A Healthy Day From Start to Finish #beachbody

So as you all know I jumped on the beachbody band wagon. Whether I’m loosing weight or not, whether I’m loosing inches or not, I don’t care. I’m feeling great and I have more energy than I’ve ever had…..and I’m saner than I’ve ever been! HA! So I’ve been experimenting with some fresher foods, healthier and cleaner recipes and trying my hardest to cheat, yes I had Pizza on my son’s birthday, I’m only human. I however did not have ice cream or anything else at the party so I’d say I did well. I’m going to take you through a day of my meals and trust me when I say these recipes are EASY and DELICIOUS!

I’m up at 5. I workout from 5:15-5:45. Right now I’m on the 21 Day Fix. I’m not expecting the results they are promising because I’m not following the eating plan to a T. I watch my portion control and use the Shakeology Shakes! I’m currently on my third week of this challenge and I plan on doing another round of it. Why you ask?? Simple. I’m still needing to moderate a lot of moves and I’d like to finish this without having to do that. Then I’ll find a new challenge to work on. That’s what I love about this program. They have tons of video’s, it’s a sure way of NEVER getting bored.

At 6:30 my kids are up and want their bottle/juice so that’s when I make my shake. I have the chocolate powder this time around so my favorites so far are 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 cup of almond milk, 1 scoop of powder, fresh strawberries, 1/2 banana. OR 1 cup of coffee (room temp), 2 tbsp. of almond milk, sprinkle of cinnamon.

Between 9:30-10 I have a real breakfast. I like Oatmeal with fresh fruits and honey, a green yogurt with granola, scrambled eggs with spinach or a whole wheat muffin with greek yogurt cream cheese with the EVERYTHING BAGEL if you haven’t tried the new Greey Yogurt Cream Cheese I suggest you do, it’s lower in fat and calories than any cream cheese out there and still has protein! Another new obsession is my Avocado Toast. Yummy.  Today I’m sharing a new recipe with you that was given to me by my cousin who has a Gluten Allergy. It was fabulous and my one year old loved it! (Did I just say ONE year old?? Sniff-Sniff!!

Gluten Free Blueberry Peanut Pancakes

What you need:

3 eggs
1 banana
2 1/2 tbsp of chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup of blueberries
Hand Blender

What to do:

Crack the 3 eggs. Cut the banana into pieces and add to the egg mixture. Add the peanut butter. Blend on low until banana chunks are mashed. It’s going to seem runny but trust me. Add the blueberries and combine with a spoon by hand.

I suggest making small pancakes, they are easier to flip and mine actually came out better than my usual pancakes do! No badder coming out of the sides! This makes about 6-8 small pancakes.

Tips:

Use whatever fruit you want! Add as much fruit as you want, I would be careful of the amount because it caused mine to break up more because I used a lot of blueberries! You can also use plain peanut butter of course, when I first made these I only had chunky, I loved the addition but probably not the greatest thing for my one year old. Great for toddlers though! Another great tip is make a few and freeze a few! Here was the end result…………yah he didn’t like them huh!!

This is when we go about our day and go on a play date, go outside and play, hit the beach or the library.

Now we are ready for lunch! My new  salad obsession is this Strawberry, Spinach with chicken topped with goat cheese and my homemade Light Dijon Vinaigrette Dressing. I actually use the chicken from the Dinner recipe I’m going to share with you to top this salad. You will not be disappointed. Double the dressing and keep it in a small mason jar in your fridge and your set for a week. Or if you like the creamier side there is always my Light Chipotle Ranch Dressing. I will never buy another bottle of dressing again!

My little man goes in for an afternoon nap. I either work or spend some time with my boo. She loves going outside these days. Late afternoon I have a snack. Either the yogurt with granola, hummus and veggies and crackers. I’m bad with snacks, I have zero recipes or ideas for them so I have to work on that, I get sick of the same ones everyday so sometimes I skip them and drink water which isn’t good. I actually prefer to eat every 3 hours!

Dinner time comes around. Here is a new beach body recipe I found on line. It rocked and I used fresh rosemary from my herbs to make it! It was tasty and had the perfect portion size by having one cutlet. I had two lunches for the week! Top a piece on a salad or serve with fresh green beans (great grilling recipe to come on green beans!)

Grilled Chicken Dijon

What you need:

1 lb. of thin chicken cutlets
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
6 fresh rosemary (or parsley is great!)
1 dash sea salt
½ tsp. ground black pepper
1 Tbsp. olive oil

What to do:

Preheat grill or broiler.
Combine garlic, mustard, rosemary (or parsley), salt, pepper, and oil in a small bowl; mix well. A thick paste will form.
Brush chicken breasts evenly with mixture.
Grill chicken for 5 minutes on each side or until chicken is no longer pink in the middle.

Nutritional Information: (per serving)

Just remember, just because your choosing a cleaner-healthier lifestyle doesn’t mean cooking and eating still can’t be fun!