Fall is here! Ok, not really. But I "can't" wear white pants anymore so for me it's time to decorate for fall! My very favorite thing about fall is all the food of course! Since we are trying to eat healthier I am trying to make traditional recipes that we all love into better alternatives. Here's the first one that Logan and I made last night and there will be a whole lot more to come! 

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Servings: 12 

Calories: 88

Total Fat: 4.4 g

Saturated: 3.8 g

Cholesterol: 35.2 mg

Sodium: 117.5 mg

Potassium: 100.9 mg

Total Carbs: 10.3 g

Fiber: 1.2 g

Sugars: 5.4 g

Protein: 2.2 g

M3, (M1 + M2 in moderation) 

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Ingredients 

2 overly ripe Bananas

2 whole Eggs

2 tbs Coconut Oil, melted

1 tps Vanilla Extract

2 tbs pure Maple Syrup

1/2 cp Coconut Flour

2 tbs Ground Flaxseed

1 tbs Cinnamon

1 tps Baking Soda

Recipe

  Preheat oven to 350

1) Mash banana in medium bowl with eggs and coconut oil until there are no big clumps of banana.

2) Pour in vanilla extract and maple syrup and mix thoroughly 

3) Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients 

4) Mix and pour into a greased loaf pan. Mixture will barely rise.

5) Bake for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. 

You can keep on the countertop for up to one week or you can freeze it :)  

Let me know if you have any healthy fall recipes! 

The "Do You Like Reese's" Protein Ball

If the answer is "no" to my question then there's a pretty little x at the top of your screen, feel free to press it. But who am I kidding, we all love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! With this recipe I'm going to give you just the base recipe. It's up to you to decide what to put into these bad boys! I put in 2 tbs chocolate chips...I know, I know but how can you have peanut butter with no chocolate?! You just can't. These are no bake so the combinations are endless. Feel free to substitute the peanut butter for your favorite nut butter. Throw in some coconut, maybe some fruit! Let me know what you decide because these are amazing! I have to tell myself, "Moderation Aspen, moderation!" to keep from inhaling one after another. ;) 

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Serves: 15

Serving Size: 1 ball

Calories: 151

(These puppies are a "splurge" not something you should eat daily but where you don't have to worry about your waistline if you indulge in a few) 

Total Fat: 10.1 g

Sodium: 75.3 mg

Potassium: 18.2 mg

Total Carbs: 12.3 g

Fiber: 2.7 g

Sugars: 5.1 g

Protein: 5.1 g

This "splurge" doesn't fit into any meal group but they would be best to eat around lunch time or when you're not getting fat from other foods.

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Ingredients

1 cp Old Fashioned Oats

1/3 cp 100% Pure Old Fashioned Maple Syrup

1/2 cp Nut Butter of choice

1 tbs Chia Seeds

1/3 cp Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal

1 tps Vanilla Extract

Recipe

1) Mix all ingredients together in mixing bowl.

2) Refrigerate 1 hour and then roll into 1" balls.

3) Refrigerate after making and enjoy! 

Swap the peanut butter for pb2 here are the nutritional info for the pb2 

I'd love to hear all the different combinations you come up with so please tag me or let me know :) 

Creamy Avocado Dressing

Who's ready for a yummy dressing that you'll be putting on everything?! This is a creamy, rich dressing that can be used for salads, to top meat, a dip and anything else you want to slather it on! Healthy, all natural ingredients will make this your new go to instead of that squeeze bottle of chemicals. AKA ranch. Seriously, everyone, it's like a guacamole but better and you can use it for everything!

Let's compare this dressing to Ranch...just for fun I'll put the Ranch nutritional values in italics after the Creamy Avocado Dressing info. 

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Serves: 32 

Serving Size: about 2 Tbs

                      Creamy Avocado Dressing                       Ranch Dressing 

Watermelon Ice Pops

Summer is definitely here! Since it's over one hundred degrees here every day we reach for otter pops and popsicles like nobodies business. Have you actually looked at the ingredients in any of those things? I couldn't understand over half of them. I'm getting to the point where if I don't know what it is should I really be giving it to my kids? Probably not. So yesterday Logan and I made Watermelon Pops! They are sooooo yummy! It's a plus that they are so cute! With the Fourth of July right around the corner these are perfect for your family cookout! 

Strawberry Fruit Leathers

All kids love anything gummy. Let's be honest here, all people love anything gummy. Instead of reaching for the box of fruit roll ups why not try making your own at home? Extremely easy and even more tasty than those long "fruit" rolls. With only 4 ingredients (and one being water) you can give these to your kids when they are craving something sweet and feel good that they are getting a healthy alternative to that processed junk. 

Strawberry Blueberry Smoothie

One Word: Delicious! 

This is L's and my favorite smoothie so far! 

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

L and I have been on a smoothie kick lately and these last couple we have tried have been DELICIOUS! We've been using them as a quick and healthy breakfast and L drinks it like crazy! She'll drink the whole thing before I even get started on mine and she hasn't even been asking for a snack before lunch (which is crazy because she loves her snacks!)