Branching off of my Bootcamp Week 2&3 + Meal Sample post, I’ve decided to share some easy healthier recipes with you guys! I’ve even included a hack for PEANUT BUTTER. I am not a pro cook so this post won’t be filled with tons of beautiful photos, but I’ll definitely type up how to make some of my quick and favorite recipes!My FavoritEST Salad EVERR (you will thank me)
Prep time: 3 minutes (but once you have it down, it takes at most 30 seconds)
Mix in a large salad bowl:
1/2 bag Trader Joes Mixed Herb Salad mix – regular spring mix works too but the mixed herb is the best
1/4 cup drained black olives
1/4 container of Trader Joes goat cheese
1/4 cup chickpeas
Generous handful sliced almonds
Few grinds of pink Himilayan salt and fresh ground pepper
Drizzle white vinegar and olive oil for your dressing
Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes/Yams
Servings: Depends on how many sweet potatoes/yams you use lol
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30-35 minutes
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Dice up 3-4 medium size yams or sweet potatoes (or both – I used both in the photos)
Toss them into a bowl with some vegetable oils or EVOO
Sprinkle cinnamon (you can be pretty generous with it)
Drizzle some honey
Mix until all cubes are coated
Place a sheet of foil on baking pan and spray with cooking spray
Evenly place cubes onto tray
Bake for 30-35 minutes; cooking time depends on how much your cooking as well as how big your cubes are
Overnight Oats (AMAZING for breakfast or a quick filling snack)
Servings: 2
Prep time: 3 minutes (less when you get the hang of it)
Cook/wait time: 5 hours; or make it before bed and let it sit over night
1/2 cup dry oats
2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt (Light & Fit brand)
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 single packet Truvia or Stevia sweeter
Mix together in a container, leave in the fridge for 5 hours
This is one of my favorite snacks of all time. It’s so easy yet nutritious.. filled with protein, fiber, and fruit!
How it looks mixed – after 5 hours, the oats will have expanded, the berries thawed, and all ingredients thickened
White & Red Protein Pasta
Servings: 4-5
Prep time: 1 minute
Cook time: 13 minutes
1/2 box Barilla Protein Pasta (I like farfalle or penne)
Add pasta to half a pot of boiling water
Add 4-5 grinds of pink Himalayan salt
Boil for 15 minutes (less time if you like your noodles harder)
Drain pasta and divide up into Tupperware – 6oz of COOKED pasta per container
2 spoons of Classico red sauce & 1 spoon of Classico white sauce per container. If you haven’t mixed pasta sauces before, you are missing out! These are my favorite cause they’re so flavorful yet great in calories.
Add 1 cup of steamed broccoli to each
Lean Taco Bowl
Servings: 3-4
Prep time: 17 minutes
Add EVOO to pan
1 pack of Trader Joes 96% lean beef
1/2 pack Trader Joes taco seasoning
Dash some hot sauce of your choice – Tabasco, Cholula, Tapatio, etc.
Mix together
Heat up quinoa in the meantime
In a separate pan, sauté diced up mini bell peppers
Add peppers beef when beef is cooked right before a medium rare
Throw in the quinoa and mix everything together for a big pot of colorful happiness
Crumble a 3-4 tortilla chips for some crunch (JUST A FEW!)
(Optional to serve in lettuce leaves like a lettuce wrap)
Almost Fat Free PB Banana Sandwich
Prep time: 5 minutes
Toast 2 slices of bread of your choice (make it healthy ok.. not no thick Texas toast y’all)
Make your PB with PB Fit (2 tbsp PB Fit powder, 1.5 water; shown below)
Cut half a banana in thin slices
Spread PB on toast and place bananas on top
(Drizzle honey over the banana slices for more sweetness but not necessary)
2 tbsp is enough to spread two sides of toasts and then some
If you guys try any of these, let me know how you like them!