Recipes

Have you been tossing around the idea of going meatless this Monday?! Even if you haven’t till you read this post, I hope now you are. I understand the overwhelmingness of giving up meat for a lifetime or maybe even a couple months but how about for just one day a week? I’ve already written a post about why this is a fabulous idea and all the benefits you’ll reap from just one day off meat, so if you haven’t read that, check it out here.

Alright, so now you know why going meatless one day is a great start (or you skipped the article and are taking my word for it)! The great thing about going vegetarian for one day a week is that it allows you to experiment with all sorts of different food choices you might normally pass over for some chicken or steak! However, I often find my carnivorous friends struggling to eat anything more than carbs when they first try this out and that’s no bueno! So to make your meatless Mondays even easier, every Monday I’ll be posting a meat free meal plan full of easy practical options for you to indulge in and start your week off right! Of course you needn’t follow it exactly if you have some yummy meat free ideas of your own add them in! And please comment below and let me know some great things you’ve been eating!

Meatless Monday Meal Plan #1

Breakfast:
Oatmeal with almond milk, fresh berries and sprinkled with chia seeds
OR
Fresh green juice (if your one of hose people who aren’t very hungry in the morning)

Lunch:
A nice big bowl of lentil soup
OR
A make-it-yourself salad (but what about protein?! Lentils, kidney beans, black beans, quinoa, edamame or grilled tofu are all great protein packed salad add ons!)

Dinner:
Feeling decadent? Try my skinny eggplant parmigiana recipe
OR
Quinoa with sautéed spinach, onions, asparagus, zucchini, whatever veggies your heart desires..

Snacks:
Almond butter with sliced apples
Carrots or broccoli with hummus
Kale chips

Yay!! Your going to make it through this meatless Monday and maybe even find you enjoy some of these meat free options more than you’d ever imagine!

 

 
 

Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)


Watch me make a delicious vegan breakfast parfait in just minutes! A great way to incorporate a little low fat, healthy vegan eating into your day right from the start! Enjoy and share with your friends! 🙂

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

In honor of St. Patty’s day this “Brainless Baking” segment is about how to make a fat free, fun, festive green icing for your low cal funfetti cupcakes! But you can use this recipe for all sorts of different frosting variations! Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

strawberry chia seed pancake

These quick and easy to make strawberry chia seed protein pancakes are delicious! I literally ate four before stopping to take a picture for you guys! Loaded with good for you chia seeds and sweet strawberries, I can’t think of a sweeter and skinnier way to start your day! These protein packed pancakes are delicious for breakfast, lunch, dinner or even a great low fat snack to help fight that late afternoon hunger. Low fat, low cal and easy to make. Your diet’s already saying thank you!!

STRAWBERRY CHIA PANCAKES

4 or 5 chopped strawberries
1 egg
1 1/2 tbsp of fat free plain greek yogurt
1 heaping tbsp of chia seeds
a dash of agave nectar (optional)
4 tbsp of oat bran

Mix all the ingredients together, adding your strawberries last and then proceed as you would with a normal pancake! Spray some pam or cooking spray into your frying pan and pour some of the batter in and flip when ready. Super easy! Super sweet! These little pancakes taste so good you don’t even need any syrup or butter! FYI, this recipe is for an individual portion so multiply as necessary when eating with others. 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

applesnpb                 It comes as a shock to most people when I reveal that I was never a big peanut butter fan. I get this confused and disappointed look on peoples’ faces when I reveal this not-so- secret little factoid. “But why?” “What don’t you like?” “I love peanut butter!” I know, I get it and I’m not trying to insult your favorite nut butter but it just never struck my fancy.  I was just never really into nuts growing up and combine that with all the mixed media messages as to whether or not nuts were healthy or fatty, I just figured it was easier that way. Now as a vegetarian/vegan it’s important to look for other sources of protein to keep you powering through your day so I decided to really try to get into nut butter. My first attempt was almond butter since I enjoy eating almonds a lot more than eating peanuts , I thought this would be a likely winner and I was correct. I quite enjoy almond butter and apples! Victory! However, one faithful day I was at an event and as part of our take home gift bag there was a jar of Peanut Butter and Co’s Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter. Well I certainly didn’t want to waste a whole jar of peanut butter so I decided it sounded yummy enough to give it a whirl and boy am I glad I did. I had never thought peanut butter could taste so good! I can practically eat this with a spoon like ice cream – it’s dangerous! The really cool thing about it is that I even compared calories to normal peanut butters and it’s barely anything more. So much deliciousness with out added fat and calories – yippee!

                  For those of you who don’t live in New York City where Peanut Butter and Co’s headquarters are located or have a supply at your local supermarket, don’t fear! This can be really simple and fun to do at home! I bet if you have kids or babysit kids they would absolutely love revamping their peanut butter too! Simply go to whole foods or your local health good store and get all natural peanut butter, the kind you watch get made as you hold down the lever. Now pick up some of your favorite dried fruit or goodies and mix them in when you get home! Raisins and cinnamon are super easy and guaranteed to rock your world but if your doing this with kids they might have fun adding sprinkles or M&Ms to their mix. Another favorite of mine is chopped dried cherries and mini dark chocolate morsels, for a truly decadent peanut butter! Get creative and let me know what other fun peanut butter revamps you make!

 

 

 

 

 


Thanks for watching! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

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I literally just finished chowing down on this vegan mexican mountain of deliciousness! I’m so stuffed but so pumped to tell you about how you can easily make this little vegan dinner (or lunch) in your own home! I also want to say that EVERYTHING I used in this recipe was okay to eat during my detox, so you could even say this was a vegan DETOX dinner! I know, I’m blowing your mind right now, right? Anyway, I’ve got a wicked weakness for all things Mexican, with guacamole being at the very top of the list so I just knew I had to come up with some way of eating it without those greasy fried chips it always comes with! The quinoa, black beans and tofu provide you with a triple protein punch making this meal satisfying and good for you! You are going to LOVE this dinner whether your vegan, vegetarian or just had a cheeseburger for lunch, trust me.

VEGAN MEXICAN DELIGHT (DINNER)

1/4 cup of quinoa
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup black beans
tofu (I used a slice about the size of a chalkboard eraser and 1/4 inch thick)
adobo seasoning
2tbsp of Olive Oil
2 tbsp of chopped garlic

for the guacamole:
1 avocado
1/2 lime (for juice)
1 tbsp of chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 tbsp of chopped onions
two pinches of salt

It’s pretty self explanatory, put the water and quinoa in a pot and boil it till all the water evaporates and your just mixing quinoa. Then, add your black beans and fold them into the quinoa till they’re heated up. In a separate frying pan add your olive oil and garlic on low heat. Add chopped tofu to the pan and sprinkle with the adobo seasoning. I like to cook my tofu till it’s pretty golden brown but you can do it however you like. Now for the guacamole, in a separate bowl cut the avocado in half and then cut it down and across a few times, take your knife around the skin till all the avocado falls out into your bowl. Add your chopped tomatoes and onions, sprinkle with salt and squeeze your lime. Now just finish it up by folding all the ingredients together! I then take the quinoa and beans and place it down on the plate first, topping it with my sautéed tofu and finishing it off with a nice scoop of the guacamole! It is a vegan mexican masterpiece! (The portions here are for one person, so if your cooking for two just double everything and so on)

 

 

 

 

 


Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

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One of the best things about this past week’s detox was learning to incorporate new ingredients in my everyday meals and actually quite enjoying them!! To make my special “Detox Oats and Blueberries” I added a tsp of chia seeds in to the normal oatmeal recipe to spice things up and pump up all the heath benefits. We all know oatmeal is already high in fiber and low in fat and calories making it a diet super star but with a little sprinkle of cinnamon and a dash of chia seeds this simple staple is unstoppable. First, cinnamon is great at curbing sugar cravings (I love adding it to my soy lattes!) plus it tastes pretty good to boot! Then the tsp of chia seeds comes in and provides essential fatty acids that you need to keep your energy up all day. This was especially important during the detox to keep my energy up but hey, I know you have a killer day ahead too so I’m sure you could use that first class energy! Did I mention that chia seeds don’t even taste like anything?! There a little pricey but you only need a sprinkle a day and chia seeds are the richest source of essential fatty acids from plant protein, so vegetarians and vegans especially, go nuts! Here’s my rendition on oats but have fun, use your favorite fruit (or whatever you have in the kitchen) and make it your own!

DETOX OATS AND BLUEBERRIES

1/4 cup quick oats
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp of coconut almond milk (or any non dairy milk)
a bunch of blueberries (i used the whole baby package!)
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of chia seeds

Pretty simple. Boil your oats in water as per normal oatmeal, then once it’s at the right consistency lower your burner to simmer and add your almond milk, blueberries, cinnamon and chia seeds! voila! Healthy, energy packed and low fat breakfast for you!

Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/gosweetandskinny) to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you!:)

 

 

 

 

Thanks for watching! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you! 🙂

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and drugstores stocked with red and pink heart shaped goodies, you can’t help but get in the mood for love, or at least sweets! So of course I immediately thought of red velvet cupcakes! I experimented with a new low fat “brainless baking” red velvet cupcake recipe last weekend and it turned out so yummy I had to share!

This one is for all of you not so kitchen oriented mamas out there or just for the gal too busy to slave over the oven this week! Take a quick trip to the super market and grab these few items for some brainless and delicious low fat red velvet cupcakes!

LOW FAT RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
1 fat free plain greek yogurt

Simply take the cake mix and add your Greek yogurt to it as well as a cup of water. Place in cupcake holders and bake as directed on the box! Yup, that’s it. Crazy easy!

I do caution that my cupcakes did sink in a little in the middle so I got crafty and put a dollup of my cream cheese icing in the center and noone even noticed! They were moist and delicious. If you need an easy low fat frosting you may want to try using some vanilla pudding mix and fat free cool whip or for a lighter cream cheese topping use low fat cream cheese and mix in confectioners sugar till you reach your desired consistency.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you! 🙂

cookiedoughNope, you didn’t misread that. This is actually a recipe for a HEALTHY cookie dough dip!! Gasp, I know, I’m making all of your little girl slumber party dreams come true right now. If the idea of this grosses you out at all, I apologize, some of us like to embrace our inner fat kid and dig into raw cookie dough from time to time when no ones looking, if this is not you, forward on to the next post about kale chips. For the rest of you guilty pleasure seekers, I experimented with this healthy  ‘cookie dough’ recipe I found on “Chocolate Covered Katie” at the Super Bowl this weekend and it seemed to be quite a success. I’ve tinkered with it a bit to give you something that will have a better consistency and taste but feel free to play around and enjoy! To view the original recipe, you can click here http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/05/23/want-to-eat-an-entire-bowl-of-cookie-dough/

COOKIE DOUGH DIP

1 can of garbanzo beans
1/4 cup of almond butter
1/8 of tsp of salt
1/8 of tsp of baking soda
2 tsp of vanilla
4 heaping tblsps of oat bran
1/3 cup brown sugar (feel free to use agave/maple syrup but your dip will be slightly stickier)
1 bag of chocolate chips (or vegan chocolate or carob chips)

Combine all of the ingredients excluding the chocolate chips in a food processor till finely mixed. Fold in chocolate chips or vegan chocolate chips (use about half a bag) and pair with some graham crackers or cinnamon sugar pita chips! Voila! You should never ever need to get a stomach ache from eating raw eggs in cookie dough again and your getting some protein while completely indulging! Your welcome, ladies. 😉

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for reading! I love that Go Sweet and Skinny is your go-to website for healthy living tips, vegan and vegetarian recipes (from everything from appetizers to cupcakes!) and diet advice. I”m committed to helping you get skinny and live the sweet life! Please follow @gosweetnskinny on twitter, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep yourself sweet and skinny 24/7. And as always, feel free to email me at gosweetandskinny@gmail.com and let me know what low fat, healthy recipes you want to see on the site, what diet books your trying and ask any diet questions your little heart desires! I’m here to help you! 🙂

kalechips    Kale is definitely the “in” green of the moment here in New York and if you’ve visited some of the city’s green markets or smorgashburgs you know that kale chips are now all the rage. Over the summer I saw people selling boxes of kale chips for as much as 10 and 12 dollars a batch! Well the truth is, they are delicious and much better for you to nosh on then their potato counterpart but they are SOO EASY to make at home that you should never feel the need to spend that much money on them!

Also, did I mention how AMAZING kale is for you?! It’s got 5 grams of fiber per cup and only 36 calories, more calcium than milk (yay! vegans!), tons of Vitamin A to keep your eye sight strong and Vitamin C to keep your immune system in tip top shape this flu season! So pretty much Kale Chips = Super Snack!

With the SuperBowl just around the corner I figured you’d all be jonesing for some healthy options to sneak on to your snack table while your watching the game and I thought these easy to make kale chips would be perfect! You may even be surprised to see some of your friends and family eating them all up on you, tkale2hey’re that good.

KALE CHIPS

1 or 2 bundles of Kale (depending on how many people your trying to feed)

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Garlic powder

Adobe seasoning

First, preheat your oven to 350. Then thoroughly wash the kale and let it dry on paper towels to get any excess water out. Take a knife and cut out all the stems leaving only the leafy green part of the kale. Either cut this part apart into little sections or just rip it using your hands into smaller parts and throw into a large mixing bowl. Once all the kale is in your bowl drizzle your olive oil on top, like you would a salad, not over saturating. Sprinkle garlic powder and adobe seasoning to your taste into the kale bowl, your going to want to season it a bit more than you normally might a typical vegetable. Now take two spatulas and toss your kale till the olive oil and seasoning is evenly distributed amongst all the leaves. Place the kale on large baking sheets and leave them in the oven for 5-10 minutes till the edges are brown but not burnt. Let them cool and enjoy!  Kale chips are so delicious and nutritious you’ll find yourself getting addicted to making them…don’t say I didn’t warn you. 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

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