Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Muffins

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup egg whites

1 cup almond chocolate milk

¼ cup raw cacao powder

¼ cup pb2 powdered peanut butter

¼ cup pure maple syrup

2 medium bananas mashed

2 cups oats

Directions:

Mix well and fill greased or lined muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 

15-20 minutes. Store in refrigerator.


What an easy recipe that helps those peanut butter and 

chocolate cravings!! This can be a breakfast, snack, or 

dessert!

FREE Clean Eating 101 Group

Hey ya'll! So I know starting a new fitness journey can be somewhat discouraging, especially if you are not familiar with clean eating and nutrition. But don't worry.. I promise there is help for you out there! As a health and fitness coach, I am here to provide support, guidance, and lots of great tips to help you reach your goals!
I will say from experience, I had such a hard time reaching my fitness goals on my own.. I needed support, and someone to keep me accountable so I didn't fall off track so easily.  After having my second child, I ended up joining a Beachbody Challenge group where I received 1:1 mentoring from a coach like myself, and absolutely LOVED the results I got! Not only physically, but learning so much about food was the best thing that I gained! I lost 40 lbs, but had this huge gain of knowledge to take with me and share with others on how to eat clean and live a healthy lifestyle for you and your family.  I gained confidence, and will power I never though I would ever have!
Now it is time to give back. After getting my results, I became a health and fitness coach and have helped over 50 people reach their health and fitness goals.  I run challenge groups to give you 1:1 support and mentoring to help reach any goal you may have.  I have seen so many lifestyle changes that are so incredible and touching.  People have quit smoking, got off medications for Crohn's disease, Hypothyroid, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Migraines.  A huge factor that had helped my challengers with their weight loss and health goals is incorporating our health shake meal replacement Shakeology. This is not a weight loss shake, nor just a protein shake.  You get a daily dose of dense nutrition along with your multi vitamin all in one shake.

Pretty awesome huh?? Literally it is like a miracle in a bag!! I along with my challengers were seeing amazing results in as little as 2 weeks.. what is nice about it is the shakes are ALL NATURAL and by eating all these natural ingredients, superfoods, digestive enzymes, pre and pro biotics, your body is finally getting what it needs and will crave more healthy food! You will notice an increase in energy and decrease in cravings.  Your body gets addicted to what you give it. So for instance, you drink diet soda, chocolate, coffee, etc, your body will need more.. believe it or not, when you feed it veggies, fruits, and lean proteins, your body will want more!  It's all about how you take care of your body and what you fuel it with!
So one of the things I do for my challengers is make weekly meal plans.. It is how I got my results and stayed accountable, so now I give them a guide to use.
This is what my plan looks like this week. I am currently doing P90X3 challenge, so you will notice I have a workout in 6 days a week.

Meal planning has been my life saver. I can not stress it enough how important it is to prepare yourself each week. Having my food prepared gives me hope every day that I cannot make excuses because everything is already right in front of me! Im definitely a NO EXCUSES kinda girl. I feel if you want something bad enough, you will do what it takes!
So here we are... I am opening a FREE clean eating group 7 days long to get you started in the right direction.  I started this last month and had amazing results! We had over 100 challengers in it, and I want to share just a few challenger's results:

Challenger 1    -9 lbs
Challenger 2    -7 lbs
Challenger 3    - 5 lbs
Challenger 4    -3 lbs
Challenger 5    -1.3 lbs (pregnant and wanting to get healthy!)

Some reports from this group:
"I am already feeling more energy in only 1 week!"
"I feel like when I am eating healthy, my cravings are going away!"
"I am so thankful to pass this on to my family!"

So now this next challenge is going to be awesome! Lots of motivated people already joining! I am now accepting challengers and seats will be open until Jan 12th at midnight. This is a great opportunity to learn how to live that healthy lifestyle or even just gain some extra tips!

If you are interested in my clean eating group, you can find me on facebook at  Facebook.com/deidra.penrose

New Year Weekly Meal Plan/Exercise Plan

So, its the New Year and a fresh start! It's time to put away the cookies, cake, and ice cream, and start making new goals!! I know most of you have probably set new health and fitness goals.  I want this year to be different for you!! As some of you know, only 30% of the population actually follow through with there goals.. the other 70% fall off the wagon within a couple months and many within 2 short weeks.  It's difficult, and takes a lot of dedication and consistency, which is why I run my challenge groups.  
Challenge groups?!?  Your probably asking, what the heck are those right?!
As a health and fitness coach, I work with my challengers 1:1 to help them reach their goals.  I add them into a closed group on face book where only the people in the group can see and every day, I provide tips, recipes, and also give meal plans to help you stay accountable and motivated to reach your ultimate goals! 
What are the requirements? 
This is very simple.  I have each challenger use any home DVD program of their choice from beach body, along with clean eating, and replacing 1 meal a day with Shakeology, our health shake meal replacement.  Each fitness program comes with a schedule and nutrition plan, so you will have tons of ideas to use for your journey with clean eating! There are also different intensity levels, so depending on if you are a beginner, intermediate, or more advanced, there is a program out their to fit your needs!
Shakeology comes in different flavors.  You have your chocolate (MY FAV) for your chocolate lovers, Green berry (people who are juicers LOVE this), our newest flavor Vanilla (amazing and you can make so many recipes with it), and we also have Vegan Strawberry and Chocolate! Our Vegan Shakeology is made with pea protein and brown rice protein, rather than using soy or Whey.  
More info on Shakeology:
-Low on the Glycemic index (great for diabetics)
-Gluten Free
-Includes your multi vitamin
-Gives you 6 servings of veggies
-Protein to Carb ratio to keep you fuller longer
-Ingredients are all Natural whole foods (70 + natural ingredients)
-Will help improve your heart health
-Improve your digestive system
-Improve your immune system
-Increases your energy (naturally)
-With all the natural ingredients put in your body, all these benefits can help aid in weight loss
** This is NOT a weight loss shake, NOR is it a PROTEIN shake
This is meant as a health shake, to improve your overall health and well-being.
How amazing to get all this in one bag?!?! Yes, miracles CAN happen!! :)
CLICK HERE  to watch a short clip about Shakeology and WHY it is the best meal for you!

When I first heard of Shakeology by my cousin, Im not going to lie, I thought she was just trying to sell me something.  Since I was looking to lose 40 lbs, I figured, WHY NOT?! What's is the worst that can happen..  I would just be in the same position.. So I gave it a whirl, and soooo thankful I did! I would not be anywhere near my results if I have not started in a challenge group using Insanity and Turbo Fire, and drinking Shakeology on  regular basis.  Within 2 weeks, I was seeing a huge difference! Since incorporating the fitness programs, clean eating, and Shakeology, I have reached my fitness goals and am now sharing my experience with others! 

In my challenge groups, I have each participant take before and after photos and measurements so they can best track their progress.  You would be surprised with the results you get, rather than just going by the mirror and scale.  These true measurements are the most important, other than how you feel inside!! 

Starting Jan 6th, I am running not only 1 group, but 2! My first group is called New Year, New You! Yes, it sounds cliche', but I feel people truly do make lifestyle changes in my groups and feel like a new person! This group allows each individual to pick their own fitness program to use during the challenge.
My second group is actually my first test group! P90X3 is our newest fitness program out their and is absolutely AMAZING!! There are so many things I love about this program.  It is only 30 minutes long, incorporates both cardio and weight training, and is a high intense workout, but has amazing modification, so literally ANYONE of any level of fitness can use this!  I am doing this program with my challengers so am including myself in this test group! I started using the workouts so I can help everyone better explain it, and every new DVD I use ends up being my new favorite! They are all awesome and give me an amazing workout!
Take a look at what P90X3 is all about:


I am sooo excited for these 2 challenge groups to get started because I can smell results from here!! 

As I mentioned above, I help my challengers with meal planning. I make a meal plan every Sunday to give them a guide to use (will differ, depending on caloric intake) and different ideas.  I have been making my own meal plans for quite some time, and love how it works with my body! This is my plan for this week:

You will notice I cook a large amount of the same food.  I do this for 2 reasons.. I save time and $$!
I try to be as frugal as I can, without jeopardizing my health.. I know my body comes first because if I do not have health, I have nothing!

So it is time for a little fitness motivation!! CLICK HERE for a little video I made today to help people get motivated and ready to make their transformation! 

I hope this helps to get you to get started today!! There is never a right time, but the longer you wait, the further those results are! Join me in my next challenge and get into the best shape of your life!! 

Deidra Penrose

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6 Star Diamond Elite Beach Body Coach Success Story

I have definitely had a couple crazy months recently and I have been working a couple extra hours, sacrificing a little sleep, but now that qualification period is over, those few hours sacrificed has paid off!!

I am so thrilled to share exactly what this excitement is all about!!

So most of you know about me, but just for those of you who are new at visiting my blog, I am a mother of 2 amazing boys ages 18 months and my oldest will be 3 in 2 weeks! They are my life! I also have an amazing husband who at one time wanted nothing to do with health and fitness until I had a transformation.. He now is involved with everything I do to maintain my healthy lifestyle! I am a nurse who is just so passionate about helping others. Something I added just 1 year ago into my life was starting a new career as a Beach Body coach. My job is to help others live a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle.  I educate people on clean eating, along with exercise so everyone can get the most out of their journey. I started this journey of coaching when I was going through my own transformation. I was in a challenge group (support group through Beachbody) using Insanity and Shakeology, and was so happy with my results I was getting and how much energy I had! My cravings were gone after using Shakeology, and I was just feeling different than I ever did with any diet I tried.  What really hit the spot with coaching, was my results were not just a phase or diet I was on... this was something that you can live off of.. its a lifestyle of healthy eating and exercise.  I wanted to share my journey and transformation with others so they can see its real.. it is not just another fad diet. I also realized you can exercise as much as you want, but if you do not have the nutrition part down, your results will not show.  After changing my nutrition, that is when my results were most evident to myself and everyone around me.  

I ended up losing 40 lbs and 25 inches! This was from start to finish using Insanity, Turbo Fire, P90X, and the Ultimate Reset. I also incorporated Shakeology, our health shake meal replacement every single day. I know nutrition can be tough to plan, so this was something that worked so well for me.  One less meal to plan and purchase at the grocery store!

Since I had my transformation, I really got into coaching and have been helping so many people! I set new goals for myself and one thing I did not do was set big goals.. I was the type of person who is afraid of writing something down and not accomplishing them, so I would not write my huge push goals because of the fear of failure.  I wanted to feel that sense of accomplishment and I knew if I didn't write them down, I would not be let down if I didn't make those goals... Do you ever feel like that?? 

Let me say its the worst thing to do! If you do not write your goals down, there is no sense of urgency. You need to give yourself deadlines, that importance, and accountability to yourself to reach what is truly important to you.  I know this because once I finally wrote them down, I worked harder than ever, and stayed committed to my goals. I was consistent and didn't give up until I reached them!

Now that sense of accomplishment is so much better because those huge goals I once thought were impossible are now met and it's time to make bigger goals!

I want to mention 2 of my goals that were too big for me to write down and mention my other goals that i did write down.

My goals I did write down:  

Reaching 2 star by Dec 2013

Help 50 people get healthy 

Add 20 coaches to my team

Earn my trip to the Caribbean Cruise and go for FREE

pay off my only credit card

Earn 1,000$/week

My goals I did not write until just 4 months ago: 

5 star and ELITE by Dec 2013.  

Month by month, I was getting very slowly showing progress, but it was honestly not until I wrote my big goals down, that everything was changing before my own eyes... more people asking me to help them reach their health and fitness goals, people wanting to coach with me on my team and help others, and my paychecks increasing each week.  I was growing as a coach, leader, and person! I have been learning more about myself than I ever have.. how to communicate with others, and how to really put others before myself.  One of the greatest accomplishments though is also having my family included in all of this.  Supporting me and being healthy with me and allowing me to take the time to help others. 

Since I had so many people that had the same passion for helping people, I ended up creating my own team which is now called Forever Fit! It's all about living that healthy lifestyle and making it something that is long term vs something just  temporary.  We are in this for the long run.  

So what is Forever Fit all about? Forever Fit started with me wanting to help anyone who was willing to get healthy.. I ran challenge groups to help people stay accountable and motivated to reach their goals.  Many of these challengers are the ones who ended up joining my team because they saw this is exactly what they needed to have that lifestyle they have wanted. As my friends and acquaintances saw what I was doing, they became interested and wanted to have the opportunity to make a career with health and fitness... they wanted a job they would love.  So as more and more coaches joined me, we became one team.. Forever Fit!! The coaches on my team have taken time to help others, to dedicate themselves to live this healthy lifestyle themselves. It has not been always easy for all of us, but in the end, we can all say this is such a rewarding career and not one of us would trade in this opportunity that was given to us!

I have now added over 30 coaches to my team and have over 100 members and it is growing faster than ever! This did not happen because of me... this happened because of my amazing coaches who are so committed to their health, along with helping others with doing the same exact thing.. GETTING HEALTHY!  It's all about promoting health and preventing illness and diseases! We are adding years to people's lives just by educating and motivating!! 

Since growing my team to something so amazing, I can now say my goals have been reached... Not just the 2 star I wrote down, BUT the 5 star ELITE... Actually, I went a little further and went to 6 star Elite! I have to recognize my amazing Diamond coaches who have helped make this happen.. Who have put in lots of work, dedication, and consistency to get to this Diamond status!

Michael Gowan: Michael was my first Diamond coach that works full time, is a full time father of 2 awesome boys and he is also my cousin! He not only has a passion for health and fitness, but also for personal development.  He is definitely the preacher type.. Someone you can always rely on to brighten up your day, but also take you to reality and help you see the greater things in life.. to be thankful for what you have.  He went to Diamond in just 90 days! 

Jen Morris: Jen is a stay at home mommy of 2 amazing boys, 1 which was diagnosed with Autism.  Jen has spent so much time with figuring out the best ways to make her son less symptomatic with this illness. I will say she has done such an amazing job.  She has officially been nominated by me as the Queen of clean eating!  She has practicing with clean foods, raising her own animals so her food has absolutely no chemicals that can affect her son's behavior and illness.  This is helped her with having her son on less medication and his illness is more controlled, thanks to her dedication to her family.   Jen went diamond in less than 60 days!! This is crazy, and something not many people are able to achieve!

Alisha Smith: Alisha is yet another amazing coach who literally surprises me every week with an awesome come back.  She started as just a challenger wanting to see her fitness and health results.  As she started using beach body workouts and Shakeology, the challenge group gave her so much motivation that she totally blew it out of the water with her results.. She has lost over 40 lbs and 40 inches!! She could use soooo many excuses for not following through.. she is a full time mommy of 4 (youngest being less than 1 yr old), she owns her own bakery (yes I said it, BAKERY), she is a full time Spanish teacher, and now is coaching with Beach body full time! HOLY man is this is busy momma!!! She lets NOTHING get in her way! She is so dedicated and committed to her health and family, it's unreal!!  She also became a Diamond right around 60 days!!

Andrea Youngblood: This girl right here was one of my first coaches who wanted to coach as a career.  She is not only a mommy of 2 amazing sweet little boys, but is also a full time nurse.  Yes, we work together at 2 jobs! She sees enough of me that is for sure lol!! But she started coaching after getting great results with P90X and wanted to incorporate Shakeology and other workout programs and help others on their journey as well!! She has made such an awesome team for herself and is definitely more of the teacher type!! She has had an amazing transformation as well!! Andrea is such a go getter and love that she will take on any challenge that comes around! 

Lauren Penrose: Lauren is a mommy of a beautiful little girl Nora, a Physician's Assistant, and also my sister in law! She has lots of knowledge on health and fitness and wanted to apply it even more to help people get healthy, so she decided to coach on my team and has been so successful! She has reached Diamond rank just in around 60 days! Lauren being a new mommy, and a full time PA still has dedicated herself so much to helping others make that healthy lifestyle for themselves! I am so excited to say she is now going part time as a PA to focus on being at home with her daughter and work from home as a health and fitness coach with Beachbody! So proud of you!! 

Cody Penrose: Cody is my husband of 4.5 years, my rock, and my support.  Although he was not always supportive of me taking hours away from family to work on the computer, he has seen a huge change in me.. He sees the excitement when I get a challenger's result that they have lost a number of inches or pounds, or when one of my fellow coaches rank advanced.  He sees the passion in me with this career and knows I am so thankful this opportunity came for me to officially stay at home with my children!

Yes, I said it.  After 1 year of working as a mommy, nurse, and Beach body coach, I have achieved my goals of 6 star ELITE Diamon, ranked #109 out of over 140,000 coaches, and am able to quit my job as a nurse and work only from home! I will say I will never completely quit my job as a nurse, because I love helping people and having that interaction and communication with others is so rewarding, but I am so happy to be able to work relief. I will work when I want, and have the best of both worlds being home with my kids, while still working as a coach to help everyone!

I do want to mention a huge part of my success came from my up line coach and cousin Melanie Mitro. She has been there for me the entire way throughout my journey.  She is the #2 coach in the Beach body company and the founder of the Dream Team.  Yes, I am still a part of this team! It is awesome to have a mentor to guide you into the right direction, which is exactly what I learned to do.. Be a leader and mentor for my own coaches to help them grow.

If you want to work from home, but have a rewarding career, I want you to know this is totally possible for you too! I am a normal person, just like you with hopes and dreams to be successful.  If you have a passion for helping people, and love health and fitness, this is your opportunity! You do not have to be a nutritionist, a personal trainer, but you do have to have the motivation to motivate others!! 

I encourage you to follow your dreams, know you are capable of achieving your goals, and shoot for the stars! Do something that makes you excited to wake up every morning and gives you that sense of accomplishment.  And always remember...

 "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great"

-Zig Zigler

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Week of Christmas Exercise/Meal Plan

I cannot believe its Christmas already!! Time is flying! I know Christmas is tomorrow and I have been totally slacking on getting my presents wrapped for the kids! I just finished at the grocery store, so I am getting ready to start prepping some food!!
I do want to mention how excited I am so stay healthy over the holidays! Now, I know it is difficult, but I am keeping myself accountable by starting a Beach Body Challenge! I started P90X3 yesterday!! I cannot help but when a brand new workout comes out, to get started right away! Our Beach Body programs have done wonders for my body and health so I have to keep the ball rolling!! Yesterday, I did synergistic and LOVED IT!! Today was agility and again.... LOVED IT!! I love that the workouts are only 30 min each and includes weight training! Nothing like burning calories, even after your workout right?! OH YEA!!

I know many of us do not have time for the gym, nor do we feel comfortable going to the gym.  Many do not want to start at the beginning of the year because you will not even get a spot of the elliptical or machine you want.. This is why I run challenge groups!
What are Challenge Groups?!
They are closed groups I hold on face book (no one can see them but the challengers) and each challenger picks a workout of their choice to follow and drinks SHAKEOLOGY (health shake meal replacement) once daily to help maximize your results! I coach each challenger 1:1 to give tips, recipes, and help with meal planning. I give motivation and support to help keep you accountable for reaching your health and fitness goals!

Why SHAKEOLOGY?!
Why do I require Shakeology?? Well, first off, it is the ONLY meal I can assure you are getting all your nutrition you need in a daily dose.  This is an entire meal, that includes your protein, fat, carbs, and every bit of nutrition you need every day! When I say all your nutrition, I mean 1 shake is equivalent to going to the salad bar 6 times! Your multi-vitamin is included! Crazy right?!? Almost hard to believe! But I am here to say, YES, there is such a health shake out there! Now, please.. I do not compare these to protein shakes or weight loss shakes.. These have way more than just protein in them.. These do not only aid in weight loss... It is the whole foods in the shake that give you the health benefits to make the domino effect that will help you lose weight.. The natural ingredients that give you energy, decrease cravings, improve your digestive system.. this is how your body craves more healthy food, therefor, you end up losing weight, or maintaining your health!

Between following a workout program, clean eating, drinking Shakeology once daily, and having accountability and motivation.. Im sure you have NO option BUT to get the most amazing results!!

I have my next challenge groups starting Jan 6th!

I have 1 P90X3 test group, along with another challenge group that you can pick which Beach Body program to incorporate!  If you are interested, you can fill out my application below.  You can also add me on face book at facebook.com/deidra.penrose

Now, most of us know nutrition is 80% of your results right?! Well, if you did not know yet, you do now!  So, I stress the importance of clean eating all the time! I mean, it is crucial for your weight loss/fitness goals! You can workout 2-3 hrs a day and eat like crap and will not see results! But incorporate clean eating and exercise and you are buying yourself a HOT BOD!! So here is what my meal plan looks like for this week!

	DEC 23rd-29th
	P90X3 synergistic	P90X3	P90X3	P90X3	P90X3	P90X3	Rest
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Meal 1	SHAKEOLOGY- Chocolate PB	P90X protein bar	Shakeology (butter finger)	Egg white omlette with veggies (blog)	Egg white omlette with veggies	Protein pancakes (blog)	Protein Pancakes
Snack	P90X protein bar	Veggies and hummus	Veggie egg white omlette, ww english muffin	Plain Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, ¼ cup kasha mixed berry cereal	Plain greek yogurt, ½ cup fresh fruit, kasha cereal	SHAKEO	SHAKEOLOGY
Meal 2	Grilled chicken, Greek salad (blog)	Veggie burger on ww english muffin, greek salad	Veggies and greek yogurt/ranch dip, bruschetta	Ham, sweet potato, green bean casserole (clean)	Greek salad, ham sand which on ww bread	Turkey sloppy joes (blog), greek salad	Turkey sloppy joes (blog), greek salad
Snack	Ham and turkey on ww bread	2 small clementine’s, string cheese	Ham Sweet potatos  Clean green bean casserole	Shakeology almond fudge	Shakeology almond fudge	Veggies and hummus	Veggies and hummus
Meal 4	Veggie burger on ww English muffin	Steak spaghetti squash alfredo	1 small piece Shakeology pie(blog)	Steak spaghetti squash alfredo (blog)	Steak spaghetti squash alfredo	Meditteranean Pizza (blog)	Meditteranean Pizza left overs
Snack		Green Tea	Green tea	Green tea Shakeo chocolate pb pudding (blog)	Green tea Choco pb shakeo pudding (blog)	Green tea	Green tea
	deidrapenrose.com

I make my meal plans weekly, so I can stick with them! There is NO turning back! Its all about keeping yourself accountable and take action for your goals! The holidays will be over, but those goals are NEVER going away!

Just some tips to keep you on track over Christmas:

1. Pack extra HEALTHY snacks-esp when your away from home, do not allow yourself to have the excuse that nothing is available for you! You are in CONTROL!

2. WATER WATER WATER! Stay hydrated and drink lots of water! If you drink other beverages, your thirst will increase. Water also helps you know when you are really full vs hungry or bored. 

3. DON'T forget your goals! Keep a picture of motivation saying on your phone to look at when your feeling a little tempted!

4. Holidays are for celebrating with family and friends, NOT EATING! Remember the real meaning behind the holidays!

5. Just because you have been eating good does  NOT mean you can treat yourself like a dog! We are human, we reward ourselves with clothes, pampering ourselves, but don't take a step forward and 2 steps back because you felt you did good for a week!

6. Get your workout in early! If you get it done before everyone wakes up or you have company, that is a HUGE task that you feel a HUGE sense of accomplishment with! 

7. Share the health with your family! Make a dish for your family that is healthy! Do not sacrifice your goals, for others! You may be surprised on who enjoys your healthy recipes!!

8. PORTION CONTROL! If you are going to eat what makes you happy, please at least help yourself and use portion sizes! You do not need 2 servings of mashed potatoes! Its going to go right to where you do not want it to... YOUR BELLY!!

9. Just be satisfied with 2 bites! I love the 2 bite rule.. Honestly we all know the 1st bite usually tastes good.. the 2nd even better.. but after than, its EXTRA CALORIES WASTED!  Even better, when you take that bite, ask yourself if its really worth it? Does it really taste that good?!?! Then, make the decision on if you should eat it or not! 

10.  Do not eat 3 hrs before bed. you do not need the extra calories at night.. I mean, your not working out in your sleep right?!? ;)

There you have it, ALWAYS remember your goals, NEVER settle for less, but ENJOY the holidays!!  BE SAFE!! BE HEALTHY!! 

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Cauliflower Pizza Crust (clean)

Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cooked, riced cauliflower (1 head of cauliflower)
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (2 1/2 for crust, plus more for topping)
• 1/2 cup whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tsp Italian seasoning (or dried oregano as substitute)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp Himalayan salt
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• Toppings of your choice 

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Prepare pizza pan or cookie sheet with non-stick spray or olive oil.

Cut off florets of cauliflower in to medium sized chunks and discard the large stems and leaves.  Place in food processor and pulse a second at a time until cauliflower resembles rice (careful to not puree by over-processing).  Place the diced cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, get to preparing any toppings that require cooking.  You will want to make sure all toppings are cooked beforehand.

When cauliflower is done cooking in the microwave, let it cool a bit before adding the rest of the ingredients (we don’t want to scramble our beaten egg!).   Add 2 1/2 cups shredded cheese, the beaten egg, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and olive oil to the cauliflower and mix well.

Pour out on to the pizza pan and spread out in to a 3/4″ thick circle with a spoon and/or rolling pin.  Clean edges up by patting towards inside of the pie to avoid any thinner spots that may overcook.  Place in 400 degree oven and bake 25 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

Once finished, allow to cool for a few minutes before adding toppings – this will help it firm up a bit.  When you’re ready, place back in the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Enjoy with your favorite toppings!!!  

P.s. I Recommend using lots of veggies to keep it healthy!! 

Clean Mediterranean Pizza

Mediterranean Pizza

I am not sure what it is with me and Mediterranean, but I have a small obsession... ok HUGE obsession lol! But as long as I can make it healthy, Im good with it! Tonight, I made my family this awesome clean Mediterranean pizza and my boys absolutely LOVED it!! 

I just realized I totally forget to add tomatoes on my pizza lol, so I'm adding those in my recipe, but its still great without too! 

Ingredients:

1 tube whole wheat pizza crust ( for 9 inch round )

1 large tomato

2 heaping cups raw spinach

3/4 cup organic pizza sauce

4 oz 2% mozzarella cheese block

4 oz feta cheese

3 tbsp Kalamata Olive slices

1 tbsp fresh Basil

Directions:

Roll out whole wheat dough into pizza crust onto a large round pizza pan.

Pour pizza sauce over crust and even out, leaving crust only 1/2 inch around the pizza.

Add raw spinach over sauce and cover the entire pizza.

Slice Mozzarella Cheese into thin slices and cover pizza on top on spinach. Add 4 oz feta cheese.

Slice tomatoes into thin slices and set on top of cheeses.

Add Kalamata Olives.

Sprinkle Fresh Basil on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 17 min.

Let cool for 5 min before serving.

ENJOY your amazing new Mediterranean Pizza!!