Healthy Meals – Mexican Scrambled Egg Wrap

This was my favorite healthy recipe yet! Works great for breakfast or lunch (or breakfast for dinner, which is always awesome).

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 cup baby spinach
• whole wheat tortilla
• 1/4 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
• 1/4 cup salsa (I had pineapple salsa on hand and it was very tasty!)

 

Directions:

Scramble eggs with the olive oil on stove. Add baby spinach and sauté until wilted (it won’t take long). Place egg-spinach mixture on the tortilla along with cheese and salsa. Roll up and enjoy! This will be my go-to breakfast on days when I have a few minutes to cook on the stove in the mornings. It was so tasty that I did not get a picture, I’ll have to take one next time!

Healthy Meals – Pumpkin Yogurt Parfait

Another great and easy breakfast item that can be prepared ahead of time! I have not tried this yet so I will edit the post later this week after I try it. I’m looking forward to it, and it probably has a lot less sugar than typical fruit or flavored yogurt from the store.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tsp. maple syrup
• 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt (I used Chobani plain Greek yogurt – this may give it less of a sweet taste since it’s Greek yogurt, not regular)
• 2 tablespoons granola
• 1 tablespoon raisins
• 2 tsp. chopped cashews (I used whole cashews and a crab mallet to crush them in a baggie)

Directions:

Stir the yogurt and pumpkin puree together, then add pumpkin pie spice and maple syrup. Put half the yogurt mixture in a glass and layer the granola, raisins, and cashews on top. Next, add rest of yogurt and top with crunchy granola mix. Enjoy! *If making ahead of time, do not add granola mixture until the morning you plan to eat it.*

 

Healthy Meals – Crab Salad Sandwich

If you like seafood but aren’t a fan of tuna fish salad sandwiches (like Kris), you may enjoy this crab salad sandwich instead! It was very easy to prepare ahead of time and even kept well in the refrigerator for a day. This recipe makes enough for about 1 to 1 1/2 servings, but it can be increased. Let me know if you try it!

Ingredients:

• 6 oz. crab meat, drained (I bought a 16 oz. can and just tripled the original recipe since 16 is close to 18)
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1 tablespoon chopped red onion

 

Combine all ingredients and top whole wheat bread or an open-top hot dog bun with the crab salad. The recipe that I used suggested a side dish of white beans. It was good, but I would wait to add the liquid ingredients until right before you’re ready to eat the beans. It did not keep well for multiple days because the beans got too soaked in the liquid. For the white bean recipe, combine 1/2 cup rinsed and drained canned white beans with 1 tablespoon chopped red onion, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar.

Healthy Meals – Overnight Oatmeal

This is a great healthy breakfast recipe! The best part is that you make it the night before and it’s ready for you in the morning! Now I warmed mine for a minute in the microwave just because I didn’t want it to be cold, but it’s not required.

 

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup nonfat milk (I used 2% since I already had it; I also used slightly less than 1 cup)
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• toppings – sliced apples and walnuts are suggested, but you could top it with any fruit or topping of your choice!

Directions:

Pour milk over rolled oats, stir in cinnamon. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge overnight. In the morning add your toppings. The picture below shows the apples and walnut topping. It was very delicious!

Healthy Meals – Egg Salad Pita

I am on a health kick lately and want to share some delicious recipes online for all of my readers to try! Maybe I will fit in a few lessons about education, too… falling a little behind in that. Only 12 school days left!

 

Egg Salad Pita

This recipe makes an awesome lunch! Serves 1.

Ingredients:

• whole wheat pita (I used some Greek flatbread instead)
• 1 1/2 hard boiled eggs (make 3 and then you can have 2 meals/servings from it)
• 1/3 cup chopped tomato
• 1/2 cup baby spinach (I chopped mine but it’s your choice)
• 3 slices of cucumber, chopped
• 1/4 cup hummus (I used white bean flavored hummus, but any will work)
• paprika

 

Use a fork to slice and combine hard boiled egg with hummus. Sprinkle mixture with paprika. (This is a great recipe that omits mayonnaise if you don’t like mayo.) Scoop this into pita with the veggies! Enjoy!

*I guess it was so yummy I didn’t take pictures of the finished product, but here it is being packaged for my lunch box!