HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS

Easy No-Bake homemade Granola Bars. They are SO good and way better for you than the store bought ones.

No Bake No Hassle. And the kids will LOVE them! 

Ingredients:

- 3 Cups Old Fashion Oats
- 3 Cups Rice Krispies Cereal
- 1/2 Cup Ground Flax Seed
- 6 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/4 Cup + 1/4 Cup Honey (Divided)
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup Peanut Butter
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1-2 Tablespoons mini Chocolate Chips (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine oats, rice krispies, and flax seed in a large mixing bowl.

2. Combine butter, 1/4 cup honey, brown sugar, and peanut butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a light boil stirring frequently. Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt.

3. Pour peanut butter mixture into oat mixture. Stir to blend. Add the remaining 1/4 cup honey and stir well. (This will help it stick together a little better.)

4. Line a large jelly roll pan with parchment paper, with extra paper on each end. Dump mixture onto pan and press firmly with mixing spoon or extra parchment paper until flat and even. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips and press in oats with parchment paper.

5. Place in fridge for 1 - 2 hours. Use excess parchment paper to remove from pan. Use a sharp knife to cute into bars. Wrap in plastic wrap or snack zip lock bags and store in airtight container.
*Best if stored in fridge.

Notes:

~ You may use coconut oil instead of butter if you want it a bit healthier.
~ This recipe is not perfect but its good. Not all the bars will stay together. I keep mine in individual zip lock bags so any crumble will be in the bag. You can also use the crumble for granola on yogurt and other yummy things.
~ If you are making these for a special occasion and need them to stick together better, I recommend Quick Oats instead of Old Fashion. Or, you can add 1/2 honey in sauce pan and 2 Tbls - 1/4 cup honey when mixing into the oats. It would just depend how sweet you want to go.


Feel free to comment with any changes you made to the recipe that worked or did not work so we know <3.

Don't forget to pack some in the kids lunches. Enjoy! 

Zucchini

Easy, Healthy, Delicious!

Serving size 2

Ingredient

- 1 Zucchini

-  1/2 T Coconut Oil or any other high heat oil (Olive oil is okay)

- Salt and pepper to taste 

Directions

1. Shred zucchini with a food processor or grader. 

2. Turn on stove to medium high and add oil. Heat oil till warm.







3. Add zucchini, salt and pepper. Cook until zucchini becomes warm and soft. About 3 - 5 minutes.



Serve with your desired dish

Enjoy!

15 Minute Roasted Sweet Potato

The most delicious way to enjoy a Sweet Potato

I am not a fan of the traditional sweet potato with the marshmallows and all that. So I thought that i just didn't like sweet potatoes. Turns out I just needed to find a different way to make them.  

Serving size 1

Ingredients

- Sweet Potato
- Butter
- Salt
- Pepper
- Pinch of Chives (Optional)
- Dollop of Sour Cream (Optional)
- Parmesan Cheese

Directions

1. Scrub the skin of the potato clean. Use a vegetable brush and running water to remove any dirt and grime off the skin of the sweet potato.

2. Take sweet potato and pierce it with a fork a few times.

3. Place it in the microwave on medium-high for 6-7 minutes (depending on how big your sweet potato is) turning about every 2 minutes.

4. Once the potato has been cooked in the microwave you cut the potato in half. Then, without cutting all the way through on the ends you cut each half into squares. 

5. Take a few slices of butter and put in between some of the squares. Season with salt and pepper and then sprinkle Parmesan on top.

6. Broil the sweet potatoes on medium-high for 6-8 minutes (depending on how crispy you like yours). I like mine crispy but you have to watch them.

7. Garnish with chives, pinch of Parmesan cheese and a dollop of sour cream and you have the best-easiest sweet potato ever!

Note:

For a healthier version do steps 1 and 2 and then place in oven on tin foiled cookie sheet on 400 F for 45 - 55 minutes. Then finish with steps 4 - 7. This way the microwave will not kill any nutrients.  

Health Monster Smoothie

My Signature Smoothie 

Servings Size

Approx. 2 - 3 

Ingredients

- 1/2 C Orange Juice 

- 1/4 C Pinnacle Juice 

- 1/2 T Honey

- 1/2 T Flax seed 

- 1/2 scoop doTERRA's Terra Green Powder (Optional) Can be purchased here

- 1 Banana, sliced 

- 3- 4 Strawberries, sliced 

- 1/4 C Blueberries 

- 1/4 C  Pineapple, sliced 

- A handful of Spinach (about 1 C)

- A couple leaves of Kale (about 1/2 C)

- 1 Carrot, chopped 

- 12 - 18 Cubes of Ice 

 Directions

In a blender, add (in this order) Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Honey, Flax seed, Terra Green Powder, Bananas, Strawberries, Blueberries, Pineapple, Spinach, Kale, Carrots, and 6 Ice Cubes. Turn on Blender to Liquefy until blended. 

Add the rest of the Ice Cubes. Put blender on Ice Crush until Ice is mostly blended. Finally, turn blender to smoothie for about 10 seconds. 

Enjoy!

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

This is one of my favorite lunches or light dinners. 

So Yummy!

Serving Size

Approx. 4 - 5 Wraps

Ingredients

Makes 4 - 5 Wraps

- 5 Tortillas
- 2 - 3 Chicken Breast
- Garlic Salt, Onion Powder, and Mrs. Dash Chicken Grilling Blend to taste  (You can never have to much seasoning, well almost never)
- 1 - 2 T Olive Oil
- 1 - 4 T Buffalo Sauce (depending if you want a little flavor or like it really hot)
- 1/2 C Non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 Big Broccoli trees diced small
- 1 celery stick diced
- Cilantro to taste, chopped
- Bleu Cheese Crumble to taste
- 8 - 12 Tomato Cherries cut in halves
- 1 Avocado

Directions

Chicken-

1. In a medium Braisier pan drizzle olive oil and add in chicken breast.
2. Sprinkle Garlic Salt, Onion Powder, and Chicken grilling blend over chicken.
3. Cover and cook on Medium heat for about 8 - 10 minutes.
4. Turn chicken over and and sprinkle seasonings again. Cook  covered for another 8 minutes.
5. Take chicken out of pan onto a putting board and cut into cubes.
6. Place chicken into pan and drizzle buffalo sauce over top. Cover and cook about 5 minutes.
7. Stir Chicken, add more buffalo sauce (if desired) and cover another 5 minutes.
8. Set aside

Broccoli Cole slaw-

1. In a medium bowl mix Greek yogurt, Celery, broccoli and cilantro.

Spread Broccoli Cole Slaw on tortilla 

Place chicken on top

Then tomato and bleu cheese crumbles

And desired amount of Alvarado

Fold Tortilla and  

 Enjoy! 

Cranberry Oat Energy Balls

Very Healthy, Gives you Energy, and Stops Hunger

And the surprising part is, they actually taste great!

Ingredients

1 C Oatmeal
1/3 C Almonds, chopped
1/3 C  Sweetened Shredded Coconut
1 T Ground Flaxseed
1/2 C Peanut Butter (Almond. I use Natural Peanut Butter that goes in the fridge)
1/4 C Honey (If you have allergies try using local  honey)
1 T Chia Seeds
1/3 C Dried Cranberries

Directions

1. Bake oatmeal, almonds and coconut in small pan in oven for 8-10 minutes at 350°, stirring after 5 minutes. Allow time for mixture to cool.

2. In a medium bowl microwave the Peanut Butter for 20-30 seconds until melted
3. Aadd the baked mix, flaxseed, honey, chia seeds and cranberries to the bowl
4. Form into 1.5" balls (this can be a little difficult so dont worry if they are not perfectly round)
5. Refrigerate for 30 minutes
6. Store in an airtight container

You can refrigerated for up to one week or freezer for up to 3 months.

These make more than I can eat in one week so I refrigerate a couple and put the rest in a freezer bag. When I am headed out and don't have time to eat I just take one or two out of the freezer and take it with me. Thaws in 5 - 10 minutes.

Note:
You can also put them in a 9 x 13 pan, refrigerate, and then cut into bars if you prefer.

Strawberry Almond Chicken Salad

Key Ingredients to the Perfect Salad

Salad - 50/50 Mix Spring Mix and Spinach
Nuts - Almond Slices (or your favorite nut. Sunflower seeds are very good as well)
Fruit - Strawberries (or your favorite fruit)
Chicken - Chicken Salad (or your favorite prepared chicken) Chicken Salad Recipe here.
Dressing - Raspberry Hazelnut Vinaigrette (or any dressing you like)


Recipe

- A handful (or two) of salad mix
- 4 - 6 diced strawberries
- 1/8 C of Sliced Almonds
- 1/4 - 1/2 C Chicken Salad
- 2 T Raspberry Hazelnut Vinaigrette
- Lightly sprinkled garlic Salt (optional)