This Instant Pot Brown Rice recipe gives you perfectly cooked brown rice in your pressure cooker, saving you time in your healthy meal prep. One of my favorite healthy substitutions that I started making in my 100-pound weight loss journey was using brown rice instead of white rice. It’s one of those things that seems …
In this list of over 50 healthy snacks for weight loss, you will find sweet options, salty choices, grab and go snacks for work and school, and the best late night snack options. I have lost 100 pounds on my weight loss journey and choosing healthy snacks was a hugely important part of that. (These …
This Instant Pot Enchilada Quinoa Recipe is a healthy one-pot meal Mexican dish that makes for a nutritious and easy weeknight dinner idea. I have become pretty passionate about one-pot meals this year. Because… Less dishes Less time No babysitting the pot (because I may or may not be a master at unwatched pots boiling …
This Instant Pot Egg Bites recipe with baby spinach and roasted red peppers is an easy and delicious recipe that you can make ahead for healthy meal prep. If you have tried Starbucks’ sous vide egg bites, you are going to love the velvety texture of these Instant Pot egg bites! These are soft, creamy …
This Instant Pot Pasta Fagioli Recipe is packed full of meat, pasta, vegetables, and beans for a healthy and hearty soup. A good friend introduced me to this soup years ago and now every time I make this recipe, I remember the two of us hovered over a pot in her kitchen with tasting spoons …
Save room in your oven by using these 25 Healthy Instant Pot Recipes for Thanksgiving dinner for lightened up versions of classic holiday favorites. Healthy Instant Pot Thanksgiving Recipes Just because you are eating healthy or trying to lose weight doesn’t mean you have to miss out on a delicious Thanksgiving! You can still enjoy …
These Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are made so much quicker than the oven, making it the perfect healthy recipe for your weekly meal prep. Sweet Potato Benefits Sweet potatoes are a great source of vitamin C and vitamin A. They bring a powerful punch of antioxidants (great for fighting disease and the effects of aging!). …
This Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash recipe is a fast and easy vegetable dish that is low calorie and low carb, making it a great food for weight loss! How to Cut Spaghetti Squash These squashes can be tough to cut apart. I usually don’t use a microwave when I cut mine, but it definitely helps …
This Cold Start Instant Pot Greek Yogurt Recipe is an easy and budget-friendly choice for a healthy Instant Pot recipe for breakfast. When I bought my Instant Pot, I didn’t open the box for 3 months. We didn’t grow up with a pressure cooker and I had never used a pressure cooker myself, so I …
This Healthy Instant Pot Egg Roll Bowl Recipe is a great meal prep recipe, healthy weeknight dinner, and one pot meal that is fast, easy, and delicious. One of my favorite features of the Instant Pot is that it has a saute mode as well as a pressure cooking mode, meaning you can make so …
These Instant Pot Healthy Refried beans are faster, easier, and healthier than ever by cooking your dry beans right in your pressure cooker, giving you an affordable and delicious way to add a hearty protein to your meal prep. The more I use my Instant Pot, the more I love the things it allows me …
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs are super easy to peel, fast, easy, delicious, and the perfect high protein breakfast or snack for your weekly meal prep. Weekly meal prep is my lifesaver for living a healthy lifestyle and maintaining my 100-pound weight loss. Heck, any cooking I can do ahead of time is incredibly helpful …
This healthy 15 Bean Soup Instant Pot recipe is a meatless one-pot meal that cooks dried beans right in your Instant Pot with the soup. 15 Bean Soup Instant Pot Recipe This Instant Pot soup starts with a package of Hurst’s 15 Bean Soup. It comes with its own seasoning packet, but we’re not going …
It is no secret that I’m slightly obsessed with quinoa. A dear friend of mine (Sara from Will Run for Pasta) actually sent me a package once addressed to “The Quinoa Queen”. I’ve made a gazillion quinoa bite variations and I fully stand behind the health benefits of this particular trendy superfood, so I make …
These Quinoa & Black Bean Burrito Bowls make a great healthy lunch you can meal prep ahead of time or a meatless dinner, full of fresh veggies and protein. My oldest sister is one of those people who can’t stand to have her food touching. She very methodically eats one food off of her plate …
This Cilantro Lime Quinoa is a healthy, light, and fresh side dish full of protein, perfect for burrito bowls, taco salads, fajitas, and burritos. Pin This Recipe For Later! “Fresh” is my absolute favorite word this time of year (most of the year it’s “spatula”…what can I say? It’s a funny word!). But during the …
These Healthy Strawberry Greek Yogurt Popsicles made with fresh strawberries and honey make for a fun and refreshing healthy summer snack or dessert. It is getting hot around here these days! Now, I always have to preface that by saying it’s hot in comparison to what our normal Colorado weather is like. After spending 7 …
This Grilled Vegetable Medley, full of carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower, is the perfect healthy side dish for summer meals. The back story behind this recipe is actually kind of hilarious. See, my brother-in-law is a nurse and his schedule is pretty crazy. He switches between working nights and days, so it’s hard to find a …
These simple Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes are an easy, healthy, and flavorful side that goes great with any main dish. My border collie, Boots, has a long list of irrational fears. He’s afraid of the things you would expect a dog to be fearful of – thunder, fireworks, etc. But his list of wacky fears …
These Healthier Fluffy Pancakes are a healthy breakfast made with white whole wheat flour to keep them fluffy, delicious, and nutritious. I know everybody talks about how breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I’m pretty sure it’s even more important for us non-morning-people folk. My alarm clock blaring will wake me …
These quick and easy Cranberry Almond Energy Bites are the perfect sweet and satisfying healthy snack to grab on the go. Great straight from the freezer! Pin This Recipe For Later! I am a snacker. It seems like no matter how much I eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I always get hungry in between. …
These Single-Serving Spinach Scrambled eggs are a fast, easy, & healthy breakfast for weight loss full of protein to start your day on the right foot. I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again – I am not a morning person. I have always wanted to be that person that would just cheerfully …
These Healthier Bread Machine Hamburger Buns are made more nutritious by using white whole wheat flour, but they are just as soft and fluffy as the original. One day, my brother-in-law was craving Red Robin hamburgers, but the family just didn’t have time to go to the restaurant. Fortunately, he is not easily discouraged, so …
These Salsa Verde Chicken Quesadillas are easy to throw together for a quick lunch and are packed full of flavor and protein. Confession – sometimes I make things for the sole purpose of using it as a medium to eat mango salsa. True story. Costco has always carried the best mango peach salsa. I used …