{Healthy Strawberry Banana Smoothie and MORE...}

Seriously, this was sooo good and creamy. This is my very own recipe! Man i am good. haha! :) Granted, i did look into smoothies and what would be good to put in it, so i kind of grabbed different ingredients from different recipes and put it all together. I put in the amounts that i felt i wanted in it. TRY THIS! It's the best smoothie i have had, but maybe i haven't had many smoothies, which might be why it's the best smoothie i have had. Usually when i eat a "smoothie" i like it to be more like a slushy with the ice bits in it. I don't usually go for anything without the slushy taste. BUT i did with this! There is a fabulous after taste that stays with you after every gulp. I didn't need this to be like a slushy in order to like it! YUMMY! :)

Ingredients:

1 whole banana

About 1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries

2-3 TBSP. honey

1/3 of an avocado

Juice from one orange

1 cup Coconut milk

1/4 cup Original plain greek yogurt

6 ice cubes

Directions:

Blend it all in your blender! Wahlah! Makes about 4 servings.

Strawberry Mango Smoothie

6 strawberries, medium to large size

1 cup frozen mango

3 TBSP. Agave nectar

1/2 of an avocado

Juice from an orange

1 1/3 cup coconut milk

1/3 cup original plain greek yogurt

Directions:

Blend well.

*Tip*: If you don't like the taste of coconut, then use almond milk. I found that i like coconut milk better than almond milk for my smoothies.

{Oven Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs}

This chicken is delightful. Chicken thighs are a bit more fattening, BUT they do taste so much better than regular frozen chicken breasts. Really, they are so good. My brother made some last year for us on the GRILL and man they were Gooooood! I made this chicken and shane said "This tastes like one of the selections at the chinese buffet. We like chinese buffets. :) It was good. TRY IT! You will be glad you did! :)

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. cornstarch

1 tbsp. cold water

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 tsp. black pepper

12 skinless chicken thighs

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients, except the chicken, in a saucepan on low heat. Let simmer and stirring frequently, until sauce thickens and bubbles.

Preheat oven to 425.

Place chicken pieces in a 9x13 pan. Spray the pan with PAM first. Poor half of the sauce over the chicken, brushing the chicken to make sure each piece is covered in sauce.

Bake for 30 minutes. Turn pieces over and poor on remaining sauce. Bake another 30 minutes.

YUM! ENJOY!

Source: www.dineanddish.net

{Homemade Granola Bars}

These are good granola bars!! I love them and they are so addictive. Next time i am going to try honey instead of the molasses b/c the molasses was too strong in the bar. But i still enjoyed them. OR i could do 1/3 cup honey and 1/4 cup molasses. That could be good. These are easy to make! No need to buy store bought anymore. These are healthier for you too. ALSO, i added flaxseed to my granola bars. I add flaxseed to anything i think it would be good in. It's great for you!

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups old fashioned oatmeal

1 cup nuts, seeds, or spices OR a combination of all three ....totaling 1 cup

1/3 + 1/4 cup honey, agave, molasses, or maple syrup. You can mix up flavors or just use one.

1 cup total dried fruit

1 cup apple butter or almond butter

Directions:

I just combined all the ingredients. If you want the pieces chopped up more fine, then use a food processor. Line your cake pan with parchment paper. Poor the mixture in and press down really hard on the mixture to pack it in good. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in the freezer until they are firm. Then cut into the size you want.

They can be stored in an air tight container for a week. OR will last frozen up to a month. Enjoy!

Source: www.goodlifeeats.com

{Strawberry Stuffed French Toast}

If you feel like totally feel like forgetting healthy and want to think fattening then indulge and eat this. I made this at breakfast for the men in my life on Valentine's Day. They loved it. I loved it too. It was sooooo good. :)

Filling:

1 Cup Sliced Fresh Strawberries

2 TBSP. sugar

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

Toast:

4 thick slices of bread, such as challah or Italian Bread

1 large egg

3/4 cup milk

2 TBSP. melted butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup flour

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/5 tsp. salt

Unsalted butter

Directions:

For filling, Stir together the strawberries and sugar and set aside for 15 minutes. Then stir in the cream cheese until blended well.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Carefully cut a pocket into the center of your bread. In a shallow baking dish, wisk together the egg and milk. Wisk in the melted butter and the vanilla. Stir in the flour, cinnamon, and salt until well blended.

Fill the pocket in your bread with the filling mixture. I stuffed mine full. :) Place the filled slices of bread in the egg mixture, allowing to soak about 30 seconds each side.

Add 1 TBSP. butter to the skillet. Add the filled slices of toast to the skillet and cook until golden or about 2 minutes each side.

Source: www.annies-eats.com from Williams and Sonoma

{Fiber One Parmesan Crusted Chicken}

This is very good. Tastes like your eating fried chicken, but it's healthy! Try it! It's simple to put together and the kids loved it.

Ingredients:

5 pieces of chicken(i buy the bags of frozen chicken)

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1 cup Fiber-One

1 tsp. Onion powder

1 tsp. Garlic powder

2 tsp. Italian Seasoning

2 egg whites

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

In a food processor, mix together the parmesan cheese, Fiber-one, onion powder, garlic powder, and italian seasoning. If you don't have a food processor, then you can put the ingredients in a ziploc bag and crush it with a rolling pin.

Turn the oven to 400 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with foil. Spray the foil with PAM cooking spray.

Salt and pepper both sides of your chicken. Dip the chicken in the egg white and then dip it in the fiber-one mixture. Put it on the baking sheet and spray the top of the chicken with PAM spray.

Throw in the oven for 25 minutes.

Source: www.thegirlwhoateeverything.blogspot.com