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Quick and Delicious Fall Recipes

This challenge is dedicated to helping you make time for your health and fitness and get you into the best shape of your life in just 6 weeks!

One aspect of our challenge that is going to help tremendously is planning ahead. 

One thing we know is that often times our schedule changes from the summer to the fall. Our work schedule may change. The kids are back to school. Etc.

With this change in schedule, it’s crucial we create the habit of planning ahead with things like our nutrition and fitness or it ends up not happening. 

Here’s how most of us approach our fitness and nutrition with the business of our lives: 

Your workouts only happen when the stars align and you can squeeze it in between your work and family. This lack of planning and scheduling leaves your workouts at a very low priority and you become incredibly inconsistent. Even when you do workout, they are rushed and you don’t maximize your time. This is reflected in your results.

Your nutrition and the foods you eat becomes the same thing. Due to a lack of planning ahead, breakfast is something quick or we skip it all together. Lunch is takeout from somewhere and dinner is the only meal we make, unless of course it’s takeout again because we ran out of time.

We constantly run into situations where we have no plan and we’re left hungry. Then we go for the most convenient food, which is often the least healthiest and contains the most calories. 

Do this day over day, and those excess calories keep us gaining weight and do not provide the nutrients we need to keep us improving our health.

…Imagine the changes you could make by simply planning ahead. 

…Imagine waking up and your healthy breakfast and lunch was packed and ready to go. 

…Think about the changes you could make to your energy, weight-loss, and results.

Planning ahead is a key ingredient to your nutrition success this fall and we’re here to help!

To get you started, we’ve created a list of quick and easy fat-loss meal plans that you’re going to LOVE!

These include some delicious and healthy fall recipes. 

Quick note on portion sizes: A big part of fat-loss is learning to control portion sizes to avoid overeating. 

As you will notice in the menu’s below, we make portion sizes easy by measuring them against the size of your palm (protein sources), the size of your fist (vegetable sources), the size of your small cupped hand (carbohydrate sources), and the size of your thumb (fat sources). 

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Breakfast

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Meal 1| Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 scoop vanilla whey
  • 1/2 c pumpkin
  • 1/3 banana
  • 1/3 c full-fat coconut milk
  • 2/3 c almond milk
  • 1 handful spinach
  • Cinnamon 
  • Blend and enjoy

Directions: Mix ingredients and store in the refrigerator over night. Eat cold in the morning. Add a dash of cinnamon to the top.

Meal 2| Fall Protein French Toast

Ingredients:

  • 2 slices sprouted grain or gluten-free bread
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • Cinnamon 
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 thumb sized amount of maple syrup

Directions: Mix all ingredients (other than bread) together in a large bowl. Coat each piece of bread generously with mixture. Add to a pan over medium heat. Cook thoroughly. Drizzle on maple syrup when done.

Meal 3| Vegetable Scramble

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs, scrambled 
  • Half a fist sized amount of: diced bell peppers, onions, mushrooms broccoli (pick one or choose a few)
  • 1 thumb sized amount of sliced avocado
  • 1 slice of whole wheat or gluten free toast

Directions: Scramble eggs in a bowl. Sauté vegetables in a pan until cooked. Add egg scramble to pan with vegetables and mix until eggs are cooked. Plate the eggs and add avocado on top.

Lunch

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Meal 1| Chicken Avocado Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

  • 2 large lettuce leafs
  • 1-2 palm sized amount of rotisserie chicken (no skin)
  • 1 thumb sized amount of hummus
  • 1 small cupped-hand sized amount of tomatoes and cucumbers, diced
  • (on side) 1 small cupped-hand sized amount of fruit: blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, or a combination
  • Salt and pepper

Directions: Spread hummus on lettuce wraps. Add chicken and tomatoes and eat like a wrap.

Meal 2| Vegetarian White Bean Salad

Ingredients: 

  • 1 can white beans, drained 
  • 1/2 a fist sized amount of red onion, diced 
  • 1 small jar of sun-dried tomatoes in oil 
  • 1/2 a fist sized amount of red bell pepper, diced 
  • 3 thumb sized amounts of olive oil
  • 1 thumb sized amount of lemon juice 
  • 1 small cupped-hand size amount of parsley, diced
  • 1 small cupped-hand size amount of cilantro, diced
  • Salt and pepper

Directions: Mix all ingredients into a large bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. This makes multiple servings that you can save for the week.

Meal 3| Make Your Own Protein Salad

Ingredients: 

  • Pick 1 Base (1-2 fist sized amounts): romaine lettuce, spinach, kale, arugula
  • Pick 1-3 Vegetables (1 small cupped-hand amount): tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, carrots
  • Pick 1 Protein Source (1-2 palm sized amount): chicken, turkey, tuna, egg, salmon, shrimp
  • Pick 1 Fruit Source (1 small cupped-hand size amount): strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
  • Pick 1 Fat Source: (1 thumb sized amount): almonds, cashews, walnuts, sunflower seeds, cheese
  • Pick 1 Dressing: (1 thumb sized amount): oil and vinegar, balsamic 

Directions: Put all ingredients on plate in the order they are listed above and then add dressing.

Dinner

Meal 1| Fall Sweet Potato Bison or Turkey Chili

Ingredients: 

  • 1lb of ground bison or turkey
  • 1/2 fist sized amount of onion
  • 1 fist sized amount of bell peppers
  • 1 fist sized amount of mushrooms
  • 1 fist sized amount of sweet potatoes (peeled and diced)
  • 2 thumb sized amounts of chili powder
  • 1 tsp of cumin 
  • 1 tsp of paprika 
  • 1 can (16oz) diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup of marinara sauce
  • 1 tsp of cilantro 
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil

Directions: Sauté onions and garlic in large Dutch oven. Add bison or turkey and lightly season with salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and paprika. Once meat is cooked, add mushrooms and peppers until cooked. Add tomatoes and marinara sauce and add rest of seasonings. Add sweet potatoes and bring chili to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, add cilantro, and cover until cooked.

Meal 2| Fall One-Sheet Fish Dinner

Ingredients:

  • Pick 1 Fish (1-2 palm sized amount): Haddock or cod
  • 3 thumb sized amounts of almonds
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 thumb sized amount of olive oil
  • 1 small cupped-hand sized amount of sweet potato, squash, and brussels sprout (peeled and sliced)
  • 1 fist size amount of asparagus

Directions: First make the topping for your fish. Add almonds, garlic and olive oil to food processor or blender. Cover baking sheet with tin foil and lightly coat with olive oil or cooking spray. Add fish to sheet and then top with almond topping. Add asparagus and sweet potatoes to pan. Cook at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes until fish flakes apart.

Meal 3| Chicken Sausage Stir Fry

Ingredients:

  • 1 palm sized amount of sliced chicken sausage
  • 1 fist sized amount of sliced green and red bell peppers
  • 1 thumb sized amount of sliced avocado 
  • 1 small cupped-hand size amount of jasmine rice
  • 1-2 thumb sized amount of salsa

Directions: Sauté chicken sausage, onions, and peppers in a pan until cooked. Cook white rice. Put white rice into a bowl or plate and top with chicken sausage, onions and peppers. Top with avocado and salsa. 

Meal 4| Spaghetti Squash Bolognese

Ingredients: 

  • Roasted Spaghetti Squash Strands 
  • 1 lb ground bison
  • 1 diced shallot 
  • 2-3 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 jar of Rao’s Marinara Sauce 
  • Salt/pepper to taste
  • 2 fist sized amount kale, spinach, chard
  • 1 fist size amount asparagus 
  • 1 thumb size grass fed ghee
  •  1-2 thumb sized amount of parmesan cheese

Directions: Split and scoop out seeds and pulp of spaghetti squash, sprinkle extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and roast at 425 deg for 45-50 min, use a fork to scoop out the cooked squash. While squash is cooking, cook 1 lb ground bison with 1 diced shallot and 2-3 minced garlic cloves, add 1 jar of Rao’s Marinara Sauce and salt/pepper to taste. Sauté greens and asparagus in ghee. Plate meal and add cheese! 

Healthy Snacks

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Snack 1| Fruit and Nut Butter

Ingredients:

  • Pick 1 Fruit (1 small cupped-hand size): apple, strawberries, banana
  • Pick 1 Nut Butter (1 thumb sized amount): peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower butter, cashew butter

Directions: Spread butter on fruit and enjoy!

Snack 2| Rice Cake Protein Sandwich 

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 Rice Cakes
  • 1-2 Palm Sized Amount of Turkey
  • 1 Thumb Sized Amount of Hummus
  • Lettuce and Tomato 

Directions: Spread hummus on rice cake and add ingredients. 

Snack 3| Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients:

  • Pick 1 Greek Yogurt (1 small cupped-hand amount): Plain or vanilla
  • Pick 1 Fruit (1 small cupped-hand amount): blueberries, strawberries, pineapple, banana, raspberries

Directions: Mix yogurt and fruit and enjoy!

Snack 4| Create Your Own Protein Shake (drink half)

Ingredients:

  • Pick 1 Protein Powder (1 scoop): whey or plant based powder: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry
  • Pick 1 Frozen Fruit Source (1 small cupped-hand sized): blueberries, strawberries, dark cherries
  • Pick 1 Vegetable Source (1 fist size amount): spinach, kale
  • Pick 1 Fat Source (1 thumb size amount): peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower butter, unsweetened coconut, cocoa powder
  • Pick 1 Liquid Source (1 cup): unsweetened almond milk, coconut milk, water, oat milk

Directions: Blend and enjoy!

Snack 5| Apple Cinnamon Protein Bites

Ingredients: (makes 10 bites – eat 1-2 as a snack)

  • 3/4 cup oats
  • 3/4 cup sliced apple
  • 1/4 cup almond butter
  • 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp cinnamon 

Directions: In a food processor, process the oats and apples until resembles a powder. Add the almond butter, protein powder, syrup and cinnamon and continue to process until it forms a dough. Roll into balls and enjoy!

Ready to get started at DSC?

Our 6-Week Fall Fitness Challenge starts October 2nd!

Our Fall Challenge includes:

1. Unlimited Coach-Led Workouts

2. Healthy Eating Nutrition Guide

3. “Food for Warriors” Cookbook by Tanya Kabes and fat loss meal plans.

4. Before and After InBody body composition analysis

AND…..all DSC Fall Fitness challengers will receive 50% off their first session with Renegade Movement and Perfomance!

Click below to register ⬇️