Fit Friday; Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe & A Needed Social Workout

Our Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe is flavorful, beautiful, and nutritious which are ALL healthy wins during the holidays! Today's fruit and greens salad is perfect for your holiday gatherings--it combines baked panko goat cheese rounds, pomegranate seeds, orange segments, and an orange balsamic vinaigrette! Our pomegranate salad is bursting with vibrant and rich flavors that's as beautiful as it is delicious!  It’s Fit Friday! We love hangin’ out with Miss Nichole from Pure Clean Coaching! She’s been a part of our Friday’s for many years and we love her so much. Thank you, Nichole, for coming every week and sharing your awesome fitness knowledge with us. If you want check out more of our Fit Friday posts then CLICK HERE! 

Enjoy our Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe! 

We love today's Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe! It's packed with amazing nutrition and the flavors are beautifully balanced! Winter salads make me happy, especially when I'm feeling the like I need a healthy boost! Make sure to grab a crusty loaf of bread or baguette at the store when you make it. You'll be so glad you did when you're soaking up every last drop of the Orange Balsamic Dressing! Yummmmmm.

Ingredients in our Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe

• Salad greens- contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C, beta-carotene, calcium, folate, fiber, and phytonutrients. Leafy vegetables are a good choice for a healthful diet because they do not contain cholesterol and are naturally low in calories and sodium.
• Chevre Goat Cheese- A serving of goat cheese delivers 6 grams of filling protein along with a powerful combination of calcium, phosphorus and copper — nutrients that are essential for healthy bones. Plus, goat cheese provides healthy fats, including medium-chain fatty acids, that can improve satiety and benefit weight loss
• Clementines- are a source of potassium, and getting enough dietary potassium decreases dental inflammation, reduces hypertension, and prevents tooth loss. Protect your liver with clementines: Clementines contain choline, a B vitamin that aids in healthy liver function.
• Pomegranate Seeds- Pomegranate Seeds are rich in fiber, antioxidants, and fatty acids that may benefit your health. They are also a good source of vitamin E and magnesium.
• Balsamic Vinegar- is a safe food additive that contains no fat and very little natural sugar. It's been proven effective to lower cholesterol and stabilize blood pressure. Some research suggests it can also work as an appetite suppressant, and it contains strains of probiotic bacteria.
• Pecans- are a Heart Healthy nuts contain monounsaturated fats such as oleic acid along with phenolic antioxidants which help reduce the risk of heart disease, improves digestion, helps with weight loss, anti-inflammatory benefits, immune boosting, and anti-aging benefits.

Enjoy our Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe & maybe a few of these salads too!

• Peach, Gorgonzola Cheese, and Chicken Salad
• Apple Cucumber Tossed Salad
• Roasted Mushroom, Avocado, and Ricotta Salad
• Blueberry, Almond, Chicken Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
• Pear, Blackberry, and Ricotta Spinach Salad
• Asian Pear, Avocado, and Blue Cheese Salad
• Salmon Avocado Salad 
• Red Wine Dijon Vinaigrette
• Lemon Honey Vinaigrette Recipe
• Apple Cinnamon Vinaigrette
• Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
• Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette
• Tomato Jalepeno Vinaigrette
• Cilantro Ranch Dressing

Miss Nichole's Fitness Tips & Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe!

Make our Baked Goat Cheese & Pomegranate Salad with Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette Recipe for your next holiday gathering!

 

 The Holidays are creeping up on us and with it come so many questions this year of what we can and can't do. Who is getting together? Is it okay to go visit grandma? How about the annual girls White Christmas party? I have my own personal beliefs on all this, but the question that leads my heart and actions is simply this; how can I respect what you (or grandma) need at this time?

I have spent my career focused on balance in your health and well being. In order to thrive in this world you need a healthy physical, mental, and spiritual life. And I have got some news for a few of you, none of that can be done solo. We live in a world where we are meant to work together to find your healthy self.

Human beings are social animals, and the tenor of someone's social life is one of the most important influences on their mental and physical health. Without positive, durable relationships, both minds and bodies can fall apart.

Individuals begin life dependent for survival on the quality of their relationship with their primary caregiver, usually their mother. Humanity's survival as a species similarly hinges on the capacity for social living. Most of human history was spent in small groups in which each individual was dependent on others for survival; evidence suggests this is the condition to which humans are best adapted.

Technology has changed the ways people interact with others in their daily lives, but it hasn’t affected the basic need to form supportive bonds with other people.

This week I am giving you another partner workout. Just because this is a partner workout it doesn't mean you need to set up camp next to "your person" in order to do this together. You absolutely can though if you want to, especially if you are lucky enough to live with them! You can workout together via Facetime or something similar. This allows you to cheer each other on and push each other. 

There are two movements involved in each section. The first person does the first movement, second person is doing their movement until the first one is done. Then you switch. Enjoy!

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Love Always, Nichole, Ruthie, & Madeliene