Recipes

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For those of you that follow me on Instagram (@gosweetandskinny), you have already seen this yummy delight and for those of you who don’t, what are you waiting for?! I post healthy food porn all the time and inspirational sayings! Haha Anyways, back to business, this post is about my new breakfast obsession, avocado toast ! All I do is toast some of my favorite bread ( which happens to be one degree organic’s lentil whole wheat) and then top it off with half of an avocado that I’ve skinned and chopped. Then I drizzle a little olive oil and sprinkle some salt. It’s just as easy as making cereal but is packed with lots of healthy filling fats to start your day off right. Plus as an added bonus, it just happens to be vegan! Double win! I have grown to love this so much that I now prefer it to almost any other breakfast, which is why I just had to write about it for you guys! Give it a whirl this week and you just might develop a seriously healthy addiction! 😉

pumpupyourcereal

I almost didn’t think this worthy of a post, and then I realized this is EXACTLY the kind of post you guys want!! Sure, recipes are fun and I’m sure those cupcake pictures get your tummy grumbling but the best way to start yourself on the road to healthy, happy, hotness is to make small changes to your normal routine everyday! So if we can all get honest a second, who has time to make an elaborate breakfast every morning?! Don’t get me wrong, I do love my quinoa or chia seed pancakes but on the average day that’s just not realistic for me. Cereal is so easy! However, talk to me on the norm and you will know I’m not a huge cereal fan. This is because MOST but not all cereals are loaded with sugar and refined carbs and have very little nutritional value. However, the lovely folks at Barbara’s (who make the cinnamon puffin cereal I’m seriously in love with) gave me a sample of their new healthy kiddie cereals! Yeah, their pretty awesome and I totally love that their helping children eat better and not even realize it. So this morning I gave their “snackimals” a whirl with some almond milk and made it in to an adult protein, omega and antioxidant packed breakfast by sprinkling on some of my favorite super foods! Hemp hearts and goji berries are both delicious and great for you and best of all, they take no time to prepare! Great stuff to have around the house to kick any meal a notch up.

Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts
Just one serving of these in your cereal (oatmeal, yogurt, etc) has 10 grams of Omegas 3 & 6 and 10g of protein! That’s one hell of a pump up if you ask me!

Sunfood Organic Goji Berries
These raw super fruits are loaded with antioxidants to keep you healthy and beautiful! Not to mention they contain 18 amino acids and all 8 essential amino acids! Can you say vegetarian gold mine?

So there you have it. Literally took me two extra minutes if that to sprinkle these delicious goodies on my cereal and give it a healthy super punch to start my day off right!

Hello all! As a lover of all things healthy, delicious, and gluten free, I have been battling a most recent foodie obsession with kelp noodles. On the hunt and coming up short in finding these little guys, I was finally able to pick some up at a local Gluten Free Fair here in San Diego! You heard me correctly, kelp noodles…as in sea kelp. Kelp is a type of seaweed that is packed with more than 70 minerals and 21 amino acids. Kelp aids the body in digestion, increases metabolism, and works to strengthen bones and teeth! Kelp noodles are relatively flavorless and if eaten cold offer a crunchy consistency whereas when warm offer a more typical noodle like texture.
Here is the dish and the quick simple steps/ingredients to tasty nutritional success!

Amanda Alimo Girl in the Healthy City

Ingredients:
1 bag of kelp noodles
1 whole red pepper, chopped (high in alkaline, help balance out acids)
1/4 cup of Kalamata olives (provide healthy fats to the body)
1 container of firm tofu, chopped into eatable pieces (contain antioxidant effects)
1 can of chickpeas (high in fiber)
1 tablespoon of sesame seeds (high in calcium & magnesium)
3 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar (gluten free)
3 tablespoon of tamari (gluten free soy sauce)

Cooking:
Combine the kelp noodles, chopped red pepper, Kalamata olives, and chickpeas in a bowl. Mix in 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar and 2 tablespoons of tamari. Set bowl aside.
In a pan over medium heat, cook pieces of tofu with sesame seeds, remaining rice wine vinegar, and tamari until tofu pieces are golden brown around the edges.
Add tofu into the bowl set aside, mix and enjoy!

I hope you find this to be as tasty, nutritious, and delicious as I did 🙂
xoxo Amanda Alimo- Girl in the Healthy City

Amanda Alimo is a studying Health Coaching at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. A recent transplant from NYC to San Diego, she soaking up the West Coast lifestyle with some sun and Namaste. Amanda is a digital savvy gal with a passion for holistic health coaching a love of writing, cooking, and teaching. You can follow all of her happenings on her blog, Girl in the Healthy City, or catch her on any of her social media pages!

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truffle quinoa

This delicious and decadent rendition on skinny super food quinoa is a great on the go snack or lunch during the week as well as a wonderful side dish for any dinner. I personally love putting this under a piece of balsamic glazed salmon! Yummm! Quinoa is SOOO good for you that you could eat it every day and with a little creativity, not get too tired of it. This recipe is so simple, it’s great when you want to make a large batch and take some to work with you during the week or if you just don’t want to be slaving over the oven for hours to make dinner.

WHITE TRUFFLE OIL QUINOA

1/2 bag of baby spinach
1/4 cup of quinoa
1/2 cup of water
2 tbsp of White Truffle Oil
5 or 6 of your favorite mushroom (I used baby bella)

Put your quinoa and water in a saucepan on the stove and boil. Keep mixing around the quinoa till the water eventually dissolves, once your pan is pretty much just quinoa, turn off the burner. In a separate frying pan, drizzle 1 tbsp of white truffle oil and add in your baby spinach and chopped mushrooms. Sautee for a little till spinach has wilted a bit. Now, mix in your cooked quinoa and let it cook for a few more minutes before adding a final tbsp of White Truffle oil to the mix and then serving. Simple and delicious! Enjoy!

summeravocadosalad

                Nothing says summer quite like colorful, light salads and this Summer Avocado Salad certainly fits the bill! I have been having some fun lately trying out various recipes for upcoming projects and I fell in love with this one! It’s perfect on it’s own as a light starter for your summer backyard dinner party or you can serve it with whole pita chips as an appetizer. Enjoy!

Summer Avocado Salad

2 Avocados (or one avocado per person)

3/4 of a mango chopped

1/4 of red pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1/4 green pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1/2 cup of grape tomatoes, sliced

1/4 of a cucumber, skinned and chopped

1/4 of a red onion, chopped

“Dressing”

juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/2 a lime, 1 tbsp of Olive Oil and a pinch of salt

Combine all ingredients in one bowl, cutting and slicing your avocados last (so that they don’t brown prematurely), mix up your “dressing” in a separate bowl and then toss it in with all the veggies and fruits. Serve either as a dip with whole wheat pita chips or in a fun glass (like I did) as a creative, light starter for your festive summer dinner party! Tastes so fresh and so summery, you’re going to love it!

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keylimecupcake

These Gluten Free Coconut Lime cupcakes (VEGAN) were the highlight of my summer creations last year and I couldn’t help but recreate them once the weather started warming up! I’m not sure why I didn’t post the recipe last year but here it is! Over due! Enjoy these Gluten Free and Vegan gems and stay sweet and skinny!

GF/V COCONUT LIME CUPCAKES

1 cup of coconut milk
1 tsp of apple cider vinegar
(Combine both and set aside while mixing the rest of the recipe)
1 1/4 cup GF flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
A pinch of salt
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla
Juice of 4 limes

Add all ingredients in your mixer and then add your vinegar curdled coconut milk in last. Fill your cupcake tin about 3/4 of the way as these do not rise as much as typical cupcakes. Bake for approx 10 mins, while continuously checking on them! Enjoy!

For the icing, I simply used the vegan buttercream recipe and mixed in some unsweetened coconut as well as used the coconut to garnish the top! 😉

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These low fat red velvet truffles are so delicious and easy to make you’re going to be making them for every occasion! Please be sure to like and subscribe to my youtube channel after watching!

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It’s late, I’m tired but I’m still hungry and I hate going to bed with my tummy grumbling! Can you relate? I bet you can. Late night snacking can be a real diet enemy! You’re good all day, eating healthy, delicious meals and then midnight rolls around and you’re still working or just out with your friends, hunger strikes and you’re just too tired to make a good, healthy choice! Eating junk late at night is not only sabotaging your healthy daytime diet but it can leave you feeling gross and bloated when you wake up the next morning! Here’s a little tip video I put together for you guys so that you can be prepared for those late night cravings, keep these snacks on hand and you can go to sleep with a happy tummy and wake up being really glad you didn’t ruin your diet!

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Watch me make some delicious vegan peanut butter cream cheese icing in this video and don’t forget to comment, like and SUBSCRIBE! 🙂

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After my morning workout today I was really craving something cold and fruity! So I decided why not use some of the great products I sampled last night at NYC’s food fete and whip up something yummy! Combining So Delicious’s chocolate coconut milk and Manitoba Harvest’s hemp protein powder for a protein packed, craving satisfying, sweet breakfast treat! And the best part is that it takes only minutes to make!

Chocolate Raspberry Protein Shake

4 tbsp of Manitoba Harvest hemp powder
1 cup So Delicious chocolate coconut milk
1 cup frozen raspberries
Half a tray of ice cubes

Blend and enjoy! You can add bananas, strawberries or whatever you’d like as long as your base is the hemp protein and coconut milk, you’ll still get a wonderful animal product free dose of protein!

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It’s that time of the week again where you try to skip your favorite carnivorous meals and live a day in the life of a vegetarian! Once again, I’m here to show you just how easy and delicious it is! So even if you haven’t been meat free all day, why not try a meat free dinner? These three simple recipes I discovered in fitness magazine are mouth watering good any day of the week! Give them a try!

COCONUT CURRY CHICKPEAS AND SPINACH
Combine 1/4 cup coconut milk, 2 cups of frozen spinach, thawed with 3/4 cup chickpeas and a half teaspoon of curry powder in a sauce pan on your stove, stir and cook it through. Serve with 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice!

PUMPKIN QUINOA RISOTTO
In a saucepan on your stove add 1 cup cooked quinoa, 1/4 cup canned pumpkin and 1/3 cup of thawed frozen peas. Stir in two tablespoons of grated Parmesan cheese, one teaspoon olive oil and one tablespoon of toasted walnut pieces. Keep stirring till everything’s warmed and enjoy!

FETTUCCINE AVOCADO
Cook up 1 1/4 cup of whole wheat fettuccine. In a separate pan mix together half mashed avocado, one teaspoon EVOO, one tablespoon chopped basil, 1/2 cup steamed cauliflower florets and 2 tablespoons of toasted pine nuts. Toss with the fettuccine and Bon apetit!

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guacamole

I was actually taping a video about how to make my favorite guacamole when half way through the filming the camera shut off and I didn’t realize it till I had already made a ton of guacamole. So of course, I stuffed my face with fresh guacamole (after taking that picture for you guys, of course!) and decided it would have to be a post for now! The thing I love about guacamole is that everyone has their own way of making it, every restaurant and every person I have asked always has their own favorite spin on it. Mine is pretty simple, fruity, mild and tomato-less. You could find that totally boring or amazingly delicious but the fabulous thing about guacamole is that you start with an avocado and then it’s really up to you from there. So I’ve included my recipe below but I would love for you to comment, email and tweet me YOUR special guac recipes! Maybe we can make a Guac -Ten ways post and I can share some of your tips & tricks (and of course give you proper kudos!).

CASSANDRA’S FAVORITE GUAC

1 avocado : cut in half, pit removed, then cut horizontally and vertically a couple times before taking your knife around the edge by the skin and allowing the avocado to fall out of the shell
3 whooping tbsp of chopped onions
half of a mango diced
juice of half a lime
1/4 tsp of salt

Chips made from whole wheat pita’s cut into triangles and baked in the oven for 5 -10 minutes! Such an easy and delicious snack! Oh and did I mention it’s naturally VEGAN!? Win! 🙂

Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan, vegetarian and low fat recipes and diet advice. Let me know what healthy recipes you want to see on the site and ask any questions your may have. I’m here to help!