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Veggie soup with rice noodles- so comforting!

Falafel!

My friend caught some mahi-mahi in Florida this is what I did with it along with some sautéed garlic spinach, mango and avocado salsa, and spring greens.

Yesterday's meals: Breakfast: cup of coffee with skim Lunch: homemade fried rice made with leftover rice and garbanzos, with egg, scallion, sweet soy Snack: Fat-Free date banana nut bread(cause I literally forgot to put in the oil- It is pretty good :) Dinner: Seared Mahi Mahi on sautéed baby spinach with garlic, homemade…

I respect your research but I have to tell you, I break all of these rules and hi have a very high success rate with using my air fryer and enjoying the end products. Here is a air-fried crispy Mac and cheese that I made with leftovers that I sliced and breaded with panko.

@mtaratoot it’s on the way...

Salad with homemade pickled carrots, cucumbers, mixed greens, raisins, Kalamata olives, Ken’s light Caesar dressing, topped with black forest ham and peanuts. A slice of espresso banana bread for dessert.

smoked salmon over mixed greens, carrots, grapes, craisins, with sunflower seeds and Ken’s apple cider vinaigrette-obsessed!

Lentil soup finished with rosemary olive oil and smoked sea salt and a slice of roasted butternut squash

Lentil soup warmed on a bed of wilted baby spinach

@snowflake954 -yum! I love soup. I know I’m cheating with this, but I had two huge cans of Italian green beans that I purchased right when there were food shortages when the pandemic hit hard. I had to make something so I made a crockpot Italian green bean and potato stew with fresh herbs (thyme, parsley) and topped it…

Here’s my chunky monkey banana bread made in my air fryer. I make it in a heat pump all and baked it at 300 for 15 minutes

Crockpot Italian green bean and potato stew topped with roasted chicken and crispy bacon

@Jelaan thank you- me too. Here’s today’s

Bread baking day(chunky monkey banana bread) and salad with roasted chicken and crispy bacon mixed greens, carrots, kalamata olives, red grapes, pimentos.

This is my smoothie protocol: I keep frozen banana in my freezer- they are the backbone of each smoothie for coolness and thickness I always use cinnamon(antioxidant that lowers blood sugar), I use coconut sugar to sweeten(I don’t like agave- so I want a lower GI than sugar, but feel free to use this or honey if you need a…

Salad with rosemary lemon chicken(The rosemary came from one friends garden and the lemon came from another friends lemon tree) cubed apples, Craisins, banana peppers, peanuts, on a huge bed of mixed greens.

Beautiful- enjoy your appliance and your creations.

Crockpot pork adobo stew. Tastes like pork lo mein. Super tasty and only 254 calories per serving.

Thanks for your guidance, I have been meaning to invest in liners - Will do that soon but honestly foil has been working for me and helps with cleanup.

My smoothies are usually @300 - 325 calories for 24 ozs and I use it as a tool to get at least two servings each of fruit and vegetables as well as antioxidants and fiber if I combine ingredients correctly as well. Also since this is a meal replacement for me, that calorie allotment works for me. I agree that you can stack…

I love smoothies, but I’m not a big fan of dairy or even nut milks. This is my smoothie from today- frozen Blueberry, frozen mango, celery, grape tomato, Chia seeds, ground cinnamon with flax seed, squeeze of fresh Lemmon, water, ice - This lasts all morning and I sip it at my desk and by lunch - I’m still not starving yet.

roasted butternut squash over lentil stew

This is my favorite appliance – I’ve had mine since February 2020 and I use it no less than twice a day. I bake individual muffins, cake, and breads, I make veggie fries and fritters, I bake fish and meatballs, I toast and warm bread, I reheat leftovers, I’ve tried it all with a 95% success rate. Here are some tips: -Cut…

Mixed greens with salad olives, 2 ozs brie, 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, halved green grapes, and my new favorite, Ken’s apple cider vinaigrette. So good and I am addicted to this dressing!

No work out yesterday so it has to count as my night off- ugh! Wonky week where my gym partner is off site(we work together and keep each other accountable) and another remote colleague is in town-translation evenings out. Here's my plan:* Healthy Lunch-stay away from the gross salty chicken * Get up 3 times today and take…

* Get to the gym * Start a modest strength program- new gym + new nautilus layout= performance anxiety * Eat a clean salad for lunch-not that gross over salted chicken breast- I'll have black beans on my salad instead * Eat my banana rather than chocolate for my afternoon snack * Tell someone they inspire me- so many to…

* log what I eat * move for 30 minutes * be thankful for positive motivators