Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients:
- 12 oz frozen spinach
- 1 can cannelloni beans
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 14 oz can of artichoke hearts
- 4 oz full fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 – 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 lb celery, chopped into sticks
- 1 lb baby carrots
Instructions:
- Cook spinach based on package instructions, then drain and add to large bowl.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Blend cannellini beans and olive oil until smooth. Add to bowl with drained spinach.
- Chop artichoke hearts and add to bowl.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix everything together.
- Bake for 20 – 30 minutes, serve warm with celery and carrots.
Fruit Skewers with Yogurt Dip
Ingredients:
- 12 skewers
- 12 strawberries
- 3 kiwis
- 24 raspberries
- 36 blueberries
- 3 cuties
- 2 cups plain greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
- Mix honey, yogurt, vanilla and cinnamon until uniform.
- Put fruit on skewers and serve.
Cauliflower Pizza Bites
Ingredients:
- 6 cups grated cauliflower
- 6 eggs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 6 oz pepperoni, sausage, beef, bacon or ham
- 1 bell pepper
- 1/2 onion
- 6 oz mushrooms
- Marinara sauce
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Chop meat into small pieces. Chop bell pepper, onion, and mushrooms into fine dice.
- Combine grated cauliflower, eggs, oil, and spices in a large bowl.
- Add meat and 2 cups toppings to the bowl and mix well. Be sure not to add too many toppings, otherwise they’ll be crumbly.
- Spray muffin tin with cooking space and pack mixture into the cups. Press down firmly to make sure they’re tightly packed.
- Bake for 30 – 35 minutes. When they come out of the oven, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Serve with marinara.
Spicy Popcorn
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup popcorn
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp chili oil
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 tsp cumin
Instructions:
- Put popcorn, olive oil, and chili oil in a large pot with lid (preferably clear) over medium heat.
- When the kernels start to pop, cover and shake the pot. Let the kernels pop for several minutes until the popping slows down.
- While the popcorn is popping, heat butter and spices in a small pot.
- When popcorn is popped, drizzle with butter & spice mixture.
Downward Dog with Actual Dogs
Doing yoga with animals is fun, adorable and makes you laugh!!! Plus you might even get to take home a new best friend!
Check out some places in Denver area to do yoga with animals!
Downward dog with actual dogs: puppyoga with lovable pups that need homes!
Cat on mats: yoga with kitties that need to be adopted!
Goat yoga: goats love to stand on stuff and they help build strength by climbing on you while doing yoga!
My personal favorite: KANGAROO YOGA! What an exotic way to get your workout in!
(Thanks to Pilates PTA for the awesome photo!)
How to Avoid Yoga Injuries
https://greatist.com/fitness/common-yoga-injuries-prevention-treatment
Yoga is excellent for your body! But like any other type of exercise, you risk injury if you don’t have the right form. The most common yoga injury is hyper extending your knee. Read this excellent article about the most common yoga injuries, how you can prevent them and the steps to building a strong yoga practice!
Yoga Meditation – A Guide for Beginners
Yoga is a great exercise and an awesome way to practice mindfulness!! You should do yoga for at least 30-60 minutes per week!
Yoga helps you build muscle strength, increases flexibility, improves blood flow, decreases blood pressure, improves posture, concentration and energy, decreases stress and anxiety.
Taking to a yoga class is a great way to exercise, get hands on guidance, make friends and build community! If you’re new to yoga, check out this 20 minute yoga routine you can do at home!
Banana Berry Collagen Smoothie
Collagen protein is an easy, delicious way to improve your health and vitality! Collagen is nothing new, but recent studies have shown how incredible it is at supporting your body!
Eating collagen protein eases joint pain, improves digestive health, reverses skin aging, reduces cellulite, builds muscles and burns fat! Sounds like magic, right?!?!
Go get some collagen protein and give this delicious smoothie a try!
Banana Berry Collagen Smoothie
1/2 small banana
1 cup berries (mixed or pick your favorite)
1 big handful spinach or power greens
2 scoops collagen protein ~20 gram (vanilla or unflavored)
1 cup pea milk (has 10 times the protein of almond milk!)
1/2 avocado (optional)
1-2 cups ice
– Add everything to a blender, blend until smooth and ENJOY!
Fighting Muscle Soreness After A Good Workout
A good workout will make your muscles sore! Here are some tips to fight soreness.
Day of workout:
- Drink lots of water! Staying hydrated helps circulate lactic acid out of your muscles and prevent soreness.
- Heat your muscles later in the day via hot shower, sauna, heat pad or blanket. Heat helps promote blood flow to muscles, which promotes healing and repair.
- Eat pineapple or ginger or drink tart cherry juice. These have anti-inflammatory properties that help improve post workout recovery.
Day after workout:
- Use sore muscles. Light exercise or stretching of sore muscles helps reduce soreness.
- Foam roll or self massage. Both of these loosen tight muscles and improve muscle flow to muscles, which relieves pain.
- Ice pack. Putting an ice pack on sore muscles reduces inflammation and numbs sharp pain.
JANUARY IS FOR TRANSFORMATION!
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