You are what you eat!

It's true! You are what you eat! So here are some yummy & healthy meal ideas. Who says healthy has to be bland?!

Breakfast Ideas:

Cook an egg inside of a pepper slice! You can use just egg whites to make it even more healthy.

My most favorite breakfast is a bowl of steel-cut oats! I like to sweeten mine with a drizzle of honey. Then I top it with nuts, dried fruit, & cinnamon. Very filling!

I saw this idea on Pinterest. So many options for this! Here is the recipe. Of course, substitute the unhealthy for healthier options :) Instead of ham, do turkey bacon. Use fat free cheese. Add in fresh veggies. Get creative!

I also like to make a fresh juice in the mornings. Here is one of my breakfast juices before it hit the juicer. Carrot, star fruit, apples, and plums.

Lunch & Dinner Ideas:

Whole wheat mini pita pocket. Instead of mayo, I spread humus (or you could use avacado) and added fresh baked chicken, sprouts, & baby spinach. A side of cuties.

Whole wheat tortilla, humus, grilled sirloin, sprouts, & tomatos.

Baby spinach, spring mix, topped with slivered almonds, corn, beans, tomato, & a light dressing. YUMMO & super filling!

This turned out pretty good. It was one of those days when I stared in the fridge for like 5 min. and nothing was sounding good. So I came up with this...chopped avacado, chopped baked chicken, & fresh pico de gallo. You could add it to a wrap, bread, crackers, or eat it like this. It was good! Even my toddlers were asking for more ;)

This shrimp taco recipe came from Better Homes and Gardens. I love shrimp/fish tacos! Click here for the recipe!

Snack Ideas:

Baked apples are a great sweet treat! Found this recipe on Pinterest. Click here to see the directions!

Fresh made popsicles! So easy to do, kids will even enjoy this :) Just add fresh fruit and a light fruit juice (grape or apple) to a mold. Freeze. Remove and enjoy!

Another great idea I found on Pinterest (perhaps I have a slight obsession with that site) How to make these dried strawberries:

1. Halve or quarter the strawberries, depending on their size; place on a baking sheet
2. Dry in the oven for three hours at 100° C / 210° F.

And of course, for any meal or snack, I'm a huge fan of chocolate Shakeology! It feels like I'm cheating but I'm not :) So many options for mixing it, but my go to recipe is with ice & dark chocolate Silk Almond milk. I have made "fudgesicles" from it as well. My toddlers LOVE them! Heck, mommy loves them too.

So there you have it! Healthy food can be delicious. Don't be afraid to experiment with flavors, combos, & spices! You may just find you like "health" food ;)

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Anyone can afford Shakeology. Let me show you!

You really can. There is really no excuse. I felt disturbed that I had left out Shakeology from my suggested meal plan, especially given the fact that many of the foods we eat today (particularly our chicken/fish/meat) are of such poor quality. It makes sense that Shakeology would make up for some of the nutrient deficient foods we consume as a society. But, the question remains: Can you afford it?

If I left it out of my meal plan, then somewhere in my mind I was saying, “No, there is little room for it in a tight budget.” However, somehow that just didn’t jive with me. Let’s do the math together and you decide.

The cost of Shakeology on autoship (you get free shipping) is $119.99. Plus tax, say around $126, for one month’s supply (1 serving a day for 30 days). Each shake comes out to about $4.20. The coach price for Shakeology on autoship is $89.99 or around $96 total. Each serving comes out to $3.20.

Too much you say? Not if you are using Shakeology as a meal replacement, which, by the way, will help you lose weight. Remember: Subjects in a 90-Day study lost an average of 10lbs when they replaced just one meal per day with Shakeology.

The cost of an average lunch at a restaurant or take-out: $6 to $9. Plus, even Subway sandwiches which are reputably low-cal average 460 to 560 calories. Shakeology has 140 calories, less than 1 gram of fat per serving, annnnnnd it is truly nutrient rich.

The cost of an average take out or restaurant dinner: $10 & up to be sure.

The cost of a home-cooked lunch or dinner: 6-8 ounces of chicken = $2.00 (and we are talking low-grade chicken), veggies= $1 (frozen veggies are really okay! hurray!) and 1 sweet potato = from .5 to $1.00. Total= about $3.4.

Conclusion: You are spending about $3-4 on a home-cooked meal, the same amount that you would spend on Shakeology.

So what is the big fuss about then? I think our resistance has to do more with our thinking than our actual ability to afford Shakeology, regardless of budget. Somehow, I’m guessing, many people see Shakeology as a luxury item. But is it really? I invite you to watch the following video **HERE** and see what real doctors have to say about this amazing product! For additional info, please go to http://www.awesomeshakes.com/
We think nothing of spending $4 on mass-produced food that doesn’t truly nourish us, yet we protest that $4 for Shakeology is too expensive. There’s something awry with our thinking, don’t you think?
Either pay the farmers now or the doctors later!

To your health and to thinking outside the box.

~Nicole