Your burger’s next-bestie, this summertime slaw skips the mayo in favor of healthy olive oil and tangy apple cider vinegar to help those saturated fats break down faster. This is a terrific choice to keep stocked in the fridge for a taco topping or sandwich side for the people in your home who haven’t gone low carb just yet!

Ingredients

1/2 a head of green cabbage, shredded
1/2 an onion, grated
1/4 bell pepper, cut into small slivers
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
Juice of one lime
Salt and pepper to taste Continue reading →

To save money and prep time, use frozen fruit as the base of this recipe. Even if you put this together within an hour of leaving, your fruit salad will probably spend a lot of time thawing in the sun – so the frozen fruit is a great idea.

Just add juicy fresh-fruit accents, like blueberries, oranges, grapes and bananas and you’re ready to go!

NOTE: Frozen berries and cherries are great to use because they’re already hulled/pitted and washed, saving you valuable prep time.

Ingredients

2 cups frozen mango
1 cup frozen pineapple
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen peaches Continue reading →