Beach Style

Summer time is finally here and lucky for me I live in Florida which means on my days off I'm hitting the beach! I got myself a new bathing suit from Victoria Secret and I plan on getting a couple more from some different places this summer. My sunglasses are Tory Burch and they are my favorite because they are polarized, they look so cute and go with every outfit! TKEE's  flip flops, these are one of my favorites because they come in all different kinds of colors and styles!

Usually when I hit the beach I just throw on a pair of shorts, shirt or tank top, doesn't really matter anyway because I spend the majority of the time in my bathing suit! :)

Here's to summertime!!!

Cauliflower Breasticks

 We all have that one food that we want so bad when we are trying to eat healthy. For me it's pizza and breadsticks. More pizza but breadsticks are also delicious, plus they go great with pizza. It is so hard for me to avoid when I am doing my low carb diet, however, with using Cauliflower as a substitution for bread, it is possible to be able to indulge in the things I want but with sticking to my diet.

Here is the recipe that I use to make my breadsticks and pizzas:


Rice a whole head of cauliflower, either using a food processor or cheese grater. Food processor is MUCH easier. :)

Put riced cauliflower into bowl and put in microwave for about 8 minutes. Let cool in freezer or fridge for about 5-10 minutes. Then place into kitchen towel and squeeze out juice until the cauliflower looks more like dough. Should yield about 1 cup or less.

Place into a bowl with 1 Egg, 1 TBSP Olive Oil, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper, 1 TBSP of oregano and 1 tsp of garlic salt. 1 tsp of baking powder.

Mix together with your hands, then spread onto sheet pan. Be sure to oil up pan before putting "dough" onto it.

Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Check and see if done, add more time if need be. About 2 minutes before times up add some mozzarella cheese on top.

After baking and letting cauliflower breadsticks cool down, cut into squares or rectangles and serve with marinara. You can use marinara or any choice of dipping sauce! Enjoy! :)

Turkey Burgers

I will admit that I always doubted turkey burgers because I thought they would taste gross and have no flavor but was I wrong! They are actually really good and are very lean! I still try to maintain a low carb diet and every once in a while I want a burger so bad. These burgers are very lean and I usually end up eating 1 if I am doing lunch or 2 if I am doing dinner. I don't want to eat bread because it will make me feel gross and bloated, so I have everything I want (within the low carb range) without the bun and it satisfies me completely!

With turkey burgers you will need to cook them completely but you can add any kind of seasoning to them that you want! I usually do a little bit of garlic salt and pepper with another seasoning such as burger or steak seasoning. I add bacon, sauteed mushrooms and onions, avocado, american cheese and some hot sauce and its delicious!

Pizza//Low Carb

As always, I'm trying to find ways to stick to my diet yet be able to indulge in my favorite non-healthy foods as well. Cauliflower recipes are all over, especially pinterest, from mash potatoes to pizza and some of the new recipes I've discovered; fried rice and breadsticks! How awesome is it that there are always alternatives to dieting? You are able to stay on tract and have what you want just by being creative and researching.

Cauliflower has about 3 grams of carbohydrates per 1 cup, this is why it makes a great substitution for bread-like and starchy foods. It also is a great source of vitamin C, Vitamin K, Manganese and it's full of Fiber, about 9 grams in every 100 calories. Not only does this help for cravings it also has many great health benefits too!

I start with a head of cauliflower, I cut off the bottom and chopped it into little florets. Then I put them in the food processor until it looks "riced". When this is complete you put in a bowl and put in microwave for about 8 minutes. You can also put them in the oven at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes. After this process you want to drain all that excess water, so I use a towel, put the cauliflower in it and squeeze it until there isn't much water coming out. I'd wait a couple minutes to let it cool before because it will be hot. When you are done with that you add the dough-like cauliflower to the mixture of 1 egg, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, mozzarella cheese and 2 TBSP of olive oil. Mix together with hands and when done place onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray (butter, olive oil, canola, vegetable). Cook for 20 minutes. Let cool and add sauce and toppings whatever you want. :)

Pancakes//Low Carb

This morning I decided I didn't want my usual food items: bacon, sausage and/or eggs, so I thought what other things can I have that are low carb? Pancakes? Yea, right. Then I started thinking, how can I make some pancakes that are low carb? I got out my almond flour which is 6 carbs per 1/4 cup. I added in 1 egg, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, 1/2 cup water or more if you want, 1 tsp baking powder, and 1 TBSP Truvia which is 8 carbs. Mix all these together and the mix makes about 1 Cup. I would say each pancake is about 4 carbs, I separated the 1 cup into 1/4 cup size pancakes. With this mix you will get about 4 pancakes, I ate 2 and that was filling.

I don't know if I did this the correct way for counting carbs, which I'm not really counting my carbs, I'm just trying to element processed foods, bread, pasta and sugars. Okay, so the almond flour is nice because it is low in carbs 1/4 cup = 6g carbs. It will be a bit gritty, if that's the right word, but this doesn't get anymore close to actual flour and that is what you need for pancakes, cakes, and muffins. Anyways, the only other thing I added to the carb total was the Truvia, I used 1 TBSP maybe I could of used less but this was a test run. My 1 TBSP of Truvia = 8g Carbs, added to the almond flour equals a total of 14g carbs. Since the mixture made 1 Cup I separated each pancake into 1/4 cups, I decided to divide 14 by 4 and that came to 3.5 and I rounded to 4. That is how I got my 4g carb per pancake.

I also used sugar free syrup which is very low in carbs and I would say I used no more than 1 1/2 teaspoons if that. The pancakes came out really good, and they satisfy that want for pancakes. The 2 I had filled me up, I don't feel bloated or tired. I plan to try this for my other craving: blueberry muffins. The only thing about that is blueberries are high in carbs, so I will have to figure out how to keep the total carb count lower.

Squash and Zucchini in Marinara

Another dish with squash and zucchini pasta. This time I decided to use the last bit of tomatoes and onions I had, so I chopped them up, let them cook a bit in some E.V.O.O, tossed in some garlic, basil, water, salt, pepper, oregano, red chili pepper flakes, and garlic salt with parsley. After I brought all those ingredients to a boil, I let them simmer for about 45 minutes. I guess you can call that a marinara sauce-ish. I used 1 zucchini and 1 squash this time but I should of made more, because my babe wanted more and there was none left. (lol)

What I loved about this dish was that it was so light and all of the ingredients blended together so nice. It filled me up. The colors on the dish are so bright and vivid and this is all low carb too! The best part about eating low carb (or trying) is that when you eat you don't feel bloated or tired, you feel full, but not bloated and there is a difference! This is also vegetarian and vegan if you don't add the cheese at the end!

Caprese Salad

This is an easy and delicious low carb snack or lunch idea that I love! The only thing that is a little high in carbs is the balsamic glaze (7 per teaspoon) which I doubt I even used that much, but everything else is 0! You can design this any way you want, you can slice them up like I did, you can chop them up into a salad bowl, or you can stack them. The colors are just beautiful as well! It was a while since I'd had one and I love it because it's so light and yummy, yet fills you up! I'm sure most people have had a caprese salad before but if you haven't I don't know what you are waiting for.

For me the hard part is finding things that keep me on track. I can easily fall off the bandwagon if I get too bored or distracted so I've decided to think of more creative snack, lunch and dinner ideas. Stay tuned for more! :)