Weekly Food Menu 6.26.17 to 7.2.17

Weekly Food Menu - Week of June 26th, 2017   

Monday 6/26/17
Breakfast - 1/2 c Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt alternative with 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 cup fresh fruit
AM Snack - Vega Greens and Protein Shake (Pre-Mixed for on-the-go)
Lunch - Leftover Quinoa and Beans Casserole
PM Snack - Fresh Fruit
Dinner - Lentil Taco's - https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/spicy-lentil-tacos/#gs.x8cg9u0

Tuesday 6/27/17
Breakfast - Veggie Skillet Hash - http://centerofthepie.blogspot.com/2013/10/2-on-tuesday-veggie-skillet-hash.html
AM Snack - 1/2 c Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt alternative with 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 cup fresh strawberries
Lunch - Leftover Lentil Taco's
PM Snack - Fat Burner Juice - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/516928863468026237/
Dinner -  Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Poppy seed dressing - https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/avocado-strawberry-spinach-salad-with-poppyseed-dressing/

Wednesday 6/28/17
Breakfast - Veggie Skillet Hash - http://centerofthepie.blogspot.com/2013/10/2-on-tuesday-veggie-skillet-hash.html
AM Snack - 1/2 c Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt alternative with 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 cup fresh fruit
Lunch – Leftover Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Poppy seed dressing
PM Snack - Fat Burner Juice - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/516928863468026237/
Dinner -  Southern Sweet Potato Noodle Salad with Avocado Pesto - https://www.savorynothings.com/southwestern-sweet-potato-noodle-salad/

Thursday 6/29/17
Breakfast - Veggie Skillet Hash - http://centerofthepie.blogspot.com/2013/10/2-on-tuesday-veggie-skillet-hash.html
AM Snack - 1/2 c Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt alternative with 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 cup fresh fruit
Lunch – Leftover Southern Sweet Potato Noodle Salad with Avocado Pesto
PM Snack - ABC Juice - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/516928863452328782/
Dinner - Pesto Pasta with White Beans - https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/pesto-pasta-white-beans/#gs.jhZzrdM

Friday 6/30/17
Breakfast - Veggie Skillet Hash - http://centerofthepie.blogspot.com/2013/10/2-on-tuesday-veggie-skillet-hash.html
AM Snack - 1/2 c Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt alternative with 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 cup fresh strawberries
Lunch – Leftover Pesto Pasta with White Beans
PM Snack - Fresh Fruit
Dinner - Lentil Stuffed Zucchini Boats - http://littlespicejar.com/lentil-stuffed-zucchini-boats/

Saturday 7/1/17
Breakfast - Vegan Oatmeal Cookie Protein Shake
AM Snack - 1/2 c Unsweetened Coconut Milk Yogurt alternative with 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia and 1 cup fresh fruit
Lunch - Leftover Lentil Stuffed Zucchini Boats
PM Snack - Fresh Fruit or anything leftover coconut milk yogurt
Dinner - Jet's Pizza (Thin Crust with Veggies)

Sunday is a free day to use any leftovers or to celebrate due to special family gatherings or any fun occasion.  Have a HAPPY and HEALTHY week.

Weekly Food Menu 6.19.17 to 6.25.17

Weekly Food Menu - Week of June 19th, 2017   

Monday 6/19/17
Breakfast - 1 cup fresh fruit with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative and 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia along side with a cup of coffee and 2 tbsp Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Vega Pre-mixed Vanilla Shake (on-the-go)
Lunch - Leftover Sauteed Red Peppers and Onions with 1/2 cup Organic Annie's Mac and Cheese
PM Snack - Grapes
Dinner - Penne Con Salsicce - WW Cookbook

Tuesday 6/20/17
Breakfast - along side with a cup of coffee and 2 tbsp Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Vega Protein Shake mixed with iced black coffee
Lunch - Leftover Penne Con Salsicce
PM Snack -  1 cup fresh fruit with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative and 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia
Dinner -  Quick Sweet + Spicy Summer Salad Recipe (Vegan) - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/quick-sweet-spicy-summer-salad-is-super-yummy-and-clean-eating-friendly/

Wednesday 6/21/17
Breakfast - Rosemmary Roasted Vegetable Breakfast Bowl - http://www.destinationdelish.com/rosemary-roasted-vegetable-breakfast-bowls/#_a5y_p=4858381  along side with a cup of coffee and 2 tbsp Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Protein Shake or Fruit
Lunch – Leftover Quick Sweet + Spicy Summer Salad Recipe (Vegan)
PM Snack -  1 cup fresh fruit with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative and 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia
Dinner -  Sticky Sesame Cauliflower - http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2017/01/09/sticky-sesame-cauliflower/ with sautéed zoodles (zucchini noodles)

Thursday 6/22/17
Breakfast - Rosemmary Roasted Vegetable Breakfast Bowl - http://www.destinationdelish.com/rosemary-roasted-vegetable-breakfast-bowls/#_a5y_p=4858381 along side with a cup of coffee and 2 tbsp Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Protein Shake or Fruit
Lunch – Leftover Sheet Pan Summertime Chicken Bake
PM Snack -  1 cup fresh fruit with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative and 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia
Dinner - Eat Clean: Strawberry + Avocado + Chickpea Caprese Salad (Vegan) - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/eat-clean-strawberry-avocado-chickpea-caprese-salad/

Friday 6/23/17
Breakfast - Rosemmary Roasted Vegetable Breakfast Bowl - http://www.destinationdelish.com/rosemary-roasted-vegetable-breakfast-bowls/#_a5y_p=4858381 along side with a cup of coffee and 2 tbsp Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Protein Shake or Fruit
Lunch – Eat Clean: Strawberry + Avocado + Chickpea Caprese Salad
PM Snack -  1 cup fresh fruit with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative and 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia
Dinner - Spicy Lentil Tacos - https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/spicy-lentil-tacos/#gs.0_yx23o

Saturday 6/24/17
Breakfast - Rosemmary Roasted Vegetable Breakfast Bowl - http://www.destinationdelish.com/rosemary-roasted-vegetable-breakfast-bowls/#_a5y_p=4858381 along side with a cup of coffee and 2 tbsp Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Protein Shake or Fruit
Lunch - Leftover Spicy Lentil Tacos
PM Snack -  1 cup fresh fruit with 1/2 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative and 4 drops of Vanilla Stevia
Dinner - Butternut Squash Quinoa Casserole - http://www.trialandeater.com/butternut-squash-quinoa-casserole/

Sunday is a free day to use any leftovers or to celebrate due to special family gatherings or any fun occasion.  Have a HAPPY and HEALTHY week.

New Recipe - Chicken Feta Breakfast Egg Cups

Chicken Feta Breakfast Eggs Cups
12 Servings

Ingredients:
1 lb Chicken Garlic Feta Sausage (Whole Foods has the best - about 3 links)
12 Whole Eggs
1 Roma Tomato (chopped)
1 cup Spinach (chopped)
1/2 cup White Northern Beans (canned and rinsed)
Salt and Pepper
Cooking Spray

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degress.  Remove outer casing from the chicken sausage and place the links in a pan coded with cooking spray.  Break the chicken sausage up into pieces and cook until no longer pink or almost cooked through.  Set aside to cool. 
2. Take your 12 muffin tray and spray it with a nice coating of cooking spray, this will prevent them from sticking to the pan or you can use silicon muffin cups instead.  Evenly divide the cooked chicken sausage into each of the muffin tins.
3. Then top evenly with the tomatoes, spinach and white beans, lastly break one egg into each cup to top all the other ingredients.
4.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper
5.  Place in the oven for 20 to 25 mins or until the eggs are cooked all the way through. ENJOY!

Weekly Food Menu 6.12.17 to 6.18.17

Weekly Food Menu - Week of June 13th, 2017   

Monday 6/12/17
Breakfast - Chobani 100 Simple Pack Strawberry Yogurt
AM Snack - Apple
Lunch - Leftover Mexican Bean Dip with 24 tortilla chips
PM Snack - Chocolate Protein Shake
Dinner - Leftover Grilled Chicken with Corn on the Cob

Tuesday 6/13/17
Breakfast - Fresh Fruit Mixed with Chaboni 100 Simple Blueberry Yogurt with coffee and 2 tbsp. Organic French Vanilla Half and Half
AM Snack - Banana
Lunch - Left over Grilled Chicken with Corn on the cob
PM Snack - Chocolate Protein Shake
Dinner -  Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Chicken Skillet - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/sweet-n-spicey-pineapple-chicken-skillet/
Snack - Frozen Whipped Pineapple - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/pineapple-whip/

Wednesday 6/14/17
Breakfast - Clean Eating Sausage Egg Breakfast Cups - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-sausage-egg-breakfast-cups/
AM Snack - Protein Shake or 1/2 cup cottage cheese with fresh fruit
Lunch – Leftover Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Chicken Skillet
PM Snack - Apple or Fresh Fruit with 12 raw Almonds
Dinner -  Mexican Turkey Cauliflower Rice - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/simple-mexican-turkey-cauliflower-rice/

Thursday 6/15/17
Breakfast - Clean Eating Sausage Egg Breakfast Cups - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-sausage-egg-breakfast-cups/
AM Snack - Protein Shake or 1/2 cup cottage cheese with fresh fruit
Lunch – Leftover Mexican Turkey Cauliflower Rice
PM Snack - Apple or Fresh Fruit with 12 raw Almonds
Dinner - One Sheet Pan Mustard Garlic Chicken - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/one-sheet-pan-mustard-garlic-chicken/
Snack - Frozen Whipped Pineapple - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/pineapple-whip/

Friday 6/16/17
Breakfast - Clean Eating Sausage Egg Breakfast Cups - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-sausage-egg-breakfast-cups/
AM Snack - Protein Shake or 1/2 cup cottage cheese with fresh fruit
Lunch – Leftover Mustard Garlic Chicken
PM Snack - Apple or Fresh Fruit with 12 raw Almonds
Dinner - Clean Eating Sheet Pan Salmon Fajitas - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-one-sheet-salmon-fajitas/

Saturday 6/17/17
Breakfast - The Famous All-Natural Banana Pancakes - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/easy-and-clean-banana-pancakes/
AM Snack - Protein Shake or 1/2 cup cottage cheese with fresh fruit
Lunch - Leftover Salmon Fajitas or any other dinner that we still have left
PM Snack - Apple or Fresh Fruit with 12 raw Almonds
Dinner - Burrito Stuffed Zucchini Rolls - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/burrito-stuffed-zucchini-rolls/
Snack - Frozen Whipped Pineapple - https://cleanfoodcrush.com/pineapple-whip/

Sunday is a free day to use any leftovers or to celebrate due to special family gatherings or any fun occasion.  Have a HAPPY and HEALTHY week.

Kid's Banana Chocolate Malt Smoothie

I bought a Malt Milk Powder mix yesterday at the grocery store for an iced coffee drink I made today and my kids wanted something similar for dessert tonight.  I did some looking on Pinterest and couldn't find a recipe that didn't have some sort of ice cream mixed in, so I decided to create my own recipe.  Here is what I came up with.

Banana Chocolate Malt Smoothie

1 frozen Banana

1 to 1 1/2 cups of 2% Milk 

1 to 2 tbsp Chocolate Syrup

3 tbsp Malted Milk Powder 

1/2 cup crushed ice

Optional toppings: Coco Whip and Chocolate Syrup

Place everything in a Magic Bullet cup if you have other wise a blender will work too, blend until smooth and creamy.  Add a few tablespoons of Coco Whip and Chocolate Syrup to finish it off before serving.  Enjoy!!!  Serves 1 or 2 

It was rather filling for my older daughter so I would say this recipe could be split into 2 servings for kids.

My favorite go-to doTERRA Oils

Ok so I have to confess I'm all about trying to do things naturally, whether it's cooking and eating healthy, reading labels on food boxes or using natural oils instead of medicine but I love drinking liquid chemicals from Starbucks...why is that?  I know it's not healthy for me and all the stuff they mix with it is chemicals but it tastes so good, anyway that's for another blog post.

I wanted to share my experience with using doTERRA oils and why I love them so much.  A friend of my introduced me doTERRA several years ago when I had injured my knee and was going to physical therapy.  I have always had knee issues for as long as I can remember and I had tried many products on the market from Icy Hot to Organic products and nothing seemed to work long term for me.  So my friend Kara introduced me to a product called Deep Blue, she had provided me all the facts about the product and how it worked so I decided to give it a try.  I had used it on and off for a few months during my time doing physical therapy and it seemed to really help with reducing the pain around my knee.  It wasn't until I was in full training for my first half Ironman that I noticed how much I loved this stuff.  I had used Deep Blue throughout all of my training and absolutely loved it and then I became hooked on the stuff.  My family knew when I had a tough training day as they could smell me and my deep blue from my bathroom and bedroom, as for me I loved smelling this stuff it became my daily ritual to use.  

I decided at this point to try other oil products they had to offer to replace most of the medicine in our household.  I started out with the basic family medicine pack which consisted of a variety of different oils.  I used them all but only reordered a few that I used daily and loved.  I don't have a lot of the these oils but there are a few that I just love and use all the time.  I now have my 5 year old hooked on them, as she uses the Lavender and On Guard every night before bed.  As for me I use Deep Blue, Lavender, On Guard and Frankincense daily.  Here are my top choices:

Deep Blue - Used when necessary for some of the following: Soothing blend for Back Pain, Cramps, Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Muscle Strains.

Lavender - Used daily before bed for my family, applied on wrist to help with calming, stress and sun burns.

On-Guard - Used daily before bed for my family, applied on the feet to help with the following: Protective Blend for Common Colds.

DigestZen - Used when necessary for some of the following: Digestive blend for cramps, bloating and stomachache. 

Breathe - Used when necessary for some of the following: Respiratory Blend for Allergies, Breathing Problems due to a common cold, Mucus and Sinus Infection.

Peppermint - Used when necessary for some of the following: Sever headaches and lower back pain.

Frankincense - Used when necessary for the following: Inflammation 

I'm always about trying something new especially if it's all natural and good for my family's health.  It's an awesome product worth trying!!! 

STAY HAPPY AND HEALTHY!!!