From the kitchen: Greek Yogurt Papaya Boats
Confession: I ate bacon over the weekend. TWICE! And it was good. Real good! But bad, sooo bad! But it’s okay, we all ate bacon twice this weekend, right? And we all had chocolate ice cream afterwards too?
Good. I thought so.
Let’s not beat ourselves up about it. We’re good people. We all deserve bacon and ice cream at one sitting every so often. Instead, lets balance it all out with a strong week of workouts, drinking tons of water and making good food choices. Starting with this papaya boat. It’s fruit and yogurt topped with a drizzle of raw honey and granola. Best of all, it’s absolutely delicious and filling (and no bowl required! #winwin). A perfect way to start the day and reboot our week, don’t you think?
Glad we worked this all out. Saying no to bacon can be hard (saying no to bacon twice, can be even harder), but if we say yes to good stuff like papayas filled with yummy protein and antioxidants more often, we can have our bacon (and eat it too!). -xo
Greek Yogurt Papaya Boats
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
1 medium papaya, ripe
Plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup blueberries
1 banana
1/2 cup granola
raw honey
chia seeds (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Slice papaya in half lengthwise. Spoon out seeds and scrape away just enough meat to create a small well. Fill each side with yogurt, fruit and granola. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with a pinch of chia seeds if desired. Voila!
NOTE: This is really more of a process than an exact recipe. You can fill your papaya with anything – cottage cheese, almond butter, any fruit your heart desires. You can even create something more savory by adding chicken or tuna salad. The sky’s the limit, just keep it healthy!
This sounds amazing!
Thanks Amanda! It really is pretty amazing – and way too easy to throw together ;)
I’m glad we worked it out too. For a second I was worried it was just me with the bacon and ice cream! No to worry – back to the spin class!
Ha! Nope, I share your bacon guilt too! but yes, back to spin class it is!
Looks so yummy and healthy! :)
Thanks Myka! It sure was!
Will surely give it a try, looks amazing!
Yep, they’re pretty impressive to look at, but so easy to make! I hope you enjoy! xo
these are beautiful
Thank you very much!
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Looks incredible. I wish all healthy food looked so good! Will definitely give this a try.
I totally agree! If only raw spinach and kale looked as appetizing! I hope you enjoy.
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Interesting..