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Healthy Egg Salad (mayo free)
Using avocado instead of mayo in this egg salad cuts the amount of fat and calories in half plus it’s the “healthy” kind of fat! And my little trick is to add pickle juice to the mashed avocado. The pickle juice adds the vinegar, salt, and some bonus garlic flavor all in one easy step and it very closely mimics the flavor of mayo. If you are new to substituting avocado for mayo, you can always start with half mayo and half mashed avocado until you get used to the flavor – this really helps when you’re trying to get your kids used to the change. This recipe is super simple! Just…
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Greek Pasta Salad
This is my favorite pasta salad. It is flavorful, healthy and easy to whip up in minutes. It is summer pasta perfection! I love making greek food in the summertime when home-grown tomatoes and cucumbers are everywhere. This pasta salad is made with chickpeas and olives so it is more hearty than your average pasta salad and could be a meal, rather than just a side dish. I always like to bring it as my contribution to a cookout so even if they don’t have anything else that’s vegetarian-friendly, I just make a meal out of it. My favorite type of pasta to use in this recipe is Trader Joe’s…
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High Protein Waffles
This waffle recipe uses white beans to add protein to a breakfast classic. They are made with 100% whole grain and no refined oils or sugars but are still so delicious and fluffy, you will want them for breakfast every morning. I freaking love breakfast!!! It is my absolute favorite! I mean, isn’t it everyone’s??!! But waffles, pancakes, and french toast aren’t the healthiest of meals. So I’ve spent years trying to come up with ways to make them healthier, but still delicious. The beans hidden in this recipe add some healthy protein without the chalky taste of processed protein powders. It’s also made with a blend of 3…
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Spaghetti Squash and Balsamic Beans
This has to be one of my ALL TIME favorite meals. The sweet of the red pepper and spaghetti squash paired with the salty beans and sour from the balsamic dressing is the absolute perfect blend of flavors. I’m obsessed. I know it sounds weird at first. I didn’t think I would even like it, and now I make it all winter long and I have been for years. I love spaghetti squash, especially when its roasted to a beautiful golden brown. And it’s so simple to just throw it in the oven and pour on some pasta sauce and have an easy vegetarian meal with very little work on…
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The Absolute Best Whole Grain Pancakes
OMG, I have to share this pancake recipe! It’s amazing! It’s life changing! I will never eat any other pancakes again. They are so soft and fluffy and do not taste like whole grain at all. My mouth is watering just thinking about them. I wish I could get on board with the whole gluten-free thing. I know it’s probably healthier and in some cases it tastes okay, but I JUST CAN’T DO IT. I see the looks on neighbor kids faces when they eat my gluten-free snacks, and it ain’t good. They can tell something is off, but don’t know exactly what. That is not the look I’m going…
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Healthy Whole Grain Blueberry Muffins
I love a good muffin. They are one of my favorite breakfast foods of all time. But the store bought kind are loaded with sugar, bleached flour, refined oils, and all kinds of other terrible things. Not to mention the fact that they are usually too dry for my liking. This recipe is made with no refined sugar or oil, 100% whole grain, and they are super moist and delicious. So you can eat them totally guilt-free! Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease or line 12 muffin cups. I like to put the frozen blueberries on top of the oven while it preheats. It thaws them just the right amount. …
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Heathy Mac and Cheese
I am all about making things healthy but still delicious. I would love to get on board with those vegan mac and cheese recipes that use cashews or tofu but I just can’t. Most of them taste gross and nothing like real macaroni and cheese. The sauce is made by mixing half regular cheese sauce and half blended carrots. The carrots give the sauce that bright orange color that you get from the powdered cheese sauces, but it’s so much healthier. But since it’s half real cheese sauce, it’s still delicious. It will fool even the pickiest kid…and grown up. I’ve never met a kid who didn’t love Mac and Cheese. So if…
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Whole Grain Banana Bread
If you are like me, you always have bananas that have passed their prime. Once they have brown spots, no one in my house will eat them anymore. So this is the perfect recipe – it uses up all my over-ripe bananas and makes them into a delicious baked good that is healthy and my kids love. This recipe uses a combination of coconut oil, applesauce, and banana to make it super-moist. I usually double the recipe and make one loaf with walnuts for me and one with chocolate chips for my kiddos and husband. Ripe bananas are so naturally sweet that I only add 1/4 cup of maple syrup and…
