9 Recipes For Sweet Summer Abs
Summer time - and the living's easy. But before you take some R &R on some sublime beach or by the community pool, you need to be ready to rock a bathing suit. No matter if you're wearing board shorts or a bikini, a toned tummy attracts attention.
As for creating that 6-pack, sit-ups and planks can only get you so far. The real key to dynamite abs is lodged in your nutritional plan.
However, eating good food and having the body you want doesn't always go hand-in-hand. Lucky for you, Mama Horner has some bomb recipes that are both tasty and ab-friendly.
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Line cookie sheet with foil
- Cut zucchini into slices 1 cm. thick
- Sprinkle each side with sea salt and paprika to taste
- Bake at 350 for 10 minutes on each side
- Set your oven to broil and cook for 3-4
minutes or until golden brown on top - Serve hot
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 medium Sweet Potatoes
- 2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1 tbsp of Olive Oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- If preferred, skin potatoes
- Cut into french-fry style wedges
- Place in a big bowl add sea salt and olive oil
- Toss potatoes to coat well
- Bake for 12 minutes on each side
- Set oven to Broil, cook for 3-4 minutes until golden on top
- Serve warm
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 Egg Whites
- 2 tbsp Coconut Flour
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Additional Toppings
- 1/2 Banana, Chopped
- 1/8 cup Raw Walnuts
- Dash Cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Honey (substituted for syrup)
Directions
- Preheat skillet medium/high heat
- Mix all ingredients well and cook like a pancake
2 Servings (with additional toppings)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brussels Sprouts; I usually use smaller ones so they can be bite-sized
- Low sodium Turkey Bacon, cut in half length-wise
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Line cookie sheet with foil
- Wrap uncooked turkey bacon around Brussels sprouts
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until bacon is done
1 Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup Riced or Grated Cauliflower
- 1 Egg, Beaten
- 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- Sliced Tomatoes
- Basil
- 1/2 cup Non-Fat Mozzarella Cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Line cookie sheet with foil and spray generously with non stick spray
- Rice the cauliflower florets, in a food processor or grate manually
- Microwave rice cauliflower for 8 minutes. Set aside
- In another bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients, and add riced cauliflower. Mix well
- Pour mixture onto cookie sheet. It should be circular, like a pizza
- Bake for 17-20 minutes
- Once crust is done, top with cooked chicken breast, sliced tomatoes, basil, a sprinkle of mozzarella, or whatever other toppings your prefer
- Broil pizza for 5 minutes or until lightly toasted on top
2 Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach, Chopped
- Garlic, to taste
- 1 tbsp Low Fat or Fat Free Feta Cheese
- Lean Bison Steak
Directions
- Prepare grill
- Cut a pocket into the middle of the bison steak and set aside
- Spray sauce pan with non stick spray and sauté spinach and garlic until soft
- Add feta cheese to spinach and mix
- Stuff mixture into bison steak
- Grill steaks to preference
1 Serving
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1/8 cup Chopped Almonds
- Salmon Steak
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Line cookie sheet with tinfoil
- Place salmon on cookie sheet skin side down
- Drizzle honey on top and add chopped almonds
- Bake for 10- 12 minutes
1 Serving
Ingredients
- Low Fat Graham Crackers
- Fat Free Cool Whip
- Sprinkles, if desired
Directions
- Put two tbsp. of Cool Whip between halves of a graham cracker
- Add sprinkles, if desired
- Place in freezer until frozen
Serving Size 1 Sandwich
Ingredients
- 2 cups Dry Oatmeal
- 1 cup Honey
- 1 cup Natural Peanut Butter
- 1/4 cup Whole Flax Seed
- 1/4 cup Chopped Almonds
- 1/8 cup Dried Blueberries (Optional)
Directions
- Melt together honey and peanut butter on low heat
- Add in Oatmeal and mix well
- Mix in other ingredients, stirring to prevent burning
- Put mixture in a baking pan and place in freezer until firm
- Cut into small squares
10 Servings (without blueberries)
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I haven't tired all the recipies posted on here, but I have tried many of them she has posted on YouTube and they have all been amazing! Can't wait to add these to my recipe box.
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It would be helpful to include general principals about what makes these recipies good for developing some great abs.
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I make zucchini chips all the time. It's actually the only way I prefer it. I love it...Yummy!
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Not sure what you're talking about. 3g carbs in the bison, probably from the spinach. You really can't beat that. Just 3.5g in the zucchini
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- ht: 5'6"
- wt: 150 lbs
- bf: 21.9%
These recipes look yummy! Although, I have to point out that there is no way that there is only 2 tbsp of cool whip between those graham crackers in the picture---more like 2/3 cup plus!
will definitely try it though:)
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These recipes are fast and kid friendly...my daughter will be enjoying helping me make some of these recipes!!!
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- wt: 156.5 lbs
I don't see how eating low fat graham crackers and fat free cool whip can be good for the abs. Generally, most "fat free" and "low fat" items are loaded with much more sugar than normal. If you don't want to gain fat, it is best to watch your sugar intake more than your fat intake anyway. Some of these recipes look interesting.
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- wt: 140 lbs
- bf: 18.0%
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just got done with my chest workout, and reading this is making me sooo hungry! gonna make them soon!
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Love the recipes ash! Thanks so much!!! This article is cute and fun! Makes me wanna stay in the kitchen all week :) you're amazing!!!
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- bf: 15.0%
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- wt: 137 lbs
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