving of waffle- 2 triangles)
5. Drizzle pure maple syrup on top for some extra sweetness! ENJOY!

*If you are following the 21 DAY FIX meal plan, the containers for each serving (2 triangles or a half of waffle):

1 YELLOW

1 PURPLE

2 TSP

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Banana Bread Quinoa

As I am in need of some new recipes, Im searching and searching for something simple to just throw in the oven and walk away!!  Something easy where I can throw ingredients together and not have a big mess... I mean I have kids and taking care of their mess is enough for me!! 

As Im prepping for my NPC Figure competition, I am trying to think of ingredients I can also incorporate in my diet for now.  

As I am looking around my kitchen, I notice my bananas are going bad, my Quinoa is almost gone, and I have a baggie of almonds sitting on my counter beside my bananas.... And this is what I came up with!!!

 BREAKFAST BANANA BREAD QUINOA

Ingredients: 

1/2 cup uncooked Quinoa

1/2 cup almond milk

1 cup water

1 banana

1/4 cup raw almonds (sliced)

1/8 cup raisins

1 tbsp light brown sugar

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

Take 3/4 of banana and mush with spoon in small bowl and set aside.

Mix all other ingredients together and pour into no stick dish (I used a medium rectangle dish)

Take mushed banana and combine into mixture

Bake for 35 min

Let cool for 5 min before eating

Top off with rest of banana sliced

ENJOY!!

Since I am currently doing the home fitness programs INSANITY MAX 30 as my morning cardio and my weight training is BODY BEAST, I am giving myself a little leeway with having the 1/2 banana and small amount of raisins and brown sugar.. After 2 weeks, I will cut out all fruit and most sugar :) 

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Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

I love oatmeal, but sometimes its nice to switch up how you make it to change it up a little! I decided to bake it and add some apples, cinnamon and vanilla to it and it tasted amazing!! The kids inhaled it too, so this is a perfect recipe to use that  you can make to have a few days worth instead of cooking every day!!

Ingredients: (4 servings)

• 2 cups uncooked quick oats
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 cup water
• 2 apples cut into bite size pieces
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pam

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and put into a round baking pan sprayed with Pam.

Cook for 40 min uncovered. 

Enjoy!

I am using this recipe while I am doing the BODY BEAST program.  

I also have used this recipe for the 21 day fix and use a yellow and purple container. I do use only water with the recipe for 21 day fix since milk counts as a yellow container. 

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Whole Wheat Pancakes

Whole Wheat Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 whole egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup low-fat or non fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Pour the batter on to a non stick pan using olive oil spray.  Keep the heat at medium to medium high. (Be sure not to put on high to prevent burning)

Cook until they are cooked through and serve, topped with your favorite toppings.

I used  3/4 cup plain Greek Yogurt and 1 cup fresh blueberries and top off the a drizzle of Pure Maple Syrup!!

*Feel free to add 1 cup Fresh blueberries in your mixture if you would like! This image above shows the blueberries mixed in! The kids LOVE THEM!!! 

Oat Flour Crepes

I am soooo in love with breakfast food its not even funny! Not only is it so good for you to jump start your metabolism for the day, but I just love how breakfast foods can be eaten any time of the day and still fulfill your cravings!! So I know some breakfast foods that taste really good need lots of time to prepare, BUT not today!! My son and I had a BLAST cooking these together!! 

It's a simple recipe that is quick and literally 3 ingredients to make! So here it is!

3 Ingredient Oat Flour Crepes

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup rolled oats (ground into oat flour)
• 1/2 cup almond milk or any dairy/non-dairy milk

Use a food processor ( I used a magic bullet), and add the oats in to blend into flour.  

Then add in the egg and almond milk and blend for about 20 seconds.

Use a frying pan to cook the crepe... I spray a little olive oil on so it does not stick.  

Pour a thin layer onto the pan and cook on medium for 4 minutes, then flip and cook the other side for an additional 4 min. 

Remove and set on plate... Time to make the filling and toppings! So for the filling, I just used what I had laying around.. So used 4 TBSP of plain Greek Yogurt, 1 TBSP Almond Butter, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon!

Mix together and put on crepe!

I cut up 1 banana and put half of the banana inside the crepe with the filling, and left just a couple for the topping!

 Time to wrap up those bad boys and top off with some bananas!

and then my son took it upon himself to create our crepes into CARS!!!

This is  creativity right here from an almost 3 yr old!! I just LOVE their imagination!!! It gets even better.. He asked me so nicely to put candles on to make it a birthday cake since his birthday is coming soon!! I couldn't resist!!!

His CARS CREPE EARLY BIRTHDAY CAKE!! Haha Oh I love him to pieces!!

Blowing out his candles!!

And time to enjoy!! YUMMY!!

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

Nothing like pumpkin this time of year! Everyone is craving pumpkin, but instead of going to Starbucks and getting your pumpkin latte or treats with lots of calories that are not going to get you to your goal weight, try making this healthy version of pancakes!! Perfect for the family too!! 

Ingredients: (6 SERVINGS)

• 1/2 cup pumpkin
• 3 egg whites
• 2-4 Tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice!) *Start with 2 Tablespoons and add more if the batter is too thick.**
• 1 Tablespoon  RAW honey
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1 scoop (~1/3 cup) vanilla protein powder ( I use SHAKEOLOGY)
• 1 Tablespoon ground flax seed
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

• Put all ingredients in a blender and blend well
• Pour into heated skillet
• Cook 1 min on each side
• Drizzle with Pure maple syrup or raw honey!
• ENJOY!