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My name is Jody. I am a God lover, wife, mother, foodie and runner who is trying to balance healthy life altering foods, with flavor.

God has given us these bodies and lives and I believe we were created to thrive, not merely survive.


Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.

Mary Anne Radmacher

Monday, 28 February 2011

Simple Apples

Tonight I wanted something sweet after dinner, but I didn't want to add an inch to my thighs. I gave birth to my beautiful boy Brooks on November 26 and I'm on a mission to get back to my pre-baby weight. I refuse to eat foods labeled low fat or fat free because they are almost always full of sugar or chemicals (not a fan of any fake sugars)...so I have to work extra hard right now to make food tasty.

Tonight I made what I am calling Simple Apples:
Preheat oven to 325
Combine:
Chop up 1 oz (about 1/2 cup) of pecans
2 Tbsp of Brown Sugar (the darker the better because it is less processed)
1/2 cup oatmeal (try to avoid quick oats)
pinch of salt
5 dashes of cinnamon  (a more powerful antioxidant than blueberries)

Chop:
2 granny smith apples sliced and cored

Grease an oven safe dish  put half of the apples in and then a layer of the dry mixture...more apples and then cover with the remainder of the dry mixture. If you're not watching what you eat, add some butter...butter makes everything taste better (never margarine...which is basically plastic).

Bake for 40 minutes and top with frozen yogurt.
Island Farms makes the best frozen vanilla yogurt, my husband can't tell the difference so you know it is good.

1 comment:

  1. This sounds soooo good. Thanks for sharing!! Love that you're blogging!

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