steelcitysiren:
Skinny Oreo “Milkshake”
Ingredients
1 cup reduced-fat (1%) milk or ½ cup fat-free and ½ cup reduced-fat 2%
2½ reduced-fat Oreo cookies
1 tablespoon instant vanilla pudding (dry mix)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package Splenda or Equal
1½ cups ice cubes
Directions
1. Add all the ingredients in a blender. Blend on high until smooth. Add a few more ice cubes if the shake isn’t thick enough.
2. Serve at once.
Makes 2 (1 cup) servings
for 1 serving
118 calories, 2.5g fat, 3g protein, 20g carbs, 0g fiber, 181mg sodium, 8g sugar
(via bumbletastic)
I just….
Made a garlic ginger miso crab & mushroom soup. Nom nom nom. Here is the recipe!
Ingredients:
2 tbsp red miso paste
4 cups water
1 thumb-size knob of ginger, sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp rice wine vinegar (I used red wine vinegar and it came out fine)
1 scallion, thinly sliced
*As many mushrooms as you want
*As much crab meat as you want!!
*The original recipe calls for 8 ounces of crab and some shiitake and enoki mushrooms, however I only had 1 can of shiitake and just used a bunch of regular white mushrooms - I love mushrooms so I added a whole bunch. I also just went crabbing and used about 2 and a half crabs worth of crab meat and doubled the recipe - I have no idea how much that is in ounces.
Directions:
Add water to saucepan over medium heat, add miso paste. Add ginger, garlic, and vinegar and bring to a boil (I put the ginger and garlic in one of those fancy tea strainers which made the job easier). Strain solids from broth and return to pan. Add crab, scallion, and mushrooms to broth. Cook for about 5 minutes or until crab is tender.
Nutrition Info:
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 62
Fat: 1g
Carbs: 5.5g
Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 7.5g
Protein: 10g
I kind of left out ingredients like the scallion and vinegar because the calories are completely negligible per serving. Calories also vary per crab - I caught dungeness crab the other day so that is what I used for these calculations. Calculations made using 1 container of white mushrooms, and 8 ounces crab meat.
muffintop-less:
Clean Eating Mocha Coconut Frappuccino®
(Makes 2 servings) by The Gracious Pantry!
Ingredients
- 1 cup strongly-brewed coffee, chilled
- 2 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup light coconut milk
- 3 tbsp. honey
- 3 cups ice cubes (or enough to make it the icy consistency you enjoy most)
Directions
Step 1 – Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until you have an icy slush.
petitandfit:
Pumpkin Protein Bar Recipe
- 2 cups oat flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 can (15oz) raw pumpkin
- 1/2 cup nut of your choice ( I used pecans)
- 2 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 cup sugar of your choice (I used stevia and did less than 1/4 cup and they were still very sweet)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp clove
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 large egg whites
- 1/4 tsp all spice
Directions: make at 350 for 30 mins! Let cool before cutting! That is key, you do not want to smush the servings!
Makes 24 bars, and they are very filling. I felt like I was cheating when I was eating them. 2 has 8 grams of protein. Make a small meal by eating 4 bars. For my mid morning snack, I had 1 cup plain greek yogurt with stevia and 2 of these bars. My boyfriend wants me to make him a batch, which means they must be good!
Wanna make then a dessert? Add some fat free cream cheese to the top and add some more nuts! This could be a great way to bring something to a friends house that you know is super healthy, but no one else does. Tehe…your tricking them into health!
Nutrition info: 1 bar: 63 calories, 2.3 grams fat, 8 carbs, 4 grams protein.
(Source: theironmunchies)
Tweaked Banana Muffin Recipe
Sometimes when I am out of nuts I use oatmeal instead. Sometimes I use white chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet (bad decision, just found out how many more calories that is!). Here is a tweaked recipe for Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins.
I think these make an excellent sweet tooth treat for those on a diet! Personally I tend to eat them when it’s later at night and I noticed I’ve been under my calories but don’t want to eat a full meal.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 cup Flax Meal
1/2 cup Oatmeal
1/2 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1/3 cup Agave Nectar
2 Bananas
2 eggs
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Yield: 12 muffins
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a muffin pan, either by greasing it or using paper cupcake cups.
- Mash bananas or puree in a food processor to create a smooth texture.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, flax meal, baking powder, and cinnamon in bowl.
- Combine agave nectar, eggs, vanilla extract, and bananas.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Spoon batter into muffin pan.
- Place pan in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Nutritional Info:
194 calories
5g fat
32g carbs
4g fiber
14g sugars
5g protein
Guacamole Recipe
I love guacamole. It is my favorite form to eat avocados in. Unfortunately when I make a batch it tends to get eaten all in one day (because it is so delicious). I really need to learn portion control around my guacamole… But here is to sharing recipes, anyway.
Ingredients:
3-5 avocados
1/4 onion, diced
1/4-1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped
2 tsp lemon juice
1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (alternative is a bit of cayenne pepper to taste)
Directions:
1. Remove seeds and skin from avocados and place in bowl. Mash them or puree them with a food processor.
2. Add onions and cilantro. Mix well.
3. Add lemon juice and jalapeno pepper. Mix well.
Nutritional Profile:
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 213
Fat: 17g
Carbs: 16.5g
Fiber: 10g
Sugars: 5g
Protein: 3.75g
Banana Nut Muffin Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas (or plantains)
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup agave nectar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup flax meal
- 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp lite salt (it is half sodium chloride and half potassium chloride! less sodium = yay)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup nuts
Yield: 12 muffins
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and prepare a muffin pan, either by greasing it or using paper cupcake cups.
- Mash bananas or puree in a food processor to create a smooth texture.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, flax meal, baking powder, and cinnamon in bowl.
- Combine agave nectar, eggs, vanilla extract, and bananas.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Spoon batter into muffin pan.
- Place pan in oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Nutritional Profile:
Serving size: 1 muffin
Calories: 204
Fat: 5.6g
Carbs: 34g
Fiber: 5.2g
Sugars: 17.6g
Protein: 5.6g
