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Vegetarian Chili - Dinners

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a week's worth of prepped meals for a family

MEAL PREP

Southwestern Sweet Potato Bread - Snacks

MINI MEALS

Kids Lunching - Mom Hacks

MOM HACKS

Quninoa Hash with Tomatoes - Vegetarian Recipes

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Summer Salad

Summer Salad

I don’t usually do corn 🌽 but when Summer brings on big Weekend cookouts, you might as well upfit those leftovers and give them a second life! 😜 We entertained with a big cook out and tons of Summer Veggies this weekend. 🍅This salad is simply our veggie platter + leftover corn cut off the cob + a can of drained and rinsed black beans + onion + fresh cilantro with a good dash of Apple Cider Vinegar! Nothing Wasted! What you Need... 1 pint Colorful Cherry Tomatoes 3 ears of

Superbowl Snacking -Game Day Food

Superbowl Snacking -Game Day Food

Game day is quickly approaching! 🏈 It seems like so many of the foods associated with Superbowl Sunday are many of the really unhealthy, overindulgent ones, like pizza, wings, heavy dips! There are so many ways to lighten those up and keep Game Day from punching you in the gut, while still enjoying amazing party foods! Did you know that statistically more people call in sick on SuperBowl Monday than any other day! Don't let that food hangover be yours! ;) What are you cra

Fruit Sushi

Fruit Sushi

We have made fruit Sushi or as my son wants to call it - Fru-shi! You can make it in so many ways, but here's a quick and easy Fruit Sushi Hack! . 🍫🍌🍓 Super fast, easy, healthy and kid approved! . What you need... Coco by Nuco Coconut Wrap (Thrive Market or Lovey's) Spread with Delighted by Hummus Brownie Batter Hummus (Harris Teeter) Place 1 whole Banana at one end of the wrap, buddy up some sliced strawberries, roll and cut!!! Voila! These are a great snack, hold

Apple Nachos

Apple Nachos

🍎Help your children learn about making good choices with respect to food and nutrition! Summer is a great time for splurges and lessons! . 🍏Fun Food can be the perfect way to help them along! This Tasty Treat served as a creative art and together time and as a healthy snack! This one is totally customizable and everyone is asking for it over and over! . 🍎Healthy Snacking at it's Best!!! Fun Family Favorite! I call them Apple Nachos, My Daughter Call Them Apple Cooki

Nut Crusted Apple Tart

Nut Crusted Apple Tart

Not even going to lie....I just let my kids have this for breakfast. With Halo Top! Hahaha... but really, it's much better for them that most things that kids tend to eat for breakfast! Fruit, Nuts, Honey, Coconut Oil....not bad right? And they did help...so they might as well reap the benefits! ;) It was a hit and totally guilt free as far as desserts go! What you need... 7-8 Organic Granny Smith Apples, Peeled and Sliced the Juice of 1 Lemon 2 tsp. Coconut Oil Melted 1/2 ts

Superfoods Stuffed Sweet Potato

Superfoods Stuffed Sweet Potato

🌱Superfood Stuffed Sweet Potato🌱 🍠Pressure Cooked Sweet Potato filled with Wilted Spinach, Hemp Seeds and Raw Pumpkin Seeds, with Fresh Parsley & Thyme for an Herb and Flavor Pop! . I simply steamed a small sweet potato, sliced it open and scooped out the meat. Mixed the meat with wilted spinach, the pumpkin and hemp seeds, stuffed in back into the potato (optional) top with fresh herbs! Sauteed Mushrooms and Onions make an AMAZING addition as well! ;) If you have an Insta

Mango Sriracha Arepa with Mango Pico

Mango Sriracha Arepa with Mango Pico

❤️💛I’m in love! 💛❤️ Today's Afternoon Arepa is Sweet & Spicy, Mind-blowing Mouth Magic and Vegan!! 😜 . 💛Cauliflower & Garbanzo Bean Flour Arepa, lightly spread with Roots 🌶Mango Sriracha Hummus (Whole Foods), and Mango Black Bean Pico piled high! . As I have been trying to sprinkle our diet with more Vegan recipes and cut down some on the Animal fats, I've been incorporating more hummus and more beans! This one is light and lovely but packed with protein and even a litt

Veggie Bowl with Tuna & Superseeds

Veggie Bowl with Tuna & Superseeds

🍁Yes, please! Packing in the Goodness! . Feeling Fall with this #superfoods Veggie Bowl with Flaked Tuna on the side, all on a bed of Baby Spinach & Shredded Raw Brussels Sprouts! . The possibilities are endless for yummy Veggie Bowls, but today I just used what I had! A hand full of Brussels Sprouts run through the food processor for a nice shred, mixed with Baby Spinach, then piled on Shredded Carrots, Spiraled Radishes, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Tuna, Hulled Hemp, Pumpkin

Vegan Veggie Chickpea Salad

Vegan Veggie Chickpea Salad

Every single body has a different set of nutritional needs, and every body functions best on a different set of guidelines! Lately I have been challenging myself to implement more Vegan Recipes into my diet and am learning more and more about proteins in vegetables and how to leverage those! I do not include soy in my diet, personally, so looking for other proteins sources has been challenging but fun! Chickpeas are a good one! This salad is delicious and has some good stay

Vegan Sundried Tomato Pasta Salad

Vegan Sundried Tomato Pasta Salad

Not even kidding....the only bad thing about this is that there's more in the fridge and it winks at me every time I walk by! This pasta salad is light and bright with a little red pepper flake to kick you in the pants! SO good and so easy, the hardest part was chopping the herbs! ;) . SO, if you are new to Banza, it's Chickpea Pasta! Gluten Free, Soy Free, Vegan, Non-GMO, Low Glycemic, High Protein & Fiber! Pair this up with some Veggies and Herbs packed with amazing nutrie

Cauli-Rice & Beans Enchilada Bowl

Cauli-Rice & Beans Enchilada Bowl

This was one of those happy incidences! It was Friday morning, post workout and there was little left in the fridge from my Meal Prep, so I basically emptied it all into one bowl and BAM this was born! And yes, I make homemade Pico and Guacamole Every Single Weekend, because, well....the Micro & Macronutrient Benefits are almost as endless as the Amazing Flavor Pairs! ;) So darn good, we had the dinner version a few days later! I have been obsessed with the Frozen Riced Caul

Krazy Colorful Quinoa

Krazy Colorful Quinoa

🌈Talk about a complete meal - this make ahead, vegetarian, fabulous hot or cold salad, is packed with yummy nutrients and a problem solver when it comes to having something ready to rock! And the colors...oh the colors are amazing enough...but when you smell the basil as the warm quinoa hits it....holy moly...such goodness!!! What you need... 🍃 1 cup quinoa (rinsed and soaked - the package will say) 🍃1 cup chicken broth (you can sub water for vegetarian version) 💦1 c

Roasted Purple Fingerlings with Lemon

Roasted Purple Fingerlings with Lemon

💜Aren't they beautiful!? . I have never met a potato I didn't love! Always a weakness of mine... . We don't eat many potatoes these days, starchy carbs are not a staple! However, sweet potatoes and purple fingerlings are a bit different! They were considered a delicacy in ancient Peru because of their gemlike color, which makes any dish lovely!!! But that rich color comes from the particular antioxidants it's packed with, which have been linked to anti-cancer properties

Apple Nachos

Apple Nachos

🍎Help your children learn about making good choices with respect to food and nutrition! Summer is a great time for splurges and lessons! . 🍏Fun Food can be the perfect way to help them along! This Tasty Treat served as a creative art and together time and as a healthy snack! This one is totally customizable and everyone is asking for it over and over! . 🍎Healthy Snacking at it's Best!!! Fun Family Favorite! I call them Apple Nachos, My Daughter Call Them Apple Cooki

Veggie Love Salad

Veggie Love Salad

Eat with your eyes! Quenching those afternoon cravings with Salad plate of #veggielove 💚Light, bright and delicious! . Mixed greens 🥗with tomato medley 🍅, cucumbers 🥒 , 1 tbsp avocado 🥑, herbs 🌿 topped with hulled hemp & pumpkin seeds, drizzled with Avocado oil & Bragg ACV, black pepper and Greek Season! . Because everything's better with The Mother!! #vegetarian #minimeal #vegan

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