Strawberry Almond Smoothie

Smoothies are a delicious way to bump up your nutrition any time of the day! I tend to make these as a snack, but are perfect for breakfast too! Use this recipe as a frame work and substitute anything you like such as a banana for the strawberries and peanut butter for the almond butter! Yummmm

Perfect drool worthy breakfast smoothie✅ Strawberry Almond Smoothie👉🏼great for kids and adults!

Ingredients and instructions: 

Freeze a small container of vanilla yogurt, run under warm water to loosen from cup, place yogurt in a blender/blender cup

Add 1/2 cup fresh strawberries

2 Tbs. Chia seeds

2 Tbs unsweetened almond butter

Milk to thin to your favorite consistency.

Pumpkin Muffins

 I could easily eat pumpkin foods of all kinds any time of year. No question, if it's pumpkin it's for me. I stocked up on the canned stuff last week at Whole Foods, so I've got a lot of baking to look forward to. Pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin streusel muffins, pumpkin and cream cheese swirl bundt cake. Endless possibilities. So much pumpkin so little time:)

2 cups Pamela's Baking Mix
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1 tbs pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp salt
Dash cinnamon

Combine all dry ingredients and set aside

1 can pumpkin
2 eggs
1/2 cup olive oil
2/3 cup coconut sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbs molasses

Combine all wet ingredients except buttermilk well with a mixer or whisk. Add dry to wet slowly alternating with buttermilk. Mix until combined. Line a muffin tin and fill each 2/3 of the way. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

Banana Nut Bites

Snacks, snacks, snacks! Such an important part of my day. Mixing protein, fiber, healthy fats, and a little bit of sweet is the perfect combo. Keeps your blood sugars consistent and it doesn't hurt that these little bites are DELICIOUS! These are like mini frozen candy bars. Can't. Get. Enough....

Slice 1 banana on an angle to make larger slices

Spread with your favorite nut butter 

Top with super dark chocolate and chia seeds. My favorite is Endangered Species 88% dark chocolate