Tag: healthy cooking

Roasted Curry Sweet Potato Tacos

When it comes to tacos, I’m kind of obsessed that there are literally 2648497 different ways to make them. And the good news is, here is another combo to add to your list (AND it works for breakfast, lunch, or dinner). First, let’s start with the roasted sweet potato recipe: Ingredients: 3 large sweet potatoes, …

Apricot Pecan Donuts (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegan Optional)

Clearly weekends = homemade, healthy donuts in our house 🙌🏼🍩 Here's another one of our fav recipes when taking Sunday mornings slow… Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegan-Optional Apricot Pecan Donuts Ingredients: 2 cups gluten free flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 egg 1/2 cup coconut milk 1/4 cup pecans, shelled 1/4 cup …

Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad

Ingredients: 1 can black,  pitted olives 1 cup cherry tomatoes, either whole or sliced in half 2 cups whole wheat or gluten free pasta, cooked 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 bundle of asparagus, ends discarded and chopped 2 medium zucchini, peeled and chopped 3 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon minced garlic OPTIONAL, 2 …

Chocolate Banana Pancakes

Que Jack Johnson’s “Banana Pancakes”, throw on a cute apron, and get mixing’ in the kitchen with this family favorite healthy pancake recipe. I had ripe bananas & I’m not a huge fan of banana bread, so wanted to come up with something to get rid of them while sneaking nutrients into my new-found toddler’s picky …

Skinny Beef Stew

Hiii! Remember me?! Dusting off my blogging shelves again…hope you’ve all been wonderful, and are ready for some new recipes, new workouts, and other fun goodies coming to Sea Shells & Sit Ups soon! Speaking of recipes, hope you enjoy this skinny beef stew made from organic clean goodies sure to please your hearty stew …

Blueberry Bliss Power Pancakes

Is there anything better than the smell of fresh pancakes filling your home on Saturday or Sunday mornings? Maybe if they’re pretty much guilt free, and for Valentine’s Day….which these gems are! As a clean-ish eating mama who lives by my own slogan of “eating clean for dirty dessert,” I try to keep most of …

Banana Zucchini Muffins with Apple + Blackberries

Based on the ingredients of these muffins, they’re basically power muffins…good for anytime of the day; breakfast, mid-day snack, a side with lunch, or even a healthy dessert. Totally guilt free and toddler-approved, which means whole family approved; what could be better?! I made these on Sunday to prep my little guys’ breakfast & snacks for …

Spinach Meatloaf

Meatloaf is just one of those things that totally grosses me out unless it’s my mom’s recipe or I make it myself. There’s just something about picturing someone else’s hands mooshing it all together that…I can’t. even. deal with. But the beauty of homemade meatloaf is you can sneak SO many veggies into it [all my …

Surprising Sources of Antioxidants

“When it comes to brain protection, there is nothing quite like blueberries,” according to James Joseph, PhD, lead scientist in the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. “Call the blueberry the brain berry,” says Dr. Joseph. NEW FINDINGS ON BLUEBERRIES We all hear blueberries are a …

Rainbow Salad Packed with Nutrients

I have SO many favorite salad combos, and the best part, is they’re just one big schmorgishboard. Totally reminds me of this quote…somehow I’m always the one with the biggest, most randomly paired plate of mismatched goodies. In a salad, almost anything goes. It’s like the one dish where it’s acceptable to just keep throwing …