Ready, Set, Pizza!

Superbowl is only 6 days away! I cannot believe that it is almost February 2012. CRAZY. Anywho.. pizza is def one of the favorites for football. Everyone likes cheese and bread! Normally pizza is heavy and greasy, but not Whollygirl style! I made a thin whole wheat crust that has olive oil in it. The Mayo Clinic says that the unsat fats in oo can actually reduce your risk for heart disease! Plus, oo has your omega-3 fatty acids:) Top the crust with your fav tomato sauce, I use plain tomato sauce and sprinkle on italian seasoning and garlic. Also, a 1/2c of mozerella will do the trick! And your best veggies!
WW Pizza Crust
makes enough one large sheet pan

1 c whole wheat flour
1 c organic unbleached white flour
2 t baking powder
1 t sea salt
1/4 c olive oil
1. Mix all ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.
2. Sprinkle counter, rolling pin, and hands with whole wheat flour and roll out the dough until about 1/8inch thick. Transfer to baking sheet and poke holes all around the dough with a fork. Pre bake in a 425 degree oven for about 5 min then top with sauce, cheese, and veggies. Bake an additional 8ish minutes or until desired done-ness.
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Chicken McWholly

It's superbowl time! People get together and eat. I mean lets face it, no one would go to a football party without food. So, why not snack on foods that can fuel your body through the game? You don't want to hit that 4th inning slump! So forget processed snacks and 50 nugget boxes, save some change and calories by making your superbowl snacks at home and make them healthy! Part one of Whollygirls Superbowl Series:
Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potato Fries w/ dipping sauce
1 lb chick breasts, cut into bite size pieces
1/2c egg whites
1/2c flax meal
1/2c nutritional yeast
1/2c oatmeal
1t of each: sea salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic
1/4c agave nectar
1/4c dijon mustard
1T dill weed
2 sweet potatoes, cut into wedges or strips
cooking spray
sea salt for sp's
oven at 400
1. In three separate dishes: Dish one, flax meal. Dish two, egg whites. Dish three, nut yeast, oatmeal, salt, pep, paprika, and garlic.
2. Dip chick pieces in order from dish one-three. Going wet, dry, wet.. starting with flax meal. Then place on a cookie sheet sprayed lightly with cooking spray.
3. Place sweet potato fries on the same baking sheet as the chick nugs, and spritz the top of the fries w cooking spray and sea salt. Then bake for 10min, flip and bake 4 more min.
DIPPING SAUCE
1. In a small bowl combine mustard, dill, and agave.
Try this for dinner, kids love them! Or serve at your next party, they are perfect for superbowl :)

GNO

Tonight is a girls night! One of my best friends is moving to California and so we are going out to dinner to say goodbye:( Even though this isn't something I do very often I still don't want to fully ruin all my hard work in the gym! So I will make settle changes to what I order, like asking for things stir-fried instead of deep fried. My salad dressing on the side, as well as other sauces on the side. Your paying for your meal so you mind as well get it how YOU want it! Go easy on the more fattening things like dessert and eat to fuel your body, not to ware it down. <3 whollygirl

Fresh, yo.

I love a cool snack on a hot summer day, but I also love that during the winter! I brighten up a frigid day with a cucumber salad! So easy and honestly, it's just the best.
Crunchy Cucumber Salad
Serves 2
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
1 T rice vinegar
1 t sesame seeds
sprinkling of red pepper flake
1. Mix all ingredients together, eat right then or let it chill out in the fridge.

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tuna salad

Creamy and thick salads take up potluck tables everywhere. I love them as much as the rest of us, but I don't like the nutrition! Mayo based salads fill you up but ware you down. So, I made a creamy salad base with greek yogurt! I know, g-yo is in almost everything I make.. but deal with it, it's the best:)
Tuna Salad
8oz canned tuna, drained
2 T dijon mustard
1/4 c g-yo
s&p
paprika, to taste
1/4c celery, diced so so small!
1 T onion diced
1 t dried dill weed
1. Mixx all ingredients together then serve on lettuce or ww bread!
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GRANOLOVE

Granolove is my favorite granola! It is owned by a local family in my area and their message is hard to beat. They start out with whole ingredients and end with a granola that is truly, Granolove:) I was able to watch Christine make her granola from start to finish, and it was such an amazing expierence! She doesn't use any preservatives, and it's all simple whole ingredients. She bakes in small batches then packages herself. She donates 10% of her profiles to Shriners Hospital and that just gives me an absolute respect for her and her company. If you look at the nutritionals you will probably freak out, because it is high in fat and calories per serving. But, look at the different kinds of fat. Granolove is high in monunsaturated fats which helps burn belly fat. It really is a great snack or breakfast with raw milk or greek yogurt! Check out Granolove's website, you can order online or purchase is at the Harter House's in the Springfield, MO area and at the farmers market in Springfield. Support your health and a good cause:) http://www.granolove.com/
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Give me some skrimps!

I know, I know.. it's been like a week since I've blogged! I need to be so much better, and there will be more videos soon:) But tonight I am making dinner for the familia and we are having shrimp! They were on sale at the grocery store, so I thought why not? Shrimp (I call them skrimps for fun) are so good for you! They are high in B12 and are low-calorie and high-protein! Check out this website for more info on shrimp: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=107
When you cook shrimp, cook them until they turn pink then they are finished! This way they won't be chewy. Season shrimp really simply, if it's just some s&p or a sprinkle of old bay, or fresh herbs keep it easy! Serve a 4oz portion with two veggies, I did kale and asparagus tonight:) Also,  try to take at least a 5min walk after your meals to reduce bloating! <3 whollygirl

Pumping Iron

I always focus on recipes and eating right, but I never talk to you guys about getting active! I mean, the name of my blog is eat MOVE thrive, right!? Well to be balanced, and to thrive you have to have the proper balance of nutrition and exercise:) It's fact that nutrition is 70% of being healthy but you have to tone up and get moving, too! Today I worked out with a friend and we worked my arms in a totally different way than I ever have before. I seem to stay in my comfort zone but in 2012 I'm stepping out! Working out with friends or in a crowded place like a gym, will get you working harder than ever before. Why? Because it's human to want to do our best infront of people we respect and lets be honest, impressing the hottie next to us is just an added plus! So involve your friends and don't be afraid to ask for help! We are all working towards the same goal, right? Be fit:)