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homemade bread - toasted with peanut butter and sliced bananas; coffee with a splash of whole milk mornings that I lift I have a protein shake - 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 frozen banana, handful of berries, 1 scoop vanilla soy protein powder, 1 tsp chia seeds, water... tastes like a cheesecake shake I sometimes change…

make applesauce! Just peel a bunch of them, put in a crockpot with a dab of butter, some cinnamon (or a cinnamon stick), a squeeze of lemon juice, a strip of lemon peel, and a bit of sugar if you like. Cook on low for 6 hours, mash up, and enjoy! (take out the lemon peel and cinnamon stick!) You can freeze in containers,…

the mornings I go to the gym, I go at 5am... (2-3 days/week). 2 days I lift, and I'm fine on an empty stomach. 1-2 mornings I run, and again, I'm fine on an empty stomach. I drink a TON of water, so I generally don't have my cottage cheese/banana/protein shake until 7:30am. That's what I have on workout mornings (1/2 c…

Fage all the way!!

I have used it in place of spinach in lasagna... just cut out the middle vein. Could not tell with all the cheese/sauce...

steel cut oats in the crockpot with cinnamon, pb, banana, and some greek yogurt... yum! Think I'll have to make it for breakfast tomorrow!

start small... replace your wheat bread with gluten free bread, tortillas, etc... all depends on what you eat daily? I personally don't eat a lot of wheat, other than my homemade bread, so if I were to go gluten-free, it would be pretty easy. Breakfast can be certified gluten free oatmeal with pb and fruit, lunch can be a…

meal plan eat the rainbow daily drink water - lots of it! weight train (plateaued with just diet/cardio; lifting propelled me to lose again) eat clean its not a diet, its a lifestyle change you can't exercise a bad diet

walking lunges holding weights, plies, and leg machines at the gym :)

I used to be the same way.. (with the exception of corn, raw carrots, and lettuce). My mom would boil the **** out of any veggie, douse it in butter, and serve. Of course I hated them all! Within the last year I have grown to love, even crave broccoli, brussel sprouts, green beans, etc. The key is roasting. Chop up the…

air popped popcorn, snow peas, Cheerios, grapes, baby carrots, celery & peanut butter

avocados, steel cut oats, broccoli, asparagus, green beans, cauliflower, plain greek yogurt, chia, forbidden rice, bell peppers, chili, sprouts. I now make my own bread, buy pastured eggs, buy local meats, and eat more veggies than ever before. :)

we grilled out yesterday! All was healthy: lean steaks, marinated chicken tenderloins, corn on the cob (soaked for 12 hours in saltwater), potato slices drizzled with olive oil, salt & pepper, apsaragus, brussel sprouts on skewars, fresh pineapple slices. I also had sliced strawberries, baby carrots, a thai salad (quinoa,…

these are the BEST! I sub ground flax for the flour, use only half the chocolate chips and add in a nut and a dried fruit (the last batch I used pepitas and currants). Line a 9x13 pan with foil first and spray with oil. Only bake for 35-38 minutes... cool COMPLETELY before cutting. My whole family devours these!…

My favorite afternoon snack is a huge salad... spring mix, cucumbers, red/green/yellow bell peppers, purple cabbage, carrots, green onion - and a T of homemade balsamic viniagrette. Filling, delicious, and under 150 calories! (and I aim for a rainbow of colors)

yes, you need the onion, carrot, celery, garlic for flavor. Salt and pepper the chicken, stuff the veggies inside, put in crockpot with some butter and white wine. DIVINE. Cook on low 8-9 hours. Leave juices/veggies in the crockpot, throw in the bones and skin, cover with water and cook that overnight. Strain and you have…

www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com, and portion control. I try to stay away from refined sugars

skinny green monster - I drink this 2-3 mornings/week! 1 frozen banana 2c baby spinach 1 T peanut butter 1 T ground flax 1/2 c greek yogurt 1/2-1 c vanilla almond milk its amazing

I LOVE this recipe, and I also modify it to add more veggies, lower sodium.. I also add a jalapeno for heat! Its great on some brown rice, over a baked potato, served with tortilla chips.... and always with some cheese on top!!! also, it freezes well!

I also sit at a desk, and have a morning and afternoon snack. Morning snack is either fruit or yogurt, sometimes a hard-boiled egg. Afternoon snack is generally veggies or nuts. A few times I've made a huge salad of veggies, and have that with a little bit of balsamic viniagrette... generally 150 calories, and a great…

Snacking on fruits/veggies is a great idea! I'd starve though, because I need some carbs and some protein. If I don't bring a full-on meal for lunch, I have lots of varied snacks - cheese stick, hard-boiled egg, almond or pecan nut thins with a little cheese, apple w/ pb, etc. Check out eatingwell.com's idea of what a 1500…

my fave is raw.... (although balsamic roasted are yummy as well) in a salad from the ohsheglows website.... with your shredder attachment on a food processor, shred about 18 sprouts and 1 large carrot. Add 1 stalk celery and 1 large apple, chopped. 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, and 1/4 cup raisins. Juice of a lemon and a touch…

toasted light pita with spinach, turkey bacon, and maple cheddar (YUM), salad of spring mix/romaine/carrot/cucumber/bell pepper with raspberry vinaigrette, and a small apple. Under 400 calories, and I am FULL

pumpkin pie steel cut oats in crockpot with some raisins, 1 banana, coffee - about 400 calories

I love breakfast, and I'm totally a morning person, so I make time for it! Rotate between: Green monster smoothie (banana, flax, pb, greek yogurt, almond milk, spinach/kale) Pumpkin steel cut oats or apple oats Greek yogurt w/ berries, flax, banana, grapenuts Eggs on ww english muffin I always have coffee and a banana! And…

an 11month old St Bernard (yes she is hairy and slobbery, but a great family dog!)

I agree with everyone in that you should start healthy habits now with the little ones! I have an almost 3-year-old, and she eats what we eat... and loves it! I generally follow skinnytaste.com, and she has great family-friendly recipes!

just make your own.... puree some fruit, put it into a popsicle mold.... I'm obsessed with making them!

how clean are you eating? do you do any cardio? With a combination of clean eating, 3 days/week of hour-long zumba classes, and 2-3 days/week of hour-long gym sessions, I have been losing weight. But in the 8 weeks I worked with a trainer once/week, I lost 2 inches from each thigh (and 5 inches from my waist, 1.5 inches…

For breakfast today I had oatmeal with a spoonful of pb and a chopped banana. Filled me up til lunch! I love sprouted grain toast w/ pb as well, but my favorite is the green monster smoothie from skinnytaste.com. Lunches; I generally have leftovers and a salad. My go-to if we don't have leftovers, is a baked sweet potato…