Category Archives: recipes

recipe | whole-grain zucchini apple bread

I served this bread on Saturday night when we had friends over.  It passed the test of The Owens Family Circus.  Although, I think Toby (my dog) got half the loaf because he figured out pretty quickly that Neely (who is almost 2) would share or drop bread for him. Ingredients Olive oil cooking spray...

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recipe | healthy banana cookie

These are truly healthy cookies!  I love recipes without flour or sugar and only FIVE ingredients!! Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped 1/3 cup oil (I used Canola) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, mash the bananas.  Stir in...

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recipe | healthy pancake…seriously

I had a request to start letting you in on some of my meals and meal plans.  Well, this post has been a long time coming. I wanted to add some better pictures to this post but haven’t taken the time to do that, so I figure better now than waiting another 6 months! This...

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recipe | carrot banana muffins

These muffins are amazing and they were suggested by an amazing friend of mine. She is truly inspiring!  She and her husband are examples of living a healthy lifestyle in every way – mentally, spiritually, and physically.  They are also great examples of how to create the life you want!  You can find Joy here....

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recipe | cinnamon-walnut oatmeal cookies

So, I spent a couple hours going to the grocery store and the health food store to get ingredients for two different recipes.  Of course! When I get home, I am missing an ingredient for each of the recipes that I intended to make. That is standard for me!  So, I switched gears and picked...

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recipe | Banana Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

“I like them but I don’t think anyone else will….”  (Response from hubby – my official healthy-recipe-taste-tester) This is one of my new favorite cookies! I think I may add chopped walnuts to it next time for some “crunch” Recipe found on mothering.com.  Submitted by Cathe Olson, author of Simply Natural Baby Food.   She...

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recipe | Peanut Butter Protein No Bake Bars

This recipe was the runner up in a bake off challenge for the Facebook Group “Recipes for Gals in Figure and Bodybuilding” No Cravings, No Bake Protein Squares (By Lisa Rousseau) Makes 20 (approx 30g each) Ingredients 4 scoops vanilla protein powder 2 cups quick cooking oats (I used Old Fashioned) 1/2 cup natural peanut...

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Vegatables…what a concept!!!

Can you believe that it took contest prepping for me to truly learn and grasp the importance of fresh vegetables in my diet???? I know it’s crazy, but I finally GOT IT!  We have started buying fresh vegetables and adding them to our foods like MAD!  We FILL up our foods with our veggies. My...

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Supplements

Meghan requested info on the supplements I take and here they are….yep, that’s it! At night I add fiber in with my pre-natal vitamin that is prescription. During the day, I take Fish Oil with a few of my meals. I take a lot of Fish Oil.  Some days I take as many as 9...

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Grill Seasonings & Condiments

……………………………….. I’m sharing some of my favorite low- and no-calorie seasonings. We use BBQ seasoning in lieu of actual BBQ sauce.  We use that mainly on chicken. The McCormick’s can be bought just about anywhere.  I have only found the KC Masterpiece at Wal-Mart (my favorite place ever…totally kidding). The Steak Seasing is great on...

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