{"id":11800,"date":"2014-02-07T14:03:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T20:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=11800"},"modified":"2014-02-07T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T20:33:35","slug":"fitness-friday-with-perfect-size-nutrition-how-to-throw-a-healthy-and-delicious-bridal-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/fitness-friday-with-perfect-size-nutrition-how-to-throw-a-healthy-and-delicious-bridal-shower\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Friday with Perfect Size Nutrition: How to Throw a Healthy and Delicious Bridal Shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We at HWB are SO excited about our partnership with the lovely Marla and Sonny of Houston&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/perfectsizenutritionconsulting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Perfect Size Nutrition <\/a>for our newest bridal and nutrition and fitness series! Today marks the first installment of bimonthly Fitness Fridays, and darlings, it&#8217;s a tasty one. We welcome you to try any of these recipes (listed just below the video clip) any time, for a delicious, nutritious, craving-satisfying snack or meal (we mean it, gals&#8230;just try these out on your comfort-food-loving guy if you have any doubts!). And be sure to visit Perfect Size Nutrition&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/perfectsizenutritionconsulting.com\/healthy-bridal-shower\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a> for a complete list of recipes and directions. Take it away, Marla and Sonny!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you need an example of friends getting together to overindulge and eat diet-busting foods, just look to the typical bridal shower or a bachelorette party. While gobbling high-fat, high-sodium, sugar-filled goodies seems like a good idea at the time, come Monday morning, the food hangover sets in and you wake up feeling hungry, tired and regretting those high-calorie munchies and drinks. So we are here to guide you and your shower hostess in the right direction. The recipes we have developed are meant to taste wonderful without undoing all your hard pre-bridal fitness work. You and your guests will love these healthy and cute alternatives!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JDjwjTmpwyQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Goddess Deviled Eggs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 12 hard-boiled eggs<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Salt<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pepper<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tony Chachere&#8217;s salt-free seasoning<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1\/2 tsp garlic powder<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1\/4 cup Greek yogurt<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Paprika<\/p>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place eggs into large pot. Add just enough water to cover eggs. Turn stove on high heat, bring to boil for 1 minute then reduce heat to medium-heat for a low boil for 5 minutes. Remove pot from heat. Cover pot and let them simmer, off heat<\/li>\n<li>Remove eggs from pot and place in a separate bowl. Rinse with cold water. Keep them in cold water until completely cooled<\/li>\n<li>Once cooled, peel eggs<\/li>\n<li>Cut lengthwise. Scoop out yellow and place in bowl, set whites on a tray<\/li>\n<li>Mix yellows with the rest of the ingredients except for paprika<\/li>\n<li>With a spoon, scoop yolk mixture back into each egg white<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with paprika<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Guacamole with homemade chips<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Homemade baked tortilla chips:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corn tortillas<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Non-stick olive oil spray<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seasonings of choice (we like a pinch of Parmesan)<\/p>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Lay out all corn tortillas from the package.<\/li>\n<li>Spray both sides of the corn tortillas with non-stick olive oil spray.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle favorite seasonings on top of tortillas (we love a pinch of Parmesan!).<\/li>\n<li>Stack about 8-10 tortillas on top of each other and using a knife, cut tortillas into 8.<\/li>\n<li>Place triangles on cookie sheet in single layer.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 5-7 minutes. Make sure to check on them frequently to prevent from burning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Homemade Guacamole Recipe:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 ripe avocados<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pinch of salt or to taste<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pinch of pepper or to taste<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd medium tomato<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bc medium red onion<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Juice of 1 lime<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 tbsp cilantro<\/p>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Scoop out avocados, add to large mixing bowl.<\/li>\n<li>With a fork or potato masher, mash avocados lightly for chunkier guacamole. For smooth guacamole, mix and mash well.<\/li>\n<li>Add the rest of the ingredients to bowl and mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with homemade baked tortilla chips.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Skinny Mini Pizzas<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Small round flat bread<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pizza sauce or tomato sauce<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mozzarella cheese<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feta cheese<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spinach<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oregano or Italian seasoning<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Olive oil<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Torn arugula<\/p>\n<p>Directions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Place flat bread on cookie sheet.<\/li>\n<li>With a spoon, add pizza sauce to each flat bread.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle each with \u00bc tsp oregano.<\/li>\n<li>Add a few spinach leaves to each pizza.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle each pizza with mozzarella.<\/li>\n<li>Add a pinch of feta to each pizza.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle tops of pizzas with arugula.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle a tsp of olive oil on each pizza.<\/li>\n<li> Bake at 450 for 15-25 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more nutrition tips, food photos and pre-wedding fitness advice, visit Perfect Size Nutrition on <a title=\"Perfect Size Nutrition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PerfectSizeNutrition?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at HWB are SO excited about our partnership with the lovely Marla and Sonny of Houston&#8217;s Perfect Size Nutrition for our newest bridal and nutrition and fitness series! 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