Sunday, August 31, 2014

Nutty Oat Snack

This quick, extremely easy and healthy snack you can make in 2 minutes and probably finish eating it all even faster :) Great for anytime of the day!

Ingredients:
1/4 cup of oats
1/2 of a banana, sliced
2 tsp sunflower seeds
2 tsp dried cranberries
1 Tbs. peanut butter (or any nutty butter of your choice)
1/2 tsp. coconut oil
1 1/2 Tbs. almond milk

Assembly:
In a small bowl, combine nutty butter and coconut oil and microwave for 30 seconds. Add in oats and almond milk, mix until combined and microwave for another 30 seconds. Add in the rest of the ingredients, mix and eat up!

You can also add other super fruit or super foods of your choice, such as chia seeds, flaxseed, goji berries or acai!


Saturday, August 30, 2014

Green Papaya Super Smoothie!

This smoothie is PACKED with natural vitamins that will fill you up and satisfy you at the same time! If you're worried about the spinach, please don't! You can't taste it at all! It only adds more nutrients and a pretty green color :) Start off only adding a few leaves at a time until you get used to the idea, then pack in the spinach leaves into those smoothies!
Perfect for breakfast, lunch and even dinner. For breakfast, I like to add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cooked oats to fill me up in the morning :) A little tangy and sassy, this smoothie is awesome! Feel free to add some honey or agave if its a little too zesty for you!

Ingredients:

1 cup of cubed Papaya
1/2 of a banana
1/2 cup of spinach
3 fresh mint leaves
1 Tbs of chia seeds
1 orange
1 apple

Assembly:

Juice the apple and orange. Add the papaya, spinach, banana and orange/apple juice into to blender. If you do not have a juicer, simply squeeze an orange into the blender, and add the apple, peeled and cubed. Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and sprinkle in chia seeds. Enjoy!