21 Day Fix Banana Mousse

This quick banana mousse recipe makes an unbelievably satisfying dessert or snack. Whipped bananas have a light and creamy texture that can be made into a sweet tooth-satisfying dessert that packs wholesome nutrition. 

Sweetened with honey and vanilla extract, then mixed with yogurt, this banana mousse tastes like a light and fluffy pudding. With only 79 calories per serving, you can even eat it for breakfast!

I was inspired by a post I saw on the beachbody site and decided to give it a try with my own modifications.  The photos below show two portions in each mason jar but even at that it would only count as 1 fruit and 1 red container if your following the 21 day fix so it really does make for a nice treat!  If you really want to keep it on track you could leave out the honey and allow the bananas to be the only sweetness.  

I could even see freezing this for a frozen treat in the summer time.  Although with the weather we have been having lately I could be freezing it now!  I even got out on the Paddle board on Monday evening and Asher was given an early birthday gift (a Kayak) so he came along with me!  I really hope this weather sticks around a while so that we can enjoy some more time on the lake once all the Pace shows are done!  

We have been back and forth to the theater for weeks with rehearsals and shows and this will be our last week of the spring shows!  Once it's over I'll have to whip up another batch of this for the kids and let them top it with whatever the like!  You can dress up this dessert with fresh berries, sliced grapes, cacao nibs, or a sprinkling of orange zest.  Really you can get creative and top it with anything you could think of!  

Banana Mousse

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. raw honey
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1¼ medium bananas, sliced, reserve 8 slices for garnish
1 Tbsp. almond milk (as needed)
1 cup plain greek yogurt

Preparation

1. Place honey, extract, and bananas in blender; cover. Blend until smooth. If mixture is thick add a table spoon of almond milk as needed. 
2. Place mixture in a medium bowl. Fold in yogurt; mix well. 
3. Spoon mixture into serving dishes or small mason jars, cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes. 
4. When ready to serve,garnish each with fruit of your choice.  I topped ours with cacao nibs and raspberries but you can literally use anything you desire. 

21 Day Fix Portions: 1/2 Purple 1/4 Red

Clean Cheat Day Peanut Butter Bars

This is an easy and awesome clean cheat recipe that you can make and eat in less than 30 minutes!  I made these a few weeks ago and posted them to my Facebook page and so many people liked them I figured I better do a blog post too!  I've had it drafted up for a while now and just keep skipping past it!  But better late than never!  

I topped mine with banana slices but you could totally leave them off too.  I just thought they looked WAY cuter with a little banana slice on each and it helped me to make sure I was cutting the portions just right too!  

These peanut butter squares are not too sweet but just enough sweetness to make you feel like your having a treat while still staying on track towards your goals.  Gord and I are following the 21 day fix meal plan and workouts so we are trying to stick as close to the meal plan as possible.  These are fix approved and count as 1 Yellow container if you are following the plan too. 

Makes 16 servings, Each serving is 1 

21 Day fix Portions: Yellow and 2.5 TSP

Peanut Butter Bars 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all natural smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup raw honey (or pure maple syrup)
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs (at room temperature)
1/2 tsp baking soda, gluten free

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Lightly coat 8×8-inch baking pan with spray. Set aside
3. Combine peanut butter, honey, extract, eggs, and baking soda in a large bowl; mix well
4. Evenly spread batter into prepared pan. Smooth top with a spatula. Top with sliced banana if desired. 
5. Bake 20 to 23 minutes. Squares may be a little soft when coming out of the oven, but they will continue to cook.
6. Cool. Cut into squares.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Energy Bite

Peanut butter oatmeal energy bites

You’ll need:

1 cups rolled oats

1/4 cup enjoy life chocolate chips

1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 scoop or packet Vanilla Shakeology (optional but adds protein)

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup honey/maple syrup

1/2 ripe banana

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, chocolate chips, coconut and sea salt. Pour mixture into food processor and pulse a few times to break up the oats and coconut. 

2. Add the peanut butter, honey or maple syrup, banana and vanilla. Mash up banana wish bottom of the spoon. Mix well until evenly combined.

3.  Add Oat mixture into the Peanut Butter Mixture. 

4. Chill mixture in the refrigerator for an hour, then roll out balls about an inch in diameter.

5. Store in an airtight container.

21 Day fix Meal Plan Day 3

I did my Upper Fix last night after Fraser went to bed and my Lower Fix workout is happening tonight after Fraser is in bed again!  Asher will be at his Pace Concert until late every night this week... that kid is going to be so tired! 

Today I have a work lunch at a pub style restaurant... I scoured that menu trying to find the healthiest option but it was very very limited. I'm allergic to quinoa and anything healthy on the menu had quinoa as the main ingredient! 

I settled on an Autumn Harvest pizza with butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, kale, almonds and goat cheese. 

No protein in this meal however so I'll be counting Half the pizza as 1 yellow, 1 green and 1 Blue depending on how big or how many veggies it has when it comes! 

I also have a side salad coming too so that should make up for my Green container! 

Here are my planned meals for the day....

Breakfast

I needed to make sure my breakfast didn't have any Yellow Containers in it, just in case. My dinner for tonight is planned with no yellow containers also, so I may end up being able to have a treat tonight!  Maybe a Peppermint mocha!
 

Tomato Basil Omlette

1 1/2 Red container 3 Eggs
1/2 Green container Tomatoes and Basil

Directions

• Wisk eggs
• Pour egg mixture into a pan
• Top with sliced grape tomatoes and shredded basil
• Cook on one side until it starts to come together and thicken.  Then flip and cook on the other side for about a minute or two.  

Snack

Chocolate Shakeology blended with Ice = 1 Red
Cucumbers = 1 Green

Lunch

Harvest Pizza

1 Yellow Container (Cust) 

1 Blue Container (cheese) 

1 Green container -  veggies and salad 

Snack

1 Purple container - Apple
1 Orange Container - Coconut

Dinner

Maple Mustard Chicken with Broccoli

1 Red Container - Chicken

1 Green Container - Broccoli

Snack 

1 Purple Container and 2 Spoons - Banana peanut butter bites
1 Yellow Container Peppermint Mocha (Treat) 

Workout of the Day

My workout today is Lower Fix.