Broccoli Salad

This cold salad is a nice way to enjoy broccoli on a hot day.  It is also a great picnic meal to take to those many summer events!

Basics:
2 heads of broccoli- chopped into small florets (or you can be lazy like me and buy it pre chopped!)
5 small carrots- sliced
3 bell peppers- I use a variety of colors- this time I used red, orange, and yellow.
1/2 onion- can be yellow or red- sliced
2 cans artichoke hearts- in water- quartered is best but you can always do that yourself

Combine all of the above in a large bowl. Then you get to add your dressing!

Pre dressing!

Dressing Options:
Creamy Garlic
Balsamic (Our Fav!) Add some sliced black olives and this is our favorite to take to cookouts!
Sesame Ginger- add some slivered almonds and green onion!

Shakeology: Jenna's Favorite- Creamy Chocolate Banana

There are SO MANY ways that you can enjoy Shakeology. Unfortunately I am a creature of habit and really only stick to one or two different ways. I do realize that maybe you all won't like my two favorite ways, so I have asked my friends and family what THEIR favorite recipes are and am sharing them with you! My beautiful friend Jenna started Shakeo around the beginning of the year. I totally used to let her have some of mine when we would meet for our workout/dinner/wine/ LOST watching dates :) She is a nutrition buff- and she prefers the nutrition of the vegan flavors.

Creamy Chocolate Banana

Shakeology: Chocolate Vegan 

Liquid: 1 cup coconut/almond milk

Fruit: 1 medium  banana

Extra: Ice and 1/4 cup Fage non-fat greek yogurt

Blend all of the above in a blender until smooth.  Then enjoy!

Shakeology: Erica's Favorites- Orange Julius and Chocolate Banana Nutter

There are SO MANY ways that you can enjoy Shakeology. Unfortunately I am a creature of habit and really only stick to one or two different ways. I do realize that maybe you all won't like my two favorite ways, so I have asked my friends and family what THEIR favorite recipes are and am sharing them with you! My lovely older sister Erica recently jumped on the Shakeology Bandwagon a few months ago to prep for my wedding. She started with the vanilla chocolate combo pack- these are her favorites for each chocolate and vanilla. 

Orange Julius Recipe

Shakeology: Vanilla 

Liquid: Almond milk

Fruit: frozen banana

Extra: Ice

Blend all of the above in a blender until smooth.  Then enjoy!

Chocolate Banana Nutter

Shakeology: Original Chocolate

Liquid: Almond milk

Fruit: Frozen Banana

Extra: 1T peanut butter

Blend all of the above in a blender until smooth.  Then enjoy!

Best Salad

I was never a salad eater. Given the option- I still usually will not pick a salad over other food. Something about it just made me feel like it wasn't food. I am not a rabbit and I want REAL food! Even while starting my weightless journey I felt like every time I ate a salad I was taking one for the team-haha. Well, during the Ultimate Reset you get salad for lunch pretty much EVERY DAY. Well- not every day technically- there are other options but I wasn't about to prep that much food. So due to my laziness I ate a salad for lunch almost EVERY DAY for 21 days. I can honestly say that I love salads now. Really, truly, LOVE them. Below is basically the salad I ate most of the reset tweaked a bit (and added chicken- although this salad would be great with any meat). I eat it at least 2-3 lunches a week now.

Ingredients:
2 cups Mixed Greens
1/8 cup onion sliced
1/4 cup bell pepper sliced into small matchsticks (any color)
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup Jicama peeled and sliced into matchsticks
1 small roma tomato- diced
1/4 avocado sliced
3 oz chicken breast (can be grilled, baked, shredded whatever!)

Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients and toss. Top with your favorite salad dressing. For some clean dressings- check out my Clean Kitchen tab at the top!

Shakeology: Mike's Favorite: Tropical Strawberry and Tropical Strawberry Banana

There are SO MANY ways that you can enjoy Shakeology. Unfortunately I am a creature of habit and really only stick to one or two different ways. I do realize that maybe you all won't like my two favorite ways, so I have asked my friends and family what THEIR favorite recipes are and am sharing them with you! My wonderful fiancee Mike started drinking Shakeology shortly after I did. He really is not a huge fan of sweets so he only likes the Vegan Tropical Strawberry. He prefers to drink it for breakfast, and his two favorite recipes are really similar. 

Tropical Berry:
Shakeology: Tropical Strawberry Vegan
Liquid: coconut milk
Fruit: plain frozen strawberries or frozen mixed berries
Blend all ingredients above and enjoy!

Tropical Strawberry Banana:
Shakeology: Tropical Strawberry Vegan
Liquid: coconut milk
Fruit: frozen banana (and maybe a few frozen strawberries)
Blend all ingredients above and enjoy!