Happy New Year!!!

Well 2016 is here and I am ready to take charge of it.  2015 was a year of learning, Ups, Downs, and successes.
Today I am planing and prepping for the week - breakfast, lunch, dinner and lunches for the kids.  This takes a whole day but is so worth it.  If you fail to plan you plan to fail!  I have learnt that the hard way.

Here is a clean eating grocery list I go by when shopping.  That way I only have good, clean, healthy food available for my family and I.  I like to plan my dinners for the week and buy what is needed but we all know sometimes things come up so having the right food available makes for good choices.

Take this list to the grocery store and start you year off on the right foot.

21 Day Fix Approved Spaghetti

21 Day fix Approved Spaghetti 

Ingredients:

2 large organic garlic cloves
1 can of organic crushed tomatoes (28 ounces)
1 can organic tomato paste (6 ounces)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of organic oregano (to taste)
1 tablespoon of fresh organic basil
1 to 2 teaspoons of organic sea salt
1/2 teaspoon of organic pepper
2 tablespoons of organic agave (to taste)

1 package of pasta (I use organic brown rice spaghetti)

Recipe

In a pot add can of crushed tomatoes. Fill the tomato can 1/2 to 3/4 full with water and add to the pot. Add the can of tomato paste and stir. Add garlic and Sprinkle a thin layer of oregano across the top of the sauce. Add fresh basil. Add sea salt (to taste) and pepper (to taste). Put the lid on

Ωthe pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, stir in the agave (to taste) and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 30 minutes with the lid on but cracked open. 

Option

Have a meat lover in the family?  Try adding some ground turkey or other ground meat.  My hubby is a hunter so we added Ground venison :) 

You can use it for pasta, veggie pasta, pizza, cauliflower pizza, on top of veggies, etc.

Stuffed Pepper Soup

WOW my house smells so good right now.

It's a work night for this momma so the trusted crockpot is out again.  

I can't wait to hear what the fam thought of this soup.  

INGREDIENTS:

1lbs extra lean ground turkey

1 cup chopped onion

14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes

15 oz can tomato sauce

2 cups green and red peppers chopped

3 cups beef broth

1/2 tsp basil

1 cup cooked brown rice

DIRECTIONS:

1. Brown turkey with onions

2. Add everything to crockpot except rice.

3. Cover and cook on low for  6-8 hours

4. 1 hour before done add cooked rice

Chicken Fajitas

I LOVE Mexican and when I started getting busy and making crock pot dinner I tried to figure out how I could make my faves taste just as great in a crock pot. 

This recipe is so easy and tastes amazing.  Another family fave.  

INGREDIENTS:

3 chicken breasts

1 green bell pepper slices

1 red bell pepper sliced

1 onion sliced

1 clove garlic minced

1 lime

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tbsp ground ginger

1/2 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried coriander

a pinch of hymalain salt

a pinch of ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

place 1/2 the peppers and onions in the crock pot.

place chicken breast on top.

in a small bowl combine chilli powder, ginger, cumin, oregano, coriander, salt and pepper.  mix together.

sprinkle half on the chicken, add garlic, squeeze the juice of half the lime on that.

put the rest of the peppers, onion seasoning and lime in.

Cover and cook on high for 3 hours.

take chicken out and cut into slices.

place back in crock pot for 10 more mins.

wrap in tortilla or let us wraps (I use GF corn tortilla) 

Top with anything you choose

*avacodo or guacamole

*cheese

*salsa

*sour cream

*cilantro 

*tomatoes

Natural Cough Syrup

With this crisp fall weather and my big boys back to school the germs are a flying around our home.

We try our best to eat healthy, and take our shakeology daily to prevent as many illnesses as possible but with the kids in school and I working with kids we are bound to get something.

Kane my littlest has caught a cold and is so little and helpless.  I don't give me kids meds until I feel it is the last resort, so I looked into some natural remedies to help my little guy get through the nights.

This syrup is so good and worked like a charm.

I hope this works well for those wicked coughs I am sure you will get this season cause is sure helped us.  

Happy Healthy Thanksgiving

As I relax with the fam this thanksgiving weekend I am feeling stress free and really enjoying the down time.  Usually I would be indulging in all the wrong foods, bad drinks and delicious desserts 😁

This year I planed ahead and have healthy alternative the whole family will enjoy.  Staying on track to reach my goals is a priority and I am not going to let  a holiday distract me.  

Gluten free Stuffing 

6 cups gluten free bread cubes (I just cut up a few pieces of gluten free bread)

a few TBS EVOO

2 tsp minced garlic

1 cup yellow onion

1 cup celery

2 tsp Italian seasoning

3 cup organic low sodium chicken stock 

Sauté the garlic, onion & celery.  

Add the bread and seasoning.  

Add the chicken stock and mix until just combined.  

Stuff turkey and cook or dump into a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30 mins or until toasty brown.  

Gluten free Gravy

Pan drippings from roasted turkey

1/4 cup tapioca flour or Coconut flour

seasoning of your freferance

salt and pepper to taste

water if needed

cream optional

pull 1/2 cup of drippings 

add to flour and mix (I use a shaker cup)

slowly add to roasting pan on med-high and whisk constantly to desired thickness.  if too thick add water or cream.  if too thin add more flour.  

add seasoning and salt/pepper to taste 

Shakeology Chocolate Pie

I hope you all have a happy thanksgiving and please share your healthy alternatives.  

Chicken Pesto

I love when dinner only takes 30 mins.

This recipe is easy, clean, gluten free and yummy!!!

4 Skinless/boneless chicken breasts

2 tomatoes

4 TBS Pesto

1 cup shredded skim motzerella 

1. Cut breast in half, place between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and roll or pound till even thickness.

2. Cover with pesto

3. bake @ 350 for 15 mins or until almost cooked.

4. remove from oven place tomatoe and cheese on top.

5. bake for 5 more min or until fully cooked.  

6. remove from oven and let rest for 5 mins

I make my own pesto as well 😄

2 cups basil leaves

6 tbsp water 

4 tbsp Parmesan cheese

1 tbsp EVOO

3 cloves of garlic

2 tbsp lemon juice

hymalain salt and pepper to taste

Add everything to a blender and blend till smooth 😄