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Low Fat Chorizo Recipe

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:29:15 -0400

In honor of the coming Cinco de Mayo, here’s a low fat, chorizo-esque recipe that will knock your socks off! Chorizo is a smoky pork sausage that gets its distinctive flavors from paprika…and from its high fat content. While super tasty—and everything in moderation, eh?—this low fat, homemade mix is a great substitute!

1 1/2 pounds ground turkey meat (at least 7% fat content)

2-4 tablespoons ground paprika

1-2 tablespoons ground pure red chile powder

1-2 tablespoons crushed chile pequin

1 tablespoon crushed garlic

1 tablespoon dried Mexican oregano

1 tablespoon salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

Combine all ingredients well and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

Cook the chorizo thoroughly in a nonstick sauté pan crumbling the meat as it cooks. Store remainder in refrigerator for 2 days or freeze.

Turkey chorizo is great with egg dishes, on pizzas, and as a taco filling!

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Coconut Cocoa Almond Muffins I’m not a fan of completely...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:27:00 -0500

Coconut Cocoa Almond Muffins

I’m not a fan of completely fat free baking (stop tricking yourself that it isn’t a little bit too dry: it is), but I’m definitely not a fan of oil-laden treats that pack on the pounds. Solution? Using just enough olive oil and —surprise!—avocado to produce a nice moist muffin that’s loaded with flavor and just 185 calories!

1 1/3 cups rolled oats (use GF certified if a concern)

1/2 cup oat bran (use GF certified if a concern)

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

Scant 1 cup sugar (I use turbinado)

3 tablespoons shredded coconut

1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

Scant 2/3 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

1/3 cup chopped avocado

1 egg + 1 egg white

1 1/2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

1/4 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons finely chopped almonds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit/175 degrees Celsius.

Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips and almonds in a food processor until the oats are ground and the batter is smooth.

*Note: if you are a batter tester, like myself, this will taste insanely coconutty—maybe even too coconutty. The flavor subsides as it bakes, so don’t fret.*

Distribute batter among a prepared 12-cup muffin tin. They will be very full.

Sprinkle about a teaspoon of chocolate chips and a half teaspoon chopped almonds evenly on top of each muffin.

Bake for 30-35 minutes. Test with a toothpick; it should come out almost clean.

Let muffins cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from tin. You may have to slide the sides with a rounded butter knife if you find them sticking (this is common when baking with oats alone).

Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea, a side of fruit and yogurt, or on its own!

Per muffin: 186 calories; 8 grams fat, 18 milligrams cholesterol, 323 milligrams sodium, 31 grams carbs (4 grams fiber, 19 grams sugar), 5 grams protein.

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Hey, y’all! It’s been a good while since I’ve...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:30:00 -0500

Hey, y’all! It’s been a good while since I’ve posted a selfie on my health blog. Working out kind of took a back seat halfway through last semester, and though I didn’t gain much weight (I eat well, and like to eat well, after all) I lost a lost of definition and toning that I had worked so hard for at the beginning of the school year. WELL, I’m taking a lifetime wellness class this semester and am loooving it! It focuses a lot on our personal goals for holistic health: hydration, eating habits, fitness goals, sleeping, emotional health—seriously, I thought it was going to be lame and it’s been incredible so far. Not only have I already gotten back in the swing of regular exercising, I’ve made a goal to become a runner (okay, a jogger haha) so that when my runner boyfriend comes back from his study abroad semester we can go on jogs together :) All right, that’s it from me…I’m gonna drink some water and then make a smoothie! Remember, people: you can be healthy in college with a little effort! <3

-Hannah

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