Meal Monday: Italian Wedding Soup

Another great recipe from the Fixate cookbook!

1 tsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
6 cups of chicken broth
1 bunch of greens (I used kale, about 6 cups)
20 Meatballs (buy frozen or make your own using my recipe on the blog)
2 large eggs
2 T of Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp of ground pepper


Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.

Add onion, cook, stirring frequently for 4 to 6 minutes.

Add garlic, cook for additional minute.

Add broth and bring to a boil.

Add greens, reduce heat, cover for 10 minutes

Add meatballs, cook for 5 minutes.

Combine eggs and cheese in a smal bowl; mix with fork.

Slowly pour egg mixutre into the hot soup, stirring constantly. Gently boil, covered until eggs set, 30 seconds.

Season with salt and pepper, serve!

Meal Monday - Kale salad with homemade dressing

Another great one from the Fixate cookbook.

This salad was soooooo yummy!! Tastes like gourmet but made at home.

4oz of chicken breast, cut into strips 1/4 tsp ground chili powder 1 bunch of kale torn into pieces 2T lemon Dijon Salad Dressing - see below Use the crouton recipe I posted located in recipes.

Sprinkle chicken with chili powder. Cook chicken on high until cooked. Remove and set aside. Add Kale to skillet. Cook on high flipping once, until crispy, lightly charred. Put on plates, add chicken and croutons, top with dressing.

Dressing:

1 large egg yolk 1 T dijon mustard 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp of pepper 4 T lemon juice 1/4 cup of olive oil

Place egg yolk, mustard, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and lemon peel in a blender or food processor and blend til smooth. Slowly add in oil until blended.  

Meal Monday: Easy Pizza - 21 day fix approved!

 Kids loved to help with this!

1 - 8 inch sprouted whole wheat tortilla
1/4 cup of sauce (I make homemade)
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup of veggies (broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, etc)
Olives - optional
2 T mozzarella cheese
2 T parmesan cheese

And even better it is 21 day fix approved and from the new cookbook! 1/2 green, 2 yellow, 1 blue

Caesar Salad

4 cups of chopped romaine lettuce
3/4 cups of shredded rotisserie chicken
2 T shredded Parmesan cheese
1 tsp capers
1 slice whole grain spouted bread, cut into cubes toasted
2 T Caesar dressing (I used poppyseed)

Place lettuce on a plate; top with chicken, cheese, capers and toasted bread

Drizzle with dressing; toss gently.

Another yummy recipe from the Fixate cookbook!  Better get a copy for yourself.  Its reasonably priced and has easy, yummy recipes! Click here to shop for Fixate!

Meal Monday - 21 day fix approved Mac and Cheese (with Broccoli and Chicken)

Fixate Cookbook Mac and Cheese with Broccoli and Chicken
4 oz of dry whole wheat pasta
4 tsp butter
2 T unbleached whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 1/4 cups of sharp cheddar cheese
3 cups of chopped, cooked chicken
4 cups of chopped steamed broccoli
1 ts sea salt
1/2 tsp of ground pepper

Cook pasta according to package directions.
Melt better, add flour whisking for 1 minute.
Add flour, cook, and whisk for a minute.
Add almond milk and cook 1 to 2 minutes until thickened.
Reduce heat and add cheese.
Add chicken, broccoli, salt, and pepper and cook til heated through.

Each serving is 1/2 green 1/2 yellow 1/2 red 1 blue 1/2 T

Transformation Tuesday - Jennifer lost 51 pounds with 21 day fix!

Read her whole story here! http://www.beachbody.com/beachbodyblog/success-stories/transformation-tuesday-jennifer-lost-51-pounds-with-21-day-fix-and-21-day-fix-extreme

Transformation Tuesday - Lisa lost 14lbs and won $500 with 21 day fix

Lisa says its Easy and Doable!!

Read her whole story here:  http://www.beachbody.com/beachbodyblog/success-stories/easy-to-follow-and-doable

Transformation Tuesday: Meet Lindsay! She lost 116lbs!

 Meet Lindsay K. She lost 116 lbs with P90X, P90X3, INSANITY, and 21 Day Fix. She entered her results into The Beachbody Challenge®, and won the $500 Daily Prize for April 28th!

Read the rest of her story here: http://www.teambeachbody.com/teambeachbodyblog/success-stories/i-want-to-live-life-to-its-fullest

Fitness Friday: Core Workout with Autumn

Here's Autumn Calabrese, creator of the 21 Day Fix and 21 Day Fix Extreme, with a 3 minute core workout. 

Hit pause if you need more time to complete 10 reps of each exercise. 

Do this 3 times through for an intense core workout! 

It's always a good idea to warm up before doing any workout, so do some jogging in place and a few jumping jacks first to get your blood moving.

Thirsty Thursday - Pumpkin Pie Shakeology

Transformation Tuesday - Chicken Noodle Soup

It's Transformation Tuesday and today and instead of transformation of a body we're going to look at transformation of a recipe! 

Who doesn't love chicken noodle soup? 

But with high sodium and all those noodles it can be a hard one to swallow. Today I am transforming chicken noodle soup...Moroccan style. 

Ingredients: 

1 medium onion, diced

4 teaspoons of Moroccan spice (recipe below)
2 to 3 cups of coconut milk

1 tablespoon of coconut oil

3 cups of chicken stock

2 cups of sweet peppers

1 cup of sweet potato purée

2 cups of diced tomatoes

4 cups of spinach, fresh. 

Dash of salt and red pepper flakes

Two yellow summer squash cut into noodle like shapes or julienned

2 cups of chicken. 

Directions:

1) Bake sweet potato in the oven on 400 for 30 minutes or boil on the stove until soft. Puree when done.
2) Meanwhile, add some coconut oil into a small pan over medium heat. Sautee the diced onions and peppers for five minutes or until they are soft.

3) Stir in the Moroccan spice blend and cook for another couple of minutes until the smell of the blend becomes potent. 

4) Add in the diced tomatoes, coconut milk and chicken stock. Raise the heat until the soup is simmering. 

As it simmers, season with some salt and red pepper flakes to your liking and add in the sweet potato puree to help thicken. 

5) Add the chicken and squash noodles and stir thoroughly to combine all of the ingredients. Cook for another 5 to 10 minutes until the noodles have softened slightly. 

6) Remove from heat and stir in the spinach last allow the spinach to wilt be for serving. 

*Recipe adapted from "It Starts With Food Cookbook".*

Moroccan spice blend: 

1 teaspoon ground cumin 

1 teaspoon ground ginger

 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt

 3/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Fit Tip Friday - Eat the rainbow!

Monday Meal Idea - Ground Turkey, rice/quinoa, sauteed veggies

This is my favorite go-to lunch!  I could eat it every day and I'm gonna this week!

Ingredients:

16 oz seasoned ground turkey
1 red pepper, cut up
1 orange pepper, cut up
1 zucchini, cut up
1/2 of a red onion, cut up
(Of course you can do any combination of veggies but I just like this combo.)
Coconut Oil
Red Inca Quinoa**
Brown long grain rice**
4 lunch containers

Cook the seasoned ground turkey and divide it between the 4 lunch containers (3/4 cup each).
Saute the veggies in a little coconut oil, divide between the 4 lunch containers (1 1/4 cup each).
Cook all the rice and quinoa, mix together and divide 1/2 of a cup between the 4 lunch containers.
Freeze the rest. The best in my opinion is to mix all of the ingredients together...so yummy!

**I cook all my rice and quinoa at once. I freeze it in a container.  It is very easy to portion out, even from a frozen state.  This will last me about a month probably.

 Cook the rice.

Cook the quinoa.

Rice & quinoa mixture, ready to freeze! 

Leave a comment if you've tried this, what veggies did you use?

Shakeology Spotlight: What IS a Supernutrient? Anyone?

By now you've probably heard of Supernutrients. I hope you have, because I've posted several of them on my Shakeology page.  Well, it turns out most people (even Beachbody employees!) don't really know what they are! 

So you are not alone, Supernutrients are a relatively new concept for most people. 

Here is what the Shakeology blog has to say about them:

What is a Supernutrient?

Supernutrients are powerful nutritional components within superfoods that provide vital health benefits. Basically, they are the parts of superfoods that actually cause the foods to be “super.” For example, a bilberry is a superfood. One of the components of bilberries (which are an ingredient of Shakeology) that make them “super” is anthocyanins, which help support eye health. Therefore, anthocyanins are one of bilberry’s supernutrients. Got it? Great! Shakeology has a smorgasbord of supernutrients in its ingredients, which is why you really do get your daily dose of dense nutrition with each delicious glass.

There you have it, click here to order  or leave me a comment if you're interested in trying Shakeology! 

Monday Meal Idea! Turkey Lettuce Wraps

This is a great recipe to try for tacos that is really tasty but less calories!!  

And if you are doing 21 day fix...it's one green and one red for 2 tacos!! 

Possibly a blue depending on your topping choices.

1 1/2 lbs of lean ground turkey breast

1 t garlic powder

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 t sea salt

1 t of garlic powder

1 t of paprika

1 t of chili powder

1/2 tsp of dried oregano

1/2 medium red onion

1/2 green pepper

3/4 cup of water

3/4 cup of tomato sauce (I use homemade)

6 lettuce leaves

1 medium tomato for topping (optional)

1 cup of chopped cilantro for topping (optional)

Greek Yogurt and Avocado for topping (optional)

1) Cook turkey

2) Add spices

3) Add onion and pepper, cook everything til veggies are soft

4) Add water and tomato sauce, cook 10 to 12 minutes covered

5) Top Lettuce leaf with turkey mixture and toppings!

Who wants to win this and be in my exclusive accountability group? 

All the workouts, meal plan, containers and more are included in this Challenge Pack. 

To qualify to win this you will need to "like" my Facebook page and comment why you need this!!! 

The drawing will be made tomorrow night (Feb 20th) so don't delay!! 

The only people who will qualify are ones who "like" or have already liked my Lindsay Bauer facebook page (not just the post) AND comment!!

 CLICK HERE TO LIKE THE PAGE!

Good luck!!!

Transformation Tuesday - Meet MacKenzie

Read MacKenzie's story here

Monday Meals! Lentil Feta Salad

This lentil salad is a winner in so many ways. It takes a little bit of effort to chop all of those fresh veggies and herbs, but once you’re done, you’ve got enough food for a week’s worth of meals. Eat it in winter, spring, summer, or fall. It’s a good vegetarian source of protein and fiber and has only 221 calories per serving.

Total Time: 1 hr. 15 min.
Prep Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: None
Yield: 6 servings, about 1½ cups each

Ingredients:

⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
½ tsp. dried thyme (or 1½ tsp. chopped fresh thyme)
Sea salt and ground black pepper (to taste; optional)
3 cups cooked lentils
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
1 medium cucumber, finely chopped
3 medium celery stalks, finely chopped
2 cups quartered cherry tomatoes
1 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
¾ medium red onion, finely chopped
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

Preparation:

1. Combine lemon juice, oil, and thyme in a small bowl; whisk to blend.
2. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Set aside.
3. Combine lentils, cheese, cucumber, celery, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, parsley, and mint in a large bowl; mix well.
4. Drizzle with dressing; toss gently to blend. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 to 12 hours.
5. You can eat it after an hour, but the next day is the best!

http://www.teambeachbody.com/teambeachbodyblog/nutrition/lentil-feta-salad

Beachbody

As some of you may know, I have been a Beachbody coach for the last couple of years.  I have mainly done this to meet my own goals and have a discount on their many products.  I have been running challenge groups that have been very successful.  I love seeing people meet their fitness goals.  The challenge groups help keep you accountable and motivated.  I would like to do more of these and increase my customer base so I think I will start using the blog as a way to help me in this.  I don't want to create another blog to do this.  So on this blog you will find many things...things about beachbody, recipes, parenting tips, my own personal thoughts and photos of our family, and possibly doula and photography stuff.  So it's kind of a free for all and I hope you can find things that you need!  I will have all posts labeled such as "recipes", Health and Fitness, Beachbody, Kiddos, etc.  That should help you easily access what you need.  If anyone is still reading this old blog!! 

What is a challenge group?

Basically you sign up for a challenge pack...that is any beachbody work out program and shakeology.  We have  private group on facebook that you would be invited to  join.  There you will receive instructions, motivation, encouragement on a daily basis.  The groups usually last 6 weeks to 90 days with prizes awarded at the end.  You take personal pictures and measurements to help you keep track of your progress.  It's not a requirement to share those! 

My next challenge group will be 21 day fix.
It takes out ALL the guess work. And is designed to help YOU lose up to 15lbs in 21 days- the healthy way. The 21 day fix includes a simple portion control ...eating system with color coded containers. No calorie counting, measuring, tracking points, macros etc! This is something you can stick with and will help you learn healthy eating habits. It even includes a restaurant eating guide and allows for chocolate and wine (in moderation of course). The program also comes with 7- 30 minute workouts. One for each day of the week, with a variety of exercises from cardio, yoga, circuit training and more!!

For the release the program is on sale for $140 and includes...workouts, a full month of Shakeology, meal plan, 7 color codes portion control containers, and a Shakeology shaker bottle! Normally Shakeology alone is $129.99 so this is an AMAZING deal!!

If you are a current customer of mine you can order it now through teambeachbody.com. If not, you can order it on 2/17. Challenge group starts 2/24!!! When you order through me you get ME as your personal coach to help you every step of the way AND a spot in my private support groups. Complete this application today to be a part of my challenge group! Spaces are limited!!!! Sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2QT3SC7

To see more about the 21 day fix go to:

https://www.facebook.com/21DayFix