Food and Nutrition

3 Healthy Holiday Cocktails

Cider Sangria - Serves 10

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 bottle white wine
  • 2 cups apple cider
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup vodka
  • 2 apples, chopped
  • 1 orange, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon raw honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds

DIRECTIONS:




BBQ Salmon Zoodle Bowl

SERVINGS  - makes 4 bowlsINGREDIENTSSalmon
  • 12 ounces of salmon fillet (four / 4 ounce fillets)
  • 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1 Tbsp honey (adjust to your liking)
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp minced garlic (around 2 large cloves)
  • kosher salt to taste (a pinch or so)
Zoodles
  • 2 medium zucchini (spiralized) – See instructions for prep, or buy them ready-made
  • 1 Tbsp olive

Cinnamon Apple Pie

SERVINGS8 servings / approx. 200 calories a sliceINGREDIENTSPIE:
  • 1 tsp. coconut oil
  • 6 apples, cored and diced into 1-inch cubes
  • ½ tsp. Ceylon cinnamon (or reg. cinnamon)
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tsp.

Berry Blast Froyo

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 frozen banana 
  • 1 cup frozen berries of choice (I like mixed berries)
  • 1 Tbsp almond butter
  • ¼ cup unsweetened milk of choice (I use oat or coconut)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • Optional toppings: shredded unsweetened coconut, raw cacao nibs, pecans
INSTRUCTIONS:Put all ingredients into a food processor or high-speed blender and blend until the mixture turns into a soft-serve ic

Mocha Protein Brownie

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 cup of pure pumpkin puree (about half of a 16-ounce can)
  • 2 scoops chocolate whey protein powder
  • 4 tablespoons of monk fruit sweetener
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
Options for extra deliciousness:
  • 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pecans
INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
  2. Lightly spray a mug or small bo

Smoothie Superfood Boosters

HEMP & CHIA SEED BLENDBoth these potent little seeds give your smoothie an added boost of fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids.


Berry Collagen Gummies

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 Cup Fresh Strawberries
  • 1 Cup Fresh Raspberries
  • 1 Cup Unsweetened Milk of Choice
  • 1 TBSP Raw Honey 
  • 2 Scoops collagen peptides
  • 2 TBSP gelatin (preferably grass-fed) 
INSTRUCTIONS:Put berries and milk into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.  Add the berry puree and the remaining ingr