Food Ruts

Do you ever find yourself in a clean eating food slump?  Don't know what to make or tired of the same thing?  Here are a few ways to spice up your dishes:

Sweet Potatoes:
My all time favorite is sweet potato fries:  Peel sweet potatoes, cut into fry-size wedges, spray cookie sheet with Pam, place potato wedges on sheet, spray with Pam and top with any of the following: chili powder (my favorite!), salt and pepper, cinnamon and Sugar in the Raw, or have them plain.  Bake at 375F until done - I cook mine for awhile so they get a little more crispy on the edges.  They will be soft either way, but so good!

Another favorite of mine is to pop the sweet potato in the microwave for a few minutes to "bake", slice open and top with 1-2tsp coconut oil, cinnamon and a dash of salt or Sugar In The Raw.  So good!
 - With this, you can also scoop out the middle of the potato and mash it up and then add the goodies to it.
 - You can also add nuts to this

Bake your sweet potato and fill with black beans, and top with light sour cream - I made this once and it's pretty good.  Not my favorite, but my husband loved it. 

Oatmeal:
99% of the time I make my oatmeal with a ton of cinnamon, stevia and a dash of salt.  It's my favorite!

You can add any kind of fruit you can think of.  My favorites are blueberries, bananas, strawberries, and peaches (not together)

Cook oatmeal with a tsp of vanilla extract and top with a TBSP of sugar-free maple syrup, 1oz of chopped walnuts, and 1/3c bananas. 

Mix 1/2c of oatmeal with 1/2c egg whites, stevia and cinnamon, mix together and cook like pancakes.  Top with fruit.

Blend together 1/2c oatmeal, 1/2c egg whites, 1/2c cottage cheese, cinnamon and stevia in a blender, cook like pancakes and top with sugar free syrup or fruit - these taste like the real thing!  Definitely a staple for me!

After cooking oatmeal stir in a scoop of chocolate protein and a TBSP of peanut butter - make sure you stir in the protein afterwards though or it will turn chunky.

Asparagus:
Spray with Pam and throw it on the grill, top with salt and pepper.

Add them to your egg white omelette.

Sautee in a pan with coconut oil and top with Mrs. Dash Onion and Herb seasoning (my favorite!)

Greek yogurt:
1/2c Greek yogurt with 1/2-1 scoop of chocolate protein, 1TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder, stevia, top with choice of nuts - can be frozen to "ice cream" or eaten immediately.

1/2c Greek yogurt with 1/2-1 scoop of vanilla protein, 1TBSP milled flax seed (or oil), 1/2c sliced strawberries - can be frozen or eaten immediately.

Use it as sour cream on recipes.

Mix with Ranch dressing powder to make your own protein-packed veggie dip.

Spread on rice cakes and drizzle with honey

Other quick dishes I like:
Turkey burger on Ezekiel bread with either Olive Oil Mayo or Laughing Cow Light Swiss Cheese, and romaine leaves as my top bun.  I eat these almost every week!

Cottage cheese with cinnamon and sliced fruit - my favorites are bananas or strawberries - and drizzled with honey (optional).

Brown rice with coconut oil (melted), stevia and cinnamon - sweet treat!

Brocolli or zucchini wedges dipped in hummus

Vanilla protein shake blended with frozen mango chunks

I could go on for days!  Anyways, this is just a few ideas to help you get over any slumps - I know that some clean foods can get pretty boring if you don't know what to do with them.  My favorite thing about eating clean is finding ways to eat my favorite foods, but in a clean version!  I'm always trying to find ways to turn an old favorite into a new healthy staple for me and my family.  Enjoy!