Recipes — the fit foodie

Here’s a fun recipe you can make for your Easter Sunday Brunch! I call them Avocado Angel Eggs and they’ve got yummy avocado in them. Give ’em a try! But before you do, I’ve got one quick avocado health fact for you: Avocado is loaded with heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids. In fact, 77% of the calories in it are from fat, making it one of the fattiest plant foods in existence. But they don’t just contain any fat… the majority of the fat in avocado is oleic acid. Avocado Angel Eggs   Ingredients: 12 cage free or organic hard boiled...

Who says french fries can’t be healthy? Baked Zucchini Fries with Greek Yogurt Dipping Sauce Ingredients: 4-6 medium zucchinis, washed with Eat Cleaner Fruit & Vegetable Wash ½ cup ground almond flour (I like to pull whole almonds in the food processor and pulse a few times until you get a ground, but not too fine, consistency) ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. italian seasoning 1½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. black pepper 1/4 cup Almond Milk, Unsweetened ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt 1 tsp. dried mint Cooking Spray Instructions: Preheat oven to 425º F....

I went head to head with renowned YouTube and Cooking Channel chef Laura Vitale on the show “Recipe Rehab” and won this challenge – taking nachos to the next level but keeping them healthy and delish. This recipe was featured in the Harper Collins book, Recipe Rehab: These are full of protein with the chicken and beans and a ton of vitamin C from the mangoes and tomatoes. Beautiful flavor and a whole lotta’ fresh!!   Whole grain pita chips replace fatty corn chips, standing up to the toppings without getting soggy. Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 3 Rounds Whole Wheat...

I’M THINKING THIS FANCY YAKISOBA FRITTATA SKILLET TOPPED WITH CREME FRAICHE AND CAVIAR IS GOING TO BE THE ANSWER TO YOUR HOLIDAY BRUNCH CHRISTMAS DREAMS COME TRUE. I was challenged to work with yakisoba noodles from JSLFoods and turn them into a breakfast dish so I got to thinking – how do we make it satisfying, simple, and SPECIAL for the holidays – without a lot of clean up required.  Did you know I don’t dig doing dishes? Yakisoba means ‘pan-fried noodles’ and that’s exactly where the dish starts and ends – in the cast iron pan. They add a nice...