Arugula Salad with Mango and Avocado
Arugula Salad with Mango and Avocado Recipe Salad Ingredients: • 6 cups arugula leaves • 1 mango, peeled and cut into long slices • 1 avocado, peeled and sliced • ½ red onion, sliced • 1 tbs lime juice Salad Dressing Ingredients: • 1 tbs champagne vinegar • 4 tbs orange juiced (about ½ orange) • 2 tbs lime juice, about ½ lime • 4 tbs olive oil • ½ tsp cumin • 2 tbs finely chopped cilantro • 1 red chili or hot pepper, sliced • Salt and pepper (to taste) For full recipe instructions, please visit: laylita.com Feel free to follow Skinny...
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Herb Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Herb Roasted Cherry Tomatoes Recipe Ingredients: • 3 pounds of cherry tomatoes (red and yellow) • 3 tablespoons olive oil (Twinkie’s note: I recommend coconut oil since olive oil doesn’t do well with heat…as in, it’s no longer healthy for you when it is heated at a high temperature) • Salt and pepper • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley For full recipe instructions, please visit myrecipes.com Feel free to follow Skinny...
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Honey Mustard Chicken
Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Recipe Ingredients: • 1/4 cup of grainy, course mustard • 1/4 cup smooth dijion mustard • 1/2 cup honey • 3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil (Twinkie’s note: I recommend coconut oil since olive oil doesn’t do well with heat…as in, it’s no longer healthy for you when it is heated at a high temperature) • 1/2 of a small yellow onion, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 2 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken tenderloins • salt and pepper • 3 – 4 small sprigs of fresh rosemary For full recipe instructions, please visit: goodlifeeats.com Feel free to follow Skinny...
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Paleo Pizza Margherita
Pizza Margherita Crust Ingredients: 2 cups blanched almond flour 1/2 cup arrowroot flour 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 2 eggs Sauce Ingredients: 14 ounces crushed, fire-roasted tomatoes 6 ounces tomato paste 1 clove garlic, pressed 2 tablespoons finely minced onion 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil salt and pepper to taste Toppings Ingredients: 1/2 cup buffalo mozzarella 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced 10 basil leaves Instructions Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 Celsius) In a large mixing bowl, combine your almond flour, arrowroot flour, baking powder, salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, marjoram, garlic powder, onion powder, coconut oil, and eggs Mix thoroughly until a dough forms...
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Pumpkin Bread Pudding
You gotta try this healthy bread pudding for your dessert (or breakfast!) – I think it would be perfect for Thanksgiving…Christmas…or any day of the year, really. Enjoy! Pumpkin Bread Pudding Bread Ingredients: 4 eggs 1 cup water 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar ½ cup of coconut flour 1 tsp of pumpkin spice ¼ cup + 1 tsp of coconut oil melted ½ tsp baking soda Pumpkin Sauce Ingredients: ½ cup pumpkin puree ¼ cup of maple syrup ¼ cup of melted coconut oil or butter ¼ tsp of salt ½ cup of pecan pieces You can check out the full recipe instructions over at agirlworthsaving.net Feel free to follow Skinny...
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Fruit and Vegetable Décor for Thanksgiving
I thought these were creative and festive ways to enjoy vegetables and fruit for Thanksgiving! Fruit Turkey: Turkey Veggie Platter: Image Credits: Bayonne Farmers Market Feel free to follow us, however you...
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Whole Wheat Bread
Have you ever tasted whole wheat bread that was 100% healthy, delicious, and still had a wonderful texture that didn’t remind you of a brick? This last year my Mom gave me her whole wheat bread recipe and taught me the simple tricks for the most perfect whole wheat bread. Ingredients: 3 cups Warm Water 1/3 cup melted Coconut Oil 1/3 cup Agave Nectar 8 cups Whole Wheat Flour 1 tablespoon Sea Salt 1 1/2 tablespoon Instant Yeast 2 tablespoons Dough Enhancer Extra melted Coconut oil for kneading the dough on the counter top and for “glazing” the bread once it’s done. 2 Bread Pans Instructions: Step 1) Combine the warm water, melted coconut oil, and agave nectar in mixer. Step 2) Add 4 cups of the whole wheat flour, the sea salt, instant yeast, and dough enhancer into...
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Raw Green Vegan Collard Wraps
Raw Green Vegan Collard Wraps Recipe Ingredients: • 4 large collard leaves • 1 red bell pepper • 1 avocado • 2-3 ounces alfalfa sprouts • ½ lime • 1 cup raw pecans • 1 tablespoon tamari (tamari is a gluten-free soy sauce, but you can also use Liquid Aminos by Bragg, which tastes like soy sauce) • 1 teaspoon cumin (or ½ teaspoon minced garlic and ½ teaspoon grated ginger) • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil For full recipe instructions, please visit avocadopesto.com Feel free to follow Skinny...
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Raspberry Lemonade
Raspberry Lemonade made the way it was supposed to be: with real fruit. Ingredients: 8 cups cold Water 1/2 cup freshly squeezed Lemon Juice 2 cups fresh Raspberries 3 drops Liquid Stevia (or more – “to taste”) Instructions: Step 1) Blend the fresh raspberries (I used some of the 8 cups of water, which helped blend the raspberries). Step 2) Combine the water, lemon juice, blended raspberries, and drops of stevia (add more if needed). Notes: I’ve been looking for a healthy raspberry lemonade recipe and all that I could find were recipes that involved a lot of white sugar or powdered raspberry flavoring – seriously??? I wanted the real stuff! I decided to take things into my own hands, and just made my own raspberry lemonade. This recipe tastes so amazing since I used real ingredients; fresh lemons...
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Ideas For Healthy Grilling
It’s officially Barbecue Season, and that doesn’t have to mean eating unhealthy foods! There are plenty of healthy options for you to consider that will still be delicious and mouth watering dishes! Who ever said healthy had to be boring? Not me. Grilling Meats: • Smoked Salmon • Chicken • Lean Red Meat Grilling Meatless: • Tofu • Portabella Mushroom Burgers • Veggie Burger Grilling Fruit: • Pineapple • Peach • Plum • Apricot Grilling Vegetables: • Asparagus • Mushrooms • Peppers • Zucchini Image Credits: Grilled Salmon, Grilled Tofu, Grilled Pineapple, & Grilled Vegetables. Feel free to follow us, however you...
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