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Just in case you haven’t fallen in love with Jillian Michaels and her fabulous Ripped in 30 Meal Plan quite yet, I think this recipe just may be the nail that locks her down in your kitchen goddess heart. This is the final recipe that we’re featuring from her meal plan, so if you haven’t checked out the other Jillian Michaels healthy dishes that we’ve been posting all summer long, definitely take a look. They’re all keepers and sooooo easy. This delightful crunchy twist on your everyday chicken breast will for sure be added to your well worn recipe binder under the…

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Are you ready for one of my absolutely FAVORITE healthy recipes today on Recipe Sunday? But I need to warn you – before you read this, you may want to check your stomach rumbles because once you check out this post for BBQ Chicken and Black Bean Burritos from Jillian Michael’s Ripped in 30 Meal Plan your gonna be firing up the stove to throw it together for yourself. The barbecue sauce is tangy, the black beans are filling, and the chicken is packed with protein leaving everyone licking their chops and feeling totally satisfied but not painfully stuffed. What…

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What better way to mix the absolute best of summer – grilling a yummy piece of meat and preparing fresh crunchy vegetables – than in a salad? We’re back with yet another of Jillian Michael’s fabulously healthy and incredibly delicious recipes in this Grilled Sirloin Salad that has a spice rub that you’ll totally swoon over. This is the perfect lunch recipe or a light dinner with friends on the back patio, and it’s packed with so much protein that’ll it keep you going all day long. There’s nothing out of the ordinary with this salad, so don’t fret over buying…

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Happy Father’s Day everybody! I have the BEST Dad’s Day recipe ever for you guys – a Black Bean Chili with a summer twist. Your entire clan is going to flip over this yummy summer chili that’s so healthy, it’s part of Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 meal plan! In fact, this dish is totally vegan and you can’t even tell – it’s still hearty and thick. It’s packed with protein, filled with flavor, and bursting with chipotle spice. You make this with orange juice which gives it a light citrus summer flavor instead of heavy fall flavors, so it’s…

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It’s bikini season. Ugh. I feel like I’m still trying to lose my holiday weight and suddenly I’m strapping on bikini bottoms. The whole ‘summer body’ thang hit Jeff and I hard when we were in Hawaii a month ago. We GORGED ourselves on nachos, Oreos, macadamia pancakes, rum and cokes, and beer. Lots and lots of Kona Brewing beer. Maybe our binging was our way of letting off some steam from our non-stop lives or maybe it was just our island mindset that calories and consequences don’t exist. But I gained exactly TEN POUNDS during that one week. Once…

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