Macro Friendly Mondays — TKN Lamb With Berries & Plantains!

Anyone else love lamb? Especially around Easter, it’s a favorite of mine! This dish comes strait from the TKN blog and offers a unique contrast between savory lamb, sweet plantains, and fresh juicy berries. Coming together quickly, it’s the perfect weeknight dish! 🥣 Ingredients:🍴Lamb – 100g🍴Raspberries – 50g🍴Plantains – 20g🍴Coconut oil – 5g🍴Salt, pepper, cumin,…

Macro Friendly Mondays — Power Foods Strawberries & Dreams Bowl!

This is a super fast and extraordinary simple meal inspired by a KickStarter. I’ve actually planned it for my breakfasts this week, but it’s honestly delicious any time of day! One for the #MacroMicroBowl archives! I had this for breakfast today and I’m already dreaming about having it again tomorrow—hence the name 🤣 Ingredients:🍓 56g…

Kaci’s Friday Finds — Healthy Cracker and Chip Favorites!

Today’s #KacisFridaysFinds post is not one specific product, but a list of of my favorite crackers (with specific flavors too) and chip like crunchy snacks! These are all (mostly) relatively minimal ingredients and great nutrition for the number of pieces that you get for a serving (most 28-30g). Reader Questions:1/ Have you tried any of…

Kaci’s Friday Finds — Powdered Nut Butters + How to Use Them!

I feel like this find is obvious to some, but I still get people who haven’t heard of these products before! It’s basically nuts with most of the fat removed turned into a powder. It is much lower in calories and fat, and high in protein, but tastes very similar to the respective nut from…

Kaci’s Friday Find — Legendary Foods Tasty Pastry!

🚨 PSA Vitamin Shoppe has them 20% off right now and if you order $50 shipping is free! (Cover photo from their page). Not sponsored, but totally would if I could LOL. You can find them here. Anyhow, if you’re in the market for a #ProteinTreat that doesn’t actually taste like protein, Legendary Foods has…

#MacroFriendlyMonday — PB&J Protein Clouds!

This recipe couldn’t be any easier! You only need three ingredients for the protein clouds plus toppings of choice. The clouds are essentially a meringue, but not cooked until completely dry. 🥣 Ingredients:1️⃣ 6 egg whites (best if you use real eggs, as carton kind don’t stay as puffy)2️⃣ 1 tsp cream of tartar3️⃣ Sweetener…

How I “Splurge” When Dining At Restaurants

Are you an oyster fan, yay or nay? 🦪 Oysters (raw or steamed) can be an excellent #MacroFriendly option when dining out. Macros per 3 ounces: ~70 kcal, 2g fat, 4g carb, 8g protein. Depending on the size of the oysters, you may have 6 to 12 ounces in a dozen. They taste phenomenal with…

The Not-So-Classic Cobb

Lunches a few weeks back turned out amazing! I will be making this #MacroMicroBowl again! I enjoyed it so much, I think it will go in as part of my regular rotation. I’m calling it The Not-So-Classic Cobb 🥗 What I really love is that it only took about an hour to prep everything for…

#MacroFriendlyMonday — Cookies & Cream Protein Bowl

I’m a die hard cookies and cream fan. Experimenting with a #MacroFriendly version of the Edwards Oreo pies and it’s a keeper! This is packed with protein and healthy enough for breakfast! You could also triple it and make a pie by using a premade Oreo crust. 🥣 Ingredients:✅ 12 oz Siggis dairy plain Skyr…

Feta Smothered Greens {2 Ingredient Recipe}

All you need is 2 minutes and 2 ingredients for the easiest and most delicious side dish ever! Bonus: it looks fancy!🧀🥬 For one serving: Steam one bag of Fresh Express Salad baby greens mix in the microwave (I just poke holes in the bag with a fork) for 2 minutes. Place on a dish….

#MacroFriendlyMonday — Rock N Roll Sushi {Restaurant Review}

  In case you are interested, I reviewed Stix, which is another local sushi / hibachi restaurant. That post can be found here. Reader Questions:1/ Have you tried any new restaurants during quarantine that I should know about?2/ Would you try the squid salad? P.S. If you are interested in getting a custom set of…

#MacroFriendlyMondays — Healthy Sushi / Hibachi Options 🍣

This weeks post is a bit different as it’s not a recipe, but a healthy menu option if you find yourself at a sushi restaurant! This order was from Stix, but you can likely get it at almost any sushi / hibachi place! I was pleasantly surprised that they finally got on board with the…