Creative Powerfuels

While food's primary purpose is for sustenance, it's no secret that many of us eat with our eyes and enjoy food as a pleasure and not just fuel. The more creative recipes you can come up with, the less likely you are to want to go off plan!

Are you getting bored with cheese sticks and hard boiled eggs for your morning Powerfuel? Try this creative idea- filling, delicious, simple, and it feels gourmet!


Hasselbeck Caprese Salad (Powerfuel):

2 fresh Roma tomatoes, whole
1 oz fresh mozzarella cheese
6 fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Wash your tomatoes thoroughly, and slice the top end off where the stem was. Slice your mozzarella cheese into 6 thin slices. Tear each basil leaf in half.

Turn your tomato sideways, and make three cuts evenly spaced through the tomato but do not cut all the way through! Repeat with the second tomato. In each of the little "pockets", place a slice of cheese and a basil leaf. Drizzle 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar over each tomato, and enjoy!

This recipe counts as 1 Powerfuel, 1 vegetable, and 1 extra.

Try some variations! Do you prefer your tomatoes cooked? Bake it at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and enjoy the cheese all gooey and melted. Are you a BLT fan? Take a combination of turkey bacon and cheddar cheese to equal 1 Powerfuel (80-120 calories combined and minimum 5g protein) and stuff your tomatoes with that! How about using ham & Swiss cheese to make a tomato melt?

What is your favourite variation?