Author: sweetnutritionnyc

Smooth Beet Juice

Smooth Beet Juice

I like this recipe because it actually makes me FEEL healthier to drink it. The smoothness of the beet also makes this low calorie shake more filling than the calories it provides. Great post workout when you need to hold yourself over for the next 

Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Muffins

Chocolate Chip Almond Flour Muffins

What I LOVE about a recipe like this is that it’s sweet and satisfying but also extremely functional! All the ingredients are just basically powerful and packed into less than 120kcal per serving!

Green Juice

Green Juice

Green Juice

I never really bought into the whole juice cleanse fad! For one thing your body cleanses itself when you eat real whole food and remove processed food! No need to torture yourself! However, a good green juice can give you that feeling of the healthy, charged, motivated, energetic person you always wanted to be and brag to your friends about! This green juice will do all that for you!
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Big handfuls Spinach
  • 2 Oranges Cut
  • 1 Carrot Cut
  • 1 Inch Ginger Chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Ice

Instructions
 

  • Add water then spinach, carrot, fruit then ice to a blended. Keep adding water till you have desired consistency. If you want you can use a fine mesh strainer or a cheesecloth to remove all the pulp. I keep the pulp because it’s all the fiber and nutrients that keep you fuller longer!
  • Nutrition benefits: vitamin c, iron, fiber and less than 100 calories! Also optimal hydration when all of this is combined together. Enjoy before or after a workout or while you are nursing (which is what I’m doing now)

Notes

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Add water then spinach, carrot, fruit then ice to a blended. Keep adding water till you have desired consistency. If you want you can use a fine mesh strainer or a cheesecloth to remove all the pulp. I keep the pulp because it’s all the fiber and nutrients that keep you fuller longer!
Tuscan Veggie Soup

Tuscan Veggie Soup

Serves 8! Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil 2 cups brussel sprouts 1 large onion 4 garlic cloves, chopped 1 yellow squash 3 large carrots 2 cups green beans 1, 28oz can diced tomatoes 1, 32 oz carton chicken stock or veggie stock 1, 16 oz can 

Pumpkin Pie Granola

Pumpkin Pie Granola

It’s PUMPKIN PIE in a bowl, who doesn’t like that??? Nutty and flavorful, perfect thing to have on hand for those yogurt parfaits that last through the fall!

Creamy Tomato Soup

Creamy Tomato Soup

Creamy Tomato Soup

Minimal ingredients and just what you need on a cold day! Pair it with a grilled cheese because they're best friends!
Course Soup
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp oil vegetable
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 medium carrots peeled and chopped
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 28oz Whole, peeled tomatoes canned
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/8 tsp thyme

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a large pot and add garlic and onion. Cook for a few minutes until soft/translucent. Add celery and carrots and cook until soft.
  • Add tomatoes, vegetable broth, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce and simmer for about 30 minutes-1 hour uncovered.
  • Cool soup and add to a blender or use an immersion blender to smooth out the soup. Add heavy cream and stir. Season to taste. Here is where i like to add a little thyme and more salt.

Notes

Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 106
Protein 1.7g
Carbs: 14.9g
Fiber: 4g
Fat: 3.8g
Maple Leaf Cookies

Maple Leaf Cookies

Adapted from Cooking Light I didn’t change anything except I didn’t have maple flavoring so I just used vanilla, doesn’t matter it’s still very maple-y, perfect addition to the fall menu…oh and did I mention only 100 calories? Yeah there’s that too Adapted from Cooking 

Fall Minestrone Soup

Fall Minestrone Soup

Serves 10 very large bowls! Nothing better than a mug full of seasonal hot veggies on the couch….that’s how I have my minestrone soup

Pasta Primavera

Pasta Primavera

This is very simple. More veggies than pasta. Lots of flavor! You can have this warm or leftover and cold like a pasta salad!

Ingredients:

1cup uncooked penne

1 tbsp oil

2 tbsp minced garlic

2 shallots

1/3 bunch of asparagus. Cut into 1” pieces

1 cup cooked peas

Vegetable broth

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Salt and pepper

1 tbsp lemon juice

Chopped parsley and basil (about 1/4 cup both)

Cook pasta according to package.

While that’s cooking add oil and garlic to pan and cook until fragrant. Add shallots and cook until translucent. Throw in asparagus and cook for about 3 minutes. Add peas, salt, pepper and mix well. You may need broth at this point to losen the pan a bit! Lower heat. Add lemon juice. Add pasta, about 1/2c of the cooking liquid from pasta, Parmesan cheese and herbs and mix well!

Dark Raisin Bran Muffins

Dark Raisin Bran Muffins

Every now and again I get a craving for this, sliced in half and toasted with some butter and coffee! I found this recipe on the allrecipes website and I didn’t change anything about it! Some people were changing things to make it “healthier” but