Giveaway winner and recipe!!!

Good morning,

I can't believe it - two days ago we were outside in the sunshine with shorts, tops and sunscreen and today we had to turn on the heater, it snows and I am so tired because of the wind which kept me awake. Crazy weather! 

Today it's time to announce the Giveaway winner. I didn't have very much time for blogging. We had visitors from Germany and there was always something to do. Especially with the great weather we had. Back to the giveaway - I chose the winner via random.org and the lucky winner is: Tracey! 

Congratulations Tracey!!!!
Please send me an email to amomgetsfit@yahoo.com with your shipping address!

My top 3 right now are: Peanut Butter Cookie, Cashew Cookie and Coconut Cream Pie. But that can always change, because LARABARS are available in so many delicious flavors! Even my kids love them!

I am sorry if you didn't win, but thanks so much for participating, and there will be more giveaways in the future! :-)

And now I want to share a recipe which is extremely delicious and kinda helps me if I crave something sweet. Even though I just drink this Protein Smoothie after a workout.

Peanut-Butter Chocolate Smoothie


1/2 cup of Almond Milk
1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder
2 tbsp Peanut Butter (I always use the all natural one which contains nothing but Peanuts. No salt added)
1/2 cup Ice

Blend everything in your mixer and enjoy!

Grapefruit and Chia Seed Smoothie

Hey there!

We had AWESOME weather today. I wanted to go for a run, but I knew that I wouldn't have any time today. But it is on my list for tomorrow!

Today I did the P90X Plyometrics workout. And I sweated A LOT. I hated this workout in the beginning. I really did. Now it's a a Love-hate relationship...hahaha....Right after the workout I drank my Zico coconut water with Pineapple flavor. It's so delicious and it makes me feel better so much better afterwards.

A little bit later it was time for my Protein Smoothie. I already made one like this yesterday. I know how good it is for you to eat Grapefruit. But I honestly don't like it all the time to just eat with a spoon. So I found a great and delicious way to incorporate this amazing fruit in my diet.

SMOOTHIE!!!!

You need:

1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk
1 tbsp Chia Seeds (soaked for 15 minutes in 1/4 cup of water)
1/2 Grapefruit
1/2 frozen Banana
3/4 cup frozen Peaches
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
Agave
Handful Ice Cubes

It depends on you how sweet you like your smoothie and how much Agave you want to use. You could also start with just a 1/4 Grapefruit to get used to the taste. This recipe fills up 3 glasses. If you want to make less you can use less peaches, ice cubes and/or milk.

I am going to put on workout clothes now and finish my Tone It Up Tuesday workout!

Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding

Today I did Yoga X and whoever says that you DO NOT sweat when you do Yoga, never did the P90X Yoga workout. Sweat was running down my nose and my cheeks were red! But I feel so great after the workout.

I love Smoothies and today I had a Strawberry and Banana Protein Smoothie.

1 cup (Vanilla) Coconut milk (unsweetened)

1 Banana

1 cup Strawberries

1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

1/2 cup Greek Yogurt

1 cup Ice

I forgot to take a picture of our dinner, but it was really good. We had (a lot of) Garlic-Shrimps (we love Shrimps!) and a salad made with Romain Lettuce.

But I didn't want to eat too much, because I planned on making a dessert. I bought Chia Seeds the other day at Whole Foods and so I made myself a "Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding".

3/4 cup Almond Milk
1/4 Chia Seeds
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Stevia
Agave Sirup

Stir all the ingredients together and let it sit for a while. I set everything up before we started to eat so it was ready when we were done. I added a little bit more milk before I ate it and drizzled Agave Sirup over it to sweetened it just a bit. You can also add 2 tsp of Stevia if you like it sweeter.

Inspired by Peanutbutterfingers

A dinner we had the other night

We loooove to eat fish. My oldest one doesn't. But once a week we make her to, just because it's so good for your body. She likes the fish breaded so that's what we're doing for her.

I wrote about this before when I wanted to make her a fish but didn't have breadcrumbs and so I had to come up with something else. Oats! I googled a little bit for ideas and made it. And it was so good. So last week we had it again. This time I used flounder and it turned out great as well.

I grounded Oats and Flax seeds and seasoned it with curry, pepper, garlic and oregano.
I breaded the fish and placed it in a hot pan with olive oil.

The side dish was an Arugula salad with roasted Asparagus and Mushrooms.

I roasted the Asparagus with olive oil. Seasoned it with sea salt and pepper and drizzled a little bit of lime juice over it right before I took it out of the pan. The dressing for the salad was made out of Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil, Dijon Mustard, Lemon juice, sea salt and pepper.

My favorite part of a workout

Enjoying the sun outside on the deck, after my workout with a delicious protein smoothie and reading some blogs. How awesome is that?!

My Protein Smoothie was made out of:

3/4 cup of Almond Milk
2 tsp unsweetened Coconut
1 scoop of Vanilla Protein Powder
1 cup of mixed frozen fruits (Peaches, Mango, Pineapple, Strawberry)
1 Kiwi

Make a Low Carb pizza using Cauliflower

Craving pizza, but trying to reduce your carb intake?

This recipe might be a great alternative for you. My family loves this recipe!

Ingredients:

3 cups riced cauliflower (1 head)

3 eggs 

3 cups (fat free) mozzarella cheese 

Oregano

Minced garlic 

Tomato sauce

Your choice of toppings

Cheese

How to "rice" cauliflower:

Remove the leaves and the core from the cauliflower. Cut it into little florets and put them in your food processor (I used our Vitamix). Pulse until the pieces have the size of rice. (If you don't have a Vitamix or other food processor you can grate the florets using a cheese grater).

Place everything in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes. You don't need to add water for cooking process. (Or use a pan to cook it, if you don't have a microwave). 

If your pizza is going to be smaller you can freeze the leftover riced cauliflower.

How to make the crust:

Preheat your oven to 450 degree. 

Mix the riced cauliflower together with the cheese, the 3 (beaten) eggs and season it with 1 Tbs Oregano and 1 Tbs minced garlic. (Or how ever you prefer to season it). 

Transfer the mixture on a baking sheet (ours is 15 1/2" x 10") and spread it out with your hands and create your pizza crust. Place it in the oven and bake it for 15 minutes.

Once you have baked the dough you can start adding the tomato sauce, your choice of toppings and cheese! You can use canned tomato sauce. I like to make our own one. Chop up your tomato in your choice of blender and season it with minced Garlic, Sea Salt, Pepper, Oregano or your choice of spices). Note: Your toppings have to be precooked before you place them on the pizza because it's just going to be in the oven for a few minutes. Place it underneath the broiler on high until the cheese is melted. (I personally don't use cheese on my piece since it's already in the crust).

Inspired by: Eat-Drink-Smile

Mixed fruit Protein Smoothie

So far, this is my absolute favorite after workout Protein Smoothie!
I don't know how many times I had it the last few days. Towards the end of my workout I get really excited, because I know that it's almost Smoothie-Time!

Those are the ingredients you need:

1/2 frozen banana
1/4 apple
1 cup of mixed frozen fruits (mine are Mango, Pineapple, Peach and Strawberry)
3/4 cup of Almond Milk
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

 Put everything in your blender and mix it together until it's really smooth!

ENJOY! 

You don't have to freeze your banana (Btw: If you do. Do it without the peel!). And you can use fresh fruits as well. But I just love the texture of the Smoothie with frozen fruits. If you have fresh ones you can put a few ice cubes in your blender!

This recipe is like 1 1/2 servings. But I don't mind eating the leftovers out of my Vitamix, because it is SO GOOD! :-) 

A breakfast my little one loves!

My little one loves this breakfast!

A half an hour before I know she is going to eat I soak 2 tbs of Oatmeal in Almond Milk (just so they are a little bit better for her to eat). I think I used 3 tbs of Almond Milk. But they basically just need to be covered.

I mash a half of banana with a fork. And put it together with the Oatmeal, a little bit of non-fat yogurt (or greek yogurt) and because she has a sweet tooth I drizzle a little bit of Agave Sirup on top of it. Mix everything together and enjoy! 

I do like it too. So this is a great breakfast meal for everyone!

Protein Smoothie

I didn't forget to take pictures yesterday. Yay! So here is the recipe for the delicious

"Berry Peach Peanut Butter Protein Shake"

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (or any other milk you prefer)
1/2 cup of mixed Raspberries and Blueberries
1/2 cup of Peaches
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
1 teaspoon of Flax Seeds
1 teaspoon all natural Peanut Butter (no salt added!)

Put everything in a blender and enjoy your delicious Protein Shake! And because I used frozen fruits, I gets a really creamy texture. I love it that way!

Oat and Flax crusted Tilapia

.....that's what we had for dinner last night!
I wanted to make fish since Friday, but somehow we always made something else. Sometimes I cook my oldest one a separate meal because she doesn't like fish. But since she wanted to eat the asparagus she decided to eat it last night. I usually make a breading for her fish so it's a little bit tastier. I was out of breadcrumbs and so I had to be creative. An idea popped up in my mind, I goggled a little bit and viola - we had "Oat and Flax crusted Tilapia" with pan roasted asparagus.

And let me tell you - it was soooo delicious! I made my girls one fish so they could share it. My oldest one loved it so much that she asked for more! And she was disappointed when I had to tell her that there is nothing left.

I would love to share the recipe with you. But since I came up with that myself I can't give you any measurements. I am going to cook it again soon and I will make sure to get you more information on what I used and how much. Stay tuned!

I didn't forget that I wanted to share the Protein Shake recipe with you. But when I made it yesterday I remembered that I forgot to take pictures when I was halfway done drinking it. It's just so good. [hahahaha]. I don't mind making it again today. With pictures and the recipe for YOU!