Wednesday, January 23, 2013


RECIPES!! (PART ONE)
Below are some recipes I've compiled.  I've tried MOST of them, but not ALL of them, and some I have tweaked to my liking...hope you enjoy and hope this gives you some new ideas!
If you don't see one that you sent me on here, don't worry I plan on posting another recipes page within the next 2 weeks!









Jamie Eason's pumpkin protein bars:  (I tweaked the spices)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Ideal Brown No Calorie Sweetener (a 1/3 cup works well also)
1 4 oz jar baby food applesauce
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger (I omitted ginger in mine)
1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
(I added 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 large egg whites
1 15 oz can of raw pumpkin
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2 cups Oat Flour
2 scoops vanilla whey protein
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 9 X 13" Pyrex dish with non-stick spray.
3. Combine the first 11 ingredients & mix well.
4. Add the final 3 ingredients (4, if adding walnuts) & mix until incorporated.
5. Spread batter into the Pyrex dish & bake for 30 min.
(I also use 2 8x8 pans, since that was all I had)










Roasted Garlic Green Beans (these are YUMMY)
Ingredients:
1 lb green beans
Pepper to taste
Sea Salt to taste
About 1 tbsp garlic powder
EVOO

Directions:
Mix all ingredients in bowl and let marinate for about 20 min.
Pre-heat oven to 425 and line baking sheet with foil
Put pan in oven and let it get hot for about 10 min
Carefully pull it out and line baking sheet in single layer of green beans
Bake for about 12 min or so (depending on how soft you like them)

Spaghetti Squash:
Directions:
Cut squash in half and lay "face down" in pan (could even sprinkle with a little grapeseed oil)
Bake 35 ish minutes at 450... 
Take it out when easily able to pierce with a fork.... 
While that is baking, chop tomatoes, and saute them in a little EVOO... 
Then add crushed garlic and fresh basil to pan... 
Smother spaghetti squash in "Sauce" ...
could also add some grilled chicken on top 


Kale Smoothie: 
Banana 
Almond Butter (About 1 Tbsp)
3 Kale leaves 
Coconut Milk (or unsweetened almond milk could work to)
Rolled Oats (could omit if you wanted)
Frozen Blueberries 
Vanilla Yogurt (Greek yogurt plain is a good swap also)
1 scoop vanilla protein
(This would be a great smoothie for before a high intensity workout)****

Clean Pancakes:
1 cup Oatmeal
1/4 cup Eggwhites
1 Medium banana (lightly mashed)
-dash of vanilla (optional)
-dash of cinnamon (optional)
-Add 1-2 scoops vanilla protein

Directions: 
Mix together oatmeal, egg whites and banana
Add cinnamon and vanilla to taste (optional)

-Spray lage skillet with Cooking spray. Makes 4 pancakes. Cook until browned on each side (about 5 minutes)


Grilled tilapia:- (buy fresh from Costco). 
Just throw the fish on a pan covered in foil. 
Put lemon juice and any kind of Ms. Dash. ( I love the Montreal chicken seasoning but it has some sodium) 
Put in for 6 minutes on each side at 400 degrees. 
After I flip, I put on more seasoning. 
Have with a green veggie or sweet potato.

Pizza:
Preheat oven at 450
Ingredients:
Whole wheat pita bread (as the base: I would also suggest doing some research and maybe using an Ezekiel bread for base, or organic sprouted flatbreads as a base)
Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Low sodium organic tomato sauce
1 or 2 cloves of garlic
1 serving Low fat mozzarella cheese
Spinach leaves
Portebello mushrooms
Tomatoes
Red onion
Red Pepper
Fresh basil
Fresh oregano
1 shredded chicken breast

Put in the oven for 10 minutes and enjoy!
**(Here is also a 'clean crust' recipe)**
Ingredients:
1 lb ground chicken breast
Italian seasoning
Basil
Garlic Powder
2 egg whites
1/2 cup oats
Directions:
Mix together with hands
Bake at 350 for about 20 min on it's own, then add toppings and bake an extra 10 min

Salsa Chicken:
Ingredients:
4-5 chicken breasts, trimmed
1 15 oz. can of your favorite salsa (I like the fire-roasted chipotle flavor)
Chopped bell peppers (3-4)
3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
Pepper to taste
Little dash of Sea Salt
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Directions:
Throw all ingredients in crockpot and cook for about 6 hours!

Yummy veggie dish!!
Brussel Sprouts (optional since these aren't a favorite)
Zuchinni
Yellow squash
Fresh garlic (OR garlic powder if that's all you have on hand)
Fresh Parsley
Salt and Pepper to taste
Toss and cook in EVOO (or Grapeseed Oil)

Double Chocolate Protein Cookies:
Ingredients:
2/3 cup natural PB (Organic is best, but I have used skippy natural because it's so smooth and easy to blend)
2 eggs (I use 1/3 cup egg whites instead)
1/4 cup raw honey (or agave nectar)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp. vanilla
1 and 1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup ground Flax Seed Meal
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
4 scoops Chocolate Protein
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (Optional)

Directions:
Mix wet ingredients and then incorporate protein, oats, flax meal, and salt.
Bake at 350 for 11-12 minutes


Turkey Meatballs:
1 lb. extra lean ground turkey breast
1 egg white (I used the liquid egg whites)
2 scallions, diced (I normally omit these)
1 Tbsp minced or powdered garlic
1tsp oregano
1 tsp dried basil
minced onion to taste (added this)
1 tbsp natural ketchup (no High fructose corn syrup, or you can omit it)
1 tsp dried mustard (I added this)
1 cup quick cook oats
1/3 cup parm cheese (I omit this)

Pre-heat oven to 375

Mix first 8 ingredients with hands
Add the oats and parm and mix well.
Roll into balls and brush with EVOO
Bake on foil-lined cookie sheet for about 20 min....YUM!



 







 Jamie's Lemon Protein Bar Recipe:
    Ingredients:
    * 1 cup oat flour
    * 2 scoops vanilla whey protein
    * 1/4 tsp salt
    * 1/2 tsp baking soda
    * 2 qt mix Crystal Light (preferably without aspartame)
    * 4 egg whites
    * 1/2 cup Splenda, Truvia, or Ideal
    * 8 oz baby food applesauce
    * 4 oz water

Directions:
   1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   2. Mix oat flour, vanilla whey protein, salt, baking soda and crystal light, in large bowl.
   3. Mix egg whites, Splenda, applesauce and water in a bowl.
   4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together.
   5. Spray 8x8 glass pyrex dish with non-stick butter spray.
   6. Pour ingredients into dish.
   7. Bake 23 minutes.






























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