strawberry granola fig parfait, herb quinoa with manouri cheese, broccoli rabe & mini vegan bana loaf w/cardamom seeds

Yummy lunch at Smile NY! :9

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MC

vegan rhubarb scone w/strawberry jam, carrot salad w/red bell peppers and feta & manouri cheese w/arugula and fig jam sammie :9 {smilenyc}

Strawberry & Fig Granola Parfait & Homemade Cheese Crackers {101cookbook} added jalapeños and low fat cheese instead of white cheddar :9!

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MC

Super Green Juice from Lafayette Juice Bar  Strawberry Milk, Strawberry Chia Seeds Tapioca & Veggie Wrap from Organic Avenue 

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MC

Obsessed. Organic Avenue 💗

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MC

Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts Recipe 💁 101Cookbooks.com

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MC

Day 16 #March2Fitness Homemade

Whole Wheat Truffle Avocado Pizza Salad

Grab your fave frozen whole wheat crust
Sauté mushrooms w/shallots and purée
Drizzle truffle oil & add ur fave low fat chz
Bake according to pizza crust instructions
Next, top w/fave greens
Squeeze lemon juice to taste
Add a few slices of fresh avocado 

Enjoy! :9

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MC 

Day 15 #March2Fitness Happy Fridge :)

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MC 

Day 12 #March2Fitness Fresh :9

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MC 

Day 10 #March2Fitness Post Workout Meal

Super Green Juice & Chicken Wrap from Lafayette Bar :9

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MC 

Day 7 #March2Fitness Green
A fave snack, roasted seaweed :9

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MC
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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 ♥

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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 :)

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MC 

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To my Fit Fam, I’ll be posting my daily eats on there (prior to posting them to Pretty Hungry weekly) Feel free to check it out when you get a chance! I hope it’ll give you some ideas :)

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MC 

Banana Boat Breakfast Protein Shake

Ingredients
8 oz. of almond milk
1 tsp of fat free yogurt
1 tsp of smooth creamy peanut butter
1 serving (scoop) of protein powder
1 ripe banana
1 serving of cooked oatmeal*
3 ice cubes crushed

*I normally cook the oatmeal the night before and store it in the fridge so it’s nice and cold when mixed in the shake :)

Recipe
Mix☟until well blended
almond milk
yogurt
peanut butter
protein powder
Then add banana, cooled cooked oats & crushed ice and blend

Makes a very delicious 24 oz. ultimate breakfast for champs :)

(source: my bf taught me how to make this ♥ just sharing the love)