Dark Chocolate Almond Oat Bark (Vegan + Gluten Free)

Ingredients:  1 cup packed/pitted dates, soften for 40 secs 1/3 cup cashew milk (or milk of choice) 1 cup gluten-free oats 2 tbsp natural almond butter, softened 2 tbsp shredded unsweetened coconut ~3/4 cup dark chocolate melting wafers Combine all ingredients except the dark chocolate in a Vitamix or food processor. Blend until evenly mixed. SpreadContinue reading “Dark Chocolate Almond Oat Bark (Vegan + Gluten Free)”

Granola Cups

Ingredients: 1/3 cup chopped mixed nuts, salted ½ cup coconut 1 ½ cup oats 1 tsp cinnamon Ground sea salt ½ tsp vanilla 4 tbsp honey 1 tbsp natural crunchy pb ¼ cup silk unsweetened cashew milk 1 tbsp oil of choice 2 tsp raw sugar Directions: 1.     In a large mixing bowl, combine allContinue reading “Granola Cups”

Single Serve Blueberry Pancake

Craving pancakes but trying to stay healthy? Cut the pancake mix and create your own personal pancake using ingredients your body will thank you for! This recipe can be made using flour as a base OR protein powder…depending on what you are looking for. Ingredients (makes 1 large pancake):  4 tbsp spelt flour (I usedContinue reading “Single Serve Blueberry Pancake”

Puffed Quinoa Chocolate Protein Bites

Ingredients (~15 protein balls):  44g (1 1/2 scoops) Genuine Health’s Vanilla Vegan Protein Powder 16g (1/2 scoop) Genuine Health’s Chocolate Vegan Protein Powder ** You could use all of the same flavour – all vanilla or chocolate here. I just ran out of chocolate! Just make sure that you use a total of 2 scoopsContinue reading “Puffed Quinoa Chocolate Protein Bites”

Mexi-Quinoa Bake

  Ahh!! We all love one-dish quick and easy meals. Right? Especially if they’re healthy ones. This Mexi-Quinoa bake is healthy, quick, delicious, and has just the right amount of spice. This recipe uses ground chicken instead of the traditional use of ground beef. Quinoa instead of rice. Nutritional yeast to lower the use ofContinue reading “Mexi-Quinoa Bake”

30-Day Ab Challenge

Morning friends! It’s almost May 1st. You know what that means? Officially a month until JUNE which means… SUMMER! The population at the gym tends to increase over the month of May… why? Because everyone is scrambling to get their beach bod in check…am I right? I think so. I find I push my workoutsContinue reading “30-Day Ab Challenge”

Mushroom Turkey Burgers (189 cals + 13.4 g protein!)

BBQ season is on its way!! (even though it might not look like it right now with that new batch of snow on the ground). I love bbq’ing even when it is cold out. Last night I created a new healthy turkey burger recipe so you can eliminate those box-bought burgers that are backed withContinue reading “Mushroom Turkey Burgers (189 cals + 13.4 g protein!)”

Trail-Mix Energy Bites

Do you ever hit a wall mid-afternoon? Looking for a quick pick me up to grab on the go and get you over that mid-day slump? Try my Energy Bite Cookies. With a mixture of nuts, raisins, oats, coconut, and much more… you will get a combo of healthy fats, natural sugars, and protein that willContinue reading “Trail-Mix Energy Bites”

Taco Salad Bowls

OH baby! These Taco Salad Bowls are drool-worthy and can be made in 20 minutes (if you don’t have to make them pretty and try to take nice photos of them LOL) Makes 3-4 bowls (depending on how much chicken everyone wants): Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground chicken 3 tbsp olive oil 1 clove garlic,Continue reading “Taco Salad Bowls”