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Sage French Toast with Apples and Maple Chicken Sausage
Sage French Toast with Apples and Maple Chicken Sausage
00Friday night’s Crossfit workout really beat me up. 21 Overhead Squats (@ 65#) 42 Pull-ups 15 Overhead Squats (@ 65#) 30 Pull-ups 9 Overhead Squats (@ 65#) 18 Pull-ups All in under 15 minutes… So it’s no wonder why I haven’t been able to move my arms all weekend. I even slept in until noon on Sunday…quite unlike me. So Sunday brunch was a little later in the afternoon than...
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Maple Nut Granola
Maple Nut Granola
00If you haven’t yet noticed, one of my favorite things to make for breakfast is granola. There are really are no rules for making granola – simply throw together any nuts, cereals, and dried fruit you can find left over in your cupboard and have at it! It’s like making soup at the end of the week with all of your old leftovers and wilted veggies. My obsession with fall continues, with...
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Cherry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Cherry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
00Don’t let the word “cookie” fool you. These little bites are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and the most important nutrient at breakfast – protein! Don’t let a busy schedule be your excuse to skip breakfast. These make the perfect portable breakfast for anyone on the go! Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats 2 Tbsp wheat germ 1 Tbsp millet 1 Tbsp chia seeds...
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Easy Breakfast Frittata
Easy Breakfast Frittata
00Making a frittata is not only one of the simplest breakfast meals you can make, but also a great way to start your morning off with some fresh veggies! Any leftover vegetables you can find in your fridge will do. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 onion, chopped 1/2 bell pepper (I used red and orange), chopped 1 cup spinach, chopped 1 whole egg + 3 egg whites 1/4 cup skim milk 1/4 tsp sea...
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Mango Agave Granola
Mango Agave Granola
00Based on the calendar, spring is officially here. Based on the current cold snowy Chicago weather, winter doesn’t want to leave. In the spirit of spring I made some homemade granola, mango agave granola to be exact! Granola is one of those things that can be expensive at the supermarket, but is so easy and cheap to make at home. As long as you have oats, you are in business. You can use...
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Pumpkin Pie Granola
Pumpkin Pie Granola
00I wanted to make some homemade granola to enjoy for breakfast this week and in lo and behold, in the spirit of fall, I have created Pumpkin Pie Granola! I pulled out everything from my cupboards that reminded me of fall and got to work. Ingredients: 3 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/2 (15oz) can plain pureed...
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Healthy Morning Glory Muffins
Healthy Morning Glory Muffins
00After juicing a whole bag of carrots last week I wanted to find a use for the left over pulp. Naturally, I went on an online search for a healthy morning glory muffin and low and behold came across a fantastic recipe by Angela from Oh She Glows! I had to make a few changes of my own to the recipe based on what was available in my kitchen this morning, but nevertheless the muffins turned out...
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Homemade Granola
Homemade Granola
00Earlier this week I made my own homemade granola! I figured since I had all the right ingredients, why buy it at the grocery store? I took this basic recipe from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. Making granola allows you to be creative. Any kind of nuts and dried fruit will work. You can also experiment with adding things like coconut, vanilla, nut butter, ginger, nutmeg, or...
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Raspberry Cornmeal Pancakes
Raspberry Cornmeal Pancakes
00Sunday morning called for pancakes! I was feeling adventurous so I went with a recipe for Raspberry Cornmeal Pancakes out of Eat Drink and Be Vegan! Ingredients: 1 Tbsp flax seed 1 cup + 2 Tbsp soy milk 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp oat flour 1/2 cup cornmeal 1/8 tsp sea salt 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/4 tsp almond extract 1 1/2 Tbsp canola oil 1 cup fresh raspberries In small bowl combine flax seed and...
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Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread
Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bread
00I have been craving cinnamon raisin bread all week but I was dissatisfied with the ingredient lists on all the brands available at my grocery store. So I decided to make my own! I got this recipe from imafoodblog.com who actually got the recipe from the book The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. This bread was an all-afternoon affair. But the end product was the best cinnamon raisin bread I have...
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Chocolate Raspberry Walnut Scones
Chocolate Raspberry Walnut Scones
00Sunday’s breakfast included some delicious Chocolate Raspberry Walnut Scones! Ingredients: 1 cup spelt flour 1 cup oat flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp sea salt 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup canola oil 1/4 cup chocolate chips (I used chopped up Ghirardelli Intense Dark Twilight Delight 72% Cacao squares) 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts 1/4 cup vanilla soy yogurt (I...
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Muesli
Muesli
00One of my favorite things to have for breakfast is some old-fashion muesli cereal. While I do enjoy the occasional bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, I am more of a cold cereal person so muesli is the perfect match! So what is muesli you ask? Muesli (pronounced myoos-lee) goes back to the 1800′s when it was developed by a Swiss nutritionist. The cereal is made from a blend of whole grains...
About Me
My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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