While you might not be going on a tropical vacation anytime soon… this coconut + pineapple combo will help you imagine you’re sitting on a white sand beach with a fruity summer cocktail in your hand! ‘m picturing Tahiti in a hut over the water, how about you???
Ingredients
* 1 cup cubed pineapple
* ½ cup unsweetened pineapple juice
* ½ cup canned light coconut milk
* ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
* 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro or basil
Instructions
1) Place pineapple, pineapple juice, coconut milk, coconut, and cilantro in a blender; cover and blend until smooth.
2) Pour mixture evenly into ice pop molds; freeze for at least 4 hours, or until set.
Portion Fix Containers: ½ Purple, ½ Orange
2B Mindset Plate It: This makes a great snack!
If you could travel anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go? Why?
Strawberry Watermelon Shakeology!
There’s something about watermelon that just says summer and simple. This is the perfect way to add smooth summer vibes to your day!
Ingredients
* ½ cup water
* ½ cup cubed watermelon
* 1 cup ice
* 1 scoop Strawberry Shakeology
* 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
Instructions
Place water, watermelon, Shakeology, mint, and ice in a blender; cover and blend until smooth.
Portion Fix Containers: ½ Purple, 1 Red
2B Mindset Plate It: A great snackional or enjoy as part of breakfast!
10 Minute abs on Stability Ball
Don’t be intimidated by Stability Balls. They are a great modality to take your workout up a notch and you’ll increase balance and stability at the same time as working your core. Who doesn’t love multi-tasking in the gym!!??! If you can do over a 2 minute plank, it’s worth going out and buying one of these because you’re wasting time on the floor in ISO prone plank position, when you could be challenging yourself more in the same time, or even half! Trust me, you’ll feel it.
My personal challenge to you — try this today and keep at it for 30 days. Then try it again and see how much strength you’ve gained in your core. I’d take pictures too, if you’re planking every day, there’s going to be some visible changes :)
Salted Caramel ShakeO!
I cannot resist the decadent taste combo of savory sea salt + sweet, rich caramel… with all the nutritional benefits of Shakeo! If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to get the Vegan Salted Caramel, I’ve got you covered!! We will just have to create it on our own :)
A teaspoon of caramel extract and a dash of sea salt make this simple smoothie taste like a gourmet salted caramel milkshake 😍 You’re very welcome! There are more Salted Caramel recipes here!
Ingredients
* 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
* 1 cup ice 1 scoop Vanilla Shakeology
* 1 tsp pure caramel extract
* 1 dash sea salt or Himalayan salt
Instructions
Place all the ingredients in the blend and cover. Blend until smooth.
Portion Fix Containers: 1 Red, 1 tsp.
2B Mindset Plate It: A great snackional or enjoy as part of breakfast.
No Bake Cookies
Granola bar options (great for school lunches, morning tea, afternoon tea, etc)
I’ll be honest, I’m not usually a fan of “no bake cookies” so I was skeptical of these and only made 1/2 of the recipe in case they weren’t good. I am not throwing good food away so it pains me to waste peanut butter or chocolate, let alone BOTH in the same recipe. I mean, who does that?!?!? That being said, these were AMAZING and D E V O U R E D the same day we made them, so take my advice, make the full recipe, or double it :) I imagine these will freeze well and I’ll test it out with the next batch since we start school again Monday.
I am very cautious searching for 21-day fix recipes on Pinterest because you have NO IDEA what the person knows who posted it and I see recipes ALL THE TIME with brown sugar, white flour, etc which right there tell me… NOT 21 DAY FIX APPROVED. I hate to see my clients get derailed and waste their time, so this is why Fixate Cookbook is money in the bank! It covers all your meals, snacks and treats. TREATS y’all, not cheats. Lets use the proper mindset so we enjoy life and don’t punish ourselves or think it’s not ok for a treat here or there. Every day is an issue, but none of us are doing that. If you are, chat me up so we can talk and I can help!
Here’s the recipe as I modified it:
-1 cup creamy peanut, or almond, butter (watch ingredients, should only be peanuts, possibly salt, but not added sugar or oil!!)
-2/3 cup honey (*fun tip - buy local honey to prevent allergies!)
-1/3 cup olive oil (or 1/2 cup coconut oil)
-2 tsp vanilla
-6 TBSP cocoa powder
-2 1/4 cup QUICK oats (I find old fashioned soaks up the honey and makes this too dry)
Combine nut butter, oil and honey over low heat in a saucepan until all creamy and mixed well. Remove from heat and pour in oats, vanilla and cocoa powder. When everything is mixed well you can drop in round balls for “cookies”, pour into an 8x8 pan for “granola bars”, or roll into balls to serve as finger foods for afternoon tea.
21 day fix container counts: Cookies - makes 24-30 and roughly 1 yellow container.
Step 1 (maybe after you licked the spoon - just saying!)
Step 2 - oh my word this looks scrumptious
Step 3 - Yeah, I want to dig right in too. I do usually for QC. :)
Cookie dough - thank me later!
I know you’re thinking, yeah right. I would be too had I not tried it. If you know me well, you know that giving me baked cookies is like a mic drop. WHAT? I’ve literally had people drop off tubs of Tollhouse cookie dough and I think … “these people get me!” haha
Ingredients:
-1 packet / scoop Vegan Vanilla Vanilla Shakeology *whey doesn't turn out as well
-tsp melted coconut oil
-2 tsp nut butter
-¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
-dash of salt (optional)
-1-2 TBSP dark chocolate chips (depending on your plan, you know how much you can have ;)
Mix it all together until it's the consistency of cookie dough and add a little more liquid if you prefer. Then top with chocolate chips and enjoy!
Day 15: Total Body Core
It's that time again, 60 min of sweat and hard work. Grab your weights, Beachbody Resistance Loops, and a mat as we move to 3 sets of 10 reps this week. You might be able to lift a little heavier since we do less reps, but we will also repeat the set of exercise before moving on to the next so there will be a different, harder, kind of burn, but it also makes it go by faster. Anyone else counting down their workouts? I'm like... ok 1/4 done... 1/3 done... 3/5 done... haha. Challenge yourself because you can always lower your weights if necessary, but track them so you know where you left off next week.
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
I'm not trying to be a debbie downer, but at Easter, I feel like sugar becomes the focus very easily! There are mollies, chocolate and Peeps everywhere. How gross are those marshmallow things?!?! I try to limit their sugar and focus on the reason for the season. Yes, we do egg hunts, and sometimes 3-4 in a weekend, but I fill them with tattoos, erasers, and various non-sugary items that make the kids equally happy! I promise! My kids are not deprived and there's no mis-behaving or sugar crashes an hour later so we all win! These are a fun way to indulge a little without eating a sugar stick and festive too. I switched some of the ingredients to keep it clean.
Ingredients:
2 ½ C quick oats
3 TBSP peanut butter (keep it clean, should be just nuts and maybe salt)
¼ C maple syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
5 TBSP unsweetened almond milk
¼ C mini chocolate chips, opt (I prefer Dark Chocolate)
Sprinkles for decoration
Plastic eggs, wash first
Directions:
In a medium bowl mix dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl add maple syrup, vanilla, milk and peanut butter. Stir until mixture has been combined, add the dry ingredient to the large bowl and mix with hands. Once combined, add chocolate chips. Place in plastic eggs and let set in the fridge for 1 hour. Once done, gently open them from the plastic eggs and decorate with sprinkles.
Happy Easter!! The Lord has Risen Indeed!
Day 3: Cardio Core
Here comes Cardio Core! I love HIIT (high intensity interval training) programs and if you do too, you'll love today! This is a GREAT fat burner (yes please!).
This workout is tough, but it’s only 40 minutes, so by time you can't do another rep, it's over! We do one cardio interval, one HIIT interval, then one core move, then repeat that twice before we add the core move. Then we move on to the next segment in similar fashion until we finish all the cardio and do a round of core work. This is about 8 minutes long and summarizes all the core moves we previously did. For a bonus, I try to do the core section TWICE. If it's a challenge just to finish, do that. If you feel like you have more left, try another round, or add 3 lbs weights to the cardio part. Don't do heavy weights because you're moving around so fast you'll likely injure yourself. Your only equipment today is Beachbody strength slides.
BEACHBODY PERFORMANCE TIP: If you take Energize, have you noticed a tingling feeling shortly after you drink it? It can be a normal reaction to Beta Alanine, an amino acid ingredient in Energize. Some people tingle, some don’t. And it often goes away once you start exercising, and with continued, regular use.