Baked Turnip Fries

Note: OK, I love the fact that I have a blog that focuses on new recipes or else I would eat the same thing everyday. I saw this little guy at the supermarket and bought it not knowing what to make with it. It's a turnip. I never have had one in my life or I did and didn't know about it. What did I decide to do with it? BAKED FRIES! I saw some recipes and instead of using the traditional toppings, I decided it would go great with none other than... ALMOND BUTTER!

Ingredients:
- 1/2 turnip
- seasonings (garlic and salt.... or chili powder... or plain salt and pepper. I used salt only since I had almond butter)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400. Cut turnip in 1/2 and peel 1/2. Cut into french fry pieces. Lay parchment paper on baking tray. Add turnip slices. top with salt. Cook for about 20 minutes, flipping and checking every once in a while.

Coconut Lime Tofu Stirfy

Note: Using wildwood organics superfirm tofu and Navita Natural's coconut oil, I made a yummy coconut lime tofu stir fry... YUM!

Ingredients:
- Broccoli
- wildwood organics tofu block (1/3 package)
- 1/2 tablespoon Navita Naturals coconut oil
- onion
- juice of 1/2 lime
- tablespoon coconut flakes (unsweetened organic)
- salt

(zucchini is pictured, but I nixed it)

Directions:
Slice tofu into bitsize pieces. Saute onions in coconut oil and salt. Add broccoli and then tofu. Once thoroughly cooked, squeeze lime over. remove from skillet and place in dish. Top with coconut flakes.

Apple Cinnamon Soy Yogurt

Note: Using Wildwoods Organic Soyogurt, I made a yummy cinnamony-apple breakfast.

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup wildwood organics soyogurt
- 1 small apple, chopped into bite size pieces
- cinnamon
- truvia

Directions: Place chopped apple in bowl. Mix yogurt, cinnamon and stevia. pour mix over apples.

Veggie Burger and Sunflower/Flax Seed Stirfry

Note: Using wildwood organics veggie burger and kaia foods sunflower seeds, I made a yummy stirfry. A lot of people don't think of this, but flax seeds (flax seed meal) and sunflower seeds make great additions to stifries.

Ingredients:
- red and green cabbage
- carrots
- red onions
- wildwoods organics sprouted veggie burger (original)
- 1 oz kaia foods sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
- salt and pepper (I used garlic falvored salt and pepper)

Directions: Cook veggies. cut veggie burger into bite sized pieces. Once cooked, top with veggie burger, sunflower seeds and flax seed meal.

Clif Bar- Maple Walnut (Product Review)

Note: Thanks to Clif Bar for sending me Maple Walnut Bars to sample. I absolutely love clif bars. They are one of my favorite marathon workout bars. And snacks too! I am sure I have mentioned this before, but they taste like cookies and not energy bars. The Maple Walnut was AWESOME. As soon as you open the package, you can smell the sweet maple. There are pieces of nuts throughout. Because they are so dense and high in fiber (5 grams of dietary fiber and 4 grams of insoluble!), they fill you up. I recommend this flavor!

High Protein Blueberry "Ice Cream"

Note: This is a super yummy "dessert." Although not pictured, I added a packet of truvia because it was too tart for me.


Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup plain unsweetened soy yogurt (Wildwood Organic)
- 1/2 cup blueberries frozen
- 1/2 serving vanilla heml protein powder
- packet truvia


Directions: Blend all ingredients in blender. Pour in bowl and freeze.

Nutridel Cookies (Product Review)

Note: Thanks to Nutridel for sending me this Pecan cookie to sample. I added some almond butter to it and made a yummy snack. The package comes with two big cookies that are only 59 calories and 1 gram of fat per cookie. They are all natural, cholestrol and trans fat free. The cookies are sweet and very crunchy. They are crunchier and flatter than the traditional cookie. They tasted very good with almond butter! However, I am sure they would be good over yogurt, crumbled into frozen yogurt, or topped with banana as well.

Ingredients: I like these bars because they are all made of natural ingredients, such as oatmeal, amaranth (a grain), sesame seeds, pecans, almonds, molasses, coconut, sunflower seed, flax seed, wheat germ and cinnamon.

For more info about nutridel cookies, visit http://www.nutridel.com/.

With almond butter on top:

Tuna and Hummus Salad

Note: I love adding hummus to tuna since it disguises the taste :)

Ingredients:
Tuna Salad-
- 3 oz tuna
- 2 tablespoons wildwood organics hummus
- minced pickle
- miced onion

Salad
- lettuce
- tomato
- cukes

Dressing
- balsamic vinegar with truvia

Directions: Mix the tuna salad ingredients. Make salad with lettuce, tomato, and cucunbers. Top salad with tuna salad mix.

Smoked Tofu and Almond Cabbage Slaw

Note: Thanks to wildwood for sending me their Hickory BBQ Smoked tofu. Oh wow, are these flavorful. I have had flavored tofu's before and you can barely taste the flavor.

Hickory BBQ Smoked Tofu and Almond Cabbage Slaw
- green cabbage
- red cabbage
- carrot
- onion
- 1 serving Wildwood Organics smoked BBQ tofu
- 1 oz Go Nuts! Smoked Almonds

Directions: Finely cut the cabbages, carrots and onion. Toss in a bowl. Cut tofu in smaller pieces and top with almonds. Drizzle soy sauce over the salad.

Wildwood Sproutofu Veggie Burgers

Note: Thanks to Wildwod Organics for sending me their Sproutofu veggie burgers. I cut mine in pieces and topped it on a garden salad. These organic veggie burgers are delicious! They are tofu-based, and made with only sprouted soybeans. Since they are well seasoned, you can barely taste the tofu. These patties also have a crust that is almost like breadcrumbs, but it isn't. It's very tasty. One patty has only 170 Calories and 11 grams of protein. In addition, these patties are gluten free.

I made a salad using lettuce, tomato, pickles, green peppers and onion and chopped the tofu patty into small pieces and put it on top. My dressing was balsamic vinegar mixed with truvia.

Nibmor 100% Raw Chocolate (Product Review)

Note: Thanks to Nibmor for sending me their 3 organic raw chocolate bars to sample. So far, I have tried their almond, which tasted awesome. I have never had raw organic chocolate before, so i wasn't sure what to expect. I am not a huge fan of the dark chocolates because they are usually bitter, but this was perfect for me. Not only is it good for you, but it also tastes delicious! Definitely recommend this product!

From their website: At NibMor we believe that the food we eat should be as simple as possible. That means using ingredients made by Mother Nature, not someone in a lab coat.

What happens in our kitchen? We combine the best of it all. Our ingredients are All Natural and Organic, plus we work in small batches to meticulously create artisan perfection

We kicked refined sugar, dairy, gluten and GMO to the curb (bye bye off you go!). The result? A light chocolate bar that is simple, healthy and delicious.

ALMOND BAR:
IngredientsOrganic Cacao Butter, Organic Cacao Powder, Organic Agave Nectar, Raw Almonds, Raw Vanilla Powder, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Sea Salt, Non-GMO Soy Lecithin (an Emulsifier)

One bar:
Calories: 360
Fat: 31 grams
Carbs: 29 grams
Sugars: 20 grams
Fiber: 5 grams
Protein: 3 grams

TIP: I keep chocolate in my freezer and whenever I have a chocolate craving, I break off a piece of the bar to try and that usually satisfies the craving. these bars are perfect for that!

Flavors are:
- Original
- Almond
- Crispy

Chocolate Banana Soy Ice Cream

Note: Using the Soyogurt Pulmuone Wildwood sent me (thank you!), I made a chocolate banana soy "ice cream." This yogurt is a great "base" for many recipes. Not only is it high in protein, but it also is high in fiber as well. One container has 110 calories, 3.5 grams fat (no trans fat!); 5 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein.

For more info on Pulmuone Wildwoods yogurt, visit here http://www.pulmuonewildwood.com/soyogurt.asp

Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened plain Pulmuone Wildwood Organic Soyogurt
- 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 frozen banana
- truvia (not pictured)

Directions: Blend all ingredients in bullet or blender and eat as is or freeze and make "ice cream."

Chicken Tortilla Salad

Ingredients:
- 100 calorie tortilla (I used 1/2 French Meadow Fat Flush Tortilla)
- 3 oz chicken
- salad mix (lettuce, tomato, cukes, tomatoes, onion)
- chili powder
- dressing: balsamic vinegar and truvia

Directions: Slice tortilla in small pieces. Bake in oven at 400 for about 7 minutes, until crispy. Toss in salad. Top salad with chili powder.

Tuna and Hummus Wrap (Wildwood Hummus Review)

Note: Using Pulmuone Wildwood's low fat hummus, I made a tuna and hummus wrap.

Pulmuone Wildwood's hummus contains probiotic cultures, which promote healthy digestion. It is organic, kosher and vegan as well! It is super creamy and only 45 calories per 2 tablespoons. In addition to their low fat hummus, they have other flavors, such as classic, indian spice and raspberry chipotle. See their products here http://www.pulmuonewildwood.com/prohummus.asp.

Tuna and Hummus Wrap

Ingredients:

- wrap

- tablespoon Pulmuone Wildwood Low fat Hummus

- 2 oz tuna

- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard

- veggies (lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions)

Teriyaki Tofu and Sunflower Cabbage Slaw

Note: Using the teriyaki Baked Sproutofu that Pulmuone Wildwood sent me (thank you!), I made a cabbage slaw. Pulmuone Wildwood has three varieties of sprouted tofu, all with different flavors:

Baked- aloha, royal thai, savory, thai
Golden- pineapple teriyaki
smoked- garlic teriyaki, hickory bbq, mild schezuen

The one I tried was the Baked Teriyaki. Only 140 calories and 4.5 grams of fat per block! In addition, 14 grams of protein! Not only is it good for you, but it tasted so good! It paired nicely with kaia foods teriyaki sunflower seeds.

Teriyaki Tofu and Sunflower Seed Cabbage Slaw

- green cabbage, shredded

- red cabbage, shredded

- onion, minced

- carrot, shredded

- block of Pulmuone Wildwood Sproutofu Baked Teriyaki

- 1 oz Kaia Foods Teriyaki Sunflower seeds

- soy sauce

Directions: Shred all the vegetables. Top with tofu, sunflower seeds. Sprinkle soy sauce or teriyaki sauce on top.