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Zucchini Tortilla Grilled Cheese with goat cheese, sautéed garlicky kale & spinach, mozzarella & a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #zucchini #zucchinitortillas #grilledcheese #goatcheese #mozzarella #kale #spinach #garlic #veggies #alternative #noexcuses #weightloss #vegetarian #balsamicvinegar #yum #eat #athoughtfulbite

After seeing this recipe a few times a I decided to give it a try. These could be used for much more than tortillas. I took 2 and made a grilled cheese with goat cheese, sautéed garlicky kale & spinach, mozzarella, and topped with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. I'm thinking they would be a good alternative to pasta in lasagna too! The trick with these is to make sure they are thin. Recipe is from whiteonricecouple.com Zucchini Tortillas 4 cups zucchini grated 1 egg 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup gluten free bread crumbs 1/2 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp cumin Preheat oven to 450 & prepare a couple sheet pans with parchment. In a glass bowl cook grated zucchini in the microwave for 2 minutes. This loosens up the moisture so you're able to squeeze out as much as possible. You don't want to fully cook the zucchini. I put the zucchini in a fine mesh strainer and gave it a few good squeezes till there wasn't much moisture draining. You can also place in a thin dish towel and ring out the moisture. Place in a bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Mix until combined. Use about 1/4 cup of the mixture for each tortilla. Press down the mix with your fingers on parchment till you have a thin, 5 inch round, tortilla shape. Bake for 25-30 minutes till the edges are dark and tortilla is browned. Let them cool before removing the tortilla from parchment paper. Enjoy! #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #zucchini #tortillas #healthy #wholefoods #foodie #cheese #Instagramfood #nutrition #f52grams #eat #yum #recipe #weightloss #noexcuses #alternative #veggies #vegetarian #athoughtfulbite

Marshmallows! Made without corn syrup or refined sugars 👍 I've never made marshmallows before- much easier than I thought and with only a few ingredients. Because these are made with coconut sugar syrup they aren't the usual color, but you won't mind once you taste these! Melted some down, mixed with gluten free rice crispy cereal and drizzled with chocolate syrup and cacao nibs. Yum!!!! 1 cup of water- divided in half 3 tbsp unflavored powdered gelatin 1 cup of coconut sugar syrup 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp sea salt Arrowroot starch (or corn starch) Candy thermometer Grease a pan (8x8) and line with parchment paper. Make sure there's enough parchment hanging over the edge so you can pick them up. Sprinkle arrowroot starch on parchment to prevent them from sticking. In a mixing bowl add gelatin and 1/2 cup of water. Stir and set aside. Pour 1/2 cup of water, coconut sugar syrup, vanilla & salt in a sauce pan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and put the thermometer in the pan so it's immersed but not touching the bottom of the pan. Once it reaches 235 degrees (right before the soft ball stage) remove from the heat. It will take 5-8 minutes to reach that stage. Slowly pour the hot syrup mix into the mixing bowl with gelatin. Start on low with your mixer and work up to high speed- careful not to spatter the hot liquid. Continue to mix on high till it resembles marshmallow fluff- 6-10 minutes. Pour into the parchment lined pan and spread with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle with arrowroot starch and place another piece of parchment on top. Smooth the top of the marshmallows the best you can with your hands. Now, let them sit for 3-6 hours. Once they have a bouncy texture when you touch them remove from the pan with parchment. Dust your knife with arrowroot starch and slice into desired shapes. You can also sprinkle and toss the marshmallows in arrowroot to keep them from being sticky. Enjoy! #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #cleansweets #candythermometer #marshmallows #ricecrispytreats #healthier #treat #yum #clean #lowglycemic #homemade #coconutsugar #coconutsugarsyrup #cacaonibs #sweets #athoughtfulbite

Salted Caramel Popcorn Loving this snack at the moment..salty, sweet & crunchy! Coconut sugar and Organic @smartbalance make this a healthier version of the store bought, sugar overloaded snack. Pop 1/2 cup popcorn kernels with a couple tablespoons of coconut oil on the stove. Add oil to a deep sauce pan and 3-4 kernels over medium heat. Cover and wait for them to pop- then add the rest of the kernels and replace the lid. Shake over heat till the popping slows. Set aside. Caramel Sauce 1/3 cup coconut sugar syrup 1/3 cup organic Smart Balance 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar Nuts (optional) Bring first 3 ingredients to a slow boil over medium heat. It is ready when it hardens on a spoon once cooled (dip a spoon in mix and cool it with a fan or cold water). Pour popped corn into caramel and stir like crazy till everything is coated. If you're using nuts add them at this point. Pour out on a parchment lined cookie sheet and let cool till caramel is crunchy. *If it stays sticky after 10min put popcorn mix in the oven at 300 for 5-8 min checking to make sure it doesn't burn. Sprinkle with sea salt and enjoy! #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #coconutsugar #coconutoil #popcorn #dairyfree #norefinedsugar #coconutoil #smartbalance #clean #healthy #snack #treat #yum #gloobyfood #glutenfree #noexcuses #norefinedsugar #nutrition #athoughtfulbite

Quick breakfast out the door today! Canadian bacon cooked in a muffin tin (fit it till it forms a cup shape) on the center rack on broil till they're crisp on the edges and hold their cup shape. Filled these with sharp cheddar, scrambled eggs & sautéed power greens mix (kale, chard, spinach). Enjoy! #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #Canadianbacon #bacon #eggs #baconcups #scrambled #cheese #chedder #glutenfree #protein #noexcuses #outthedoor #breakfast #spinach #kale #chard #athoughtfulbite

Blueberry Cream Muffins with Chocolate Cream Frosting 😍 I used the same base recipe as I did for the strawberry cream muffins just switched to blueberries. Here's the recipe for the muffins. Add any berries you have on hand..these are great with or without the frosting. They aren't super sweet so taste the batter to adjust any sweetener before baking. I usually put a tablespoon of batter on a piece of parchment and bake it a few minutes to check the sweetness. The gf flour mix in this recipe was the 1:1 from @bobsredmill. ¾ cup coconut oil ⅓ cup coconut sugar ⅓ cup honey 2 eggs Juice of one lemon 3 cups gf all purpose baking flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp sea salt 1 ½ cups greek yogurt 2 cups fresh/frozen blueberries Beat oil, sugar, honey, eggs and lemon juice till combined. Add the rest of the ingredients except for berries. Beat with a hand mixer till well combined and fluffy. Then fold in berries to batter. Pour in a greased or lined muffin tin and bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes. Allow to cool on a rack and top with frosting if desired. Enjoy! #glutenfree #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #noexcuses #refinedsugarfree #coconutsugar #coconutoil #bobsredmill #gf #berries #blueberries #muffins #treat #greekyogurt #yum #athoughtfulbite

Cookie dough fans?? This is your clean alternative! Thanks to my wonderful friend Beth @mrs_rritterr for sharing this recipe with me and coming over to help test these out. They are similar to what you would get in a blizzard cookie dough shake but without the refined sugar, gluten or dairy! I made these with my homemade chocolate too...which is the best to munch on while chatting with your friend and mixing these up 😉 You could easily add a scoop of protein to these for an extra boost. Enjoy. Cookie Dough Bites 2tbsp. Coconut oil 2tbsp. Coconut milk 1/4 cup Coconut sugar 1/8 cup Pure maple syrup 1/2tbsp. Vanilla extract 1/4tsp. Sea salt 1 cup Oat flour (gf)* 1 cup Almond flour 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips/chopped bar Melt coconut oil and warm maple syrup (microwave a few seconds or on the stove) whisk in coconut sugar, milk and vanilla to oil and syrup mixture. Stir in oat and almond flour to wet mixture till combined then fold in chocolate. Scoop mixture, roll into bites and place on parchment. Place them into the freezer to set up. If they are too hard in the freezer keep them in the fridge once they are set. Enjoy as a treat or make your own blizzard shake! *use gluten free oats to make flour in a food processor. Process till oats turn to a fine powder. #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #coconutoil #coconutsugar #almondflour #cookiedough #cookies #noexcuses #weightloss #glutenfree #yum #dairyfree #chocolate #homemade #bites #friends #treat #athoughtfulbite

Lunch for my nephew 😍 @applegate natural all beef hotdogs wrapped in gluten free dough @bobsredmill ...pigs in a blanket? He told me "it's nice not to have to worry about the bun falling off the hotdog!" #glutenfree #cleaneating #cleanliving #cleanrecipe #hotdogs #applegate #bobsredmill #natural #yum #kidslunch #nonitrates #noexcuses #nephew #pigsinablanket #lunch #athoughtfulbite