Cherry Almond Milk Smoothie

I've mentioned before in previous posts like, this one, that I've been eating healthier and more clean, lately. Eating better means giving up all the delicious, yet not-so-good for me foods and snacks; so, I've learned to think of the things I am allowed to eat on this clean diet but that are also great tasting. I've developed a deep love for fruit--which, is not something I hated but I never really wanted to eat them because I was too busy eating cookies, and candy bars in between meals.

One day my sweet tooth kicked in and I needed something sweet and I needed it fast. I remembered that I had purchased some almond milk, and searched around the fridge for fresh fruits. I found mango, strawberries, blueberries, and then I came across a bag if cherries. I'd never had a cherry flavored shake before and I was a bit hesitant to try it out but I just gave it a shot. I took a handful of cherries cut them in half and removed the seeds, next I took about a cup of almond milk, and a tbsp. of organic peanut butter and blended them together. I poured it into a medium size glass and topped it off with a cold cherry. I loved it so much--it was so tasty! I highly recommend it.

Try this Healthy Strawberry Banana Bread

My sisters and I have been taking our health serious lately; and, my sister Angie recently found a strawberry banana bread recipe that we couldn’t wait to try. What I love about this bread is that it’s flourless. Instead of flour this recipe uses oat flour—and instead of purchasing oat flour in the market she simply took some organic oat meal and ground it up in a food processor. Isn’t that so great?

One thing that really gets me, when I’m eating clean is my sweet tooth. I don’t think my sweet tooth will ever go away and I’m always looking for healthy alternatives to help satisfy that craving. I’ve turned to fruits when I get that ‘sweets urge’, and currently one of my favorite go to snacks when I need something tasty is cottage cheese with blueberries, raspberries, and diced strawberries. I also LOVE eating mangos—whenever I’m eating a mango I always think to myself, “ahh, nature’s candy”. For the most part I would only eat fruit when I felt like eating something sweet but my sister has been searching the seas of Pinterest and Instagram for more healthy sweets recipes that we could try. This recipe was found on the Instagram account @feelgoodfoodie.