Healthy Frozen Mocha!

At Starbucks and other coffee shops frappuccinos and these types of drinks are high in calories, sugars, and price. The price you pay for the drink and then the price your body pays for drinking it. A lot of people dont realize that a majority of their daily calories come from beverages alone. By eliminating commercial coffees, energy drinks/waters and juices you can almost immediately start seeing weight loss results. Save the 400+ calories, 40+ grams of sugars, and $4.00+ and try this healthy version instead. It tastes amazing and beats the original version in all ways! Set that money aside and use it for something to make yourself better not bloated! One or two drinks a day can really add up. Saving you anywhere from $80-$230+ in most common cases. So, make this recipe, feel energized without the sugar crash and without breaking the bank slowly.

Iced Mocha Frappuccino

Ingredients:
* 8oz cold coffee (I use organic)
* 4oz almond milk (unsweetened)
* 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)
* 1-3 packets stevia in the raw (depends how sweet you like)
* 1/3 - 1/2 cup ice cubes

Directions:
1. Brew coffee as usual then refrigerate (can be stored up to 5 days, it will only lose flavor).
2. Add all ingredients to blender (I use a small Hamilton Beach blender) and pulse blend until ice is completely blended. Enjoy immediately!

PBH Chia Dip!

This is a super simple, healthy and yummy snack I created to eat between meals, paired with a protein shake or lean protein before a workout or even as a late night snack if you just feel like you need something sweet!

Peanut Butter Honey Chia Dip

Ingredients:
* 1 baby sized apple (sliced)
* 1-2 tbsp Adam's natural peanut butter
* 1/2-1 tbsp organic honey
* 1-2 tsp of chia seeds

Directions:
1. Slice apple, set aside.
2. Stir all ingredients together in a small dipping bowl or container. Dip and enjoy!

Protein Pudding Dessert!

I love chocolate, I love peanut butter, and definitely love my dessert! This recipe is all three! Plus, it's way healthier than most any premade store bought dessert. Even though this is healthier, you still need to have portion control! Not only is it a good habit to form but if you eat too much of anything (excluding leafy green vegetables) you are risking hindered weight loss results.

Protein Pudding Dessert

Ingredients:
*1 large package sugar free, fat free jell-o pudding mix
*2 scoops chocolate protein powder
*2 cups unsweetened almond milk
*1 container frozen sugar free, whipped topping
*6 tbsp Adam's natural peanut butter

(For the whip, you can use cool whip but if you shop at Trader Joe's I recommend using their "house whip". It is sweetened with organic stevia sweeteners and it tastes so much better plus without all the processed chemical ingredients. It's $1.99 and they call it a "leader among whipped toppings" and they aren't exaggerating).

Directions:
1. Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix together either with a whisk or a handheld electric mixer (which I prefer). Mix very well.
2. Place) in covered container in fridge for a couple hours before serving.
3. Enjoy with self control in moderation!

Healthy Cheat Day.

Here are my thoughts on cheat days and the right way to do one. Most importantly, I don't agree with the majority of people who say that every once in awhile your body "needs" bad foods! Long ago before man began messing with our foods. Altering them into this processed junk... We all survived and many illnesses and diseases related to our diets aka foods we eat were non-existent!
I feel that when people say that the body needs junk, it is just an excuse to eat something they know is not good for them. Sorry... but a bag of chips, pint of ice cream, box of cookies have absolutely no nutritional value. Your body does hot benefit from them in anyway at all! Instead, by eating those junk foods you are robbing your body of anything healthy you have given it for the day. It basically cancels out the good you have done.
I do feel that it is important to get in some extra calories every once in awhile though. So, instead of having processed junk or fast food I would recommend just adding in extra calories from your favorite healthy foods. Like, a sweet potato with a meal you normally would just have fibrous carbs (green veggies) with.
I think this is the proper kind of cheat day because if you make the decision to eat healthy for life, you will never be tempted by those other "foods" again. Junk food contains chemicals and additives that make you crave more. If you completely eliminate them from your life then eventually the urge will not be there.
For some this may seen impossible or extremely hard but the only way to ever end the cycle is to just do it. Just know that if you don't do it you will constantly struggle with temptation due to the psychological effects processed foods have on us.
I personally do not crave the junk foods I was once tempted by. My tastebuds and mind have changed completely. I crave healthy foods.
Get rid of the junk and do it for good. Eventually you will not miss it. Especially when you start experiencing ALL of the benefits!!!