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  • Prep Once, Eat Healthy All Week Long

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    Healthy Eating by Prepping on Sunday!

    Sunday Food Prep

    Something new that I am starting this month is cooking as much as I can on Sunday, for the week ahead. I am hoping that this will help me to eat healthier and also save time in the kitchen.

    As much as I love menu planning, that alone was not preventing me from eating unhealthy snacks and meals. Honestly, I was simply too lazy to whip up the healthy foods that were on our menu for the week.

    I am hoping this new Sunday food prep idea will help.

    Here’s what I made yesterday, in about 3 hours time:

    Make Ahead Food

    I felt so accomplished once I finished everything and my husband was very surprised that I cooked/baked for 3 hours straight – but it honestly didn’t feel that long. I was too caught up in how awesome it was going to be to have all of this food made for the week ahead!

    As you can see, I mostly focused on snacks this week because snacks are my weakness (where I do the most unhealthy eating). Next week, I am going to also try cooking up some meat and side dishes (quinoa, rice, etc.) to make dinner and lunch prep easier and more healthy, too.

    Food For the Week

    Do you do “sunday prep” or something similar in your home?
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  • Our Menu Plan This Week

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    Ice Cream Cake
    The Dairy Queen ice cream cake I received for my birthday!

    Breakfast

    Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
    Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets x3
    Cereal, Fruit x2
    Red Velvet Chocolate Crepes

    Lunch

    Cheesy Pizza Rolls, Veggies with Low Fat Ranch Dressing, Fruit
    Picnic Lunch
    Slow Cooker Baked Potato, Salad
    Leftovers x3
    Slow Cooker Spicy Parmesan Chicken Lettuce Cups

    Dinner

    Chicken Chili, Bread
    Birthday Dinner Out
    Vegetable Soup
    Barbecue Chicken & Quinoa Salad
    Sausages, Mashed Potates, Oven-Roasted Broccoli
    Kung Pao Chicken
    Roasted Tomato Soup

    Dessert & Snacks

    Red Velvet Brownies
    Cheese & Crackers
    Yogurt & Fruit
    Strawberry Milkshake
    Ice Cream Birthday Cake

    What’s on your menu this week?

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  • Healthy Chocolate Snowballs

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    Healthy Chocolate Snowballs

    Healthy Chocolate Snowballs

    Healthy Chocolate Snowballs

    • Servings: 50-60 Snowballs

    Ingredients:

    • 1 Cup Cocoa Powder
    • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla
    • 3/4 Cup Honey
    • 1 Cup Peanut Butter
    • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
    • 1 Cup Sunflower Seeds, Chopped Very Small
    • 1 Cup Sesame Seeds
    • 1 Cup Rolled Oats
    • 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips (Optional)
    • 1 Cup Coconut

    Instructions:

    1. Combine all ingredients, except coconut, in a large bowl and mix together very well.
    2. Roll into small balls and then roll balls in coconut.
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  • Fried Rice with Edamame

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    Edemame Fried Rice

    Fried Rice with Edamame

    • Servings: 5

    Ingredients:

    • 2 Tablespoons Olive or Vegetable Oil
    • 1/2 Small Onion, Minced
    • 3 Garlic Cloves, Minced
    • 1/2 Cup Carrots, Shredded
    • 3 Cups Rice, Cooked
    • 3 Eggs, Cooked & Scrambled
    • 1 Cup Shelled Edamame, Cooked
    • 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
    • Salt & Pepper (to taste)

    Instructions:

    1. Heat large fry pan or wok on medium heat until very hot. Add oil, and saute onions, garlic and carrots for 1-2 minutes.
    2. Add rice, scrambled eggs, edamame, soy sauce, salt & pepper and mix well. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until everything is heated through.
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  • Crispy Kale Chips

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    Kale Chips

    If you’re looking for a healthy alternative to greasy potato chips, try out this recipe.

    Kale chips are easy to make (very easy!), they taste delicious, and they’re good for you. They are extremely crispy and they really do taste like potato chips.

    If you like this basic recipe, you can try adding other seasonings, such as garlic powder (or fresh garlic), cayenne pepper or even parmesan cheese. The possibilities are endless.

    Crispy Kale Chips

    • Servings: 2

    Ingredients:

    • 1 Large Bunch of Kale
    • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
    • Kosher Salt, to taste

    Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
    2. Rip up your kale into bite size pieces, discarding the inner stem/rib. Wash and dry well (a salad spinner is great for this).
    3. Add kale to a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle kosher salt and mix it all together really well, so that all of the kale pieces have oil and salt on them.
    4. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the kale is lightly browned and crispy.
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  • Slow Cooker Spicy Parmesan Chicken Lettuce Cups

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    Spicy Parmesan Chicken in the Slow Cooker.

    Spicy Parmesan Chicken

    This is one of my favourite recipes of all time.

    It’s very easy to make, healthy, and tastes delicious. Enjoy it for dinner, lunch or a late night snack!

    Slow Cooker Spicy Parmesan Chicken Lettuce Cups Recipe

    • Serves: 4

    Ingredients:

    • 4 Large Chicken Breasts
    • 2 Celery Stalks
    • 1/2 Small Onion, Chopped
    • Salt and Pepper
    • 2 Garlic Cloves, Chopped
    • 1/2 Cup Hot Sauce
    • 1 Cup Shredded Carrots
    • 8 Large Lettuce Leaves
    • 2 Cups Chicken Broth
    • 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
    • 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese, Shredded

    Instructions:

    1. Combine onions, garlic, chicken, celery and chicken broth in your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
    2. Remove chicken from slow cooker and shred, then return to slow cooker.
    3. Add hot sauce and parmesan cheese, and cook on high for 30 minutes more.
    4. Add about 1/4 cup chicken mixture to each lettuce leaf, top with carrots and cheddar cheese, wrap and enjoy.
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  • Healthy Strawberry Muffins

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    Healthy Strawberry Muffins.

    Healthy Strawberry Muffins

    These muffins have been a favourite of mine for years now. I try to make them weekly when strawberries are in season – they are so good!

    They’re healthy (around 100 calories each, depending on the size), delicious and super easy to make.

    Healthy Strawberry Muffins Recipe

    • Makes 12 muffins.

    Ingredients:

    • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
    • 2 1/2 Cups Oats (NOT Quick-Cooking)
    • 3/4 Cups Sugar (or Splenda, to make them healthier)
    • 1 Cup Greek Yogurt, Plain
    • 2 Eggs
    • 1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 2 Cups Strawberries, Diced

    Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 400F. Spray muffin tins with cooking spray or line with foil liners (not paper).
    2. Add all ingredients, except strawberries, to your food processor and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and gently fold in 1 1/2 cup of the strawberries.
    3. Divide mixture evenly into your muffin tins. Top each muffin with additional diced strawberries.
    4. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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  • Low Fat Ranch Dressing

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    Low Fat Ranch Dressing.

    Ranch Dressing

    I’ve always loved dipping my raw veggies in ranch dip, but always felt so guilty about it afterwards. There I was trying to eat healthy with veggies, and then I have to go ahead and drown them in fatty ranch dressing!

    After much, much, much testing in the kitchen, I finally created a ranch dressing that was delicious and low in fat. Now I can drown my veggies whenever I want.

    Low Fat Ranch Dressing

    • Servings: 8

    Ingredients:

    • 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
    • 3/4 Cup Plain Yogurt
    • 2 Green Onions, Minced
    • 2 Pieces Bacon, Crumbled
    • 1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
    • 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
    • 1/4 Teaspoon Basil
    • 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
    • 1/8 Teaspoon Dill Weed
    • Dash Of Salt
    • Dash Of Cayenne Powder (more, if you like things spicy!)

    Instructions:

    1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl. That’s it! Enjoy. :)
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