Favorite Food Staples!

Naomi’s OATsome Breakfast!

1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup almond breeze, soy milk or skim or 1% milk
1 cup water

1/2 banana sliced
1/4 cup each blueberries and diced strawberries
1 egg white
optional-1 tablespoon flax seed or chia seed, sweetener (brown sugar, sugar or sugar substitute)

Directions: Place oatmeal, water and milk and banana in a small pot and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. once oatmeal is bubbling (this should take 5-7 minutes) throughout this time, give the mixture a stir every now and then which makes this into a thick and creamy pot of oats! once the mixture is bubbling, I crack 1 egg white into the mix and vigorously stir. NOW at this time you may be thinking “what is this chick thinking!” BUT let me tell you its delicious with the egg white in here, and you cant even taste it! just adds a rich thickness, not to mention a bump on the protein!

after the egg is whipped in, now comes the fruit! add it and give it another mix, add your flax or chia (or both!) and sweetner all to the pot and then pour in a bowl to eat! I top mine with cinnamon and eat with some nut butter on the side! ENJOY!

I just LOVE these! They are SO versitile and delicious, you would have no idea that they are low carb! They hold up great and dont fall apart! my favorite way to eat them is used as a wrap (duh!) BUT, you can also dip them in eggwhites and cinnamon batter to make mock french toast! They are great sprinkled with cinnamon and sweetneer and popped in the toaster for cinnamon chips, or layered with all natural PB and banana Preserves for a good old PB&J (and banana!) Get creative and get these wraps!

Here is a pic of my favorite lunch with them!

Oatmeal NEED I SAY MORE?? and this is my FAVORITE brand! It is Old Wessex 5 grain oatmeal and it is amazing! It is a mix of oats, rye, triticale barley and golden flax as well as a great source of omega 3’s I could live on a deserted island so long as I had my oats! I pretty much have the same breakfast every morning, but let me tell you, i go to sleep dreaming about this oatmeal…i wake up craving it and I have NEVER gotton sick of my beloved bowl of oats! Besides oatmeal, the options are also endless, loafs are great to make with oats instead of flour, oatmeal pancakes, homemade protein bars, baked chicken, fish or tofu using ground up oats as the bread crumbs!

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4. Almond Butter and Peanut Butter, Walnuts

I love my healthy fats! I always love to stock up on my nut butters and walnuts. These items are very much staples in my diet! I love spreading nut butter on a low carb wrap with sugar free jelly and make an old school PB&J! one of my favorite concoctions is also Cottage cheese and nut butter, don’t knock it till you try it! I use my nut butter to make homemade protein bars which are fabulous! So take out a spoon and DIG IN! My favorite brand of Peanut butter is “Naturally More Peanut butter” This is the best (Just in my opinion!) It has a perfect blend of richness and creaminess, 50% more fiber, 25% more protein, 20% less carbs and NO trans fat! its delish!

Homemade protein Bars
1 cup oats
3 tablespoons almond breeze, milk or soy milk
1-2 scoops protein powder (chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon or chocolate peanut butter)
1.5 tablespoons peanut or almond butter
optional 1/4 cup raisins, craisins or other dried fruit, sweetener or choice (agave, honey, no calorie sweetener, cane sugar

mix all together in a bowl, place on a sprayed piece of seran wrap in a ‘bar’ form and put in the freezer for at least 1 hour or until firm…CUT AND ENJOY!
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5. Fruits and Veggies GALORE!

I am obsessed with fresh and frozen fruits and veggies, I have never met a fruit or veggie I did not like! seriously I could LIVE off them! I tend to eat more what’s in season at the time. In the winter I always buy my blueberries and strawberries frozen because the fresh ones are WAY too expensive and also probably shipped overseas. I always have apples, banana’s, oranges, watermelon (well mostly in the summer) and frozen mangoes on hand.

veggie wise-broccoli, arugula, summer squash, zucchini, cauliflower!!!, red onion, red pepper, cukes, sprouts, eggplant! YUM!
Here is a pic of some fresh produce from the local farmers market!

I use my produce to make SALADS galore. Salads are my all time, go-to lunch dinner or light meal. I love combining all sorts of goodies to put together my perfect salad

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6. Greek Yogurt
I have 1 container of greek yogurt a day! its delicious, thick, creamy and the options are endless to eat this! I love it straight out of the container, BUT you can also add fun mix in’s such as cinnamon, agave, fruit, granola, Kashi Go Lean, crushed up granola bar (my fav!) fiber one or dried fruit. I also love using a dollop of greek yogurt as the ‘mayo’ in my tuna salad to make it creamy and delicious

Naomi’s Totally Turned Up Tuna!

1 can white albacore Tuna
1 dollop greek yogurt
few squirts dijon mustard
1 diced celery stalk
few slices diced red onion
seasonings of your choice, I like Dill and oregano!
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7.

Eggs
They’re delicious, cheap, easy, portable, healthy, packed with protein….what more could you as k for?? My favorite way to eat eggs are not your ‘typical’ way…I like them sweet rather than savory, so I cook up 3 eggwhites and throw some cinnamon on those baby’s and I got myself a yummy snack…I love them with all natural peanut butter and banana as well! I call these

Egg Quesadillas