edient Fixes Tutti Frutti Smoothie A banana Handful of other fresh or frozen fruit (strawberries, peaches, pineapple) Generous scoop of low-fat yogurt or Greek yogurt Splash of skim, soy or almond milk Handful of spinach (It might make the color weird, but I promise you wont taste it.) Bonus: Scoop of protein powder
Spaghetti Sans Sauce Serving of noodles (spaghetti, angel hair, linguine) Drizzle of olive oil Couple cloves of garlic Several slices of onion Chopped tomatoes (grape, cherry, Roma, etc.) Bonus: Use some protein you already had in the fridge from leftovers. (Shrimp, chicken, etc.)
You only have time for water to boil. On your super late nights when you No problem. Boil off some noodles really don’t feel like whipping anymeanwhile sautéing some onion and thing out, just whip it up! Plus, you garlic in the olive oil. Toss over the get extra points for two servings of noodles with some tomatoes and fruit, good protein, calcium and folate. make that your base. If you have some This recipe lends itself to be mixed fresh or dried herbs, or some parmeand matched to whatever you have. san, add that! If you don’t want to eat You could have a chocolate covered a hot pasta, sub the long noodles for strawberry smoothie (strawberries, penne or bow tie pasta, drizzle with strawberry yogurt and chocolate proItalian dressing, mix in any chopped tein powder with a hit of cocoa) or a veggies you have and let it chill. You tutti fruitti smoothie combining all have the easiest pasta salad! different fruits.
No matter how busy we get, we need to always remember that we are fueling our bodies from the inside out. A few meals made at the house each week will save you money and calories. Let’s face it, we all grocery shop anyway, we might as well make the most of the food we buy! No more frozen meals and no more boxed dinners. Pull five(ish) things out of the kitchen and pantry and go to town! You will be surprised what you can put together with a creative mind and a hungry belly! Written by Meagan Owen