Baked (7 minute) Garlic Parmesan Asparagus!!

Vegetables used to be the Villain in my Fairy tale food life.

I used to HATE vegetables. If the word vegetable crossed my lips, it was immediately followed by the words "NO WAY!"

As I've grown up, I've slowly developed the taste for vegetables and have found different ways to prepare them so that I LOVE them!

This is one of my favorite recipes that I absolutely adore. 

If you hate vegetables, THIS is the recipe that I recommend you taste. It will change your mind for sure




What you need:

• Fresh Asparagus (I bought mine Organic- at Trader Joes for 2.99)
• Parmesan Cheese (it tastes best if it is freshly grated) 
• Fresh Chopped garlic cloves
• Olive Oil
• A garlic chopper (makes it easier to chop the garlic!)
• One big freezer bag

What to do:

1. Chop up the garlic into little minced pieces. 
2. Shred your Parmesan cheese
3. Wash and cut the bottom ends off of your asparagus (about 1 inch)
4. Put the above into your freezer bag and add about 1 table spoon of Olive oil.
5. Use your hands to spread around the garlic and Parmesan so that it gets on every asparagus piece (make sure to zip the bag closed really tightly or you'll have asparagus on your floor.)
6. After it's evenly spread throughout the bag, put the whole bag in your fridge for about an hour. (This is not necessary, but helps the delicious flavors soak into the asparagus.) 
7. Pre-heat your oven to 325
8. Place the Garlic Parmesan Asparagus on some tin foil and spread it out evenly so none of them overlap.
9. Take out in 7 minutes and EAT!

It is easy, takes 7 minutes, absolutely delicious and REALLY healthy for you! The best part is, you can make a LOT of it at once, and keep the left overs in the freezer bag and use it throughout the week. 

It's a fabulous go-to snack when you're hungry and not sure what to munch on. Definitely beats Ramen noodles :)

To make this vegan, just leave out the cheese!

Finished ^

Xox Brittany,

The Fitspirational Blonde

This describes EVERY 4th of July Party I've ever been to!

But in my wonderful 23 years of life, I've discovered that there are plenty of fabulous things vegetarians can make on a grill too! (Asparagus, grilled cheese sandwiches with avocado or tomatoes, and PLENTY of other delicious grilled veggies!!)

Don’t be ashamed to be the herbivore out of a gang of Meaties, show them your ways I bet they’ll want some hummus too :)

Xox Brittany

The Fitspirational Blonde

Your abs are made IN THE KITCHEN.

My mini trip to the grocery store today!!

I want to make a lesson about this in the nicest way possible...

FIRST take a good look at my section on the checkout stand. See all that green? It's what keeps my body healthy and energized throughout the day.

ABS and toned bodies are made 75% in the kitchen and 25% in the gym.

I had a question this morning in my inbox, from one of my followers who said she'd been "working out at the gym excessively and was showing very little results."

So when I asked her about the foods that she was eating, her answer was completely predictable.

She said:

1. she brings Sprite to the gym instead of water
2. has sugary TRIX cereal for breakfast everyday with a Capri sun
3. skips lunch completely and then feasts at dinner on whatever she can find in her pantry(ranging from fettuccine pasta to greasy frozen chicken nuggets.)

Bam, problem solved.

This is a question that I see floating around the health world very often. People think they can just go to the gym and then eat what ever they want and somehow magically the perfect body will just appear...

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

If you are having trouble earning that dream body of yours, work a bit harder at perfecting what you put in it.

Sidenote: guys I'm not telling you to not eat sweets ever again! Eat them in moderation. As you can see I bought a bottle of french vanilla creamer for my coffee when I drink it, but I only put about a tablespoon in, not fill it 1/2 with sugary creamer. You get the gist.

So next time you go to the grocery store try this out, only put foods in your shopping cart that you would't be embarrassed to put on a health blog!!

Join me, and make your body in the kitchen :)

Xox Brittany

The Fitspirational Blonde

My Fitspirational Thursday Lunch!

Today’s fabulously healthy lunch I made!

Freshly sliced Avocado over melted Cheddar cheese on toasted Oat-nut bread!

With a side of DELICIOUS baked garlic asparagus that I made all by myself!

(I’ll post a recipe soon)

And of course a fresh glass of Orange Juice and a cup of water to take my 7 daily vitamins with.

I threw this together in less than 15 minutes and it was FULL of nutrients that my body will use for the rest of the day.

Treat your body right and it will treat you right!

Have a healthy day everyone :)

Xox Brittany

The Fitspirational Blonde