3 Recipes You Should Batch this Weekend—Your Body & Tummy Will Thank You!
When I was little, “health” food meant fat-free cottage cheese,* grapefruit, and slim fast.
I remember when the 1 point weight watchers ice cream bars hit the market and there was finally something moderately yummy that allegedly wasn’t that bad for you.
Nevertheless, it was all manufactured, packaged, processed, and…yucky.
*side note: wtf is fat-free cottage cheese? I thought cheese was primarily fat. how do you extract the fat?!
Anyway…those days are LONG gone. Nowadays, there are so many options for DECADENT, DELICIOUS foods; that also leave you looking & feeling your best. Here are 3 I think you should batch this weekend so you can eat yummy, healthy, and pretty all week long!
Warm Mushroom Salad with Yuzu-Truffle Vinaigrette
I don’t even care if you don’t make this full recipe, but you have to make the dressing! When I tell you the dressing is one of the best things I have EVER tasted, andddddddd….it’s SHOCKINGLY light. The entire recipe—which could easily last you for a week (unless you are tempted to guzzle it straight from the jar, in which case, I wouldn’t blame you!), could easily last you for a week, and it only has 4 tbsp of oil in the whole thing. It is so delicious that it will make you want to eat alllll your greens and all your veggies, and trust me, your body will thank you! Full recipe write up here, and you can find the reel here.
High Protein-High Fiber Vegan Tiramisu
I don’t quite get HOW these tiramisu cups are so delicious given how HEALTHY they are, but somehow, they check all the boxes. Each one has almost 20g of protein, 15g of fiber, and a few grams of resistant starch! RS is technically not fiber–it’s a special type of carbohydrate that acts like fiber because it resists digestion in the small intestine and instead ferments in the colon. When you eat it, your gut bacteria turn it into short-chain fatty acids—especially butyrate—which then trigger the release of GLP-1. GLP-1 might sound familiar–it’s the same hormone you’ve heard about in those buzzy weight loss meds like Ozempic. your body naturally produces it when you eat the right kinds of fiber, especially resistant starch. GLP-1 makes you feel full faster & reduces cravings. it literally tells your brain, “we’re good. You can stop obsessing over food now.”
One clinical study found that meals high in resistant starch led to significantly higher post-meal GLP-1 levels compared to meals with regular starch (Bodinham et al., 2010). Another study showed that adding resistant starch to the diet could reduce total calorie intake by up to 14% over 24 hours. That’s a MAJOR win if you’re trying to eat intuitively without feeling like you’re white-knuckling it through hunger.
But don’t worry, these aren’t only healthy…they’re incredibly delicious! Like a decadent dessert you could eat for brekkie!
Full recipe write up here, and you can find the reel here.
Sugar Free & Vegan Nutella-Twix Ice Cream Bars
If you have a sweet tooth, you HAVE to have a batch of these in your freezer at all times! They are sooooo yummy, they really hit the spot, and they are made only from whole foods, including whole fruits for the sweetener. Plus, they legit taste like a twix ice cream bar met a jar of nutella in a club, had a little fun, and procreated. Trust me, you’ll love them! Full recipe write up here, and you can find the reel here.
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