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Gluten-free and Vegan Pizza: Carrot Ginger Veggie Pizza with a Quinoa Oat Crust

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Who doesn’t love pizza? There are so many kinds, so many sauces and so many flavors! But you know what no one loves about pizza? The fat, calories, sugar, artificial and processed ingredients! Did you know that many processed pizza crusts contain more than 15 ingredients? Crazy right? Well my pizza crust only has 3! This pizza is all natural, clean, healthy, and of course delicious! The Carrot Ginger sauce is a great replacement for sugar-filled store-bought tomato sauce! Topped with yummy and antioxidant packed veggies, this pizza is win-win for your taste buds and your health!

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Carrot Ginger Veggie Pizza with a Quinoa Oat Crust

Pizza Crust

  • 1/2 cup oat flour (or 1/2 cup oats pulverized)
  • 1/4 cup quinoa flour (or 14 cup quinoa pulverized)
  • 1 egg (or flax egg for vegan)
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. combine all ingredients and form into a dough.
  3. Press the dough down until it is 1/4 inch thick a make a crust.
  4. Transfer crust onto a cooking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  5. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until crust is hard.

Sauce + Toppings

  • 3 whole carrots, boiled until soft
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • Zucchini, chopped into 1/2 slices
  • Tomatoes, chopped in 1/2 slices
  • Spinach 

1. In a food processor/blender, combine boiled carrots and ginger, blend until smooth.

2. Spread the carrot-ginger sauce on top of the pizza crust evenly,

3. Place Zucchini, tomatoes and spinach on the pizza and whatever else you desire (cheese, meats, tofu, etc.).

4. Bake the pizza at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until veggies are cooked on top.

5. Enjoy!

Serves 2-4

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Health Benefits

  • Fiber
  • Gluten Free
  • Dairy Free
  • Vegan
  • 100% clean
  • No Preservatives
  • No added sugar
  • Non-GMO
  • Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants

Yammy Breakfast: Sweet Potato Cinnamon Oat Pancakes

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Pancakes are popping up everywhere, protein pancakes, banana-egg pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes………the list goes on forever. I decided to join the madness and create my very own healthy, clean, and most importantly delicious version of my favorite breakfast! There is absolutely no added sugar, the yam/sweet potatoes does the job! you can feel good about eating these as they satisfy your nutritional needs, as well as your cravings! Oh and if you are still not convinced, they are only 227 calories per serving! I think I won you over now!

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  • 1/2 of a large sweet potato/yam or 1 small
  • 1 cup oat flour (pulverize 1 cup of oats)
  • 1/3 cup almond milk
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 1/8 tsp baking powder
  • 2 egg whites( use 2 tbsp apple sauce or mashed banana for vegan option)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp peanut flour or peanut butter

1. In a food processor, puree sweet potato/yam until smooth. then add the rest of ingredients and blend until mixed throughly

2. Heat a griddle/pan on medium heat and cook pancakes until browned on each side

3. Top with Healthy chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, nuts, yogurt, etc

Makes 2 servings

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Healthy Chocolate Sauce

  • 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tbsp honey or agave

1. Mix all ingredients together and drizzle sauce on pancakes!

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Health Benefits

  • Fiber
  • Low Glycemic Carbs
  • Protein
  • Healthy fats
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Antioxidants
  • All-natural
  • No added sugar
  • Vegan
  • 100% clean
  • Low Calorie (227 calories per serving not including sauce)

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Summer Twist on a Fall Classic: Cinnamon Peach Pumpkin Bread

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Pumpkin bread is delicious, warm, moist and delightful to your tastebuds. Too bad most pumpkin bread recipes incorporate one cup or more of sugar and oil! Now thats too much! I wanted to make pumpkin bread today, but not just any ordinary pumpkin bread,  a clean version with a summery twist, peaches. Yum, I can’t even describe the huge smile on my face as I tasted this ooey-gooey, naturally sweet delight, it was priceless. The peaches sweeten this bread and take it’s flavor to a new level, pumpkin season isn’t just for fall, now with the added peaches, you can make this favorite in summer too! Not to mention this satisfying wonder is all healthy, not a trace of preservatives or added flavors in it. Go ahead and make this new summer treat, you won’t be sorry! 🙂

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Cinnamon Peach Pumpkin Bread

  • 1 15 0z. can pureed pumpkin
  • 2 ripe peaches
  • 1 egg white (or sub 2 tbsp apple sauce for vegan option)
  • 2 Tbsp. honey
  • 2 Tbsp. warm water
  • 1 cup oat flour (or pulverize 1 cup oats)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

Streusel Topping:

  • 1 ripe peach, chopped
  • 1/2 Tbsp. honey
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp. oats
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped nuts
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cut up the peaches and microwave for 2 minutes with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
  3. In a large bowl, combine peaches, pumpkin, egg white, water and honey.  Whisk well with a fork until ingredients are fully combined.
  4. In another bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
  5. Mix dry ingredients with pumpkin mixture.
  6. Spray cooking spray in a loaf pan and pour in mixture.
  7. Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. For streusel, pulverize peach with cinnamon and honey.  Mix with oats and nuts.  Pour on to bread.
  9. Enjoy!

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Health Benefits

  • Gluten Free
  • Vegan 
  • all natural
  • No added sugar
  • 100% clean
  • No preservatives
  • Vitamins, Minerals and Antioxidants
  • Low Fat
  • Low Calorie
  • Low glycemic carbs

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