Food prep for The 21 Day Fix Extreme

I spent some time meal prepping this weekend with these awesome new containers. I'm kind of in love with them. And yes, this is my breakfast! #foodprep #fitmom#momof4 #healthyrecipes #keepitsimple #dontdiet#eataccordingtoyourgoals

Meal Prep tip!

Handy little tip for you! Costco has rotisserie chicken for $5. It's a perfect way to get some protein portioned out for lunches! Grab some chicken, some snack size baggies, and put 4 ounces of chicken and stick it in the freezer. Do the same with some veggies, and maybe some rice(yup, you can freeze rice) and you have some instant healthy lunches ready to go! #mealprep #eathealthy

Ice Cream!!!

 Ok, I'm super excited to share this recipe!  But first, a little about me.
I LOVE to eat.  Seriously, love it.  That's partly mostly why I started exercising to begin with. I once had a race entry I had to fill out that had the sentence "I run for..."  Mine was cookies. I run for cookies, I ran so I could eat more cookies than I was already eating. 
Things have changed since then.  I'm now gluten free, so my cookies have changed a bit (but yes, I did already figure out how to make gluten free chocolate chip cookies, it was pretty high on my priority list).  I've also made some pretty big changes with my diet; I try to follow the 90/10 rule for eating clean; and try to push it up higher to 95% most of the time.
Anyway, Saturday night I really, REALLY, wanted some frozen yogurt. So much so, that since it didn't close until midnight, I was trying to think of a way I could justify going at 11:00 at night.  I didn't end up caving in, mostly because my hubby already ate his dessert, so I'd be eating alone while he watched (awkward!)...  I'm also lactose intolerant and knew I'd regret it not too long after I ate it.
So today I found a recipe that worked for me!!!
It's from the blog called Whipped Baking, and the ingredient list is VERY short.  Lucky for me, I had everything already on hand!  (ok, I modified the recipe I found, because I'm a chocolate girl too, so add in some cocoa powder!)

Mix everything in the blender.  I ended up mixing in 6 frozen bananas, 2/3 cup of coconut milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter, and 2 tbsp cocoa powder. Oh, I did throw in some chocolate chips just for fun, because like I said, I like chocolate.

Mix it all together, and either eat right away, or stick it in the freezer...
Then... Enjoy!

And yup, I totally had some after my workout!  Here is the link to the original recipe, let me know if you make it and what you think!

By the way, if you are doing the 21 Day Fix, this would totally work for one of your treats!!!

Clean Eating Granola

This is my absolute FAVORITE granola recipe.  I found the original recipe off of the blog 100 Days of Real Food, but I changed it up a bit to suit our family's taste. 

Clean Eating Granola

Ingredients

• 3½ cups rolled oats (you can mix in steel cut oats as well as rolled oats)
• 1 cup raw sliced almonds
• 1 cup raw cashew pieces
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp Pumpkin pie seasoning
• 6 tablespoons coconut oil
• ½ cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Also need – parchment paper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Cover a rectangular baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix the dry oats, almonds, cashews, walnuts, seeds and spices together in a large mixing bowl.
3. Heat the butter and honey together in a small saucepan over low heat. Once the butter melts stir in the vanilla and salt.
4. Pour the hot liquids over the dry ingredients and stir together with a rubber spatula until evenly coated.
5. Spread mixture onto prepared pan in one even layer. Bake for 75 minutes.
6. The granola will become crisp as it cools at which point you can break into pieces (if making bars) or break it up into small chunks by pounding it in a zip lock bag (if making cereal). Store in air tight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.