Twice Baked Potatoes

I've been terrible at posting recipes on here! So here's one to make up for that. :) 

I usually scroll through Pinterest daily and find recipes that look good and then tweak them a little bit to make them my own. (And usually healthier) But this recipe I didn't have to change at all!

Don't they look delicious? They're Twice Baked Broccoli and Cheese Potatoes. They were flavorful  and so easy to make!  They come from this website:

http://preventionrd.com/2014/04/broccoli-and-cheddar-stuffed-baked-potatoes/

Try them out for yourself! 

The recipe is: 

INGREDIENTS

• 2 large russet potatoes, cleaned and dried
• ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
• 2 oz (1/2 cup) 2% cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1½ cups frozen cut broccoli
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Place potatoes on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes; remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
2. Cut potatoes in half length-wise. Using a spoon, remove fleshy insides of potatoes to a medium bowl, leaving ⅛ to ¼ inch potato skin. To the potato flesh, add remaining ingredients and mix well. Stuff the mixture into each potato half, mounding the mixture and lightly packing.
3. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees and return potato halves to the baking sheet. Bake stuffed potatoes for 20-25 minutes. Serve hot.

Healthy Eating

Wow. I haven't been on here in literally forever. So today I decided that I might as well start back up again! :)

This semester I'm taking classes online at BYU-I. And let me tell you, I'm surprised I'm not dead yet. Haha. It's so time consuming and I may or may not have ended up in tears a few times. But it's fine. I'm starting to get the hang of it.. I think. :)

I'm taking Human Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, Personal Health and Fitness, Sociology, and The Eternal Family. For my Eternal Family class, we were challenged to set a goal about eating healthier and exercising. So I decided to try and eat a fruit and/or vegetable for at least 2 meals of the day and then exercise for 30 min for at least 4 days of the week. It addition to that, I also tracked my calories with every single food that I ate. It might sound like a pain to some people, but I actually loved it! I love learning about nutrition and the things that foods can do for our bodies.

So this morning I decided to get up and make a healthy breakfast. I found this recipe for banana oat greek yogurt muffins on this site http://www.runningwithspoons.com/2014/06/24/banana-oat-greek-yogurt-muffins/ and decided to give it a try! Instead of blending up the oats I just left them whole. I also didn't add the chocolate chips because first of all, my family is doing a health challenge and we can only have sweets for one day out the week. And second of all, I knew I'd eat all of them if they had chocolate chips in them. :)

Let me tell you, these things were DELICIOUS! I may or may not have eaten 2 of them. But, they are so much healthier than regular muffins! They don't contain any refined grains, just 100% whole wheat oats. They also have a good amount protein because of the greek yogurt, and there is a banana in them which is a good source of potassium and fiber. So basically they're packed with nutrients. :)

I ate these muffins as well as an orange while I did some personal study this morning. I read in D&C 89 about the Word of Wisdom and verse 16 stood out to me today. It says, "All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground." I love that the Lord knows exactly what we need for our bodies to keep them healthy and strong! And I also love the promise that He gives us as we obey and follow the Word of Wisdom.

It's seriously such a cool promise. :) I love the scriptures and I love food and nutrition. So basically I love it when they're both combined. ;)

Eat healthier, people!! :)

Love,
Maurcine