Week 8......Eating healthy during summer

It's not easy to eat healthy with all the summer get togethers and outdoor eateries (especially when my fav is Mexican), so I find myself ordering the healthiest things I can and only eating half the order, saving the rest for lunch the next day. It's working great for not only my waistline but my wallet too!

Chinese Fried Quinoa

I love Chinese fried rice and now I can eat it guilt free using Quinoa.....it really does taste like the real thing....I think even better! The only thing I swapped was the Quinoa for the brown rice and I used olive oil.....Recipe

Soft Protein Cookies

I mixed up a healthy batch of soft protein cookies to eat after my workouts. They aren't overly sweet but they are really yummy! They would be great for breakfast too, but I still love my smoothies for breakfast.

3 ripe mashed bananas

1/3 cup all natural peanut butter

1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce

2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 cup craisins

1/3 cup pecans, chopped

2 scoops of vanilla protein powder

1 tsp vanilla

1 T cinnamon

1 T Stevia

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon the dough by tablespoonful onto a greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Cool and serve. Leftovers can be frozen.

Salmon with Cashews &Yogurt Sauce

This recipe was really simple yet tasted like a gourmet meal. I paired it with a side salad and melon....Yummy!

1 serving of Salmon, salt, pepper and garlic powder placed in a foil pouch with a drizzle of olive oil. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, open pouch and broil for 5 more minutes.

While fish is cooking mix together in a bowl:

1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt

1 Tbls. finely diced red onion

2 Tbls. lemon juice

2 Tbls. chopped fresh cilantro or 1 tsp. of dried.

1/2 tsp. cumin

salt and pepper to taste

In a dry saute pan toast 2 Tbls. of chopped raw cashews till lightly brown. Set a side.

Plate salmon, put a dollop of yogurt sauce on top and sprinkle with cashews.....Enjoy!

Lazy Girl Exercises

I love that these can be done at home or when you're out and about.......

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Clean Eating Zucchini Bread

This recipe is super moist and not overly sweet. I added the walnuts on top for some added protein and crunch. It made two medium loaf pans and only baked for 45 minutes instead of the 50-60 minutes, I also used pumpkin spice and cinnamon instead of the nutmeg because I didn't have it on hand. I may add some raisins or dried cranberries next time, but it was Delish as is! Hope you try it and enjoy!

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Deb