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CLEAN EATING CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup Oatmeal
• 3 tbsp Coconut Oil (preferably Organic)
• 1/2 cup Stevia
• 1/3 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup Unsweetened Baking Cocoa
• 1/4 cup Chocolate protein powder (preferably casein)
• 1 Egg and 1 White
• 1/3 cup Dark Chocolate Chips or Nuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix dry ingredients together
2. Mix wet ingredients together
3. Combine everything together
4. Put in 8 X 9 pan
5. Heat Oven at 350 for about 20 minutes.
6. These can be stored in the freezer if you cannot eat all at once or want to space out eating proportions.

muffintop-less:

This looks so helpful! Veggie cooking cheat sheet!

sedentarysophie:

Raw vegan caramels

These are extraordinarily easy, delicious, moorish and quick! And no processed sugars or unhealthy agave of course.

Method:

- Put half a cup of pine nuts and half a cup of loosely packed dates into a blender with a tsp of vanilla extract and a pinch of flaked sea salt (do not use kosher salt!!!)

- Blend for a short period of time but make sure there are still nut chunks present; you don’t want all of the pine oil to seep out.

- Smoosh the mixture into a dough and press it half a centimeter thick onto baking paper. Place this in the freezer until firm.

- Chop as desired and place back in freezer.

Voila! Delicious caramel chewiness!

Note: This recipe was inspired by one I read on the Internet a while ago. I’d give credit to the original chef but I don’t know where I saw it. Sorry!

weightedlongenough:

Tell me what I can’t do…

muffintop-less:

I was asked to do a review of “healthy” Jamba Juice smoothies…. 

I went to the website and poked around a bit, trying to find something I would personally consume… I was pretty shocked to see the amount of sugar in most of these smoothies! I haven’t been to Jamba Juice since Sophmore year of college… and now I see that I might have made a good choice. While I realize that most of the smoothies contain sugar primarily from natural sources such as fruit, there is still a whole lot of it confined to one cup and coming from things like sherbet and juice…. sans any protein, healthy fats or much fiber. 

I guess if I am being asked for a recommendation on what to get if you do decide to swing by there, choose a size “Sixteen” of something that is lower in sugar (ones without the added sherbet), high in fiber, and get a “boost” of protein powder. It appears that the “Jamba Light” are the better options… however I can’t seem to find the ingredient list. 
Of course my other recommendation would be to make your own at home! That way you can make them lower in sugar, and higher in other nutrients! Give this recipe a try… =)

 My Very Berry Healthy Smoothie:

• 1 Scoop Vanilla protein powder
• 1 Cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 serving frozen mixed berries
• 1 Tablespoon natural peanut butter
• 1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt (optional)
• 3-5 Ice cubes

Blend and enjoy! =) 

muffintop-less:

Clean Eating Brownie Waffles
by The Gracious Pantry 

(Makes approximately 14 waffles)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup wheat germ (I used raw wheat germ, but any kind will work)
• 1 3/4 cups unsweetened soy milk (you can also use non-fat or low-fat milk)
• 2 ripe bananas
• 2 whole eggs
• 2 tbsp. safflower or canola oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp. honey

Directions:

Step 1 – Place a flour sifter in a large mixing bowl, and place all your dry ingredients, except for the wheat germ, into the sifter and sift.
Step 2 – Add your wheat germ to the bowl and blend well with a whisk. (You could put your wheat germ in the sifter like I did, but you’ll find out quickly that it doesn’t sift well.)
Step 3 – In a separate bowl, mix all your wet ingredients. I used a hand blender to blend everything into a smooth liquid.
Step 4 – Pour your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients, and blend with a whisk. Don’t over mix, but do get out any clumps you see.
Step 5 – Pour a little in at a time. Use a spatula to help it spread. You don’t want to go to heavy, or you’ll end up like me with batter oozing out the sides. Less is more here. Trust me.

Full article: http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-brownie-waffles/

coffee-and-control:

Losing Weight this April

coffee-and-control:

P.S: Don’t Binge. 

muffintop-less:

The health benefits of seaweed… I love seaweed! You can purchase it at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, most health food stores and most markets (in the aisle where they keep the food from around the world). Check out this article I found on Live Strong:

“For some people, seaweed is a much-loved plant food used in soups, salads, side dishes and as a condiment or sushi wrapper. For others, it’s an acquired taste. Some of the most popular edible seaweeds include deep green kombu, dried black hijiki, chewy red dulse, emerald wakame, bright, leafy sea lettuce, and dark, toasted nori. 
Although each is a unique food, with distinctive taste and texture, all of these “sea vegetables” are valuable sources of nutrients with many of the same health benefits as land vegetables.

• Source of Nutrients - Most seaweeds are high in essential amino acids, which makes them valuable sources of vegetable protein in a vegetarian or mostly meatless diet. Like most land vegetables, seaweeds contain vitamins A (beta carotene) and C. Seaweeds are rich in potassium, iron, calcium, iodine and magnesium because these minerals are concentrated in sea water. They are also one of the few vegetable sources of vitamin B-12.
• Weight Control - Seaweed is a “free food” when it comes to weight control because it provides only 5 to 20 calories in a serving and contains virtually no fat. Its fiber content also contributes to a feeling of satiety, or fullness when eaten in a meal. Japanese researchers at Hokkaido University have discovered that a substance in brown seaweeds called fucoxanthin helps reduce the accumulation of fat in the body cells of laboratory animals—although there is no evidence that these results carry over to humans.
• Salt Substitute - Seaweed granules have been tested in the United Kingdom as a flavor enhancer that could replace sodium in snack foods and other processed food products. Cutting back on salt can reduce the risk of high blood pressure, which reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke.
• Blood Sugar Regulation - When eaten as part of a meal, seaweed can help balance blood sugar because its soluble fiber content helps slow the rate at which foods are digested and absorbed into the bloodstream.
• Digestive Aid - Agar agar is a gelling agent made from seaweed that’s high in soluble fiber. When used as a laxative, agar agar soaks up water in the intestine and swells up. This creates movement in the bowels that helps with elimination of waste.
• Other Possible Benefits - Seaweed extracts have been shown to have an anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effect on laboratory animals, though this has not been scientifically proven in humans.

Read the full article here: 
http://www.livestrong.com/article/18578-health-benefits-eating-seaweed/#ixzz1rB6G0a20

muffintop-less:

My Chocolate Lovers Protein Shake!

• 1 Scoop chocolate protein powder
• 1 Cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk
• 1 TB unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 TB ground flaxseed
• 5-10 ice cubes (depends on the consistency you want!) 

Blend and enjoy! =)

fitbeliever:

Some useful information :)