Sunday, April 7, 2013

Pita Pizza



It's easy to customize this pizza with whatever toppings you'd like and also cuts down on carbs. Just be careful with your topping choices! Ingredients like cheese or fried chicken will negate all the other low-calorie adjustments you make.
Servings: 1
Calories: 344
Fat: 8.2 grams

Ingredients:
1 whole wheat pita
1/4 cup marinara sauce
3 tablespoons reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
1 cup fresh spinach, steamed
2 tablespoons each diced bell peppers and onions
1/4 cup sliced chicken sausage
Directions:
Place pita in toaster oven and heat until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes. Once pita is removed, turn heat up on toaster oven to “broil.”
Remove pita from toaster oven, top with sauce, mozzarella cheese, spinach, peppers, onions, and chicken sausage slices.
Place prepared pita under the broiler and allow to cook, about 4-5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

10 Chocolate Chip Cookies (64 calories. THE ENTIRE BATCH)


want-to-be-fit-too:

10 Chocolate Chip Cookies (64 calories. THE ENTIRE BATCH)
Nutritional Info
Serving size: 1 recipe (10 cookies)
Calories: 64
Fat: 2.5 grams
Ingredients
2 Tablespoon coconut flour
2 Tablespoon mashed banana or applesauce
pinch salt
1/8 teaspoon molasses
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
stevia or other sweetener, to taste (I used one packet of stevia)
3 Tablespoon almond milk, or milk of choice
chocolate chips (I used about 1/2 Tablespoon)
Directions
In a small bowl, mix coconut flour and salt. Add in mashed banana or applesauce, molasses, and vanilla extract and stir. Add in almond milk, one tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by tablespoon or teaspoon, depending on how big you want them, on a greased microwave safe plate and flatten into cookie shapes/ Microwave for 45 seconds to a minute, watching them carefully, looking and smelling for done-ness. Let cool for a minute or two to allow the cookies to firm up before inhaling them all.

Nutritional Info
Serving size: 1 recipe (10 cookies)
Calories: 64
Fat: 2.5 grams

Ingredients
2 Tablespoon coconut flour
2 Tablespoon mashed banana or applesauce
pinch salt
1/8 teaspoon molasses
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
stevia or other sweetener, to taste (I used one packet of stevia)
3 Tablespoon almond milk, or milk of choice
chocolate chips (I used about 1/2 Tablespoon)

Directions
In a small bowl, mix coconut flour and salt. Add in mashed banana or applesauce, molasses, and vanilla extract and stir. Add in almond milk, one tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by tablespoon or teaspoon, depending on how big you want them, on a greased microwave safe plate and flatten into cookie shapes/ Microwave for 45 seconds to a minute, watching them carefully, looking and smelling for done-ness. Let cool for a minute or two to allow the cookies to firm up before inhaling them all.

No-Bake Almond Cookies


No-Bake Almond Cookies

No-Bake Almond Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup raw or unsalted roasted almonds
1 cup (about 10) medjool dates, pitted and chopped
1/2 cup almond butter
1.5 Tablespoon cacaos nibs (optional)
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
1. Place the almonds in a food processor or mini chopper and pulse until it resembles a coarse meal.
2. Add the dates, almond butter, vanilla, and salt.
3. Pulse for a couple minutes until it forms a dough.
4. Stir in cacao nibs, if using. You can use your hands to knead in the cacao nibs as the dough is thick.
5. Shape about one tablespoon of dough into a round cookie shape and place on parchment paper.
6. Enjoy right away or place the cookies into the fridge for storage.


Original recipe is posted on www.eatingbirdfood.com

Sunday, October 14, 2012

DIY Blog?

I want to create a DIY blog, when I begin I do not know.
 I will need to find time away from college but I would love to put a blog about stuff we all can do at home and not spend too much money on things.