Let me show you how simple eating well can be...

I often times will let my thoughts overwhelm me about cooking healthy meals. I immediately start telling myself how long it takes to make the food, how much money it cost to buy healthy foods, and how many ingredients are need and how complicated it can get.

And then I start following a plan like 80 Day Obsession and I realized exactly how uncomplicated it actually is. And that I just have created these thoughts that keep me stuck in a vicious cycle of not doing something that will inevitably make me feel and look the way I want.

There isn't much to these recipes BUT they are delicious and tasty. And I hope that if you stumble upon them you will realized that the only think that is making eating healthy HARD and DIFFICULT is the way you are thinking about it. I hope these recipes, simple ingredients and minimal steps can show you just on obtainable eating well can be.

Snack Option: Apple Nachos

1 apple sliced

Pb warmed and drizzled

Raisins or Craisins sprinkled on top

Snack Option: Homemade Corn chips & quac

Corn Chips:

2 corn tortillas cut into 8 slices each

Brush on olive oil or coconut oil

Sprinkle with Sea Salt

Bake in the oven until crispy (I actually bake them in my pizza oven and it works great)

Guac:

1/4 of an avacodo mashed

baby tomatoes sliced

Onion powder

Garlic Powder

Sea Salt

Lime Juice

All to taste

Philly Cheese Steak Skillet

Ingredients:

4 oz of steak

1/2 cup of broccoli

1/2 cup of carrots sliced

1/2 cup of potatoes

1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. In 1 tsp of olive oil place steak (seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning), broccoli, carrots and potatoes together cook until tender

2. Top with mozzarella cheese, allow to melt and stir.

See I told you they were limited steps :)

One Pan Sausage and Rice

Ingredients:

1 sausage link of choice (I used the Never Any brand from Aldi)

1/2 cup of red, green, and orange peppers

10 baby carrots sliced

1/2 cup of rice

Directions:

1. Place Sausage, peppers, and carrots in pan with 1 tsp of olive oil, saute until vegetables are tender and sausage is fully cooked.

2. While sausage and vegetables are cooking, cook brown rice.

3. Add Rice and mix together.

Steak, Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli and Rice

Ingredients:

4 oz of steak

1 cup of broccoli

1 cup of Brussels sprouts

1/2 cup of rice Montreal Steak Seasoning

Directions:

1. In 1 tsp of olive oil place steak (seasoned with Montreal Steak Seasoning), broccoli, Brussels sprouts cook until vegetables are tender and steak is cooked.

2. Add cooked rice, stir & serve

Honey-Garlic Chicken & Sweet Potatoes

This one is a little bit more labor intensive but it was too good not to share!

Original Recipe found here: http://realsimplegood.com/one-pan-honey-garlic-chicken/

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter or ghee, melted (or sub avocado or olive oil for dairy-free)
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp yellow mustard
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chives
1 large sweet potato, cut into small cubes
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 cups broccoli, ends removed and cut into florets

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. Lightly oil a large baking pan or line with aluminum foil.
Chop up sweet potato into small cubes and spread out on baking pan. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and season with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, whisk together butter, honey, mustard, garlic, oregano and chives. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.
Move the sweet potato cubes around on your baking pan to make room for the chicken pieces. Place chicken in a single layer on baking sheet, and brush each chicken piece with honey mixture. Flip chicken over and brush the other side with honey mixture.
Place into oven and roast until the chicken is completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees fahrenheit, about 25-30 minutes depending on the size of chicken pieces.
While the chicken is cooking, prepare broccoli by cutting into small florets and placing in a bowl. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and season with salt and pepper or any other desired seasoning blend.
When the chicken has 10 minutes left to go, take the pan out of the oven and add in the broccoli directly on top of the chicken and potato. Return to oven to cook for the final 10 minutes.
Serve immediately.

Fixate Brownies...OH MY LORD!

I can't not even begin to tell you all how divine these are! Not only were they approved for my refeed day, but the boys LOVED them. And I'm allow about giving my boys things that are healthy and equally delicious and these are them!