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So we had a girls weekend this past weekend in San Antonio with my mom and sisters! We had a blast and even zip lined at Helotes! Recent Blog Posts: Recipe - Scrumptious Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal Orlando, FL Vacation Photos It's really been a while since I've sent a newsletter to you all and there's a reason for that! I've been so busy re-launching my online shop. It's been closed since Reaghan was born! You can visit my shop at Chloe vs. Tank where you'll find cute and funny workout tanks and hair ties! Every item is handmade by me! You know I love fitness...so is it really a surprise that I'm creating workout tanks?! These Tanks are a necessity for any workout routine or lounging around on the weekends! Use coupon code LOVE for 20% off! I found the workout below on Pinterest (here) and love it! As we are gearing toward summer (summer already?!?!)...I thought I might share it with you all! You can do this anywhere...so put on a cute tank top and get to work! Hope everyone has an amazing day!! xoxo manda

Take a Whiff: Scrumptious Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal

Imagine the smell of Strawberries. Bananas. Chocolate. Oatmeal. Coming from your oven. Pure yumminess. 

You know...like the scene in Frozen where Elsa and Ana take a big sniff of the air and say 'chocolate' at the same time? (Oh you don't know?) Well it's a NIGHTLY ritual at the Wright household (Palm to forehead right now!). 

Never had baked oatmeal? Then this is the recipe to try!
 

If you've seen THIS POST or THIS POST....you know I LOVE my morning waffles! It was hard to give it up this morn...but worth it.

So a typical week includes me making (er...throwing ingredients into a crockpot) for Eric's apple cinnamon oatmeal.

I happen to come across this baked oatmeal a couple days ago and figured I'd give it a try...maybe add a little variety to Eric's morning!

This would even be a great recipe for Easter morning.

So here goes....I'll get to be recipe now! This was adapted from Love of Family and Home.

Scrumptious Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal

8 servings

Carbs - 32, Protein - 4.5, Fat - 5.5

Ingredients

2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats

⅓ Cup Brown Sugar (I used the Splenda blend)

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Cinnamon

½ tsp Salt

½ Cup Chocolate Chips

2 Cups Strawberries (mix in blueberries if desired)

1 Ripe Banana

2 Cups fat free Milk (or even almond milk)

1 Large Egg

2 Tbsp melted coconut oil (or reg butter)

1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Spray a 9x11 casserole dish with cooking spray.
3. In a large bowl, mix oats, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, half the chocolate chips, & half the berries. Stir well and pour into casserole dish. Add the other half of the berries & chocolate chips to the top of the mixture. Then, slice the banana & add to top.
4. In a separate bowl, combine milk, egg, butter, & vanilla. Whisk thoroughly. Immediately pour on top of oatmeal mixture or your coconut oil will start clumping. Make sure the all oats are evenly soaked.
5. Bake for 30 minutes. Then, remove casserole & add a tablespoon of brown sugar to the top of the casserole for added sweetness (optional.) Bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Enjoy this Wednesday y'all!
And compliment someone today! You never know who needs a little love!


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Xoxo

Manda

Missing in Action - we've been on vaca for a week!

Hi everyone!! 


Wondering why I haven't posted any yummy recipes this last week?! Well...we've been on vacation (and I'm so happy to be back today...let me tell you).

We traveled to Florida...visited Disney World, Daytona and Clearwater Beach!

It was a blast so I wanted to share a few photos with you all!

Rea did amazing on the plane and during the entire trip! Had a few meltdowns over carousel rides, Cracker Barrel toys and diaper changes but love this life of ours!

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday and holing I'll get back to my recipes and whatnot soon!!

Xoxo

Manda

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Tastiest Stuffed Bell Peppers You Ever Did Have

Stuffed Bell Peppers

             

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Eric has told me that his co-workers will stop by his desk asking ‘what’s for lunch today’ because his food always smells so good! And today was no exception!

The day he brought these for lunch….the convo went something like this…

Via text

Me – Omg those stuffed peppers are AMAZING!

Eric – Can’t wait to try them!

A couple hours later…via text

Eric – OMG those stuff peppers are GROSS!

Me – Really? (as my heart sinks a little)

Eric – Bazinga!

Grrrrrrrrr…

I hate when recipes don’t pan out. I’ve had my fair share but lately…the recipes have been pretty darn awesome (if I do say so myself)! And these stuffed peppers were nothing short of awesomeness.

This recipe was super easy because you can mix all ingredients into one bowl and then stuff the peppers. Easy peasy (right? right.).

I originally found the recipe here…but of course I used ground turkey instead.

Ingredients

6 large bell peppers

1 lb 93/7 ground turkey (uncooked)

½ cup onion (diced)

1 14oz can diced tomatoes

1 cup rice (cooked) – we used brown rice

2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 ¼ cup shredded cheese (I used Mexican blend)

¼ cup water (to pour on bottom of crockpot)

Directions

1.  Cut off tops of peppers, scrape out insides and set aside.

2. Combine all ingredients together (except water) in a bowl.

3. Stuff peppers with meat mixture.

4. Pour water on bottom of crockpot and then place stuffed peppers in crockpot.

5. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 4 hours. (or until peppers are tender and meat is cooked thru)

Macros for one bell pepper are as follows:

309 calories

22 protein, 22 carbs and 14 fat

Enjoy these super tasty peppers!


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manda

Food Finds - Our Curent Healthy Favs

Current Fav Food Finds!

I’ve created a video to tell you about some of our favorite food finds lately! 
If I must be honest...You Tube always picks the worst still frame for me...but it's the real ME so who cares!

Some of these items can be found in THIS video of my favorite breakfast.

I buy all of these online at Amazon (except for the rice cakes) (thank you Amazon Prime for 2 day free shipping!).

What are some of your favorite healthier foods? I’m always on the look-out for new yummy foods (sharing is caring....hello)!

Also...I NEED to know your suggestions! We start vacation on Sunday! We will be staying in Orlando and plan to go to Disney World and the beach during our stay. Have you been to Orlando? What was your favorite thing to do there?!

Have a great day!!

Xoxo

manda