Honey CINNAMON Roasted Chickpeas!

I am ALWAYS looking for a "healthier" crunchy snack.  It's just something about that crunch.  I have tried to roast chickpeas before-but they never came out right! I finally broke down and bought some from the store, they were incredible!!! After I finished the bag- I decided I was DETERMINED.  I set out to Pinterest to find tips or tricks, SOMETHING needed to be different.  I found this AWESOME recipe and found out that the missing step was RINSING, removing loose skin AND letting dry on a paper towel for AT LEAST 30 minutes.  They came out great and I'm currently making a double back to have as a healthy snack on vacation! 

Here's the recipe I am using!!

 

Honey Cinnamon

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 TBL granulated sugar
• 2 TBL honey

Instructions

1. Drain and rinse your chickpeas. Remove any loose skins off of the beans but don't worry about taking them all off. Just remove the ones that are super loose.
2. On a paper towel or towel, evenly spread your beans and let dry. I dried mine for about ½ hour.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. Line a cookie sheet with either foil or parchment paper.
5. Evenly spread your dried beans on cookie sheet
6. Bake for 40-60 minutes. It will all depend on your oven. Check after 40 minutes and if they are crunchy, they are done. If they are too moist then cook a little longer but watch so they don't burn.
7. After baking, quickly transfer to a bowl and mix with the 2 TBL olive oil or coconut oil.
8. Then spread the seasonings of whatever flavor you are using and mix well.
9. With the honey cinnamon flavor, after coating, you can put the beans back into the oven for 5 minutes or so to caramelize them.

ENJOY!!! <3

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MOST OF US DON’T GET THE COMPLETE RANGE OF ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN OUR DAILY DIETS. SOME IMPORTANT VITAMINS, SUCH AS VITAMIN C AND THE B VITAMINS, ARE WATER-SOLUBLE, MEANING THEY’RE FLUSHED OUT OF YOUR BODY AFTER A SHORT TIME AND NEED TO BE REPLENISHED REGULARLY. OTHERS, LIKE VITAMIN E, CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET ENOUGH OF IN FOOD. 

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Clean Donuts!!

4 Ingredient, Clean Donuts!

I came up with the name for my blog FUEL & Fitness because I am very passionate about nutrition.  I truly believe that they way we FEEL is a reflection of what we FUEL our body with.  Clean food-if food is its purest form, this is unaltered, unprocessed food.

Once in a GREAT while, I will buy my daughter a donut upon her request, if I am picking up my free Dunkin' coffee after the EAGLES win their Sunday football game! Lately, she has been asking every single time we pass! I finally said let's make some at home! 

We tried several recipes before we came up with this WINNER!! 

Next stop, the craft store for a donut shaped donut pan!!

Recipe! 

1 cup Almond Flour

3 TBS Maple Syrup (or raw honey) (If you like SWEET try 1/4 cup)

2 large eggs

2 tsp Vanilla

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

Preheat oven to 300 degrees, Bake on a greased pan (I used a mini cupcake tin because that's what I had) for 10-15 minutes! ENJOY! 

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Let me know how they turn out if you make them!

For the Icing I used 1/2 cup Wholesome brand confectioners sugar, with 4 TBS Vanilla Almond Milk...I added some chocolate chips to make it chocolate !

If You make them, let me know what you think!!

XO,

Nicole

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Hammer & Chisel Week 4

Since starting workouts after giving birth 11 months ago, I have worked out very consistently all though for one reason or the other did not feel like I was giving my workouts & nutrition 110%.  I would skip a few workouts, pick and choose from different programs etc.  

Posting progress pictures will never be easy. We will always be our own worst critics but it's important to celebrate small successes. Four weeks ago I COMMITTED to completing Hammer & Chisel, a new Beachbody workout program by Trainers Sagi, & Autumn Calebrese. Think Body Beast meets 21 day fix extreme.  It has been AMAZING.  I have stuck to the workouts 100% my nutrition plan has NOT been 100% and that is something I'd like to work on. I eat CLEAN 90-95% of the time, but I splurge on clean sweets at times. I have been seeing some good results and am LOVING the lean muscle I am building. BELOW is two weeks into my hammer & chisel journey. I've had a couple of cheat meals/drinks 🍾 in between - but that's LIFE, and that's okay. Also important to note: I have not lost ONE pound, and that is not my goal. I am going for TONE, And building LEAN muscle- I think it's working. 

I had my 3rd c-section 11 months ago, here is a picture of my progress after 4 weeks of this program :) A huge part of my success comes from these awesome accountability groups I run.  I have challengers who are doing Beachbody programs WITH me- They hold me just as accountable as I hold them :)

I am getting ready to go on Vacation but am excited to finish out my last 30 days of this program! and then I might do it again!!! <3 

If you'd like to be apart of my accountability group I would love to have you! 

Send me an email at Nicolehill89@gmail.com!

XO,

Nicole

WHAT IS BEACHBODY COACHING?

See that picture above. THAT is exactly what i felt like when I first found the coaching opportunity. I was like OK, sounds cool BUT I just want the discount. <----HONESTY. I did not even consider the business part of it, really, because honestly, it sounded way too good to be true, I thought, that's cool for her but-I can't do that, PLUS, I couldn't afford to lose any money at all. I had to put my first challenge pack on an already packed credit card, but I was DESPERATE for a change.

I really want to save people from the anxiety and uncertainty of researching Beachbody coaching. This is totally unbiased. I will not put a link at the end of this blog and I will not encourage you to join MY next challenge group BECAUSE I really and truly want everyone to succeed, whether it is with me or with someone else! I believe this opportunity can SAVE people. It saved me and it has help ME SAVE many people I have come in contact with :) Let me start by telling you exactly what a Beachbody coach IS and ISN'T. -------------->

After reading that you are probably thinking OK, who isn't a Beachbody Coach?! HAHA! Let me explain a little bit. A Coach can wear many hats and be considered many things but the NUMBER ONE thing I believe that rings true is a LEADER. A Beachbody coach leads people in the right direction with their health and fitness AS WELL AS goals and dreams. There are a few really common misconceptions that I hear all the time and I wanted to address them !

--You don't have to be at your goal weight! ----> Beachbody coaching is more about taking the journey WITH others, alongside of you. Think about it.....how relatable is perfection? I would not be motivated by somebody who proclaimed to have it all together and have the perfect/ideal body they always wanted. I want to know that someone else is struggling to put down that chocolate chip cookie dough down right along side of me! 

--You don't have to be a business WIZ!- A lot of people are really scared at first!! Saying things like "how would i get people to join my team?" OR "How would I get in touch with people" OR " I don't even think I have a market!" ....The MOST beautiful thing about it......ALL THESE THINGS ARE ALREADY SPELLED OUT for you. We have tons of trainings, documents and one-on-one trainings for this very reason! Some of the TOP COACHES in the BIZ (we are talking millionaires people) have figured out the ways and they pass it down to you! :) 

--You don't have to be a certified personal trainer or nutrition BUFF. --> So do you guys know some people named Shaun T? Tony Horton? Autumn Calabrese? Chalene Johnson? Well, incase you don't....these are the CELEBRITY TRAINERS that Beachbody has hired to whip challengers into shape! They are THE BEST OF THE BEST! Nobody needs ANOTHER personal trainer !! Beachbody also has full teams of the top nutritionists making custom meal plans (tested and proven) for challengers to use! Challengers still have questions? No problem ! Type it into the FAQ and get an answer in seconds!!! 

I bet you are thinking ...SERIOUSLY?!?! That is amazing! 

Yeah, that is what I am trying to tell you! HAHA! But most people cant see it at first because our BRAINS ARE TRAINED -- go to school, spend thousands getting a degree ...then work in that job for YEARS behind a desk until you GET TO retire...ALAS, there IS a better way! 

All of the benefits above are real and true. In the beginning I made  (on average) between 200-500 A WEEK in my first 6 months with Beachbody. Ask yourself ...how much would an extra $800-$2000 dollars a month help you and your family? Are you saving for an extra special vacation? a new pair of shoes? OR are you struggling every month to pay that electric bill? OR do just not have any money left over when all is said and done? With that financial freedom comes all of the other benefits listed above :) 

The best part is there is NO OBLIGATION. So most of the time when you sign up for an opportunity like this, there is a time commitment. You could sign up as a coach and then cancel the very next day! If you sign up and you decide its not for you. 

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No lets talk about the THREE different KINDS of coaches! YES, there are different kinds!!! Let me elaborate :

1. "Preferred Customer" OR DISCOUNT COACH. ---> This is someone who LOVES the products and is going to keep ordering them but doesn't want to be a coach! NO PROBLEM! You get everything at 25% off. If you are getting your monthly shipment of Shakeology (who isnt) Here is how it will break down. 

-Shakeology (retail) = $129.95 
-Shakeology (coach) - $97.46
(add in the required monthly fee of $15.95 for if you ever want to start coaching.....$114.00)
That is a savings of $16.54 per month which adds up to $202.08 !!! (that is a hair appointment!!! EEEE!! 

-Because you are technically a "coach" you get to write off all of your Beachbody purchases on your taxes :) :) :) Extra refund?...YES PLEASE!!!

**Remember you also get 25% off EVERYTHING on the website.. including programs, apparel, etc...  

2. "Hobby Coach" ---> This is someone who doesn't want to make it full time thing but loves the products and how they affect their life and wants to make a little extra FUN MONEY from telling people what they are doing to look and feel so awesome! Who doesn't want an extra $200 bucks in their bank account every month ? ---> I KNOW I DO!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!

3. The "Business Building" coach --> Someone who wants to take it to THE TOP and make it a SIX FIGURE income and beyond business! Helping people for a living!!!!! All for the small price of $39.95 !!!

My business builders, are you a charts person? Do you like when things are spelled out in pretty color coded ways for you? ...ME TOO! haha! Here is a little chart on how to compare this opportunity to the traditional "franchise opportunity! 

I hope this little "Sneak Peak" was informative and answers a lot of your questions that you might have right up front.  I would love to bring you on to be the apart of the #5 Team in all of Beachbody!! I hope to Hear from you soon!! Fill out the application HERE ---> Get Fit With Nic! <---TO BE CONSIDERED <3

XO,

Nicole

WELCOME!

Welcome! Thank you for visiting my blog!! <3 My name is Nicole, and I am an online health and fitness coach! I am incredibly passionate about what I do, and where it has led me in my life! I am new to this world of blogging but I am excited about diving in and sharing everything from FUEL & FITNESS to FASHION & FAITH, where I came from and where I am going! I hope you will join me on this AMAZING journey!! Stay tuned <3

XO, Nicole