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MC

Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts Recipe 💁 101Cookbooks.com

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MC

IN THE MAKING Episode 3 

For my peeps on their phones: vimeo

Nutrition will always be #1

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MC 

TeamLiveFit fam♥

To peep my daily eats check out my IG @mcbarao or Pretty Hungry on the body blog✌

Strawberry Protein Muffins

Ingredients:
2 c oat flour
3 scoops of strawberry protein powder (I used BSN True Mass Strawberry MilkShake)
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp lemon zest
½ c coconut palm sugar
¼ c fresh lemon juice 
4 egg whites 
¼ c unsweetened almond milk
4 oz. organic wild berry apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract 

NEXT

Preheat oven to 350°
Go ahead and insert 12 muffin cups in your doz muffin tray 
In a large bowl mix dry ingredients☟
2 c oat flour
3 scoops of strawberry protein powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp lemon zest
½ c coconut palm sugar

Then, mix in the wet ingredients☟
¼ c fresh lemon juice 
4 egg whites 
¼ c unsweetened almond milk
4 oz. organic wild berry apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract 

Mix well :)
Pour batter evenly in the muffin tray ~ 1½  heaping tbsp

Bake for 25-30 mins
Cool 5 mins

Makes 12 Strawberry Protein Muffins
Serving size: 1 muffin
8 grams of protein
90 cals
1.5 grams of fat
20 carbs
☝ approx. depending on ingredients used :)

Great treat post killer workouts! Thanks for being so patient while I finished creating this recipe.  I hope ya’ll like it as much as I do ♥

xoxo
MC 

Quinoa Pizza Bites

Ingredients
1 c uncooked quinoa
2 large eggs
1 cup chopped onion (I used shallots)
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (I used low-fat mozzarella cheese)
2 tsp minced garlic
½ c fresh basil or 2 tbsp dried
½ c cherry tomatoes, diced (I use roma tomatoes)
½ tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried oregano 

Cook quinoa in 2 cups of water in a covered pot until boil then simmer for 20 mins
Preheat oven to 350°
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl
Distribute mixture into a greased muffin tin, fill each to the top ~ 1 heaping tbsp & press down each quinoa pizza bites gently to compact.

Bake for 15-20 mins
Cool 10 mins
Serve with favorite low sodium marinara sauce :9

Serving Size: 1
8.4 grams of protein
144 cals
2.1 grams of fiber

Thanks to Angela Watkins @onefitmom on instagram for the amazing recipe :)

xoxo
MC 

Call Out #1 Make Your Own Protein Shake “☯”

I was thinking of you guys while I was coming from the gym and I thought of a great Call Out for the week… and that is Make Your Own Protein Shake! :)
You can submit your very own protein recipe by this Saturday (Feb. 25th)
Make sure to take a photo of the finished product! (here’s an example)

Whenever you’re ready: submit your recipe ☞ here ☜ so I can keep track and add your new badge on the Roster :)

Remember that you can always keep up with all the Call Outs here ✌

Never give up on what you want most ♥

xoxo
MC

To my LiveFIT Fam ✌ ♥ 

xoxo
MC 

Day 2. Here we gooO! 

How to make Turkey Muffins :9

Ingredients:
2 lbs ground turkey (or chicken)
3 egg whites
1 cup quick cooking oats
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp dried thyme
2 tsp dry yellow mustard
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp chipotle pepper spice
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp garlic powder (2 cloves minced)
1 small onion (finely chopped)
2 celery stalks (finely chopped)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray muffin pan with canola or olive oil.
Mix all your ingredients together in one large bowl.
Roll the mixture into balls and place in muffin pan.
Muffins should be about the size of a racquetball.
Bake for 40 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins.

Serving Size:
Women: 2 muffins
Men: 4 muffins

(source: bodybuilding.com)

Today’s intake :9

Breakfast oatmal w/soy milk & pecans

Lunch rotisserie chicken w/veggies & fennel rice (Smile on Howard & Crosby)

Dinner grilled red & green peppers w/grilled chicken & brown rice

Snacks coconut water, strawberries, banana & oranges 

How to make easy Turkey Cheeseburgers :9

1lb Extra Lean White Ground Turkey (defrosted)
2 Large Carrots
½ cup of water
3 Shallots
2 Cloves of Garlic
½ Lime
1 Slice of Soy Cheese (cheddar flavor)
1 Whole Wheat Sesame Seed Bun
Handfulls of Greens
Olive Oil Cooking Spray  

Cook carrots with water until softened, then set aside.
Saute garlic & shallots until lightly brown then add carrots into the mix.
Let the flavors marry for a few minutes then set aside.
Unwrap the extra lean ground turkey into a large bowl then mix in the carrots/shallots/garlic with the turkey.
Lightly spray your hands with olive oil and create 6 turkey patties.
Lightly spray your pan with olive oil and brown each side of the patty until thoroughly cooked. 
Start toasting your buns with a slice of cheese so that once your turkey patty is done cooking you’re ready to eat :)
While your buns are toasting, squeeze lime juice on your greens ;)
After the patties are done and the buns are toasted, pile on your greens and stack your burger with that awesome turkey patty you just made.
Store the rest of the patties for future deliciousness.

✌ Pretty please don’t ask about how much calories is in here.  Everything incorporated in this recipe is good fats, carbs and protein. Also, you can add other veggies to make it your own :)

ENJOY! Serves 6 ;) 

Intake from 2 days ago :9

Breakfast oatmeal w/soy milk

Lunch turkey cheeseburger w/greens & roasted seaweed

Dinner herb crusted chicken on veggie rice w/asparagus

Snacks navel & blood oranges w/roasted seaweed & banana

After the previous challenge I’ve manage to catch up with taking pix of my current intake ~ I normally post on instagram 1st prior to here @mcbarao

Intake from 3 Days Ago 

Breakfast kashi strawberry fields w/soy milk

Lunch brown rice w/mixed veggies and grilled chicken

Dinner herb crusted chicken w/greens (also had lentil soup)

Snacks blood oranges and raw almonds

xoxo
MC 

mcbarao:

Today’s progress :)

Thinking of doing my 1st fitness competition in NY~anyone know of any in the city?

CONGRATS to my team <3 NO SURRENDER!  Special S/O to Miss Melavond for winning the CALL OUTS GIVEAWAY! Your progress is killer and definitely well deserved :) 

You get the phone tracksuit, $25 nike gift card, OC trainers keychain and a year subscription to Women’s Health! Send me your mailing info. when you get a chance :)

THANK YOU x Millions, Team No Surrender, ya’ll helped me stay on track and focused <3

As said before, I’m seriously considering entering my 1st fitness comp. in the city and need more info so if any of ya’ll know what’s up ~ send me deets :D <3

Keep killin it! 

xoxo
MC 

P.S. Those interested on the next challenge stay tuned! :) If you got ideas, feel free to msg HERE :) I got it down to 3 FREE workout programs ;)

Glad I got my gear and re-up’d on some healthy goodies ~ there’s a hurricane approaching this weekend

It’s going to be an ‘at home work out’ weekend :) 

If you haven’t already, peep the challenge that’s about to go down Sept 1st :)
☞ take a peak

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started” ~ M. Twain

xoxo
MC