Cookie dough yogurt

This is something to help with that sweet tooth craving but stay clean: non-fat Greek yogurt, spoonful almond butter, spoonful of honey, splash of vanilla extract, small amount of chocolate chips. This can be addicting, so sometimes I add blueberries instead of chips which gives it a nice crunch without the extra calories and sugar. Another thing that I love about this treat is that its got lots of protein, so on those nights when Trevor isn't interested in eating his dinner, I can count on him taking quite a few bites of my yogurt and getting some good nutrition in disguise:)

Quinoa and white bean chili

This chili is filled with superfood nutrition and tasty too! I made it for my own family and will have leftovers for lunches, but it would also be good to bring to a Sunday football party. I changed the recipe a bit by using chicken stock instead of water. Also topped it off with a parmesan, asiago, romano cheese blend. Yum!
 http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/recipes/quinoa-and-white-bean-chili/

Slow cooker quinoa and diced tomatoes

Quinoa is one of the new super foods. This is a great side for almost any dish, and it keeps for a long time in the fridge. I add one cup of quinoa, two and a half cups of low sodium chicken stock, and a can of no salt added diced tomatoes. It only takes about 4 hours on low in the slow cooker, so don't let it cook too long or it will burn. This time I made it over the weekend, then served it on Friday with coconut shrimp curry:)

Unstuffed cabbage rolls

This is something that I like to make when I'm traveling and want to make dinner for everyone, or make something that will last me for the weekend. It's easy to bring or grab quickly the ingredients, quick to make, and satisfying.
Here are my recipe changes: Ground turkey instead of beef.  I don't add the tomato sauce, and I use a bag of shredded coleslaw mix instead of chopping a head of cabbage. It's also nice to top it off with a little parmesan cheese:)
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/unstuffed-cabbage-roll/

Coconut curry shrimp with green beans

Yummy Coconut curry shrimp and green beans! I served it with quinoa that I had made in the slow cooker over the weekend with chicken stock and diced tomatoes. The hardest part about this was peeling all of the frozen shrimp, but totally worth it:) Recipe below.

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/2014/07/coconut-curry-shrimp-green-beans/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=MyFitnessPal

Peanut tahini pasta with chicken

The hardest part about this recipe was saving some to bring for lunches this week. Yum!! I followed the recipe pretty closely, except I used soba noodles. I also added about a tablespoon of honey and used almond milk instead of cow's milk in the sauce. I will be happy to have this for lunches this week:)



Find the recipe here-


http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/clean-eating-peanut-tahini-pasta/

Cauliflower fried rice

This recipe has the potential to be great, but I kind of messed it up a little. Don't get me wrong, it was still good, and I went back for seconds, but it could be even better. First of all I thought I had frozen peas, but I didn't, so that was missing. It would have been so much prettier and tastier too. Secondly, I have a problem with not using ALL of the cauliflower in one recipe, so I used too much. Imagine any fried rice with too much rice... It's good, but not as flavorful as it would be with a better rice to goodie ratio... I made this recipe with shrimp that I added once the onion was tender. So good!
http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2013/03/cauliflower-fried-rice.html