Viribus Fitness by Cassandra Hooks

05/13/2026

Baked Shrimp Feta Pasta🔥 🍤🍝😍

Make one of my favorite meals with me! This dinner is suuuper easy & so flavorful. I've re-created this recipe and have made it probably about 20 times and is on the monthly rotation! Packed with protein and fresh ingredients, give it a try and let me know what you think! 👍

☆Ingredients☆
~2lbs shrimp (I do deveined with tail on, tail off will save you time!)
~1 pkg of spaghetti/pasta noodles of choice (Barilla protein pasta is what I usually use, but only had half a box so we used half regular & half protein for this one)
~1 block of Feta cheese
~1 pint of cherry tomatoes
~1/2 jar of tomato/pasta sauce
~Garlic, Minced
~Salt, pepper, onion + garlic powder, Italian seasoning
Olive oil

✅️Preheat oven to 415 deg F.
✅️Rinse, de-tail & dry your shrimp
✅️Boil water for your pasta. Always salt the water!!
✅️Add the block of feta, tomatoes, spices, garlic + Olive oil to a shallow oven-safe pan. Bake for 15 min until Feta is soft.
✅️Cook pasta until al-dente (about 7 min)
✅️Mash and mix Feta with roasted tomatoes. Add 1/2 jar of tomato sauce (depending on how strong of a tomato flavor you want for your sauce). Add your shrimp and bake for another 5 min.
✅️Top pasta sauce with shrimp mixture and enjoy!!

Pasta recipe | shrimp | healthy dinner | easy dinner | high protein | easy recipe | meal prep | health and wellness

11/07/2023

"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make for yourself." ~ Les Brown ✨️l

07/03/2023

Balance. It looks different for everyone, and I think this is important to acknowledge.

Creating a healthy, sustainable lifestyle to reach your desired goals cannot be successful if you are constantly restricting and limiting yourself. Short-term success, maybe. Long-term, not so much.

This is why I do not support specific fad diets long-term - because they simply aren't sustainable over time.

Instead, here are a few tips I have.

✅️ Opt for minimally processed foods. Always have the goal of shopping on the OUTSIDE of your grocery store - your produce, meat, and dairy sections. Avoid the inner aisles with overly-processed boxed goods that have minimal nutritional value left by the time they reach the shelves.

✅️ Be intentional with your meals. Excessive snacking can lead to consuming extra cals, when in all honesty - you probably weren't that hungry in the first place. Avoid eating for entertainment and out of boredom.

✅️ Plan Ahead. Meal prep your lunches for work a couple days before. Plan your weekly meals before you go to the grocery store. Not only does this help you budget, but it also keeps you from buying unnecessary snacks on those store end caps.

06/28/2023

Antioxidant FILLED peach, mango, blueberry smoothie perfect for summer ☀️🤩🥭🍑

If you're like me and crave something sweet and refreshing in the summer but trying to avoid corn syrup loaded ice creams, popsicles, and processed sweet treats..these are PERF 💗

I've been obsessed with throwing whatever fruit I have on hand that's about to go bad into my nutribullet and turning it into popsicles to enjoy throughout the week!

Recipe:
~ 2 c. Mixed fruit (I used Blueberries, peaches, mango, and 1 small ripe banana for sweetness)
~ 3/4 c almond milk or water
~ 1/4 c coconut water
~ 1 tbsp honey
~ 1 tbsp coconut sugar (optional)

Pop into popsicle molds, freeze overnight or 4+ hours and enjoy! 🥰

06/20/2023

You cannot climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

01/29/2023

Cranberry Coconut Energy Bites💪🤩🔥

Looking for a quick pre-workout snack to give you enough fuel to get through that workout? These treats are my FAVE before a mid-day lift after work when I'm needing some easy carbs. These are a great way to get some extra nutrients in! I never thought cranberry & coconut could go SO well together until I tried this one 🤤 Give them a go!! ⬇️

Ingredients:
✅️1/3 cup dried cranberries or craisins
✅️1 cup oats (blended up into a flour consistency)
✅️1/4 cup Honey OR Maple syrup
✅️1/2 cup Nut butter of choice
✅️1 tbsp Chia seeds
✅️1/3 cup Coconut
✅️ Splash of almond/Oat milk

Mix all ingredients together until combined. Roll into bite-sized balls, cover, and refrigerate until cold. These stay fresh up to 5 days and make for the perfect mid-day pick me up!

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09/18/2022

5 MOVES TO INCREASE HIP MOBILITY 🍑🤸‍♀️💪

Tight hips? Sitting for 2+ hrs a day?? Experiencing low back pain or stiffness during your lifts? The real question is, who isn't anymore 😭 Then this is for you, hip mobility is EXTREMELY important to reduce the risk for injury, improve your posture, and reduce tension on your lower back/other key muscle groups!

Many of us aren't educated on what proper mobility and warmups consist of, until it's too late and we face an injury ☹️ stay ahead of them and incooperate these into your next warmup/cooldown routine!

Let me know if you give it a try! ☺️💪

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