Protein Pudding

 

Confession time everyone!! As much as I am fairly good about eating healthy, I am weak around chocolate. It is my weakness. After a hard test day, or maybe after a really hard workout, all I want is a little chocolate lovin'. It's so good! (milk chocolate though, not my favorite. I'm a dark chocolate kind of person) So anyways, I try to make chocolate "healthier" because the craving comes up too often for me not to. When I discovered this idea of putting chocolate protein powder in plain Greek yogurt with some agave (thanks for the idea Ally), I fell in love. Now I haven't done my research on protein powder and if it is really all it is cranked out to be, nor do I know if it is all natural, BUT I don't know if I care enough at this moment. Maybe one day I will dig my head into a little research (but where to even begin for reliable sources?! Geesh!). Anyways, if you ever need a little chocolate fix and/or you want something really filling and fairly healthy, then please. Let me lead you to my friend "Protein Pudding"!

Side note: This actually a really good way to snack if you find yourself a little hungry in the middle of the day or at night. It is full of protein from the greek yogurt and the protein powder, and it has a good amount of fat (which is GOOD!  Don't be scared about it!), and some nice carbs from the agave nectar. It is really balanced, therefore, your body will have everything it needs and your brain will detect that you are full! Hurray for feeling satisfied for longer!! :)




Ingredients:

• about 2/3 cup or so of plain Greek Yogurt (my new favorite is Fage Total)
• about 2 tablespoons of chocolate protein powder (I have just been using Shakeology because it has been the only thing in my dad's cupboard...I heard its expensive. Not sure on that one!)
• as much agave as you want to thin it out and sweeten it up a little

1) Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and enjoy!

Haven't Lived Till Now Spaghetti Sauce

K so you know that saying “You haven’t live until you have done [insert amazing thing]”. Well my friends, I have a few of those for ya today. And they all come from my personal experience and expertise. Pretending of course that I have any. ;)

You have not lived until you have…

 1)      eaten stove popped popcorn

       2)      repelled down a cliff
       3)      jumped off a cliff….please oh please make sure there is deep water, free of boulders at the bottom ;)
       4)      ran, simply put
       5)      held a baby 
       6)      held a baby monkey ;)
       7)      watched the Pixar movie "Up"
       8)      snorkeled over the Great Barrier Reef
       9)      had a lemonade stand
     10)   and last but not least…..you have NOT lived until you have tried my homemade spaghetti sauce

Oh and before we go any further, I totally lied about snorkeling over the Great Barrier Reef. Sorry folks. Maybe one day though. :)

Now, now, you may have a pulse and you may be breathing. But I’m not too sure! Now I will make a deal with you. I can pardon the other 9 requirements of living if you simply do the 10^th one. Once you try it, then I will say you have lived. ;) Sound like a deal?

Ingredients:

  · 5 medium/large tomatoes

      · 2 cloves of garlic
      · 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
      · 2-3 tablespoons of agave nectar (depending on how much sweetness you want to taste)
      ·  1 tsp. dried basil
      ·  ½ tsp. onion powder
      ·  ½ tsp. oregano
      · Sprinkle of black pepper
      · Sprinkle of cayenne pepper
      · Sea salt to taste
      · About 4 oz. of Ground turkey  (I like to use 93/7 lean turkey)

1.Finely chop the tomatoes and place them in a medium sized sauce pan over med-high heat

 2. Mince the garlic and throw them in with the tomatoes

 3. Tomatoes should start to bubble, once this occurs, pour in vinegar and agave nectar

 4. Once vinegar and agave are stirred in, stir in all your seasonings

 5. Wait for approximately 10 minutes

 6. While you are waiting, brown your turkey in a frying pan

 7. Once turkey is cooked thoroughly and most of the liquid in the spaghetti sauce has evaporated, mix turkey in with the spaghetti sauce.

 8. Wait till is has come to the consistency you like

 9. Pour over wheat noodles or spaghetti squash or rice or whatever your pretty little mind desires. :)