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seedsnsmiles:

If you fancy something chocolately, fudgey and almost unhealthy tasting, try this!

1. Mash 1/3 of a large banana in a small bowl with a fork, continuing to mash until it’s like a puree.
2. Add as little or as much cocoa powder as you like - I used about 1/2 tsp, and stir until all mixed in. You could also add a natural sweetener like stevia if you wish, but mine was delicious without. (The riper the ‘nana, the better!)
3. Spread on to a brown rice cake and top with slivered almonds and shredded coconut. You can really play around with toppings here! Cinnamon, pumpkin seeds and dried fruits would all be awesome too.

Voila! A healthy (vegan) chocolate snack. You can thank me later. ;D

beautyisachoice:

Healthy Mini Chocolate Peanut Butter & Banana Muffins!

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups Old Fashioned Oats (use gluten free if sensitive)
• 3 Egg whites
• 3/4 cup Cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup Banana, mashed
• 1/2 cup Plain Greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
• 1/2 tsp Vinegar
• ¹1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Hot water
• 1 cup Sugar substitute OR 1/4 cup + 2 tbs baking stevia
• ²1/2 cup Creamy peanut butter [*All natural would be better]
• Optional: 1/4 cup peanut butter chips for topping!

¹ Instead of vinegar you could also use 1/2 tsp cream of tartar.

² Or you could use 12-14 packets of stevia. It may vary according to taste and brand of stevia. I personally use NuStevia baking stevia and NuStevia packets.

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 24 cup mini muffin pans with silicone mini muffin liners, or spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. Place the peanut butter in a mug or microwave safe bowl, and microwave for 30-45 seconds, or until melted.


2.In a blender, (or food processor), mix all of the ingredients together. Blend until oats are ground and mixture is smooth.


3.Place mixture in a large liquid measuring cup, and divide batter between muffin tins. If using optional peanut butter chips, divide evenly over the top of each muffin now.


4. Place muffin tin in the oven and bake for for 12-15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool muffins before removing from pan. ENJOY!!!

Katie’s Tip!

You could also make 12 regular size muffins with this recipe, which come out to be 116 calories a piece!

Nutrition Breakdown

24 Mini Muffins, 58 Calories per Muffin, 3g Fat, 3g Protein, 2g Fiber

5g Carbohydrates

1WWP+*

*Weight Watchers Points per serving

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beautyisachoice:

100 calorie single serving chocolate brownies low fat, vegan, and delicious 

Chocolate craving hit me hard today! So I wanted to bake a batch of brownies, but I knew I would eat them all. So i searched and searched all over the internet for low calorie brownies and it came down to this! Tried it just today. Worth making.

1tbsp flour

1tbsp sugar

1tbsp Cocoa, Dry Powder, Unsweetened

2tbsp apple sauce (or smashed banana, or canned pumpkin puree)

1pinch of salt and baking powder

Mix and put into a microwave or oven safe bowl (a small one like custard cup or a paper cupcake liner works too).

Microwave for 30 seconds-minute or 3-10 minutes in the oven! Since there are no eggs the center can still be under cooked if you prefer a lava cake! Since this is only 96 calories, add a drizzle of peanut butter, a small scoop of low cal ice cream, cool whip or non-dairy whip. Get creative!

Variations

Peppermint:

1 tsp peppermint flavor

1 tsp chopped peppermint candy on top

Chai:
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Rocky Road:
top with a few marshmallows
1 tsp chopped nuts

Sundae:
1/2 cup of sliced strawberries
1/2 cups of bananas

Mocha:
a pinch of instant coffee

(Source: nutritiongeek)

AB RIPPER X: 25 reps each

1. In & Outs
2. Bicycle (2 sets, one forward, one backward)
3. Seated Crunchy Frog
4. Cross Leg/Wide Leg Sit-up (Not shown)
5. Fifer Scissor
6. Hip Rock’N Raise
7. Pulse Up
8. Rollup/V-Up Combo
9. Oblique V-up
10. Leg Climb
11. Mason Twist (50 reps, not shown)

Stretch before and after.

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myfitness-app:

hello fun new core day exercise

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runningongreens:

This is the most nutritious-and-healthy-while-still-being-tasty Carrot cake ever!!

Ingredients

Wet

• 3 ripe bananas (I prefer cavendish)
• 2 carrots, grated
• 10 dates, finely chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/4 cup sultanas
• Juice of one orange

Dry

• 1 cup almond meal
• 1/2 cup quinoa flakes or meal
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 2 tbs flaxmeal
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
• 1/3 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

Icing (optional)

• 250g light cream cheese
• 2-3 tbs maple syrup

Soak the sultanas in the orange juice for 30 minutes. 

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees celcius. 

In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients except for the walnuts.

Drain the sultanas from the orange juice, and add them into a medium sized bowl with the remainder of the wet ingredients. Combine the wet ingredients and add them to the bowl of of ingredients. Finally, fold in the walnuts.

Lightly grease a cake tin and line the bottom of it with baking paper. Pour the batter in, and if you intend to ice it smooth the top over. 

Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. 

After you’re happy with the skewer test remove the cake from the tin and allow it to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes if you intend to ice it. 

For the icing mix the cream cheese together with the maple until it’s smooth, then layer it over the top of the cake. 

I love this cake! It’s guilt free and you can substitute the oatmeal and quinoa flakes for any form of flour you have on hand, or for more almond meal if you want a gluten free or more paleo-friendly option. 

evepostapple:

Brazilian Butt Workout:

20 Kneeling Glute Lifts with Pulses

20 Single-Leg Bridges

20 Resistance Band Crab Walks

20 Squats with Kickback

20 Standing Side Kicks

20 Explosive Lunges

Repeat for 3-4 sets

*Work it 2 x per week