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Crispy BBQ Chicken Tenders

If you’re a lover of BBQ sauce, and you watch carbs, you know that most varieties contain loads of sugar.  One serving, equal to 2 tablespoons, can run anywhere from 10-18 carbs.  That’s not a lot of sauce for an…

Chia, Cocoa, Cashew, Coconut French Toast

I created this recipe for a dear friend of mine. She’s headed off to USC this summer, and French Toast is her favorite food. I bring you a yummy, crunchy and super healthy French Toast recipe that you’ll want to…

Cancer-Fighting Squash Soup

R.I.P.P.E.D Planet- we are all about balancing blood sugar in order to lose fat and build muscle, but we are also a community that focuses on health from the inside out.  Getting enough fruits, veggies and antioxidants bullet-proofs our bodies…

Whipped Peanut Butter

Okay, you caught me.  I actually bought an unhealthy brand of supermarket peanut butter.  I couldn’t resist.  The “whipped” label caught my eye.  I’ve never met a nut butter I didn’t like, so I was pretty sure the fluffy cloud-like…

Faux Chicken Parmigiana

You asked for chicken, so here you go R.I.P.P.E.D. fans…chicken parmigiana.  Usually coated in buttery breadcrumbs and topped with mounds of cheese so thick you cannot see what’s underneath, chicken parm is a recipe most dieters avoid.  But, with a…

Homemade Snicker Protein Bars

Real food is best; we all know that.  But in a pinch, we sometimes need to grab a protein bar, especially us aerobics instructors who are constantly on the go from one club to the next.  There are a few…

That’s a Turkey Wrap

When I get obsessed about an ingredient, I pretty much use it every day, in every way, until my family begs me to stop.  So far, no one has said anything about my favorite new find: mini lettuce heads from…

Blueberry Frozen Yogurt Bites

Time to get your kids in the kitchen!  We’ve gone crazy for blueberries this summer.  I cannot stop thinking about all of the recipes I want to make with these antioxidant jewels.  Today, the kids made protein-packed blueberry frozen yogurt…

R.I.P.P.E.D. Chicken Salad

This recipe was inspired by the Queen of R.I.P.P.E.D. herself, Mrs. Tina Shorter.  Her healthy version of this BBQ staple was so good, I just had to go home and recreate it.  Seasoned with curry and turmeric (SUPER healthy spices…

Healthy Huevos Rancheros

Breakfast for lunch, or dinner anyone?  Most people are pretty set in their ways for breakfast.  Busy mornings generally call for un-fussy meals, but you might be tempted to set your alarm clock 15 minutes early just to make this…

Smoky Greek Sauce for Mini Tostadas

If I say this is the BEST CONDIMENT EVER, do I sound conceited? If so, I almost don’t care because it is so delicious, so versatile and so healthy, that it should be renamed, simply, “YUM!”  A friend of mine…

Asian Chicken Salad with Ginger-Carrot Dressing

Hibachi restaurant salads are one of my favorites; even my kids love them.  There’s something about the slightly chunky texture and gingery zing that makes the special dressing unlike anything you buy bottled from a grocery.  With the whirl of…

Frozen PB Cookie Yogurt Bars

It’s officially summer!  June 21st 2013 marked the official start, and I couldn’t be more excited.  Summer to me means lazier days filled with laughing kids, trips to the beach and evening BBQ’s.  I love having frozen treats on hand…

Quinoa Egg Cups

One of the most popular and referenced recipes ever featured on the R.I.P.P.E.D. blog was the baked egg cups.  The R.I.P.P.E.D. community was tagging me left and right with their versions of this protein-packed on-the-go meal.  The only problem (if you can…

Balanced GF Oreo Mini Cheesecakes

Today is a special day in the world of R.I.P.P.E.D.  and I’m celebrating!  It’s the final stretch in the second round of the R.I.P.P.E.D. 2 Fit Challenge; the top 10 finalists were just announced, and it was a true nail-biter.…

Green Super-Food Pesto

Most fitness foodies get very excited when a recipe turns out green.  What they instinctively know is that the dish is packed with phytonutrients, as is the case with this super delicious (and very green) pesto.  Normally, pesto sauce is…

Crispy Chicken

There are several things we simply shouldn’t touch when we are trying to slim down or muscle up.  Fried foods top that list.  But when comfort food is what you need, a simple make-over of a favorite recipe with healthier…

Healthy & Balanced French Toast

Raise your hand if breakfast is your favorite meal of the day.  Go on, raise them in the air like you just don’t care.  Okay, that’s enough.  Time to get into the kitchen to make French Toast!  Just because you’re…

“Fried” Green Bean Fries

Had I not tried these crunchy sticks of goodness, I never would have believed it possible to achieve crunch and flavor like this out of a green bean.  I assure you that these mock “fries” will have both kids and adults coming…

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