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Black bean & corn salsa. It has roma tomato, red & orange bell pepper, red onion, diced jalapeño pepper, avocado, fresh cilantro, and fresh lime juice. Grilled shrimp sprinkled with garlic powder for some extra protein.

Fat free plain Greek yogurt mixed with cinnamon & a few drops pure vanilla extract, topped with 1 tbsp chopped walnuts. Apple slices to dip.

Kashi Go Lean cereal & 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, topped with diced fresh cherries.

I don’t eat fresh cherries that often, mainly because I can’t always find them in the grocery store. But they are my new favorite breakfast cereal topping. I can’t wait for the next time that I can get my hands on some. YUM!

Some info I found on their health benefits:

Benefits

• Tart cherries are known to reduce muscle and back pain. Sweet cherries contain boron which is known to increase bone health. The vitamin C and potassium of the fruit helps control blood pressure. Containing disease-fighting antioxidants, cherries strengthen collagen, helping combat visible effects of aging.

Prevention/Solution

• Cherries contain fiber, vitamin C, carotenoids and anthocyanins. The anthocyanins are cancer preventative elements. Cherries have an anti-inflammatory component which aids arthritis, back pain and sport injuries. This red fruit naturally maintains and regulates sleep patterns similar to melatonin. Cherries assist in lowering blood sugar levels in diabetes.

Potential

• Considered a “super fruit,” equal to or greater than blueberries and strawberries.

Pork shoulder, slow cooked in the crockpot with mesquite liquid smoke and a sprinkle of sea salt. Green zucchini, red bell peppers, and onion sautéed in extra virgin olive oil on the side.

Cucumbers, baby carrots, dried apricots, pecan halves, 1 hard boiled egg.

Tuna with 1/2 TBSP mayo, quinoa, avocado, chopped walnuts, 1 california cutie, over a bed of spinach leaves.

Afternoon snack. Yum!

4 oz non-fat plain Greek yogurt mixed with a little Mio, topped with 1 TBSP chopped walnuts. 2 gluten free lightly salted rice cakes on the side. Calories = 187

3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean original (high protein, high fiber), 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, topped with 50 grams (about 1/2 cup) fresh red raspberries.

Calories = 151, carbs = 30g, fiber = 12g, protein = 12g, fat = 3g.

I had this delicious asparagus salad for dinner last night. Only 284 calories and it had 17g of protein! Not bad for a meatless meal …