My Favorite Kaleberry Smoothie

I basically developed this one myself, through trying out different things. First, to save the kale as long as possible, I put some water and kale leaves into a blender and blended it all up until I could ‘pour’ the mixture into ice-trays. Once that was done, I had individual servings of kale just waiting for me in my freezer!

Ingredients:

• 1 – Kale cube (Though mine are shaped like icebergs, Titanics, hearts, and stars… my husband’s are shaped like little skulls ;))
• approximately 1 cup of frozen strawberries (if fresh, add some ice)
• approximately 1/3 or 1/4 cup of blueberries (or mixture of blueberries and raspberries)
• 1/2 cup of non-fat Greek Yogurt (if sweetened, leave out the agave) (Can also use a dairy substitute)
• 1 Tbsp of Agave nectar

Instructions:

Blend it all up until it is as smoooth as you like, and enjoy!! You can add a little more nectar if you aren’t fond of the Kale flavor… but I have gotten used to it and love it this way! ❤

For ShakeOlogy fans, you could easily replace the Kale with a bit of Shakeology, though I have not tried the Greenberry flavor yet so I cannot vouch for its taste! ❤

Healthy Cookies

A recipe I got from Skinny Taste!

Ingredients:

• 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup of uncooked quick oats*
• 1/4 cup crushed walnuts

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Spray a non-stick cookie sheet with cooking spray or use a Silpat.

Combine the mashed bananas and oats in a bowl. Fold in the walnuts and place a tablespoon of each on the cookie sheet.

Bake 15 minutes. Makes 16 cookies.

Apple Crisp

This is a great recipe I found at SparkPeople!

Ingredients

3 medium baking apples, cored, sliced thin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp flour

Topping:

1 cup quick oats
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp heart-healthy margarine

 

Directions

Mix first four ingredients and place into 9-inch (square or round) baking dish.
1. In small bowl, mix Topping ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over the apples.
2. Bake at 325 degrees until apples are soft and topping is golden brown (about 30 minutes).

Fruit popsicles

From my own head 🙂

Take as many different fruits as you would like to have in the popsicles, and clean and cut them up roughly. Throw all of the pieces into the blender, and pour in a bit of Almond milk.

Blend everything up until smooth.

Pour the mixture into shaped ice-trays (IKEA has cute shapes!), and cover tray with a layer of saran wrap. Poke toothpicks or popsicle sticks through the plastic and into the mixtures.

Freeze until solid!

Will work with your favorite smoothie recipes as well!

Fruit Salad

This is a recipe I found on HealthyGroceryList.com. As soon as I have had a chance to try it, I will post a pic!

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time:
Ready In: 5 mins

• 1 cupCheese Cottage,Lowfat,1% Milkfat
• 1 cupFruit Cocktail, Canned in Water
• 1 cupMandarin Orange
• 1 canPeaches,Canned in Light Syrup

Directions

1. Mix all the ingredients together and enjoy!