Make Your Holidays Happy & Healthy With Clean Eating

While it may seem counterintuitive, eating clean during the holidays is deliciously doable and easier than you might think. Why wait until the morning after when you’ve already gained several pounds to dive head first into your weight loss goals when you can start today? Eating clean is all about finding healthier replacements for the foods you love.

A few of you asked what I will be serving for Easter (Resurrection Day), so I thought I would share my clean eating secrets with all of you. Cooking delicious food for family and friends can be very tricky, and my family is no different. If you're like me, you will always find the following types of eaters at your dinner table: The finicky one, the gluten-free person, a Lacto-Ovo vegetarian, a bodybuilder who needs a ton of lean proteins, and my favorite kind to feed... the polite ones who eat whatever you put in front of them!

Being Italian, I love to feed people, especially when you hear the YUMMMMMM, this is delicious, from each one of them. This year it's brunch after church and the menu is roast turkey breast, crunchy cabbage slaw (AKA bunny food), mock mashed potatoes for the clean eaters, roasted asparagus bundles (recipes can be found in The Metabolism Solution), and of course, a sweet Italian kugel (it's noodle kugel for the carb eaters). And, for the best part (dessert), the crowd-pleasing “Skinny Cheesecake” (recipe below), and of course, my famous lower-carb, lower-calorie Peanut Butter Balls to offset some jelly beans that might find their way into my mouth!

Most of these recipes use LynFit Egg White Protein because eggs are so popular this time of year, and for a good reason. As a Christian, we believe the egg represents rebirth, creation, and promise. I love Easter for this reason—it brings a feeling of newness and rebirth, no matter what you believe. Happy Easter from my family to yours!

Now, let me help you make your holiday happier and healthier with these delicious recipes that your whole family will love. You can find even more clean, healthy, metabolic boosting recipes here.

*Don't forget to take you Accelerator Advanced with Carb Edge ingredients!

Lisa’s Skinny Cheesecake Recipe

This recipe is so delicious you’d never guess it's low calorie, low-carb, and low-fat. It's 100 percent guilt-free! Just five ingredients (plus fruit for the top).

Every day people ask me what you do when you get cravings. Simple... I feed them! But I do so with a healthier alternative. To be honest, once you try these mouthwatering desserts, you won’t miss the fattening versions. It’s not about being deprived, it’s about finding healthier alternatives.

Wanna boost the health benefits of this recipe? Add berries... they are bursting with immunity-boosting vitamin C, and this dessert helps lower stress levels.

Dry Ingredients

  • (16 oz. container) Low-fat ricotta cheese 
  • (2 scoops) LynFit Complete Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
  • (¼ tbsp.) Stevia® or Splenda® (optional)
  • (2 tbsp.) LynFit Egg White Protein Powder, dissolved in (2 tbsp.) water 
  • Grated rine of (1) lemon or (1 tbsp.) of lemon juice

Liquid Ingredients

  • Pre-made LynFit Vanilla Complete Protein (2 scoops mixed in ½ cup water)

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Mix all ingredients in a blender to blenderize for a creamier texture
  • Pour into a glass pie-shaped baking dish and sprinkle with nutmeg on top if you’re not going to top with fruit
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until set (baking times vary depending on your oven and the brand of ricotta cheese used, so keep an eye on it)
  • Serve hot or cold, for a delicious healthy dessert or weekend breakfast, lunch, or dinner

Optional serving suggestions: Top with your favorite fruit or a mixture piled high on top!

  • Maple Madness Cheesecake: Serve warm and top with Walden Farms Zero-Calorie Maple Syrup (or desired flavor)
  • Skinny Strawberry Cheesecake: Top with strawberries for a beautiful dessert to serve your beloveds
  • Chocolate Chip Cheesecake: Sprinkle with mini-chocolate chips (you can crush them to save calories)
  • Pineapple Skinny Cheesecake: Pureed pineapple dropped on top for a tropical summertime treat

Raspberry Mocha Protein Shake

Ingredients

  • (1 scoop) LynFit Egg White Protein Powder (mixed with ½-1 cup of water)
  • (2 tbsp.) Sugar-free, fat-free chocolate pudding powder (optional)
  • (2 tbsp.) Sugar-free, fat-free raspberry Jell-O® (or ½ cup of raspberries)
  • (1 packet) Stevia® or another natural, sugar-free sweetener (optional)
  • (5-7) Ice cubes

Directions

Add all ingredients and pulse in a blender until smooth.

The Kyle Lynn "I'm A Sugar Addict" Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients

  • (½) Banana (frozen tastes best)
  • (3-4) Strawberries (frozen tastes best)
  • (1 scoop) LynFit Egg White Protein
  • (½-1 cup) Water
  • (5-6) Ice Cubes

Directions

  • Place fruit and ice in a blender first and mix 60 to 90 seconds
  • Add Egg White Protein Powder and mix another for 10 to 15 seconds
  • For a thicker smoothie, just add more ice
  • For your personal favorite smoothie, just use juice or fruits desired

Protein Packed Pancakes

Ingredients

  • (1 scoop) LyFit Egg White Protein
  • (1½ cups) LynFit Chocolate Protein Powder
  • (1 medium) Banana, sliced
  • (1 tbsp.) Sugar-free, calorie-free maple syrup
  • Fat-free butter-flavored cooking spray

Directions

  • Lightly coat skillet with cooking spray or oil 
  • Heat skillet over medium-low heat
  • Using a handheld blender, mix cottage cheese, egg white protein, and protein powder
  • Pour batter into the pan. Cook each side until pancake is golden 
  • Top with banana or fruit slices and or syrup

This would also be good with strawberries. Or perhaps substitute chocolate protein powder for vanilla and then top with fresh blueberries. Lots of options!

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