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Recipes

Bacon wrapped Brussels sprouts

Frozen Lean Yogurt and Fruit bars

Ingredients

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12 Large Brussels Sprouts

24 Strips of Bacon

1 tbsp Olive Oil

1 tbsp Garlic Powder

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

Wash Brussels Sprouts, pat dry, cut each one in half . In a bowl toss Brussels Sprouts, olive oil and garlic powder to coat. Place sprout cut side down on bacon and roll. Place on baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes – You can add any leftover leaves to make crispy chip-like sprouts, just remove the leaves before the next step

.Broil for 5 minutes on high to crisp the bacon

Serve as is, or by placing a toothpick into each sprout.

Frozen Lean Yogurt and Fruit bars

Ingredients

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2 cups of low-fat Greek vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup of honey
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp lemon juice
1 cup strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup walnuts

Instructions:

Spread yogurt onto parchment paper and top with strawberries, blueberries and walnuts.

Freeze for 2-3 hours

Honey Garlic shrimp

Frozen Lean Yogurt and Fruit bars

NO bake energy balls

Ingredients

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15 Large shrimp

1 tbsp Olive Oil

2 tbsp Reduced sodium soy sauce

2 tbsp Honey

1/8 tsp Red Pepper

2 cups Broccoli

1 ½ cups Chopped Red bell pepper

1 1/2 tbsp Minced Garlic

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix olive oil, soy sauce, honey, red pepper and garlic in a bowl. Pour half of the sauce over broccoli and red bell peppers. Set aside. In another bowl, with the remaining sauce, stir in shrimp. Place shrimp, broccoli, and red bell peppers on baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

Serve with brown rice or quinoa.

NO bake energy balls

Ingredients

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½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped
½ cup rolled oats
1 cup unsweetened coconut shreds or flakes
¼ cup ground flaxseed
¾ cup natural, unsalted almond butter
¼ cup pure maple syrup

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients: cranberries, walnuts, oats, coconut and flax. Add almond butter and maple syrup. Using a spatula, stir and fold together until well incorporated. Scoop mixture into your hands (mine are 2 tablespoons each). Roll and press into bites. If the mixture is too dry, add in a bit more almond butter or maple syrup. If the mixture is too wet, add in a bit more coconut or oats. You want a slightly sticky dough texture.

Enjoy!

Lakeysha Sowunmi, CNC, CPT