Tag: chia seeds

A Quick Frittata , Why Nottta?

Prosciutto Cotto, Mozzarella, Tomato and Oregano Frittata
Prosciutto Cotto, Mozzarella, Tomato and Oregano Frittata

A frittata is a flat Italian style omelette in which the ingredients are mixed into the eggs instead of being stuffed like a traditional omelette. The top layer is the creative, artistic finishing touch. I like to serve a gorgeous frittata by using vibrant colored vegetables. Like a traditional omelette, a frittata can be healthy, or not.

How to make a healthy frittata:

Use egg whites
Add healthy vegetables
Sprinkle in chia seeds

In this frittata, I wanted to use some beautiful prosciutto cotto. Prosciutto cotto is the highest quality Italian cooked ham with a smooth mild flavor. Perfectly paired with a gooey mozzarella or fontina on a panini, or in this case, baked into a frittata.

Prosciutto Cotto and Mozzarella Frittata

Ingredients:

3 eggs
2 tbsp. milk
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella or fontina cheese
4 slices prosciutto cotto, chopped
1 small tomato sliced
2 tbsp. Oregano
2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese
Salt/Pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs with a whisk.

Continue whisking while adding milk until egg turns pale yellow in color.

Or just use a fork to beat the eggs!
Or just use a fork to beat the eggs!

Add cheese and prosciutto cotto and stir.

Pour into a Pam coated 9″ round cake pan.

Top with sliced tomato, oregano, Parmesan, salt and pepper.

Although the mixture is uncooked, the toppings are the beautiful finish of a frittata. Like the red ripe tomatoes, greens pop also such as spinach and kale!
Although the mixture is uncooked, the toppings are the beautiful finish of a frittata. Like the red ripe tomatoes, greens pop also such as spinach and kale!

Bake 20-30 minutes or until the egg is cooked through and set.

Happy Monday!
Happy Monday!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

Gluten Free Super Chocolate Chip Cookies! A Healthy Snack!

Can't get enough!

I am always looking for healthy, delicious, easy snacks for my family! Lots of chia seeds, kale, Greek yogurt, sweet potatoes…Anything that is really healthy and tastes great! We are not into the hold-your-nose-and-drink bitter green juices!!

Throw in the chia when baking anything!! Chia seeds are tasteless and have enormous health benefits!
Throw in the chia when baking anything!! Chia seeds are tasteless and have enormous health benefits!

Here is a great healthy snack recipe! Definitely not a chewy gooey, rich chocolate chip cookie recipe. Kid and mommy approved! Packed with chia seeds, fiber and a bonus, they are gluten free!

 

Just can't get enough!
Just can’t get enough!

 

Super Chocolate Chip Snack Cookies

Recipe makes 24

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups oat flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup chocolate chips
2 tbsp. chia seeds
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup Almond milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix all dry ingredients, except chocolate chips, in a mixing bowl.

Add Greek yogurt and mix well.

Add Almond milk little by little and mix thoroughly with each addition until a dough forms.

Make sure the dough is forming but not too sticky or wet! If so, easy fix! Add some more flour a little bit at a time until it gets stiff.
Make sure the dough is forming, but that it is not too sticky or wet! If so, it can easily be fixed! Add some more flour, a little bit at a time, until the dough loses its shine.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Scoop tablespoon-sized scoops onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

Space them about 1 inch apart!
Space them about 1-2inches apart!

Bake for 12 mins.turning cookie sheet at 6 mins. for even baking.

Bake until golden! Approx. 12 mins!
Bake until golden! Approx. 12 mins!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins! No eggs!

I always add chia seeds!! Especially for breakfast!
I always add chia seeds!! Especially for breakfast!
I always add chia seeds!! Especially for breakfast!

Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Makes 18 muffins
(Recipe adapted from Skinnygirl Bethenny Frankel’s skinny blueberry muffin recipe)

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups oat flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup chia seeds
2 tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 cup Almond Milk
3 ripe bananas, smashed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray muffin tins or line with baking cups.
Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and add wet ingredients.

Muffins are so easy! No mixer required!
Muffins are so easy! No mixer required!

Pour into muffin tin cups 3/4 full.

Don't overfill the tins! 3/4 full  is perfect as they will expand as they bake!
Don’t overfill the tins! 3/4 full is perfect as they will expand as they bake!

Bake for 20 mins. Turning at 10 mins.
Bake until golden brown on top and around edges!

The chunks of warm smashed banana are my favorite bites!
The chunks of warm smashed banana are my favorite bites!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

Skinny Girl Bethenny Frankel’s Blueberry Muffins!! Plus a Few Extras!

We woke up in the mood for breakfast muffins!  I absolutely love this recipe! It is quick and easy! 5 minutes to mix the ingredients and 20 minutes to bake!  Bonus, they are gluten free!!
Makes 9 muffins!!

An explosion of flavor!! Warm chocolate chips and blueberries are the best!
An explosion of flavor!! Warm chocolate chips and blueberries are the best!

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Bethenny Frankel’s Skinny Blueberry Muffins

(We add chocolate chips, too! And maybe a spoon of chia seeds!)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups oat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup soy milk
3/4 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup blueberries
(We add 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1 tbsp. of chia seeds!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Insert baking cups into muffin tin or spray with nonstick spray.

Mix dry ingredients add wet ingredients and gently stir in blueberries and chocolate chips last.

Throw in some Chia seeds for health and youth!
Throw in some
Chia seeds for health and youth!

Fill half of muffin tins with batter.

I love my  non -stick muffin tins ! No messing with baking cups!
I love my non -stick muffin tins ! No messing with baking cups!

Bake for 20 mins. Rotate pan half way at 10 minutes.

These muffins are so delicious and Super easy to make!
These muffins are so delicious and Super easy to make!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

 

S’Mores Oatmeal For A Healthy Breakfast?? Use Oatmeal And Chia Seeds To Curb The 11AM Binge!

My name is Terri and I am a breakfast skipper.  BSA- Breakfast Skippers Anonymous, anyone? We need meetings! We all do it! Coffee only in the early AM and by 11 we are shoving anything and everything into our mouths.  On my quest for health and anti-aging, I have incorporated oatmeal 4-5 mornings into our family’s breakfasts.  Boring yucky oatmeal?  No way!  You should know me better than that by now!

Sidenote, the kids are eating it and loving it, too!
I have adapted my mason jar oatmeal recipes from this I found on Pinterest-
http://www.grocerybudget101.com/content.php/611-Easy-Refrigerator-Oatmeal

Photo from grocerybudget101.com. The flavors are endless!!
Photo from grocerybudget101.com. The flavors are endless!!

Basic Mason Jar Fruit Oatmeal Recipe:
Ingredients:
1/4 cup old fashion rolled oats,uncooked.
1/3 cup almond milk
1/4 cup vanilla Greek yogurt
2 tsp. chia seeds
Additions based on flavor-
1/3 cup fresh fruit/nuts
1 tbsp. honey

Directions:
Add oats, chia seeds, yogurt and almond milk to a mason jar and shake well.
Add fruit and other additions.
Add plastic lid. (Get these on amazon)
Refrigerate overnight and use in 3-4 days.

Here is our favorite right now!

Berry Burst!! So delicious!
Berry Burst!! So delicious!

After shaking, we add strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and 1tsp. honey! Mix! Refrigerate! Use within 3-4 days!
Please visit their page- many, many flavors to try!!

I get my jars and lids on Amazon! $8.00/12 pack! Grab plastic lids, too- easy to work with!


http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Jar-Crystal-8-Ounce-Quilted/dp/B00B80TJUI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=wwwparmesanpr-20&linkCode=w00&creativeASIN=B00B80TJUI

 

Today, we made warm S’mores Oatmeal! It was a total hit!

Healthy and filling and delicious!!
Healthy and filling and delicious!!

S’mores Oatmeal!

Ingredients:
1 – portion quick oats, cooked
1 graham cracker crushed
1 tbsp.dark chocolate chips
1 tbsp. raisins
1 tsp. chia seeds
2 tbsp. mini marshmallows
A little drizzle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup!

Directions:
Mix in chocolate chips and raisins, chia seeds and marshmallows.
Top with graham cracker crumbles and drizzle with chocolate syrup!

Enjoy!
Ciao!

Super Breakfast!! Chia Kale Egg White Super Muffins!!

Why not add superfoods to our breakfast? Whether it is a quick healthy smoothie, a super muffin or a grab and go breakfast bar, the addition of superfoods gives us more energy for the day! This super breakfast gets us going!! Especially on Mondays!

Start healthy Monday mornings!! No excuses!
Start healthy Monday mornings!! No excuses!

Chia Kale Egg White Super Muffins

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. egg whites per muffin
(3 egg whites for 6)
1/2 cup chopped kale

Don't have kale? Use broccoli, spinach green pepper or any other veggies  you have!
Don’t have kale? Use broccoli, spinach, green pepper or any other veggies you have!

2 tbsp. chia seeds
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella/cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven 350*
Spray muffin tins with Pam.

My kids love to help! Let them add the veggies, cheese and chia seeds! Are your kids not big on veggies? When kids get involved they will eat their masterpieces!!
My kids love to help! Let them add the veggies, cheese and chia seeds! Are your kids not big on veggies? When kids get involved they will eat their masterpieces!!

Add kale, cheese and chia seeds to each.

Pour egg whites over top!
Pour egg whites over top!

Pour 2 tbsp. of egg whites on top of each tin.

Bake 20 mins or until egg is cooked.

20 mins was perfect for my 6 tins! Watch as soon as the egg muffin forms and the edges turn golden!
20 mins was perfect for my 6 tins! Watch as soon as the egg muffin forms and the edges turn golden!

Of course we sprinkle ours with freshly grated Parmesan cheese! Enjoy!

Make a whole pan and refrigerate for quick, healthy grab and go breakfasts for the week! Slice a super egg white muffin in half and enjoy between wheat toast!  Add hot sauce for a little kick!
Make a whole pan and refrigerate for quick, healthy grab and go breakfasts for the week! Slice a super egg white muffin in half and enjoy between wheat toast! Add hot sauce for a little kick!

Want more superfood breakfast recipes?  www.parmesanprincess.com
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Ciao!

Easy No Bake Health Bars! Traditional Peanut Butter 190 Calories/145 From Fat VS. PB2 54 Calories/25 From Fat…Really?

Health bars, granola bars, oat bars…we try, but what are we really buying? Often times, we are buying a way fattier version of what we think, and might have been better off with a bag of potato chips!  Reminds me of Mean Girls, when Lindsay Lohan’s character gives Regina the “Caltine” bars that were supposed to taste amazing and help her burn calories and lose weight. Remember this? They were 1000 calories each!  Poor thing!

Know exactly what ingredients are in your bars! Make them yourself in minutes! And refrigerate!
Know exactly what ingredients are in your bars! Make them yourself in minutes! And refrigerate!

So lets talk peanut butter!  High in fat, but a staple protein source for athletes,  vegetarians, and many others!  Delicious and creamy, a definite staple for my kids!  What if you could trim the fat down by 85%? Have you heard of PB2? PB2 is a powder form of dry roasted peanuts that have been stripped of extra fats.

Pile creamy PB2 almond milk homemade peanut butter on fruits and veggies for a fresh, fabulous snack!
Pile creamy PB2 homemade peanut butter on fruits and veggies for a fresh, fabulous snack! Just add almond milk and Mix!

Some common everyday uses:

Add almond milk and make a homemade peanut butter!

Add to smoothies and protein shakes for flavor!

Bake with it, substitute PB2 when making homemade health bars instead of regular peanut butter!
Read more!! http://www.bellplantation.com/nutrition

Did I mention there is also PB2 chocolate? Yes, chocolate peanut butter. Mmmmmmm…

I whipped up my own, no bake, easy health bars using healthy ingredients in my pantry!

Easy No Bake Health Bars With Chia Seeds and PB2

Ingredients:

2 cups oats
2/3 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup shredded coconut flakes
1/3 cup PB2
(2 cups of oats and 2 cups of any other mixable dry ingredients you would like. Try dried fruits, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.)

Directions:

Heat Honey and Coconut oil in a small saucepan.

Get creative! Substitute any dry ingredients your family enjoys!
Get creative! Substitute 2 cups of any dry, healthy ingredients your family enjoys!

Add all other ingredients and coat. DO NOT COOK , just warm.
(If adding chocolate chips, you need to cool the mixture before adding or they will melt!)
Press into the bottom of a glass 9X13 pan or for 1/2 recipe 8X8 dish cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.

Cut the recipe in half if you want to bake approx. 6 -4inch bars! Press into 8x8 dish!
Cut the recipe in half if you want to bake approx. 6 -4inch bars! Press into 8×8 dish!

Cut into bars or spoon onto yogurt!

Enjoy!!

Ciao!