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10 Great Meals to Cook with Coconut Milk. Decadent Protein Chocolate Truffles. It’s chocolate time!

Decadent Protein Chocolate Truffles

Actually wait, is there ever a right ‘time’ for chocolate? Chocolate treats are always welcome in our office, and these decadent protein chocolate truffles are no exception. Whether you are thinking about how to wow your workmates, or convince your family that healthy and chocolate can co-exist, then these bite-sized truffles are an essential recipe to have on standby. Our MNB approved chocolate truffles are great as a healthy treat for when those sugar cravings kick, and the rich flavour makes it harder to over-indulge. This recipe includes just the right mix of good fats, such as our go-to: coconut oil. Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe Recipe. Kale and Roasted Vegetable Soup Recipe.

Crockpot Recipes

Clean Egg & Zucchini Muffins. Easy Crust-less Spinach and Feta Pie. In honor of National Pi Day, a day in history that celebrates the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (3.14), I can't think of a better way to celebrate such an ironic-named holiday than to share a slice of this simply delicious, savory spinach pie recipe from the archives.

Easy Crust-less Spinach and Feta Pie

A simple Greek inspired pie combining savory flavors such as spinach, feta, Asiago cheese, dill and scallions. Perfect to take to a potluck! Served with a salad, you can turn this into a main dish, or cut it into smaller wedges to serve as an appetizer. If you use full fat feta cheese, the fat only increases by 1 gram, and the points increase to 4 per serving. Enjoy this warm or at room temperature. Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. Good morning and happy Friday from Boston!

Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

We’re headed out to explore the city in a bit, but I thought I would pop in and share a recipe with you. In my last post I mentioned that, despite the chillier weather we’ve been experiencing, I hadn’t broke out the pumpkin recipes yet. Well… that changed last night. I think the fall favor of the butternut squash protein pancakes are to blame – they made me crave pumpkin goodies. No Sugar Oat Drops. When I first saw this recipe I was intrigued by the fact that these have NO sugar, butter, eggs or anything that can be considered unhealthy.

No Sugar Oat Drops

Always on the hunt for things to throw at my kids at feeding time, I gave them a whirl. They are amazing, surprisingly light, incredibly filling and tasty, you can mix and match the ingredients to get a different result each time, adding different seeds fruits or nuts.You can freeze them wrapped individually and have a easy breakfast on the go. 1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats (use whatever type of oats you like) 1 cup coconut flakes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/4 cup of almond meal (or nutmeal of your choice) ( If you want to make it nut free you could use a flour, just adjust the wet ingredients to get the right consistency) 1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped 1 cup dried fruit (of your choice or chocolate chips or berries) Preheat oven to 175C.

Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Healthy Pizza with a Cauliflower Crust. I was planning to share a quinoa, kale and tofu skillet recipe this morning, however plans changed after I had one bite of the pizza I made last night for dinner.

Healthy Pizza with a Cauliflower Crust

Don’t get me wrong, the kale and tofu dish is great (I’ll still post the recipe sometime this week). However, this pizza isn’t your average pie and judging from the response I got when I posted an Instragram photo on Facebook last night, the recipe needed to be shared right away. The thing that makes this pizza so unique is that the crust is made out of cauliflower – yes, the vegetable!

Find Your Barbecue Style. Weight Loss & Diet Plans. Our Best Recipes and Expert Advice to Help You Slim Down If you’re trying to lose weight and keep it off, you’ve come to the right place.

Weight Loss & Diet Plans

We’ve got recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks (plus dessert) that fit into your diet. Plus, get tips for overcoming your biggest diet challenges to lose weight successfully. Pictured Recipe Southwestern Salmon Cobb Salad For more even more diet meal plans see here. Baked Onion Rings. These turned out amazing!

Baked Onion Rings

I was skeptical when I found this recipe on Gina’s Skinny Recipes since they are baked rather than fried, but we loved them! Crock Pot Recipes. Stuffed Pepper Soup. Bell peppers, chopped tomatoes and lean ground beef are simmered in broth with onions and garlic, then topped with brown rice – everything you love about stuffed peppers, in a soup!

Stuffed Pepper Soup

I love soup weather – and the convenience of a making a big pot of soup that can serve as several meals. I first posted this recipe back in 2011 and it's been a huge hit with everyone, including both of my kids – they just loved it! I decided to make a pot this weekend and gave this a photo makeover. This is a hearty bowl of soup that will fill you up and warm you on a chillynight. I guess you can call this a lazy stuffed pepper because it tastes just like a stuffed pepper without all the extra work. In a large pot or dutch oven, brown ground meat on high heat and season with salt.

Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, marjoram and season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes about 9 1/2 cups. Frozen Fruit Pops. Fresh fruit with a splash of juice makes a fresh and healthy snack.

Frozen Fruit Pops

Use whatever fruit you're heart desires. A perfect summer treat! These are so simple and so darn cute, my one year old probably had just as much fun playing with them as she did eating them. Super easy to make and no fancy gadgets required, you'll need small 5 oz disposable cups and some craft sticks. Massaged Kale Salad Recipe : Aarti Sequeira. Kale Slaw Recipe : Melissa d'Arabian. Baked Zucchini Sticks. I guarantee even picky eaters will love these!

Baked Zucchini Sticks

Serve them as an appetizer or as a side dish. They are healthy and low in points and guiltlessly delicious! My daughter loves, loves, loves these. It's her favorite way to eat zucchini and her only complaint is that I don't make enough. Baked Zucchini Sticks Gina's Weight Watcher RecipesServings: 3 • Size: 1 zucchini (sauce extra) • Old Points: 1.5 pts • Points+: 3 ptsCalories: 121.9 • Fat: 2.4 • Carbs: 21.0 g • Fiber: 6.0 • Protein: 6.7 g Ingredients: 3 medium zucchini sliced into 3" x 1/2" sticks1 large egg white1/3 cup seasoned whole wheat bread crumbs2 tbsp grated Pecorino Romano cheesecooking spray1/4 tsp garlic powdersaltfresh pepper Directions In a small bowl, beat egg whites and season with salt and pepper.

Dip zucchini sticks into eggs then into bread crumb and cheese mixture, a few at a time and shake to coat. Preheat oven to 425°. In a medium pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets. Chunks of all white meat chicken breasts coated in breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese then baked until golden.

An easy chicken recipe your whole family will love. What can be more kid friendly than chicken nuggets, even the pickiest kids like them. Serve them with ketchup, bbq sauce or whatever you like to dip your nuggets into. Adults can serve them over your favorite salad for a satisfying lunch. Overnight Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal. When I first started this blog I would have never thought that I would be so into researching, testing and making my own recipes, photographing the end result, and then submitting my photos to several sites to get traffic and feedback. It can be hectic and tiring when juggling school, home life (owning of a lot of crazy animals), having lupus, and all the while trying to figure out what I want to really do with my life. Zucchini Tots. The original name for these was Zucchini Bites, which was okay. But when these were baking, they smelled just like tater tots.

Weight Watchers Community View Blog Post. I don't know what came over me but I got adventurous this weekend. VERY ADVENTUROUS. This weekend I decided to cook some of the recipes I've saved on Pinterest. These are recipes which were low point alternatives or just healthier; but while they looked good, they were way outside my comfort zone. For those who know me you will pick up on why these were out of my comfort zone, for those who don't......it's all about texture. Oh yea, and zucchini (a squash *shudder*). So, the first thing I made was cauliflower pizza bites. Mini Cauliflower Pizza Bites.