The Fit List: 1

 

Welcome to my first ever Fit List!  

Every week I will give you a "Top 5" list of what's on my mind when it comes to health, fitness, food and sometimes even fashion! Come visit me weekly for The Fit List.

1. Have a pineapple? Here and here is how you can grow an indoor plant from your pineapple! I'm working on mine now.

2. You can make pesto out of anything... almost! I made pesto this weekend out of baby kale, arugula, cilantro, basil, and parsley. I added oil, walnuts and cheese. I then made Zoodles topped with my pesto and it was awesome! Check out my recipe here. 

3. Most comfortable underwear? I took a poll. People said: La Perla, Hanky Panky, Costco, Lululemon, and Aerie (American Eagles brand). Comando actually made the list...twice!  I'm on the hunt. What's your favorite?   

4. Best baby gift on Etsy. 

5. For a soy free sauce that still gives you that soy taste try: Coconut Aminos. 

What's on your mind this week? Comment below or email me! Maybe it will make The Fit List.

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Posted on August 24, 2015 by Lauren Hefez.

Zoodles & Homemade Pesto

I had my sister in law over this weekend visiting from NYC. She mentioned homemade pesto and how you can pretty much make it from anything green! She also said I should give a shout out to Bitter Sweet Sara. I put the untraditional pesto to the test and it was good! Above are my zoodles and homemade pesto. 

Making the zoodles are easy! The hard part for me was getting the right proportions of greens to nuts to cheese to oil. I did a little investigation and took a poll online, and the proportions below seem to work great! 

  • 2 cups greens, 1/3 cups nuts, 1/2 cup grated hard cheese, and 1/2 cup oil
  • this blog also talks about pesto and ratios

I used basil, arugula, baby kale, cilantro and parsley. Stems and all! I also used EVOO, walnuts and parmesan cheese. I might have gone a little green crazy....

What do you put in your pesto? What do you put your pesto on?

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Lauren Hefez and filed under food, apps/side dish, entree and tagged pesto homemade healthy dinner zucchini zoodles spiralizer green lunch cold salad.

My New Favorite Salad Addition: Pea Shoots

When I make myself a salad they are usually very GREEN! I add lots of cucumbers, avocado, kale, spinach, and romaine. I am not a fan of tomatoes, peppers, or carrots (in my salad)- but often try to add them in because I know how many vitamins and nutrients they carry.

I am really excited about my new (green!)  salad discovery : Pea Shoots!

They have a fresh soft taste and add a little more crisp to your salad. I cut them up a little so they are easier to eat. You can also add pea shoots to your stir fry, they are good raw or cooked! I would assume they hold more of their nutritional value when eaten raw.

Pea Shoots Nutrition:

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Folic Acod

What is your favorite, must have, go to salad topping?

 

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Lauren Hefez.

Mango, Lime, Chili, Sea Salt Salad

YUM! In this mango salad you will find sweet, salty, tangy and hot flavors that all come together to make an awesome experience in your mouth! A must try for the summer.

Ingredients:

  • 2 mangos
  • Juice of 1 lime and some zest
  • 1-2 tsp red chili pepper flakes (more or less if desired)
  • Sea Salt (Pink Salt if you have)

Directions:

  • Cut mango into cubes
  • squeeze lime juice
  • add in salt, chili pepper flakes and mix everything
  • cover and let it sit in fridge for at least 20 minutes before serving

Enjoy! 

 

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Lauren Hefez and filed under food, snack, savory, sweet, apps/side dish, vogue and tagged sala salad mango salty spicey sweet summer summer salad chili salt.

Super Quick Homemade Pizza

 

First off, this pizza is NOT gluten or dairy free.

Secondly, it is so easy to make.

And lastly, it is crispy and delicious!  

(Gluten free?? Do not fret I'll have a gluten free pizza recipe up next week!) 

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 cups whole wheat white flour
  • 1/2 cup oat flour. I made my own- just take 1/2 cup of oats and blend them to make  flour!
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbs EVOO
  • 3/4 cup water

  Directions :

  • preheat oven to 450
  • mix together all dry ingredients : both flours, salt and baking soda
  • add in water and EVOO - mix until moistened - there may still be some dry flour floating around but don't worry you will get that mixed in the dough in your next step.
  • add a little flour to your table surface and dump out the "dough" mixture on top -  knead dough into a ball. You have two options:
  1. Wrap the dough ball tightly in plastic wrap and put in fridge to use later that day 
  2. Roll it out right then and there.  
  • Grab a rolling pin and make your pizza crust! I like to make mine pretty thin, but not so much that it falls apart. 
  • Spray down a baking sheet.
  • Place you crust on top of baking sheet and place in oven for 12-15 minutes (depending on how thin your crust is). It will get slightly golden brown around the edges. Take out tray and add your toppings. I kept it simple and added tomato sauce and cheese. Place back in oven for 10 minutes.
  • Top with some spices like oregano, chili flakes, and/or garlic powder. Add a fresh green like arugula or basil. Possibilities are endless!

How did you make your pizza?  

 

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Lauren Hefez and filed under cooking, entree, food, lunch and tagged pizza tomato suacem arugula basil crusy crust wholewhat whole what cheese oven bake dinner pizza dinner.