Some ideas with fruit...

I found some great recipes containing fruit. So, here are a few....

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Almond-Strawberry-Salad/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Tangy-Poppy-Seed-Fruit-Salad/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Juicy-Fruit-Salad/Detail.aspx

If you have to make a dessert for something..use this recipe..it's not fat free by any means but it has a lot of good things on it and its DELICIOUS! I don't like cream cheese so I use whipped cream. It's also better for you that way!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fancy-Fruit-Pizza/Detail.aspx

Breakfast Ideas

Quite a few of you are having a hard time with breakfast.  It's easy to mess up on breakfasts because a) we are so tired and don't want to put a lot of effort into what we are eating and b) it seems like most breakfast food is carbs, so we get hungry super fast after we eat.  I am going to give you some ideas and I want everyone to work on breakfast in the next week. PERFECT breakfast every day! You can do it!

Option 1: 

1 whole wheat tortillia

3 egg whites and 1 whole egg

1/4 c. low fat cheese

Grapefruit

Apple Juice (real kind, not sugar kind :))

Option 2: 

1 piece of whole wheat toast

2 turkey sausage patties. 

Apple

Orange Juice

Option 3:

Low fat high protein fruit breakfast smoothie

Example: 1 cup of yogurt. 1 tbsp. peanut butter. 1 cup strawberries. 1 banana, ice.  

Option 4: 

1 cup of oatmeal

1/2 tablespoon brown sugar

Cinnamon

1/4 cup chopped almonds and Raisin mixture. 

Apple

Milk

The most important part of the day in breakfast and there MUST be protein in breakfast or our cravings will be out of control by lunch which screws up our whole day!   

PiZzA!!!

There is something about the word "pizza" that can really trigger our mouth to water and begin to crave the delicious taste of cheese and sauce in our mouth.  Unfortunately, as your trainer I must highly recommend you to avoid 90% of the pizzas out there. However, there are some that can be delicious and healthy! Malawi's Pizza in the Riverwoods has healthy choices for pizza, but I am also going to give you a recipe of a delicious healthy pizza!

You can either buy a whole wheat pizza crust or make the recipe

After having the crust use the following toppings to put on top. 

Real tomato marinara sauce

Low fat skim milk cheese

Roasted chicken

Sliced tomatoes

Baby spinach

Basil

This pizza is so delicious! It has two and half servings of veggies on it, one serving of dairy, one serving of protein and two grains.  Try it! You will not regret it!