3 Lighter BuzzFeed Tasty Recipes
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My name is Kevin. My life changed when I realized that healthy living is truly a lifelong journey, mainly won by having a well-balanced diet and enjoying adequate exercise. By experimenting in the kitchen and openly sharing my meals, I learned that healthy eating is hardly boring and that by making a few adjustments, I could design a diet that could help me achieve my personal fitness goals. Our bodies are built in the kitchen and sculpted in the gym.
If you love BuzzFeed Tasty videos as much as I do, then you’ll enjoy these attempts to re-make those decadent recipes in a much more calorie-conscious way (while keeping the recipes pretty simple). Keep in mind these are still fairly high calorie, but contain significantly less fat and simple carbs than the original recipes. Enjoy!
JALAPEÑO POPPER BURGER
For 4 burgers:
- Burger:
- 1 lb 96% lean (or more) ground beef (or choice of lean ground meat)
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1/2 tablespoon cumin
- sea salt & pepper
- 4 slices turkey bacon (from leg meat, nitrate free, uncured)
- Filling:
- 1 jalapeño
- 3oz goat cheese
- 1 heaping tablespoon 2% Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup reduced fat mozzarella
- Garnish
- lettuce, tomato, spicy brown mustard
- whole wheat/grain bun
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BANANA UPSIDE DOWN MUFFINS
for 8 muffins:
- Batter:
- 4 bananas (mashed)
- 1 banana (sliced)
- 2 cups oatmeal (blended into flour)
- 3 eggs (or 1 egg and 2 egg whites)
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Dairy-free Caramel:
- 1 1/4 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or you can use 1/3 cup coconut sugar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- spray coconut oil
MASHED RED POTATO CUPS
- Mashed potatoes:
- ~650g red potatoes (baked with skin)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 heaping tablespoons 2% Greek yogurt
- sea salt & pepper
- 1/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella
- 1/3 cup green onions (chopped)
- 4 slices turkey bacon (chopped into bits once cooked)
- 1 tablespoon herb seasoning
- 1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar