These frittata muffins provide enough easy to digest and absorb protein along with complex carbohydrates to provide an energizing pre-workout snack or to help your body recover as a post-workout snack. Since they can be made in advance and are easily portable and reheatable they’re great for a fast breakfast, a lunch to take to work or school or provide some sustenance for a picnic. Continue Reading →
Cherry Smoothie Chia Pudding
Chia pudding is usually made by soaking chia seeds in nut milk along with whatever flavorings are desired. The seeds become gelatinous when they come in contact with liquid and after around 20 minutes the mixture thickens up to a pudding-like consistency. Back in the days of the Aztecs chia seeds were revered for the energy they provided and were a secret weapon of warriors. The chia pudding of today is a great way to consume these tiny seeds, since it is easy to digest and full of nutrients. Continue Reading →
Cherry Edamame Salad with Peach Dressing
Eating the rainbow is especially accessible in the summer when vibrant produce is freshly available. A salad like this provides a range of flavors, textures and nutrients through combining vegetables and fruits with seeds and legumes. Continue Reading →
Hazelnut Mocha Trail Mix
This trail mix has enough chocolate to satisfy dessert cravings but has enough nutrients to offer some good health benefits. It features hazelnuts and pumpkin seeds plus dark chocolate chips and covered espresso beans for a mocha flavor, and finishes off with some dark raisins. Continue Reading →
Spice Crusted Steak Tacos
Steak has a bad rap in some food circles and while many restaurant portions far exceed what is necessary, consuming it occasionally in moderate amounts can provide some important nutrients. Some restaurant tricks for great steak are using cuts that are very marbled, with thick white veins of fat running throughout the meat to provide extra flavor and juiciness, and to baste it in butter as it cooks. However, there are a few tricks that can be used at home to create a lighter, healthier option Continue Reading →
Strawberry Watermelon Coconut Smoothie
This is the kind of snack or light meal to enjoy out on the patio or out at the beach as the days get hotter. Smoothies are really easy to digest so they provide fast nutrients on lazy summer days. This combination features hydrating watermelon with fragrant strawberries, rich coconut meat, creamy cashew butter and a date for extra sweetness. Continue Reading →
Za’atar Envelope Vegetables
Za’atar is an Egyptian spice blend that commonly features sumac, sesame seeds, sea salt and some combination of thyme, marjoram and/or sage. The citrus notes in the sumac balance the nuttiness of the sesame and earthiness of the herbs, and the blend goes well with any vegetables you have on hand and like baked. It offers enough flavor for adventurous eaters but is not too overpowering for the more demure palates. Continue Reading →
Spiced Apple Energy Balls
Energy balls are a fast and easy way to combine simple ingredients to create a portable, low-maintenance, nutrient dense and energy dense snack. Soft Medjool dates and nut butter provide a lot of flavor and bind all the drier ingredients together. Dried apple lightens them up, pecans add some buttery crunch, oats make them more substantial and the vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg give some depth of flavor and make them taste more complicated to make than they are. Continue Reading →