Homemade Alfredo with Ground Turkey and Zucchini Noodles

Happy Monday! 

As some of you saw from my social media yesterday, I made some yummy homemade zucchini alfredo- grain free! It turned out amazing! 

It isn't paleo- but I am working on a recipe for paleo alfredo because I have tried different recipes and they haven't been my favorite. So more to come for paleo alfredo!

Even though this recipe is not paleo, it is grain free and has all natural, non-processed ingredients! Better yet, it is super simple to make!

Ingredients:

Protein of choice (I used ground turkey from Whole Foods. Go for free range, organic, all natural, grass fed meat if possible- it is less processed!)

1 zucchini squash

heavy whipping cream

1 block of parmesan cheese

1/2 stick of butter organic unsalted

*You will need a spiralizer for the zucchini

Serves: 2-3 

Preparation:

1. Shred the chicken or place the ground turkey in a skillet on medium high. I typically mix garlic powder, sea salt and no salt/all natural herb seasoning.

2. While the meat is cooking, place 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream and 1/2 stick of butter in a saucepan. Keep in on low so the cream (&cheese wont burn)

3. Shred the parmesan cheese and stir in the cream/butter mix. Add to taste. I love cheese so I make mine really cheesy :)

4. Once the meat is almost cooked fully, in a separate pot, bring water to boil. Once it is boiled, add spiralized zucchini. Let cook for 5 minutes.

5. After zucchini is softened, dump the zucchini in a strainer (zucchini holds water so I recommend keeping it in the strainer for a couple minutes)

6. Add zucchini to place, add cooked meat and alfredo on top! I will ad a bit more cheese and some cilantro (it adds such good flavor!)

7. Enjoy!

Although the alfredo is fatty- remember that fat is essential for your body to run at full capacity. Furthermore, studies show that saturated fat can actually be good for you so don't be scared that you may ruin your diet with having the meal once in awhile. 

Leftovers? Make zucchini spaghetti with all natural tomato sauce tomorrow! :)

I hope you love it!

Aisha

Tips on Fighting the Urge of Sweets and Carbs

Hey Loves!

I was going to do a typical "Grain free check in" but I thought I would share tips on how I fight the urge of what everyone loves- sugars and carbs!

I have only been grain free for a month so I am not at all an expert- in fact I am still very much learning. But in the month, I have lost 8.5 lbs and have seen healing in so many things including my skin, my sleep, my attitude, etc!

The first thing people typically ask me when I tell them I am making grain free a lifestyle is "How did you stay away from sugars, breads and other carbs? I don't know if I could do it, I love carbs too much!"

Well, I will be the first to say it wasn't easy- especially the first week. But I learned some valuable tips that have helped me stay away from sugars and carbs without hating the grain free lifestyle.

1. Start off the day with a lot of protein. When I first started grain free, I would start my day with greek yogurt and fruit, but because I would get hungry again by lunch and crave sugars, I decided to try something different and start with having eggs first thing in the morning before I left for work. When I did this, I felt full until about 10:30, which is when I ate my yogurt and fruit. That way by lunch, I was not starving so I ate my packed lunch and didn't crave any sugars or carbs.

2. Don't be shy with eating fats! You heard that right. That is one of the first things I learned from a nutritionist when I wanted to make a lifestyle change. We have been tricked into thinking fat free is better but did you know our bodies need fat to properly run and process food and information? I learned a fun fact recently: our brain is made up of 70% fat! So why are we depriving our fat brain of fat when it needs it to run at it's full potential? When I started eating fat (like full fat greek yogurt and more nuts), I realized I stayed full longer, I didn't feel bloated and I wouldn't crave those bad carbs.

3. Drink a lot of water. I know you probably have heard it a million times, but it is no myth. Drinking water has so many benefits from helping your body detox, to giving you energy, and keeping you full, longer. We all know our bodies are made up of a ridiculous amount of water, so once again, why deprive it of something it needs to run at its full potential!?

4. Always have a snack nearby. One thing I have heard a lot is "It's hard to get on a diet like that because I am always on the go". Well, something that has really helped me is to always have a snack nearby. For example, I pack celery and carrots everyday as well as almonds. & in case I am super duper craving sweets, I have a super small stash of 85% cocoa chocolate at my desk. But to be honest, I haven't needed to touch it because I always grab my other snacks first!

5. Find Substitutions. There are so many alternatives now-a-days of eating the foods you love (like pizza and spaghetti) without including the sugars and grains. For example, one substitute I have found is using zucchini as noodles (using a spiralizer) and then making my own homemade sauce (to guarantee no hidden sugars) or buy organic, no sugar added sauce (which you can get at whole foods). It is delicious and guilt free. Go ahead, try it!

Hopefully these are easy tips on how you can take that next step towards a healthier you! The best advice, take one step at a time... there is no need to rush! (Do you know that song? HA!)

Have a great day!

#EatingtoLive: Grain Free Update Week 3

Hey Everyone!

I know I said I was going to post this on Wednesday (my bad!) but with being gone from work in the early week, I had so much catching up to do and then the nights were of course packed with things. How does life get so busy?! 

I am so excited to say I reached my goal of 21 days of grain free. I told myself if I could do it and saw results, I would make it a lifestyle. So, here are my results! 

During the 21 days:

- I stopped eating processed foods

- Started pre-packing all my meals (stopped eating out as much as possible and also stopped buying food at work)

- Eliminated all grains from my diet

Results:

- I lost 8 lbs in 21 days with minimal exercise

- My skin has cleared up

- Less bloated

- More energy

- Better sleep

I am so happy and thankful for the results I have seen. I am on track to be hitting 10 lbs by next week! I am so excited to finally feel like I will get to the weight I have been desiring for years! It's so great to know what my body doesn't agree with as well.

I'm so excited to continue on this journey. Thank you all for the support!!

xoxo,
A

Grain Free Week 2 Check In

Hi Everyone!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! 

Mine was oh so busy, but what's new? I feel like I say that every Monday.

This weekend I celebrated life with friends on a party bus, celebrated my bestie's birthday on Saturday and today I was able to catch up on grocery shopping and food- prepping for this coming week!

Well, I have great news- week 2 on this grain free lifestyle has put my weightloss down over 6 pounds! Another 3.5 pounds this week!

Wins:

- I feel way more energized. 

- My skin is cleared up! It's amazing!

- I sleep so much better. I literally didn't wake up once when I fell asleep.

I have been doing more and more research on what I am putting in my body and how it effects what. It's amazing to learn how many chemicals/ "not-natural" food I have been putting in my body for far too long!

My body is definitely still in detox mode. I am finding I get slightly moody when I am craving the "bad stuff" like grains and sugars. Letting go of sugars has been the hardest thing because I am obsessed with chocolate! But I have discovered a great thing called stevia that I will drink with a little tea to help me get rid of the craving. Also, fruit helps. 

I had a tiny bit of frozen yogurt on Thursday to "treat" myself and that little bit put me over the edge! I am happy about it because that shows that my body is rejecting the processed sugars! Yay! Ha ha!

I have also been adding some supplements in my diet to help with the change in lifestyle:

1. I added a probiotic to help with my digestive system. I take it on an empty stomach when I wake up in the am.

2. I started taking Physillium Husks twice daily. This is a natural fiber supplement that helps with digestion. Its a great natural detox!

3. I just started taking bentonite clay that is a natural healing clay that helps the body absorb toxins.  I will be taking this once to twice daily with meals. We will see if it helps!

Overall, I am still in full throttle for grain free. I haven't seen this big of a change in me in a long time. I know i said I was going to exercise everyday this week, but it ended up only being about 3 times (zumba/cardio, more cardio, and yoga) and I still was seeing weightloss. 

What supplements have helped you stay on track with your lifestyle change? Any tips for a newbie like me??

Have a good Monday!

Aisha

#GrainFreeLife: Week 1 Check In

Happy Monday, Loves! 

How are you?!! 

I hope all of your weekends were good.. no, great!

I want to thank you guys for all the encouraging words and support as I try this new adventure in going grain free. I have been reading so many of your stories as well as challenges and I just thank you for opening up to me! I really appreciate it. It definitely helps me keep going!

Before I give you an update, I want to show you my new hair! I dyed it Friday night and got my hair restyled and I love how it turned out. What do you think?

It is a chocolate brown but has a hint of warmth with some red. I am so happy with it!

ANYWAY! I am so excited to share with you how my first week of going grain free went!

So I started on Sunday of last week. I will begin saying this- it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. But I didn't realize how many grains were in my diet until I totally cut them out! Wow! I was eating so many grains!! 

The first three days were the most difficult. I definitely was craving breads and sugars so much! I also was very tired. I sometimes caught myself closing my eyes at my desk (oops!) but after the third day, I felt so energized, less bloated, and my skin cleared up! Amazing- am I right?!

The best part is- I lost over 3 lbs week 1! I know many of you said you lose weight fast and consistently and I was so surprised to see weight drop like that. Especially since I hardly worked out last week! I worked out Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. I did Zumba on Monday, Yoga on Wednesday and weight lifting (legs) on Saturday. 

This week I have workouts everyday. Hopefully that will help kick-start some more weight-loss this week. I haven't measured where I am from the beginning. I probably am going to wait to do that. 

The key thing that has really helped me stay strict with my eating?

Pre-packing my food! I mentioned that in my first blog post about going grain free but man, it helped so much because all my meals were already pre-packed ready to go for whenever I was hungry! & I always kept almonds close by if I was extra hungry one day.

I am so excited to continue on this journey! Thank you to all my weight-loss warriors for all the support and encouragement! You guys are such a blessing!

The other great part of this all- I got my sister and mom on board! This is going to be so fun doing it with family :)

What weightloss tips and tricks have worked for you!? 

I would love to hear them :)

xoxo,

Aisha

Going Grain-Free

Hello, Loves!

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I did! It was my birthday over the weekend (Feb 21) and I turned the big 2-4!

I had such a blast- so many loved ones came and celebrated with me. 

I wrote a facebook status thanking everyone for all of their birthday wishes and I then proceeded to tag everyone who spent my birthday with me. When I continued tagging everyone, I noticed how many people there were. I was so overjoyed and felt so blessed that I have so many close friends and family. It really made me realize how blessed I am with my relationships. :)

So, as you may have seen with past posts, I have tried so many things for dieting. Some have worked, some have not, but either way, I tend to gain the weight back no matter what I do. 

One thing I have always done is rely on exercise to lose weight, but the second I would stop, I would gain the weight back. I realized one thing I never really became disciplined with was my eating habits. 

I met with a nutritionist a few times in the last couple months and got an assessment done that tells me what I burn at rest, what my body reacts to, and what foods I should focus on.

The good news? 

I was eating NOT ENOUGH calories! This was good news because I always wished I could eat more. 

Also, my nutritionist told me no more fat free foods. What?! That is great news because I love milk, full fat yogurt, etc. 

The bad news?

My body reacts very poorly to grains and other carbs (like sugar).

The nutritionist asked me if I bloated when I ate grains, if I would break out, if I gained weight quickly, etc. All my answers were YES! 

So, first- I challenged myself to do 21 days of fasting sugars because if you know me at all, I LOVE sugar.

I fasted and prayed about it and in a matter of no time- I made it 21 days.

I have now done 2 fasts since the beginning of the year- all with the help of the Lord.

I first did social media for 21 days, and now sugars. 

Cutting out sugars helped me realize that I do have the discipline to get strict with my eating choices. So I have made the decision to start 21 days of grain-free. 

Of course I did my research on what grain-free entails, tricks of the trade on how to be successful, etc. One thing the articles said was to pre-make and pre-pack your food. So that is exactly what I did!

First pre-packed meal? This delicious salad:

Whats included (all ingredients from whole foods):
Spinach- i cut up my spinach into little pieces so it's easier to eat for me.
Cilantro- I used this to add some extra flavor
1/2 cucumber
1/2 tomato
tbsp Almond Slices (oven roasted)
Italian blend organic cheese
OrganicVille Gluten-Free sun dried tomato vinaigrette (this is sooo good! I highly recommend it!)
All natural, organic, ROAM FREE chicken breast

This salad was so good!
300 calories
11 grams  carbs
9 grams of fat
40 grams of protein

Do you know of any good Grain-Free cookbooks I should try? Or any good recipes? 

Wish me luck!

Diving into Fall: Homemade Apple Crisp

Happy Hump Day!

Fall is my favorite season, as many may know. Also, I love to bake and cook... so I decided to make some good ol' apple crisp. 

This recipe is the best yet for apple crisp. You know how you can sometimes get apple crisp and its more bitter than sweet? Well this one turned out perfect! 

Ingredients:

10 cups of apples- peeled and cut into pieces ( I use honey crisp)

1 cup white sugar

1 tbsp all purpose flour

1 tablespoon cinnamon (most recipes your find will say a teaspoon but I LOVE cinnamon so I add more )

1/2 cup of water (make sure not to overdue it or else it could become watery)

1 cup quick cooking oats

1 cup of all purpose flour

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

2. Cut the apples into pieces and place apple is a 9x13in pan

3. Mix white sure, 1 tablespoon of flour, and ground cinnamon together and sprinkle over apples. Pour water in evenly after. 

4. Combine the oats, 1 cup flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and melted butter together. Combine over apple mixture. Try to spread out as evenly as possible.

5.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min- 1 hour.

It is the best smell in the world! You will have people craving to come back! :)

Enjoy!

YUM! 

xoxo,

-A

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DIY: Quinoa Enchilada Casserole

For the 100th time... Happy Fall!

Many of you may not know, but I LOVE to cook and try new ways to make healthy food yummy.

So the new hip high fiber food that everyone talks about is Quinoa. But, unless you put in your own "umph!" it can taste bland. So it has been a new thing for me to try to incorporate quinoa in dishes to get the fiber and protein while also having a dish of yummy flavors.

If you know me personally, you know I am pretty much obsessed with black beans. They are such a staple food in my home. They are high in protein, fiber and low in fat. All you need is a little salt and lime to make those babies taste great!

This recipe I made has both those thing- a fiber powerhouse!

Quinoa Enchilada Casserole!

Ingredients:
1 cup dry organic quinoa
2 cups of black beans (or to your liking)
cilantro
Enchilada sauce or taco sauce (to your liking)
1 Package Low fat cheese (or regular- your choice!)
 2 tablespoons Salt
1 tablespoon Pepper
1 Tablespoon of Cumin
1 Lime

Optional Ingredients:
- 1/2 avocado
- sour cream or greek yogurt
- 1 bag of corn kernels

Preheat oven to 375:
1] Cook the quinoa following the package instructions
2] Cook black beans according to instructions (if dry bagged). For canned black beans, rinse black beans and heat over stove for 10 minutes.
3] Squeeze half of lime in with black beans while heating over stove.
3] After quinoa is cooked, add black beans, cilantro, enchilada sauce, salt, pepper, cumin, and 1 handful of cheese.
4] Spray baking pan with non stick spray
5] Place combined ingredients in the baking pan and even the leveling
6] Squeeze more lime onto the ingredients (to your liking)
7] To your discretion, sprinkle cheese on the top of the dish
8] Place dish in oven and bake for 15 min!

After dish is baked:
1] cut avocado up and put little bits on top ( I didn't because unfortunately I am not a fan of avocado!)
2] Put leftover cilantro on top
3] Cut yourself a piece, put a dollop of greek yogurt (or sour cream) on top and enjoy! Go ahead and add more salsa on top if your prefer that too :)

One tip: I don't typically measure my spices (salt, pepper, cumin, enchilada sauce)- I start conservative and add more if it needs more flavor. So no need to go off the exact measurements in this recipe. Cater it to your liking! :)

Enjoy & have a great day!

-A
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Foodspirations: Stir Fry

Happy Tuesday!

Usually I post on Mondays, but sometimes Monday's can fill up so fast I look at the clock and it will be bed time! I guess that's a good thing for the beginning of the week, LOL :)

I have been trying to eat healthier and one way of doing that is making home-made foods rather than eating out. I feel I have a bad habit of eating out too much- how can I not? There are so many good places to go! 

I have been craving stir fry- so I decided to make a stir fry that is low sodium, low fat, and high in protein.

I started with putting onion, minced garlic and a little bit of oil in a wok (simmer heat). 

I added the chicken shortly after... believe it or not, the wok cooks things sooo fast that it literally takes the chicken 5-7 minutes to cook so keep that in mind when timing out when to add the noodles and veggies.

Cook the chicken until it is not longer pink.

 What I love most about stir fry, you can add pretty much any veggie you want. I chose snow peas, zucchini, mushrooms, and carrots. 

 This time, I used a rice noodle for the carb. I cooked them in boiling water for only about 5 minutes... they will continue to cook in the wok so you don't want to fully cook them in the water.

After the chicken was cooked, I put the chopped veggies in. I cooked them for a couple minutes until I put in the noodles in. I turned the heat up to about 250 degrees to give the veggies stronger heat to make them crisp.

I added the mostly cooked noodles shortly after. 

I then added a traditional stir fry sauce that I bought from Target. I chose to not make the sauce home made because this stir fry sauce already had every ingredient I needed to make it homemade and to be honest, I got lazy when I saw what went into make the sauce, LOL. I bought a classic stir fry sauce but they also have other stir fry sauces like thai peanut for Pad Thai. I chose the classic because it had no fat and it was low sodium.

I added about 3 tablespoons of the stir fry sauce ( I made a big batch). or you could add as much as you would like for flavor. 

I added a teaspoon of soy sauce because I love the salty taste but I didn't want to add too much because it is very high in sodium.

And Wah-lah! Within about 20-30 min I made a healthier, homemade stir fry. It tasted amazing! One thing I focus on is portion control- and this bit was enough to get me sooo full! 

So just to recap:

This is made in a wok. A great way to make home made stir fry among other things!

Ingredients:

Rice noodles

chicken breast

your choice of veggies

stir fry sauce ( you can look for a recipe to make our own or buy one from the store)

oil (I used olive because it's a healthier alternative)

minced garlic

diced onions

That's it! And you have a yummy dinner.

Fun Fact: Did you know that sauteing your veggies can actually retain a vegetable's nutrients? I have grown up thinking that the best way to eat a vegetable is raw- but that is not always the case!

Sautéed vegetables retain their vitamins and minerals, as well as taste and color!

Have a great Tuesday!

xoxo,

A

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Date Night Out// Let Your Light Shine!

Happy Thursday Everyone! 

It's been rainy the last couple days here in MN- but atleast it's not snowing!!

Despite the weather, W and I decided to do a date night. We don't get many of these because I work days and he typically works nights. We often have to designate Saturday mornings to each other because that is one of the only times we can spend quality time together! But we work it out. I miss him during the week a lot so I was grateful that I was able to spend some time with him last night. There are so many restaurants in the area we go to, we literally spent 10 minutes discussing where we wanted to go. Pizza? Seafood? Pasta? Burgers? Ribs? Everything just sounded so good! 

Well, W knows, and so do many others, that I LOVE red lobster. It is one of my favorite places to splurge on. So we decided to eat some seafood! It was nice to be able to splurge like that because once I get my house, I will def. have to be more on a budget! But I know Jesus provides!

I always enjoy date nights with my honey. 

He always makes me laugh and we can have fun doing anything. After 9 years together, we never fail to still have so much to talk about! I love unwinding to him after a long day at work. I love how it's a give and receive relationship where we both want to give 100% and make the other person happy. I see so many relationships where it's not equal so I feel so fortunate to have a man like I do!

I always get the pick two combination so I can have my shrimp linguini and salmon. I always ask for their maple glaze because it taste SO good paired with the fish. It adds a sweet taste to it, which I love! I always get the veggies on the side because I love nothing more than some grilled veggies! They taste so delish! :)

W LOVES shrimp. So he always gets the breaded shrimp. He tried the steak this time and he said it was really good. I am not a steak person so it didn't look that good to me, LOL, but I am glad he enjoyed it.

Overall, it was an awesome date night! When we got home, he even gave me a foot rub! How lucky am I?! That made me completely relaxed just in time for bed :)

I'm lucky that he actually let me get a picture together! Usually I have to beg lol.

Today is 

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My Valentine....

Happy Saturday Everyone!

I know, I know- I have been slacking on blog posts this month. Well- I hope I have a somewhat good reason!

The usual wedding season here in MN is summer to fall, but this year I have already had two winter weddings! One of them being my mom's!

So I have been busy getting things done for that!

My Valentine's Day was spent with my family, celebrating my mom's wedding. It was such a great way to share the day of love! & this year not only did I get to spend it with my love, but also with my loved ones! 

Wedding Hair: Curled with a 1 1/4 curling iron.

The theme was vintage black and red. So elegant! I wore a long red dress (forever 21- can you believe it?!) with a gold shimmer belt, nude shoes, and gold accessories. Since I didnt have someone to take better pics, I did mirror selfies this time! LOL

This look is actually under $55 dollars! 

Dress- Forever 21- $22

Belt- Target - $10 

Earrings- gift!

Shoes (not pictured)- Target- $20

The wedding was so beautiful. I was very intimate with only 40 people. The reception was dim and candlelit with a fire going in the reception room fireplace. There was a lot of older music playing- slow and fast- for all ages to enjoy. I am so happy for my mom! It was so beautiful to be a part of such a special day for her!

BUT!

That is not all that happened on Valentines Day for me! (I am SO blessed!)

I worked a half day ( ugh) and when I came home, my sister said my boyfriend had stopped by to grab something for the wedding. I got suspicious right there because I didnt know what i had that he needed!

So I go downstairs (where I stay in the house)- the living room is as it usually is-- but then I open my bedroom door and I see my bed was made ( I NEVER make my bed- so this was a huge gift for me!) and on my bed there was a dozen roses, edible arrangements, and homemade cookies!

It is our 9th (!!) Valentine's Day together. 

It is crazy to think it's been 9 years this year. I was not expecting anything for Valentine's Day with the wedding but he went all out anyway! I feel so blessed to call W my partner- I wonder what's in store for my birthday next week! :) :)

The surprises didn't stop there- W & I decided while at the wedding that we were going to go out for late night food after the reception because we wanted to have a "cheat day" for eating. Well- just when I thought we were going to go to TGI Friday's- he pulls up at Biaggi's Italian Restaurant and already had reservations made. 

I had an amazing dish ( I cant remember the name but it is pictured!) and then we splurged and got Italian donuts... they were so good! We were joking that we would go just for those again!

I had such a great day! 

Since I didnt know W and I were doing anything, I tried to be creative with something smaller. W is really into working out and eating healthy. His favorite food of them all are turkey burgers. So I decided that since he said he didn't want anything, I would make him heart shaped turkey burgers along with his favorite sides.

I tried my best to make them look like hearts, but they still taste delicious!

I felt so loved today by my loved ones- & a day like this is a great reminder of not just our love for someone special, but also that God loves us all so much that He is willing to show it everyday, all the time, good or bad, happy or unhappy. Like I always say- He didnt have to send His Son to die for us on the cross for our sins, but HE DID! & for that I am forever grateful for my King. Happy Valentine's Day, Father! I love you, TOO!

Well, I have to go finish my edible arrangements now, but I hope you all had a blessed Valentine's day with loved ones and friends. 

What did you do for Vday? Share your ideas!