Super Green Salad

This salad is very healthy, very good and very easy to make! Lately I have been making a large amount and storing it in the fridge, so I have a meal all ready made thats delicious and convenient. This salad is full of vitamins and healthy fats that your body loves. It is also, gluten free, Paleo, and vegetarian.

Super Green Salad

1/4 c spinach 

2 c romaine lettuce chopped

1/2 chopped green pepper

1/2 chopped red apple

1/4 c chopped red onion 

1/4 c walnuts

3 slices of avocado

1/2 c chopped broccoli

5 asparagus stalks chopped

1 /2 sliced cucumber

1tbs olive oil

lemon juice

Place broccoli, asparagus and the onion in a small skillet and sauté with 1 tbs of olive oil until veggies are slightly tender. Add all the other ingredients in a bowl and top with the sautéed veggies. I added freshly squeezed lemon juice and pepper to mine. 

Banana Ice cream

WE ALL LOVE ICE CREAM ! Well most people do. Have your ever wished there was a ice cream that wasn't full of fat and sugar? An ice cream that didn't give you a stomach ache or leave you with a feeling of regret after you ate a half a carton? Banana ice cream isn't Ben and Jerry's cookie dough but it is delicious and leaves you feeling guilt free. The next time you and your boyfriend call it quits, reach for the food processor instead of that tub of "fat love" , you might actually feel better.

Banana Ice Cream

4 bananas

2 tbs almond butter

1 tbs cinnamon

* Place the bananas (peeled) into the freezer for about an hour or until they appear to be frozen. Slice the bananas into pieces and place in a food processor along with the almond butter and cinnamon. If you want your ice cream to be creamy, add about 3 tbs of almond milk. Blend all ingredients in the food processor until it has the consistency of ice cream. Eat it right away or store it in the freezer until later! Feel free to add blueberries, chocolate and even dates to make this dessert even better!

Homemade Larabars

If you enjoy snacks on the go I would recommend Larabars. I have had so much trouble in the past while searching for the perfect snack bar that wasn't full of sugar and that was actually good for me. Then I found these tasty little things, Larabars. Larabars contain about three or four ingredients. They usually include, dates, almonds, a fruit or chocolate and that is all! No added anything, no fake anything and they are soooooo yummy, not to mention gluten free, dairy free and most are paleo friendly! These bars cost about $1.50 each, which isn't bad but I wanted to try to create my own, so I did just that.

I basically guessed on the amount of each ingredient I used but it seemed to work out just fine. My favorite Larabar is a tie between cashew cookie and apple pie, so I made a mixture of both into one, fantastic, amazing tasting bar. Even though they don't look that delicious in the picture above, I promise they are better than the store bought kind! 

Date Bars

1 c pitted dates

1/2 c cashews

1/2 c almonds

1 diced apple

1 tbs coconut oil

1 tbs cinnamon

* place all ingredients in a blender, blend until the mixture is a little bit chunky. Scoop out the mixture and place in a dish or a tupper wear container. Place in the freezer for about 15-30 mins and enjoy! I store mine in the freezer as well, they never fully freeze, they stay a fudge like texture!

* makes about 8 bars