Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

1. Combine 3/4 milk (or almond or soy milk), 3/4 cup frozen raspberries, 1/2 banana, 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter (or almond butter) and 1 Table spoon of honey (optional) into a blender 
2. blend until smooth and frothy! Then breakfast is served! 

1. Cook one whole egg in a skillet (however you prefer your eggs) 
2. Also cook two slices of turkey bacon (if you're like me and dislike bacon feel free to substitute something like turkey sausage) 
3. Place eggs and then bacon on an english muffin (toasted or untoasted) and top it off with some lettuce and two slices of tomato 
4. have an orange or apple on the side

1. Starbucks: Protein Artisan snack plate
2. Jamba Juice: Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
3. Dunkin Donuts: Egg White Veggie Flatbread

Lunch and Dinner

YES! You CAN still eat PASTA
Stuffed Shells: 2 servings

What you'll need: 

8 jumbo pasta shells
1 cup (packed) of baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
170g ricotta cheese
1 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
1 egg
½ tbsp fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

your choice of red sauce

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a pinch of salt, add shells and cook according to package. Drain and set the pasta aside
3. put red sauce in a pot and cook on low 10-15 minutes
4. mix together the spinach, ricotta, parmesan cheese, egg, basil leaves, salt and pepper
5. Pour half of the tomato sauce into a medium baking dish and spread evenly over the base. Stuff the cooked shells with the spinach and ricotta mixture and place in the baking dish. Cover the shells with the remaining tomato sauce
6. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 20-25 minutes. eat a green salad on the side. 

Eggplant PIZZA:

What you'll need:
1 medium eggplant, sliced 2.5cm thick
200g cherry tomatoes, quartered then chopped
Handful of baby spinach, roughly chopped
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Sea salt
Basil leaves, to garnish

1. Preheat oven to 425F and line a baking pan with wax paper
2. Place sliced eggplant on tray, sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 15-20 minutes
3. take out eggplant slices, switch oven setting to broil
4. Evenly cover each eggplant slice with chopped tomato and chopped spinach, and then sprinkle with cheese
5. Place the tray in the oven under the grill and grill for 2-4 minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Keep a close eye on the pizzas to make sure they don’t burn.
6. add a green salad and your meal is complete

Chicken Soba Noodle Stir Fry

What you'll need:

6 oz Soba noodles

2tbs olive oil

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

boneless chicken breasts

1/2 cup soy sauce

2tsp sesame oil

3 tsp ginger (preferably freshly grated)

fresh broccoli (however much you want)

1. Cook soba noodles according to package directions, drain and add olive oil
2. while the noodles are cooking heat up an EMPTY skillet, water drops should sizzle when dropped onto skillet surface
3. brush one side of the chicken with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, place oiled side down. While that side is cooking put olive oil, salt and pepper on the other side of the chicken breast. After about 5 minutes, flip the chicken. Cook until its as brown as you would like, make sure it's completely cooked

**IF you choose to use broccoli add 1 tsp of olive oil to the pan you just used to cook the chicken, let cook for about 5 minutes then add soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger stir until they're all combined. 

   4.  Dice the chicken and add it to the skillet of broccoli, mix it all together and then add the pasta. 

Until next time, happy snacking!