My Favorite Salad

                                    Shopska Salad

What you need:

  • tomatoes
  • cucumber
  • olive oil (or any other type really)
  • red vinegar

Optional: 

  • feta cheese (trust me it makes the salad even better)
  • onion
  • red or green pepper (if red, they could be also cooked)
  • olives


(Source: weigh-less-on-jupiter)

Eating sweets in the morning may aid in weight loss

“Data on 193 clinically obese but otherwise healthy adults revealed those who ate a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that included a chocolate cake dessert lost more weight compared with those on a low-carb diet who ate a 300-calorie breakfast. Breakfast is the ideal time to eat sweets, as the body’s metabolism is at its peak, and consuming cake or cookies in the morning, along with protein and carbohydrates, helps curb cravings for sweets later in the day, researchers reported in the journal Steroids.”

if you’re gonna eat sweets, eat them in the morning!


fitliv:

Banana Cinnamon Pancakes (55 calories each!)

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 mashed banana
  • 1 tsp ground flaxseed
  • 1 tsp whet germ
  • 1/3 cup oats
  • 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup egg whites
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp agave syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of baking soda & baking powder

Mix all ingredients and cook on a hot gridle with some olive oil.

Makes 7 small-ish pancakes, serves 1 or 2.

Each pancake: 55 cal, .6 g fat, 1.6 g fiber, 1.5 g sugar, 3 g protein!

Would be really good with added cocoa powder, chocolate chips/ carob chips, ect.

Feel free to experiment! I ate them with B’nPB, sliced banana, and extra cinnamon :)


fit-inspiration:

Chocolate-PB Fudge

(Or chocolate peanut butter frosting!)

  • 2 T peanut butter
  • 2 T coconut butter or homemade coconut butter
  • 2 T cocoa powder (10g)
  • 80g very-ripe banana (1/2 a medium banana)
  • 1/16 tsp salt (more if using unsalted pb)
  • optional: feel free to add a little sweetener if your bananas aren’t ripe enough

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender (I use the Magic Bullet). Scoop into a container or even a little pie pan, and put in the fridge or freezer so it will firm up. (Alternatively, you can eat it soft, like frosting!)

Nutrition Info per 60g slice:

Calories: 180
Added Sugars: 0g
Protein Grams: .5

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/