Recipe(s) for Success: Workout & Lingerie

By Katie

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You've just worked out. Hard. And now you're ravenous. Sound familiar? Yes, it's extremely important to refuel after a sweat (or romp) sesh, but you don't want to undo what you just did.

Remember, abs are made in the kitchen; here are 3 protein-packed recipes that are easy to make, healthy, and under 300 calories:

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1. DIY Trail Mix: 1/4 nuts, 1/4 dried fruit, 1/4 cup seeds, 1-2 tablespoons flaked coconut, 1-2 tablespoons chocolate chips. Mix together and portion 1/4 cup into baggies to store in your gym bag.

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2. PBB&T: 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter, 1 banana, 1 whole wheat toast. Spread the PB on the toast, slice the banana in half and place it in the bread, fold the bread up and eat-up!

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3. Smoothie: 1/2 cup cherries (fresh or frozen (they help with soreness too!)), 1/2-1 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt, 1 banana, 1 tablespoon nuts, water or milk to smooth it out. Blend all ingredients in a blender either the night before or the day of, garnish with more nuts and/or fruit.

All of these combo's have just what you need after a sweat-sesh, regardless of your activity of choice ;). Eat within 30-60 minutes after a workout to reap the benefits of these snacks and have energy for the rest of the day/night!

Lingerista Lifestyle: An Apple a Day...

...keeps the doctor away!

It's apple season!

All the delicious apples ripening for harvest is one more reason to Celebrate Your Inner Eve by eating healthy and feeling guilt free in your lingerie.

(Rive Gauche Bra by Chantelle, image above)

With the abundance of apples, everyone, including us at Eve's Apples, is finding every conceivable way to prepare, serve and eat apples. Whether you like Red Delicious, Gala, Duchess, Empress, Fuji or countless others, Southern Living has 21 succulent and healthy Apple Recipes for you. Thanks to Good Health telling us about these recipes on twitter!

Some Eve favorites are Double Apple Pie with Cornmeal Crust and Quick Apple Dumplings for healthier options. However, if you want to indulge a little in your sinful side, take a look at Easy Cornbread Sausage Stuffed Apples and Chunky Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. If only there was a way to make cream cheese frosting taste so incredibly divine without all the cream cheese....

Oh well, didn't the doctor say something about moderation too?


EASY APPLE DUMPLING RECIPE

From Southern Living, September 2001

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, divided
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
2 (15-ounce) packages refrigerated pie crusts
8 medium Braeburn apples, peeled and cored*
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, cut up
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

PREPARATION

Bring 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup butter. Set syrup aside.

Combine 2/3 cup sugar, remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
Cut pie crusts in half, and roll into 8-inch circles. Place 1 apple in center of each circle. Sprinkle each evenly with sugar mixture; dot evenly with 3 tablespoons butter.

Fold dough over apples, pinching to seal. Place in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

Drizzle with syrup.

Bake at 375° for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

*Golden Delicious or Granny Smith apples may be substituted.


Enjoy, my dear, Lingeristas!