by Fittbe | Jun 29, 2020 | Healthy Eats, Uncategorized
Strawberry Smoothies 3 Ways!
There’s just “something” about a strawberry smoothie. Maybe it’s that it evokes memories of childhood and a strawberry shake, a real treat after the sock hop! We gathered some of our favorite strawberry smoothie recipes to enjoy. They are packed with Packed with vitamins, fiber, and particularly high levels of antioxidants known as polyphenols, thanks for the info Web MD!
Sublime Strawberry
The flavor is all strawberry here. No mango or banana to take center stage.
This is one of our favorites, and if you make it with the berries already frozen, it will be extra refreshing and perfect for a warmer day. Though it’s great to mix with other delicious fruits, this smoothie puts strawberry center stage!
Ingredients/Shopping List
- 1 cup of strawberries (fresh frozen, or frozen)
- 1 Cup Almond Milk
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (Vanilla or Plain)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix it all together with your powerful blender and Voila, your 12 year old self is savoring the taste of summer strawberries.
Strawberry Banana Protein
This is one tasty treat!
Ingredients/Shopping List
Strawberry and Banana go together like Milk and Cookies, like Phineas and Ferb (haha), like Blair and Chuck. This one is delicious and is extra special if you add some granola to the top!
- 2 cups frozen strawberries
- 3 scoops vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 1.5 cups almond milk
- 1 banana
- You can even top it with granola! We love Trader Joe’s ancient grains and nuts granola
- You can even add a few tablespoons of marine collagen if you like!
Not quite as pretty in pink, but healthier!
Spinach and strawberry make one of the best salads ever. Seriously! If you haven’t had a spinach strawberry salad with a nice vinagrette, you need to make one or order one asap. But… back to smoothies. This spinach strawberry smoothie might not be “pretty in pink,” but it is definitely a winner and takes the healthy award from the first two!
Ingredients/Shopping List
- 3/4 cup unsweetened milk or milk substitute – we are crazy for almond!
- 1/2 cup plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 cup frozen strawberries
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 tablespoon agave nector
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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by Fittbe | Jun 28, 2020 | Healthy Eats
Must-Make Fresh Chickpea Salad!
This recipe comes to us from Grace-Girl. She created a salad that evokes images of summer evenings and crisp rose. Oooh yes…
Oh so satisfying
And perfectly paired with Fish
We made such a yummy chickpea salad! It features fresh vegetables and excellent protein from the chickpeas! Very satisfying, and filling in a good way, this salad is sure to please. It was a great accompaniment to fish, and if you wanted to stretch it a little further, you can put it on a bed of spinach!
Ingredients
- 2 cans chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 3 green onions
- 1 avocado
- 3 tbsp goat cheese
Instructions
Start by rinsing 2 cans of chickpeas. Slice 1 cup of grape or cherry tomatoes and toss them in.
Next, slice half a cup of green onions and add them to the bowl. Follow this with one chopped bell pepper. I love avocado, and bonus for those great healthy fats, so the addition of avocado was a must for me!
Add salt and pepper to taste, and dress with your favorite vinaigrette. For a creamy treat, sprinkle goat cheese on top! Ready to serve.
This recipe evokes memories of summertime on the deck. Warm weather and cool rose. Now that takes me to a very, very, happy place!
Just 10 or 15 minutes can do wonders!
by Fittbe | Jun 22, 2020 | Healthy Eats
Sunday Mornings call for tasty treats and these muffins are delish!
They are a great use of brown bananas, pretty quick to prep, use only 1 bowl (fewer dishes to wash, yes please!) and they are scrumptious too.
When you allow bananas to turn brown and almost mushy, they become extra sweet, which makes them the perfect ingredient to use when trying to bake using less sugar. These muffins use agave nectar as a sugar substitution which adds a slightly “nutty” flavor and make slivered almonds the perfect complement!
Take to bananas out of the freezer about 15 minutes before you cook start prepping!
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2/3 cups coconut oil
1/2 cups agave nectar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cups slivered almonds or walnuts
Prepare your muffin tin by greasing all 12 muffin cups.
Melt coconut oil in the microwave until it’s fully liquid. Add agave and whisk, once combined, add 2 eggs and combine thoroughly. Add in bananas, baking soda, vanilla, chia seeds, salt and flour. Mix to combine and until dry ingredients are fully incorporated. Fold in nuts.
Divide batter evenly between 12 muffin cups.
Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let these babies school and serve!
Enjoy the perfect little snack, quick breakfast or mid-morning pick me up!
by Fittbe | Jun 22, 2020 | Healthy Eats, Hygge, Pilates, Productivity and Positivity
A challenge packed with self care, enjoyment, and anti-oxidants!
Who is ready to get balanced when it comes to your Pilates workouts, self care routines and healthy diet!? We have a fun challenge for you, and if you are following along in your Fittbe Pilates app, once you complete your activity, you can check it off! Your wonderful accomplishment will then become part of your diary so that you can look back and appreciate all that you have achieved in sticking to the best, and most balanced you!
Center & stretch Pilates
Check off this workout!
The balance between stretch and strength is an important one! Enjoy the center and stretch Pilates session inside your Fittbe apps for the perfect blend!
Try a new type of tea!
Check of a Hygge / self care item by enjoying a new tea
There are so many wonderful teas to sip with gorgeous combos! Lately we’ve been loving Turmeric ginger!
Active Challenge!
Get ready for a fun circuit
Focus on your best quality of movement with each of these exercises!
- Forearm plank with rolling heels 16 rolls
- 6 sets of 6 criss-crosses
- 4 Rolling like a ball, or rolling lake a ball hold
- 16 Russian twists
And remember, you can save or bookmark this post to review anytime!
- Treat yourself to a calming bath – hygge / self care
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by Fittbe | Jan 12, 2020 | Healthy Eats
A great tasting, not “too sweet” smoothie full of goodness!
by, Grace Girl Blog
Hi Guys! We just finished making this green spinach blueberry smoothie recipe! It is really tasty, and you can make it sweeter or a little less sweet to your taste. Kira actually liked it with less fresh-squeezed orange juice, and I liked a little more. So, we think you might want to put in a little and give it a taste and then add more if you like!
Ingredients / Shopping List
- 1 cup vanilla almond milk
- 2 handfuls spinach
- 1 handful kale
- 1/2 large banana
- 1/2 frozen blueberries
- 1/2 plain or vanilla greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup orange juice
Ready for a really complicated process? Put everything blender, and… drumroll, please?
Blend it up! Pour into your favorite glass and savor the healthy goodness!
Note: depending upon your blender you may have to add the spinach and kale in batches to ensure it blends smoothly!
If you make one, be sure to tag us so we can see!
@FittbeApps
by Fittbe | Nov 21, 2019 | Healthy Eats
This salad is such a nice combination of flavors, the arugula adds a little peppery taste, the beets are sweet and the pepitas add great texture. Here’s the challenge with this salad, try to get all components into every single bite! It will be the best bit of salad you have ever tasted!
6 cups arugula
1 small, 3 oz log goat cheese
4 small beets peeled and steamed (you can find these pre-steamed and peeled at your local Trader joes or supermarket)
1 small avocado, sliced horizontally
2 tablespoons pepitas (Raw pumpkin seeds)
First and most importantly, use a teaspoon to scoop small pieces of goat cheese and roll into balls with your hands until you have about 10 cheese balls. Keep rolling until cheese balls look smooth. Set aside.
Slice beets and avocado into thin slices. Place arugula in a large bowl, dress with your favorite vinaigrette or simply olive oil and balsamic, toss to coat all leaves.
Assemble arugula leaves on a serving platter, shingle beets and avocado in altering layers on top of leaves. Sprinkle with goat cheese balls and pepitas.
Voila! Easy, healthy and delicious too!
