Health + Recipes: Banana Chai Smoothie

Simple recipes with less ingredients are not only fun and easy, but healthier for your body! This simple smoothie recipe from Free People is delicious and nutritious. Make this at home as part of your breakfast or for a mid-day snack!

Cinnamon is known to help lower blood sugar for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It can also lower LDL cholesterol levels. Chai on the other hand is a great digestive aid! And of course bananas are packed with potassium and fiber ;)

Enjoy the taste and the health benefits!

Makes 1 smoothie

1 banana
1 cup almond milk
1 tbsp chai spice (add more or less, depending on your taste!)
1 cup ice cubes

1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Add all ingredients to a blender, and blend until smooth.  Top with a little bit of nutmeg or cinnamon!

Food: Banana Egg Pancakes

As if pancakes weren't already the easiest dish to make, they just got easier! All you need is bananas and eggs!

1. Take 3 bananas and mash them with a fork
2. Beat 2 eggs until fully mixed
3. Combine both bananas and eggs together and mix
4. Add 1 tbsp of cinamon or nutmeg for added flavor
5. Cook with Coconut Oil! (or olive oil, any oil of your choice)

All done!

Gluten Free Monkey Bread

3 egg whites

1 tablespoon oil

¼ cup milk

½ cup rice flour (75 grams)

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon sugar (stevia or splenda are also good)

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ¾ teaspoons xanthan gum

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla extract

Filling Ingredients:

½ cup brown sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) butter or margarine

Preparation

. Preheat oven to 350^o F and grease a medium-size loaf pan.

. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Add the remaining dough ingredients and stir until quite thick. (This may take a minute). Set aside.

. Combine the filling ingredients with a fork.

. Drop rounded tablespoons of the dough in the loaf pan. Sprinkle the filling on top and keep layering until the dough and filling are gone.

. Bake for 30-35 minutes until bread is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool, then invert onto a serving plate.

Enjoy!!

Photos from Bleubird Blog

Zoey's Favorite

Zoey's favorite 

Post from Oleg 

Pink kasha

Ingredient 

1 cup milk 

1/4 cup kasha ( at Russian or international market)

Sprinkle salt 

Tablespoon butter

Squirt  of agave or honey 

Secret ingredient: 

Teaspoon Love :) 

Pink food coloring 

Directions:

Boil the milk on stove and the kasha and stir, must keep eye on it, once the mix thickens put on low add salt, butter and sweetener. Put in bowl and let cool down, add the food coloring :) cook with love! 

Xoxo Oleg

Cake Batter Cookie

Do these not look like the most tempting cookies of all time!? Betsy Life has some of the best homemade recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and of course, desserts. I stumbled upon this quick recipe guide for these bite size pieces of heaven. Follow this simple recipe, and click here to see more of Betsy's recipes from her blog :)

"1-16oz can Sprinkles cupcake mix
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup color sprinkles **I actually dumped in the rest of the container of sprinkles I had. I don’t think it was quite 1/2 cup. Another pantry victory! "