Mason Jar meals

Vegan Zoodle Mason Jar Salad with Basil Avocado Cream

August 26, 2018 by Trish Hall 2 Comments

Be the envy of the office when you are eating this beautiful vegan Zoodle Mason jar salad.

Now, this is my kind of fast food meal.

Granted, it’s not quite as easy as driving through a crappy fast food restaurant line and picking up a plastic container of wimpy lettuce with a few carrots and tomatoes on it, but this jar full of goodness has so much more to offer than the fast food option.

The dressing is an oil-free avocado and tofu basil cream that’s packed with flavor and is nice and thick so it will coat your veggies nicely instead of just wetting them.

If you haven’t seen or read about jarred salads before then let me explain the reason they are so handy.

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Overnight Oats with Sweet Potato Peanut Butter

July 27, 2018 by Trish Hall 5 Comments

These overnight oats with sweet potato peanut butter are a healthy, “fast food” breakfast!

I’m a big fan of peanut butter. I can eat it straight out of the jar. Unfortunately, I had to quit doing that when I decided to get serious about cutting back on the fats in my diet. I still eat it, but in much smaller quantities and less often.

I missed it in a lot of things so I decided to try the peanut powders that are out there now. You’ve probably heard of them. PB2 is one brand. It has added sugar and salt. 125 mg of salt in two tablespoons, so keep that in mind if you are watching your salt intake.

Hoosier Hill Farm has a peanut butter powder that is just peanuts and I like it best. I can decide to add my own sweetener depending on the recipe.

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