Hawaiian Turkey Burgers

Today I want to share one of my older son's favorite dinners.  He asks me to make these Hawaiian turkey burgers often.  They are super moist and have great flavor.  I prefer to eat mine over spinach but my boys like theirs on a bun.

 

Hawaiian Turkey Burgers

(recipe adapted from six sisters' stuff)

 

1 pound lean ground turkey

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

1/4 cup red pepper chopped

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 small can pineapple slices, reserve juice

4 slices co-jack cheese

Hamburger buns or spinach
Tomato
Avocado

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine turkey, bread crumbs, pepper, ginger, 1/4 cup reserved juice from pineapple.  Divide turkey mixture into 4 equal parts and form into patties.  Grill over medium until cooked through.  The last few minutes of cooking, place pineapple over heat to grill.  Place a slice of Co-jack cheese on top of each patty when warm.  Top with burgers and pineapple, tomato and avocado and serve on a bun or bed of spinach.

Check out this great plank exercise!  If you are looking to strengthen your core check out my facebook like page at Dana's Long Run to Fitness for daily plank exercise!

Hope you had a great weekend! 

 

What is Shakeology?

Have you ever wondered what Shakeology is?  What it can do for you?  Should you be drinking it?  I love Shakeology because it helps eliminates cravings, is my daily vitamin, and gives me more energy.  Today I am going to share everything you ever wanted to know about shakeology.

 

Shakeology isn't a weight loss shake, but it is a powerful shake that is 100% clean, natural, and a daily multivitamin. I do consider weight loss a side effect of ShakeO because it fuels your body with everything it needs to rid food cravings, boost your metabolism (making it work at the speed it is supposed to), and it helps your skin, hair and nails grow and glow.

If you want to see where SHakeO comes from, here is a 5 minute video that takes you on a world tour.    https://youtu.be/iIvnKNqamqU

 

It’s a daily dose of dense nutrition. It’s got vitamins, minerals, protein, phytonutrients, probiotics and digestive enzymes without any of the junk added. It’s the best multi-vitamin you’ll ever get. It has none of the “no-nos”: Soy, artificial color or artificial flavor.

It’s a health food shake, not a diet shake.

You’ll feel less bloated, more energetic.

You’ll lose weight or maintain your weight more easily.

You’ll get regular and fill your body with liquid gold.

You can’t possibly shop for all those ingredients. They come from all over the world.

Garbage in = Garbage out. Cheap ingredients in the body = cheap body.

Busy lives need convenient solutions.

There $41 of veggies and fruit in one shake.

More than $220 in vitamins in one bag.

Each shake is the equivalent to 5 trips to a salad bar.

Save the trips up and down the grocery isles and save on grocery bills with one shake.

Sounds amazing, right?  If you are interested in trying Shakeology, comment below or email me at hampdana@gmail.com and I will get you information on our next 6 day clean eating challenge group, which is a great way to try Shakeology.

I also wanted to share one of my favorite shake recipes:

 

Vanilla Nutter Butter Shakeology

Vanilla Shakeology

1/2 Banana

1 Tbsp peanut butter

1 cup almond milk

Ice

Blend well and Enjoy!

 

Here is an exercise of the day to try!

Let me know how it goes!



Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

After going to farmer's market I needed to make a healthy recipe that I could use my fresh veggies in.  This turned out so good!  I thought I would share this delicious, healthy recipe with you.  Even my son thought they were good.

Sorry the picture does not do justice. Here is the recipe:



Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

(recipe adapted from: damndelicious.net)

2 cups cooked quinoa

1 (4-ounce) can green chiles

1 can corn

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 cup petite diced tomatoes

1/2 shredded pepper jack cheese

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

3 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

1 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp chili powder

salt and pepper to taste

6 bell peppers, tops cut and stemmed and seeded

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

In a large bowl combine quinoa,green chiles, corn, black bean, tomatoes, cheeses,

cilantro, cumin, garlic, onion and chili powde, salt and pepper to taste.

 

Spoon the filling into each pepper.  Place in a 9x13 baking dish with about an inch of water in the bottom, cavity side up, and bake until the peppers are tenders and the filling is heated through, about 25-30 minutes.

 

Serve immediately.

 

Let me know if you try this recipe what you think!

 

Have a great week! 

 

 

 

 

Blueberry Coconut Oatmeal

This morning I ran 4 miles to our local farmer's market.  I met my mom there so I was able to get all of my fresh goods home.  I picked up heirloom tomatoes, green beans, spaghetti squash, carrots, kale, green peppers, pears, and plums.  I love this time of year!

 

I came home and made one of my favorite breakfasts.  I thought I would share it with you, it is so good.  It's like having dessert for breakfast that is healthy.  Win, win right?  It is Blueberry Coconut Oatmeal.

Here is the recipe:

Blueberry Coconut Oatmeal

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 cup water

1 Tbsp chia seeds

1/2 tsp cinnamon

blueberries

coconut

walnuts

Cook the almond milk, water, rolled oats, cinnamon and chia seeds over medium heat for about 10-15 mins or until the oats are done.  Top with blueberries, coconut and walnuts.  Enjoy!

Let me know what you think of this recipe!  It is one of my favorite ways to eat oatmeal right now.

Hi!  Welcome to my blog, my name is Dana!  I am a wife, mom to 2 boys, part-time dental hygienist, online fitness coach and going to be getting my group exercise certification.  I love all things fitness.  My fitness journey started 3 years ago when I joined a corporate fitness challenge at our local gym.  Since then I have become a runner, running 5 half marathons with my husband, a group exercise junkie and a huge fan of P90X3 and 21 day fix.  We are a busy family, my boys play soccer, hockey and baseball.  Fitness is important to me so I make time for it every day even though it isn't always easy.  If you are looking for inspiration, accountability, fitness tips and recipes you will love this blog.  I am so glad you stopped by and hope you will continue to do so.