Clean Eat Recipe: Sweet & Nutty Quinoa

Are you tired of your same ol' oatmeal?  Try this quinoa recipe for breakfast!  It is delicious with eggs!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Quinoa
• 2 cups Water
• 1/4 cup No Sugar Added Apple Sauce
• 1/8 cup Ideal Brown No Calorie Sweetener
• 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Optional Toppings:

• Walnuts
• Apple Slices

Directions:

1. Bring quinoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and water to a boil
2. Once water is boiling, reduce heat and cover. Simmer for approximately 15 minutes. Uncover quinoa and fluff with a fork
3. Add applesauce and mix into quinoa

Makes 4 Servings.

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- Whitney

Clean Eat Recipe :: Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites

Ingredients:

• 1 large banana
• 1 Tbsp natural peanut butter or almond butter
• 4 squares of dark chocolate (we use Lindt 85% Cocoa)

Directions:

1. Cut banana into 1/4" slices

2. Cover banana slice with nut butter and place another slice of banana on top

3. Place in freezer for approx one hour

4. Melt chocolate in microwave

5. Dip frozen banana bites into chocolate or cover entire bite in chocolate

6. Place bites in freezer until chocolate hardens

Makes 2 Servings

Macros (per serving):

• Calories - 220
• Protein - 6 g
• Carbs - 21 g
• Fat - 13 g

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- Whitney

Straw-Nana-Nut Ice Cream

We've mentioned one of our favorite apps before, the Whole Foods Market Recipes app...well this is a variation of one of their recipes.  It's a perfect summer treat that you won't feel guilty about eating! 

This recipe calls for a lot of strawberries & if you are like me you get tired of wasting 1/2 the strawberry by cutting off the stem.  I saw this pin on Pinterest about removing the stem with a straw & finally had the chance to try it out...IT WORKS!  It's super easy too.  All you do is insert the straw at the button & push the stem off (see below)!

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Ingredients:

• 2 frozen Bananas
• 6 oz Organic Strawberries (buy ORGANIC - Strawberries are one of "The Dirty Dozen")
• 1/2 cup of raw whole Cashews (soaked in water, see below)

Directions:

1. Soak cashews in warm water at room temperature for 2-12 hours.  Drain cashews once they have been soaked.

2. Dice organic strawberries.

3. Slice frozen bananas into 1/4" slices.

4. Puree strawberries & cashews in a Vitamix until smooth (start at the lowest speed & gradually turn it up to 4).  Add up to a 1/4 cup of water, if needed.  Add bananas & puree again, until very smooth.

5. Freeze in a sealed freezer proof container until just solid, approx 4 hours.

P.S. Be sure to check out our 4 Ingredient Banana Nut Ice Cream!