Great Scotch! Body SymmetryMD 's Paleo Scotch Eggs

Scotch eggs are a versatile snack that you can take with you just about anywhere. These protein-packed delights were invented by a department store in London in 1738 (which is almost like Paleo times, right?!). 

Traditional Scotch eggs are usually coated in breading and are sometimes deep fried, but we at Body SymmetryMD wanted to make a healthier version that's just as delicious as the original! 

These Paleo Scotch Eggs are simply eggs, meat and a few herbs. What could be more uncomplicated?

Paleo Scotch Eggs

Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 2 teaspoon sage
- 2 teaspoon rosemary
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- salt & pepper
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Directions
1. Boil the eggs for 4 minutes. Drain the saucepan of hot water, then immediately cover the eggs in cold water so they will be cool enough to be peeled.
2. Peel the eggs and pat dry with a paper towel (this will allow the turkey mixture to stick to the egg easier).
3. Mix the ground turkey with the sage, rosemary, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
4. Get a small handful of the turkey mixture and flatten it in your hand, almost like making a very thin hamburger patty.
5. Place the egg onto the turkey mixture and slowly work the meat around the egg, massaging to completely cover the egg.
6. Grease a baking pan with the coconut oil. Place all of the Paleo Scotch Eggs on the pan, and cook for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
7. Serve and enjoy eating Paleo -friendly (makes 6 Scotch eggs)!


Nutritional Info
Serving size: 1 Scotch egg 
Calories: 191
Fat: 10g
Carbohydrates: 0.6g
Sugar: 0.6g
Protein: 20g

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Here's to healthful eating!

--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

The Breakfast Club: Body SymmetryMD 's Paleo Avocado Eggs

Still baking your eggs inside a piece of bread? Then it's time you gave your egg-in-a-hole a much needed upgrade. Beyond the heart-healthy fatty acids and high protein count, here's a low sugar and fiber-filled breakfast that's sure to jump start your day...

This recipe from your Body SymmetryMD wellness squad is perfect if you're always rushing in the morning. It only requires a few ingredients and hardly any prep time! 

Paleo Avacado Eggs

Ingredients
- 1 medium avocado
- 2 medium Eggs
- salt & pepper, to taste

- Paleo -friendly sriracha sauce (Unfortunately our favorite bottle
with the rooster on it isn't Paleo-friendly
so you'll have to make your own. Luckily this version is just as  good. See the recipe below!)

Directions
1. Slice the avocado in half and remove the 
 pit. 
2. Scoop out some of the flesh inside of the
 avocado, leaving a rim.   
3. Crack eggs into the well created in the
 avocado. 
4. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. 
5. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 15 minutes
 or until eggs have reached your
 desired doneness. 
6. Drizzle with a Paleo -friendly sriracha
 sauce for an added kick!

Paleo Sriracha Sauce

Ingredients
- 1½ lbs. fresh red hot peppers, (jalapeño or Fresno), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped
- 4 Thai chilies, stemmed, seeded, and sliced thinly
- 5 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp. tomato paste
- 2 tbsp. raw honey
- 2 tbsp. fish sauce
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- salt, to taste

Directions
1. Place the red hot peppers, Thai chilies, and garlic in a blender food processor.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until smooth.
3. Season to taste with sea salt. If the sauce is too thick for you, add 1 tbsp. of water at a time until it reaches the right consistency.
4. Pour the sauce into a saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium-high heat.
5. Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Allow the sauce to cool down, and pour into a jar.

Nutritional Info
Servings per recipe: 2
Calories per serving: 226
Protein: 7.5g
Fat: 19g
Carbohydrates: 8.5g
Sugar: 1g
Dietary Fiber: 7g

For more great health tips or to learn about our medically supervised weight loss programs and services CLICK HERE.

Here's to a healthy, hearty & delicious breakfast! 
--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

Twist & Sprout: Body SymmetryMD 's Paleo Bacon & Brussels Skewers

This recipe from our Body SymmetryMD wellness squad for is dedicated to anyone who is convinced they don’t like Brussels sprouts... 

These delicious Paleo Bacon & Brussels Skewers are full of flavor and can help keep your portion control in check. Each skewer is about 150 calories and contains more than 10 grams of protein!

Paleo Bacon & Brussels Skewers

Ingredients

- 1 pound of bacon

- 2 pounds of Brussels sprouts

- 1 teaspoon garlic powder

- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

- small wooden skewers

Directions

1. Cut each strip of bacon in half lengthwise. In a frying pan on medium heat, cook the bacon until it's partially cooked but still soft and pliable. (If you overcook the bacon, it will be difficult to weave it onto the skewer.) Remove the bacon from the pan, and set it aside. Remove most of the bacon grease from the pan, leaving just enough to coat it.

2. Cut the brussels sprouts in half lengthwise. Add the sprouts, garlic powder, and sea salt to the frying pan. Sauté on medium heat until the sprouts are tender and browned.

Preheat the oven to 375ºF.

3. Assemble the skewers by threading 1 end of the bacon onto the end of a skewer. Add a brussels sprout slice, and weave the bacon around the sprout and back through the skewer, creating a wave pattern between the sprouts. Move the bacon and the sprout down the skewer, and repeat this process 2-3 more times for each skewer.

4. Bake the skewers in a baking pan for 5-10 minutes, or until the bacon is fully cooked.

5. Serve and enjoy eating Paleo -friendly! 

Nutritional Info

Serving size: 1 Skewer

Calories per serving: 151
Carbohydrates: 2.8g

Total fat: 11g

Sugar: .6g

Protein: 10.2g

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g

For more great healthy recipes and weight loss tips CLICK HERE

 Here's to twisting & sprouting all night long!

--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

Hop to It: Body SymmetryMD 's Paleo Easter Eggs

If you like coconut, you will LOVE these yummy springtime treats... Check out this tasty recipe from our Body Symmetry MD wellness squad for Paleo Easter Eggs!
                                

                                                       Paleo Easter Eggs

Ingredients

For the Filling
- 2.6 oz shredded coconut unsweetened
- 2.5 oz coconut oil, melted
- 3 tbsp coconut cream
- 1 tbsp granulated stevia or sweetener of choice, to taste
- ½ tsp vanilla

For the Chocolate Coating
-2.1 oz coconut oil melted
-6 tsp cocoa powder
-2 tsp granulated stevia, or sweetener of choice, to taste

Directions:

For the Filling
1. Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
2. Refrigerate until solid enough to roll into egg shapes.
3. Roll small amounts into egg shapes and place in the fridge  
    again to set completely.

For the Chocolate Coating
1. Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
2. Place 1 Paleo Easter Egg in the chocolate coating at a time. 
3. Using a spoon, turn the egg until completely covered.
4. Place the chocolate coated eggs on a plate.
5. Refrigerate until chocolate coating is set.

Nutritional Info
Serving size: 1 Paleo Easter Egg 
Calories: 128 
Protein: 0.9g
Fat: 13.4g 
Carbohydrates: 1.1g 
Sugar: 0.5g  
Dietary Fiber: .6g

For more great health tips or to learn about our medically supervised weight loss programs and services CLICK HERE.

Here's to a happy and healthy Easter! 
--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

Pizza Mind: Body SymmetryMD 's Paleo Sausage & Mushroom Pizza

Although its roots are Italian, pizza seems to be one heck of an American favorite. It's also one of those no-no foods when we're watching our waistlines... unless you opt for a more healthful version that is! 

Check out this great new recipe from our Body SymmetryMD wellness squad for Paleo -style pizza (yum). It tastes just like the real thing but with only a fraction of the calories and fat!

Paleo Sausage & Mushroom Pizza

Ingredients

- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 Tbs almond butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3 tsp olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
- 4 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 large Italian sausage, cut in 1/2" slices
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (omitted)
- 1 red pepper, diced (omitted)
- 1/2 cup marinara or tomato sauce, with no sugar added
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano (omitted)
- 1/2 tsp fennel seed (omitted)
- 1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half (omitted)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. Mix almond flour, almond butter, eggs and sea salt in a small bowl.
3. Cover a baking sheet with 2 tsp olive oil then spread the mixture over it, making a 1/4" thick crust. Bake for 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, add the remaining olive oil, onions, mushrooms and sliced sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat until the sausage is browned and the onions are slightly translucent. Remove from skillet and set aside.
5. Add garlic and red pepper to the skillet. Saute the vegetables for a few minutes, or until slightly tender. (Note: do not cook the vegetables entirely in the skillet or they will be too soft when cooked on the pizza.)
6. Remove the crust from the oven and cover with marinara sauce. Add the sausage and sauteed vegetables. Sprinkle with oregano and fennel seed, then bake for 20-30 minutes.
Remove from oven when fully cooked and top with sliced tomatoes.
7. Carefully lift the slices out of the pan, as the dough will still be soft.

8. Serve and enjoy eating Paleo -friendly (makes 4 big slices)!

Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 409.0

Protein: 15.3g
Total fat: 31.4g
Total carbs: 14.7g
Dietary Fiber: 5.4g

For more great tummy trimming solutions CLICK HERE to learn about our medically supervised weight loss programs and services.

Here's to havin' a pizza mind about what you eat!

--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

Just What the Doctor (Seuss, That is) Ordered: Green Eggs & Ham Paleo Frittata

It's Dr. Seuss's birthday and we at Body SymmetryMD are happy as a horse... To be celebrating this great American author Paleo style, of course! 

Check out this fun recipe that's better than any fancy steak or chicken piccata... It's grandiose and gratifying too-- We call it Green Eggs & Ham Paleo Frittata!

Green Eggs & Ham Paleo Frittata

Ingredients
- 1 lb. pork sausage (Jimmy Dean’s All Natural works well)
- 2 lbs. egg whites (or 12 large eggs)
- 1½ cups packed baby kale
- 4 tbsp. Paleo Pesto (CLICK HERE for full recipe)

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Brown the sausage in a large non-stick frying pan. Set it aside in a separate bowl and drain off the excess grease in the pan.
3. Add kale to the semi-greased frying pan and cook over medium heat until wilted.
4. Add the sausage back in and evenly spread out over the bottom of the pan.
5. Whisk the eggs with the pesto and pour over the sausage and kale.
6. Leave on medium heat until the edges start to look cooked.
7. Place frittata in oven at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until it's cooked through.
8. Cut into 8 pieces, serve and enjoy eating Paleo -friendly!

Nutritional Info
Calories per serving: 270
Protein: 16g
Total Fat: 20g
Carbohydrates: 2g

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“Try them, try them, and you may! Try them and you may, I say.” 
--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

Get Your French Quarter Fix: Body SymmetryMD 's Paleo King Cake

What started out roughly 300 years ago as a dry French bread-type dough with sugar on top and a mashed bean interior has now evolved into a sweet, sugary iced Danish-type of dough that's braided and finished off with a small plastic doll hidden on the inside... 

We're talking about King Cake, which is especially popular during the Mardi Gras season (hundreds of thousands of them are eaten somewhere around the French Quarter during this time every year)!

King Cakes today are commonly made of a cinnamon-filled dough in the shape of a hollow circle. 

They're also adorned with a colorful glazed topping and sprinkled with colored sugar.

The cake often has a small plastic baby (said to represent Baby Jesus) inside, or underneath; and the person who incidentally gets the piece of cake with the toy trinket also supposedly receives several special privileges and/or obligations (depending on which legend you've heard).

As a special privilege to all you waistline watchers out there, our Body SymmetryMD wellness squad has a Paleo version of King Cake (with natural coloring from kale, tumeric & berries too!) you can enjoy at home...without all the guilt. Try baking up this decadent dessert as part of your N'arlins celebrations today:

Paleo King Cake

Ingredients

- Classic Vanilla Coconut Flour Paleo Cake (click here for the full recipe we used)
- Cashew Glaze (click here for the full recipe)
- 1½ cups shredded dried coconut
- 1 handful fresh kale
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- frozen berries (we used 3 blueberries and 1 blackberry)

Directions
After making the cake and glaze, divide the coconut into three bowls.

FOR THE GREEN: Add kale and ½ cup water to a high speed blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a nut milk bag, coffee filter or layered cheese cloth. Add strained kale juice 1 teaspoon at a time until the coconut is colored but not too wet.

FOR THE YELLOW: Add turmeric ½ teaspoon at a time until the coconut is colored. If using unsweetened coconut, you may have to lightly wet the coconut with water before adding turmeric.

FOR THE PURPLE: Microwave mixed berries for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Mash with a fork and add juice 1 teaspoon at a time until coconut is colored.

Sprinkle on cake, slice, serve and enjoy eating Paleo -friendly this Mardi Gras!

For more great health tips or to learn about our medically supervised weight loss programs and services CLICK HERE.

Here's to gettin' your French Quarter fix in a healthful way!
--Your Body SymmetryMD Wellness Squad

References:

http://ourfourforks.com/paleo-king-cake-natural-food-coloring/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake