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One of my favorite weekend activities is getting to go food shopping with my husband to stock my kitchen for the week. This recipe was conceived on my most recent trip to Trader Joe’s (in the dairy aisle), and born an hour later in my kitchen. Hope you like it as much as I do!

Gather Up:

• 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (I used my newly discovered Trader Joes variety)
• 1 scoop vanilla Liverite Protein Powder
• 1/3 cup dried coconut flakes (for texture)
• 6 ice cubes

1. Combine all ingredients in your blender (I used my magic bullet for this), and blend for 30 seconds.

2. Enjoy!

Sometimes when a late night pizza craving hits, you can’t help but indulge. Here is a little pizza with pizzazz to let you satisfy your craving without undoing everything you worked for all week at the gym.

Here’s what you’re going to need:

• 4 sliced large zucchini (1/4″ thick)
• spray olive oil
• 2 tbsp. your favorite low sodium tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup part skim shredded mozzarella
• garlic, salt and pepper to taste in a large mixing bowl (about a tbsp. each)
• Your favorite low fat pizza toppings

Appetizers are a lot of people’s favorite part of a meal, but if you eat Jalepeno Poppers at your favorite restaurant, you could be loading up on 500+ calories! Why undo all your hard work at the gym when you can enjoy these lovely treats for only 40 calories each!

Ingredients

-12 fresh jalapeno peppers (halved and cleaned out)
-3oz fat free cream cheese
-3 oz fat free plain Greek yogurt
-2 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
-2 1/2 tsp garlic
-2 egg whites (beaten)
-3/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
-2 TBSP water

Who’s ready for another edible serving dish?!? Spice up your summer with a Fiesta Taco Salad Bowl!

Ingredients-All items are optional/to your preferance except the pepper bowls

• 1 bell pepper/person (assorted colors)
• shredded lettuce
• chopped cucumbers
• chopped tomatoes
• shredded carrots
• A protein: grilled chicken strips, low fat seasoned chopped meat, black beans
• shredded chedder cheese
• guacamole

*You can also make these hot (bake at 375 for 10 minutes) and fill with some rice, onions and gucamole to make it “fajita style”*

-Wash peppers, and slice off the tops. Clean the insides and remove all of the seeds.
-Fill with your choice of salad fillings
-Mix your chedder cheese with the shredded carrots to trick your (or your kids) eyes while still getting the toppings you like.

Makes for easy cleanup!

By Ilise “Baker Babe” Reilly, manager of Lucille Roberts Jamaica.