Clean Banana Bread

We have several things going on around these parts here lately. We have both boys signed up for spring baseball (which will begin sooner than I am ready), I am in a redecorating mood, and I am on a kick to get more produce in this house and less "shelf food". That being said: I made some pretty awesome "CLEAN" banana bread a few days ago. I got the recipe here (gotta give credit where credit is due)!

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar free applesauce
• 3/4 cup honey
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 mashed overripe bananas

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together applesauce and honey. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

No-Bake Energy Balls

I found this on pinterest. The recipe came from here. This is my go to all time favorite snack now. It is so amazing. Warning though, you will not be able to eat just one. Usually two holds me over pretty good. The ingredients are pretty filling. You will need:

1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla

These are so simple. All you do is mix ALL of your ingredients together in a bowl. Once it is good and mixed, go ahead and stick it in the fridge for about thirty minutes. I went ahead and made a double batch because we eat them daily now.

Pull it out and wet your hands. If you wet your hands you will avoid a big, sticky mess when it comes to rolling them into balls.

Roll the, into bite sized balls and sit on wax paper. After they sit for a minute I put mine in a freezer bag and keep them in the fridge. I think they taste better fresh from the fridge.

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ENJOY!

~Nicole

Taco Soup

We had this last night and it is absolutely delicious!! Just had to share. Very easy and quick too.

Taco Soup:

2 lb. ground beef
2 can rotel tomatoes
2 can white shoepeg corn
2 can black beans
1 jar salsa
1 package taco seasoning

First, brown your ground beef and drain:

Then add 2 cans of Rotel tomatoes:
Then add 2 cans of white shoepeg corn:
Then 2 cans of black beans:

Next add the salsa:
Then just add water and taco seasoning to make soup! Easy as that!Don't forget to make some yummy mexican cornbread to go with:
...and of course dessert:
ENJOY!!!

~Nicole