Appleicious Greenery Shakeology Recipe

Finding a good Greenberry recipe was something that after a year of drinking Shakeology, I was desperately searching for. I just figured that I would never drink anything except for me beloved chocolate and vegan chocolate and I was totally ok with that. 

When I was in New York, 2 people attending the certification class with me were drinking Greenberry with just ice and water. I have to admit, I may have made a face or two of disgust, BUT then Alicia gave me the golden recipe.  I had some Greenery packets and I figured I didn't have anything to lose so Monday morning, I put my ingredients in my trusty Vitamix, blended it up, and it was REFRESHING!!!!

Applelicious:

1 scoop Greenberry Shakeology

1 cup water

splash of Almond Milk

1 tsp oranic honey

3/4 of a honey crisp apple

Ice

BLEND and ENJOY

Paleo Bison Chili

In my attempt to cook and eat healthier this year, I have realized one thing...I need to plan my weekly meals. Our family has always been a "what do you feel like" family. You know the one, me texting my hubs every morning asking, what do you feel like for dinner tonight? Him saying, whatever you want and then we end up ordering in since neither of us can make a decision. So, I sat down at my computer and researched meals that I thought looked good and relatively easy (because I am still a hot mess in the kitchen, lets be honest!)

 First up on my prep for the week is Paleo Bison Chicken.

 Prep your veggies... I am not an expert at this yet, I need to practice getting it all around the same size.

 Heat a heavy bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add coconut oil.Add onions, peppers and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent, about 3 or 4 minutes.

 Next, add ground bison, cumin, and chili powder.Stir while this cooks, about 5 to 6 minutes.

 I used organic green chiles, diced tomatoes with jalapeños and cilantro for some extra flavor and crab salsa. I wasn't sure about using the crab salsa but the hubs picked it and if it doesn't work out I can always use a regular salsa next time.

 Pour in salsa, tomatoes, green chiles and salt.

 Simmer for one hour.

It turned out a little bit on the spicy side thanks to the jalapeño in the tomatoes and the chili powder. For a milder flavor you can play with the spices a bit. I got a big thumbs up from the hubs and since he is my biggest critic, this dinner was a WIN!!!!!!

Spoon up and ENJOY!!!

Ingredients:

     1 Tbs coconut oil, tallow, bacon grease, or lard

     1/2 medium yellow onion, diced

     1 green pepper 

     1 red pepper

     2 cloves garlic, sliced

     1-3/4 lb ground bison (elk, venison, or beef may be substituted)

     2 tsp ground cumin

     2 tsp chili powder

     1 (12 oz) jar salsa

     1 (8 oz) can diced tomatoes

     1 (7 oz) can mild green chiles

     2 tsp sea salt (optional)

Instructions

Heat a heavy bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. 

When the pan is hot, add coconut oil.

Add onions, peppers and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent, about 3 or 4 minutes.

Next, add ground bison, cumin, and chili powder.

Stir while this cooks, about 5 to 6 minutes.

Pour in salsa, tomatoes, green chiles and salt.

Simmer for at least 1 hour.

Enjoy!

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins

Eating Clean is not say for people like me. The people who don't like to sit down and plan what they are going to eat. I understand the concept of meal planning, I do, but up until now i have never done it. 

Since deciding that one of my "realsolutions" was to cook dinner 3 times a week, I thought I should find some items that maybe all of us could eat. I had to do some research because most meatloaf recipes have some type of oat/oatmeal as a binder and we are still trying to eat mostly Paleoish when we can. Hubs really likes a red pepper and sweet potato soup so I knew that flavor combination would work together. 

I started by shredding my sweet potato and dicing my red pepper.

After the veggies were shredded and diced, I added them into my ground turkey.

Then I added in my eggs and almond meal

And then I added in my ketchup and barbecue sauce (i just used what we had in the house) and the spices.

I mixed all my ingredients together and then scooped them into 12 muffin tins that I sprayed with coconut oil spray. 

Place it in your 350 degree preheated oven and bake them for 40 minutes (or until they are brown and crispy on top. 

I let them sit for 5 minutes in the pan just to make sure they were cooked all the way through (you know I usually have things come out raw!) I used a knife to cut around the edges and out they all came- perfectly done!! 

They were a little crispy around the edges but I won't be taking anyone to the ER for salmonella so that is a major WIN!!! The flavor was actually really good which I was concerned about since I kinda made this up as I went (something will never change). 

Now I have a clean and healthy protein for my week. If you are doing the 21 day fix or 21 day fix extreme the ratio of one would be 1 red and 1/2 yellow per each meatloaf muffin. 

Enjoy!!!

Ingredients

2 1b lean ground turkey 

2 farm fresh egg

1 cup almond meal

1 sweet potato, peeled and grated

1/2 red bell pepper diced 

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp chili powder

1/4 cup ketchup 

1/4 cup bbq sauce 

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare your muffin tin.  You can also grease them with some coconut oil/animal fat of your choice.

Mix all your ingredients in a large bowl and don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty! They’re the best mixing tools we have!

Divide meat mixture among 12muffin tin cups. Bake for 40 minutes (or until brown and a little bit crispy on top).

Egg White Veggie Muffin Cups

Breakfast for me is always SHAKEOLOGY!!!

That  doesn't mean that it is for everyone else in the family! Hubs really likes to have his for lunch so I have been trying to find a good recipe for egg white muffins and I finally found one that worked for all of us. Hubs has been working hard with Les Mills Pump for the last 5 weeks, so I will do just about anything to help him stay on track, which includes cooking!

Here is the recipe for Egg White Muffins.


Ingredients:

Coconut Oil Spray (i used olive oil Pam, I find that the coconut oil one doesn't work as well)
24 egg whites
12 spears asparagus
1 cup spinach trimmed
salt and pepper
cayenne pepper (to taste)

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven 350.
2. Spray Muffin Tin with spray (of your choice)
3. Whisk egg whites together with salt, pepper, and cayenne.
4. Pour into prepared muffin tin evenly. (make sure you have equal amounts per tin or they will not each come out right)
5. Add Asparagus to each egg white muffin.
6. Add Spinach to each egg white muffin.
7. Bake 25-30 minutes or until egg whites are set.
8. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
9. Serve warm or save in the fridge for a quick and easy grab and go meal.

These exceeded my expectations!! You can use any vegetables that you want but we always need more green veggies so that is what I chose to do this time. I think next time I would cut the spinach up before placing it in the egg white mixture so that there weren't just huge piles of spinach (although it does look pretty in the photos :))

Best Paleo Sweet Potatoes EVER!!!!

As an athlete, I know that my body NEEDS carbohydrates to fuel my workouts. In th past, I would have reached for anything available but since we decided to eat paleo I haven't been fueling my workouts properly and I have been feeling it! Even though I am eating lots of veggies (green ones) my body needs FUEL so today I decided I would prep some mashed sweet potatoes and went in search of a good recipe.

I found one that I liked that had ingredients I never would have thought to put together.
The outcome was AMAZING and I couldn't be happier.

If you have been following me for any length of time, you know that I am not the best in the kitchen. I have been known to ruin dozen of eggs with improper boiling and I have burned more meals than I would like to count but this recipe is super simple with limited ingredient and it tastes fabulous. 

I started by cutting up my sweet potatoes

I placed them in the pot to boil and let them go about 20 minutes

When they were done, I drained them and set them aside to cool.

I added about a quarter cup of coconut butter and let it melt. I added my sliced banana and let it cook for 5 minutes, stirring ever so often. 

Next I added the juice of 2 Halo oranges and let it cook about a minute.

I added the sweet potatoes back into the pot with 1/3 cup organic honey 1/4 cup vegetable stock and cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. 

I mashed it all up until it was nice and smooth - let it cool a little bit and then portioned it out in my yellow containers so I didn't eat the entire pot! 

Healthy doesn't have to be bland!

3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

1/4 cup coconut butter

1 banana, sliced

2 halo orange juiced

1/4 cup chicken stock

1/3 cup honey

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Salt and pepper

DirectionsBoil potatoes until tender, drain and reserve. Return the pot to the stove top over medium heat. Add butter and bananas to the pot. Cook bananas 5 minutes and add the juice of 2 orange to the pot,  Allow the juice to cook out, 1 minute. Add potatoes to the pot and the stock and honey. Mash potatoes, banana, stock and honey together until well combined. Season with cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to your taste. Mash to combine spices and serve.