Protein-Packed Angel Food Cake

Try this fabulous recipe for a clean dessert that won't keep you from your goals!

Clean Eat Recipe: Protein-Packed Angel Food Cake

Ingredients:

• 1/4 CUP Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1/2 CUP Oat Flour
• 1/2 TSP sea salt
• 1 1/2 CUP cold egg whites or 10-12 large egg whites
• 1 TBSP cold water
• 1 TBSP lemon juice
• 1 TSP pure vanilla extract (avoid HFCS)
• 1/2 CUP Stevia in the Raw

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 8 x 8" baking pan with pure olive oil spray.

2. Combine flour and salt together in a small bowl by whisking together.

3. Using an electric mixer (I LOVE my KitchenAid stand mixer for this!), beat cold egg whites, cold water, lemon juice and vanilla on medium speed until the egg whites increase about 4-5 times their volume and become "fluffy." 

4. Keep mixer on medium and mix in the Stevia in the Raw. The egg whites will form soft peaks at the top.

5. Using a rubber spatula, begin folding in the flour mixture a little at a time. (Fold, then add, fold, then add, repeat.)

6. Pour batter into pan, evening out the surface of the mixture with the rubber spatula.

7. Bake for approximately 35-38 minutes until cake is cooked in the middle. You can use the toothpick test for this. 

8. Allow cake to cool. Cut into 9 pieces and top with your favorite fruit topping to serve. 

This makes 9 servings in an 8 x 8" pan.

Macros: Per serving, not including strawberries (as shown)

• Calories - 73
• Fat - 1g
• Carbs - 10g
• Sugars - 3g
• Protein - 6g
• Sodium - 283mg

He & She Tips: If you want a fun topping, slice berries, put them in a bowl and add a Tbsp of water or lemon juice. Microwave for 30 seconds and your fruit will begin to make a syrup! (It's great on waffles or pancakes too!). Refrigerate your leftovers. This will stay good for about a week.

Happy Baking!

Lean Legs Elliptical HIIT Interval Routine

The response to our Glute and Thigh Toning HIIT Cardio Routine was phenomenal! I really hope you had an opportunity to try it out and maybe even download the playlist for the workout!

Many of you asked for a routine that you could do on the elliptical versus the treadmill and this week, I wanted to give you just that! Here it is!

Lean Legs Elliptical HIIT Interval Routine

Here are a few things to consider:

1. I am likely to do this routine on a day I am not lifting since it is 45 minutes long. You are welcome to do it on arm day or chest and back day, but so you don't have to stay in the gym for hours, I would suggest doing it on an off-lift day.
2. This program was designed for a gym-quality, Precor Elliptical. This is NOT to say you cannot adapt it to your home or other gym elliptical machine. Just figure out your max incline, speed and resistance available and adjust accordingly.
3. If you cannot do these speeds and/or resistance, NO problem! Work up to it!
4. DO NOT hold on to the handles or machine itself unless absolutely necessary. You will get optimal results if you focus on using your lower body for the majority of the effort. It is okay to "pump" your arms.

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Enjoy and get your sweat on!

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Southwestern Tilapia

Did you know that Whole Foods has a recipe app?  We have tried a lot of their recipes & hope to share more of them with you soon but this is one of our favorites!  This is the only way that Scott will eat tilapia!

Ingredients:

4 (6 - ounce fillets)

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 lime

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. In a small bowl mix spices together.

3. Drizzle each fillet with olive oil.

4. Sprinkle each fillet with the mixture of spices.

5. Squeeze lime juice over the fillets.

6. Flip the fillets over & repeat steps 3-5.

7. Bake until golden brown & flesh begins to flake (usually around 9-12 minutes in my oven).

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- Whitney