Looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday? Me, too!
Make your sweat sessions worthwile with these 10 healthy swaps of your favorite game-time eats –
wings, loaded nachos, popcorn, chips and dips here we come!
(This article will also be featured on the Flywheel Sports/Flybarre Blog.)
1. Make it a dozen… Traditional chicken wings are delish, but they’re loaded with unnecessary calories and marinades that won’t make feel energized (or keep your waistline looking lean). Try this BBQ “Chicken” made with cauliflower florets! Looks just like fried chicken nuggets, and tastes (sort of) like them too. Eat a dozen of these and you’ll definitely feel like dancing to Bruno Mars during half-time.
2. Extra cheese please! Ordering in pizza for your guests is easy but so is making your own at home. Try this home-made pizza recipe. You can even have your guests select their DIY healthy pizza toppings (mushrooms, onions, olives) or buy a frozen variety and stick it in the oven right before guests arrive so your house smells likes warm, cheesy pizza. YUM!
3. Nachos are a must… during sports games, especially the Super Bowl, right? Instead of ordering in oily nachos made of hard-to-digest yellow corn (that will be soggy by the time they arrive anyway), make these nachos using brown rice crackers or these “loaded nachos” made of blue corn! And instead of sour cream, top the nachos with some plain (full-fat, organic) greek yogurt. High in protein, just as creamy and contains probiotics to keep your digestion in tact.
4. Craving bacon? Instead of loading up on Potato Skins with Sour Cream, Bacon and Chives, try these Sweet Potato Fries with a Maple-“Bacon” Dipping Sauce! Or, if you prefer to get fancy, make this Sweet Potato “Bacon” soup and pour into shot glasses to impress your guests as soon as they arrive!
5. Instead of…quesadillas made with white flour tortillas, boost your guests metabolism with this easy and delish quesadilla recipe made of with sprouted grain wrap.
6. Nuts for nuts? A bowl of nuts is the perfect table app, but raw nuts can be a little plain for the guys, so spice it up with this Sweet Cardamom Mixed Nuts recipe.
7. Chips, salsa and guac are always a must at a party. Get creative and make your own Sweet Potato Chips to serve with the salsa and guac. Getting a dose of nutrients while you cheer on your favorite teams never hurts.
8. Hummus and carrots– is a great option, but if you want to impress your guests, these are always a hit: Kale White Bean Dip, DIY Chickpea Hummus, or if you’re really feeling creative, make some Cashew Hummus!
9. …Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks!– I know this isn’t a baseball game, but it’s still a ball game and everyone like crackerjacks, right? Here is a healthified version of crackerjacks (caramel popcorn) and here is plain ole recipe for DIY plain popcorn to make on the stove-top, NOT in the microwave.
10. Treat yourself– with these Brown Rice Krispies Treats. Made with brown rice krispies, brown rice syrup, almond butter, coconut oil and vanilla. So good you’ll want to eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner AND dessert. Get the recipe here.
Hope your team wins! See you at the gym (Flybarre or Flywheel) feeling more fit and energized than ever.
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be delicious. be fit. be well.
xo
be well,
arielle
