Healthy Recipe: {Pineapple Protein Smoothie}

Recipe:

1 medium-size banana

1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple

1 scoop vanilla protein powder 

(I used Designer Whey)

vanilla almond milk, unsweetened

(fill to max line) 

Blend and enjoy! 

I use a NutriBullet - my mother gifted one to me and I am in love. I have lost about 8 pounds so far and have been feeling happier and healthier. I highly suggest getting yourself a really nice blender if you can! 

Happy Wednesday! 

xoxo

Recipe: {Broccoli Bites}

Broccoli Bites

I found this recipe on Pinterest a while back and decided to try it out. It wasn't my favorite, but they are interesting for a somewhat-healthy snack. 

Ingredients:

16 oz. package of frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained of liquid

1 1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese or low fat cheese (I used a mix of shredded cheeses)

3 eggs

salt & pepper



1 cup of seasoned Italian breadcrumbs


Pre-oven

Directions:

Mix the ingredients together in a large bowl,

then form small patties with your hands, 

placing them on a baking sheet lined with parchment.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes.

Be sure to flip the patties over after the first 15 minutes!


All done!

As you can see, I used muffin liners (I was all out of parchment, unfortunately) and I would 

highly recommend only using the parchment method.

I could not get the patties to come off of the muffin liner, so I had liner-bits to pick out as I 

was attempting to eat. No fun.



If you try them out, I hope you enjoy them!

Source: thinnrecipes.blogspot.com, stacysnacksonline.com

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Recipe: Hot, Skinny Spinach Dip

Pre-oven.

Mmmm... Spinach dip. It has always been a favorite of mine, but I usually only get to have it on the rare occasion that I go to a restaurant in a group. So to not only find a recipe for it, but to find one that is better for you, too?! I had to try it. And I must say, I love it. 

Let's begin:

What I used, this time

Recipe:

10 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1/2 cup light sour cream

5 tbsp light mayonnaise (I used regular; that's all I had!)

1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano

1/4 cup green onion, chopped *

1 clove garlic, crushed **

1 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella

fresh pepper (for taste)

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Combine all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Put into an oven-safe dish and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cheese should be melted. 

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes:

Serves about 10. This recipe was adapted from Skinnytaste.

Also, I was so excited to try out this dip that I forgot to take a picture when it was all ready to eat! I will update as soon as I make another batch. It was delicious!

xoxo