It's that time of the year again when we're surrounded by family, friends and good food (which we are normally stuffing our faces with LOL). First we have Halloween where we are tempted with copious amounts of candy and then the day after Halloween we are tempted with even more candy but at half the price. Then comes Thanksgiving where we are gathered around a table that is normally piled high with delicious homemade recipes and then less than a month later we repeat the process at Christmas and ...
Refreshing Berry Smoothie
One of my easy go to smoothies is this refreshing berry smoothie. It is packed full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and Omega 3 fatty acids. When I've had days where I haven't eaten the best, drinking one of these makes me feel better about all of the things that I should have eaten. Do you ever have those days where you pack your lunch and snacks and they are foods that you like (and healthy) but you don't feel like eating them and instead you go out to lunch or grab something from the ...
Strawberry Banana Protein Bars
Do you have ripe fruit sitting in your fridge about to go to waste? If so these Strawberry Banana protein bars are perfect for you! Moist and flavorful bars that are great for breakfast or an on the go snack! ...
Cauliflower Protein Truffles
Do you have really picky eaters in you house. You know the ones who can spot a vegetable from a mile away and will do anything they can not to eat them. Like hide them under their napkins, feed them to the dog, feint being ill. Yeah you know who they are. My mother is the pickiest eater I know and she is probably nodding silently to herself as she reads this post because she knows it to be true. Well I have the solution to getting those picky eaters to eat more vegetables, in particular ...
A little bit about me
People change...a lot. Some for better, some for worse. I wanted to share a little bit about myself so without further ado, here's my story. From over weight kid and teen, to under weight disordered eating cardio bunny in my early 20’s, to normal weight trying to find myself mid 20’s, to finally happy, lifting weights and loving life in my late 20’s. Are you exhausted yet? ...
Meatless Monday
I’ve seen a lot of dietitians doing a MEATLESS MONDAY theme so I thought I’d give it a try. I hardly cook any Vegan meals (I’m not opposed to them I just enjoy dairy, eggs, and meat), but since I got my new GNARLY VEGAN FEAST protein powder it has inspired me to make my first Meatless Monday a Vegan meal. So without further ado I give you Tropical Quinoa Salad, Roasted Butternut Squash, Kale Brussel Sprout Salad with a Lime Avocado Vinaigrette. ...
Roasted Butternut Squash
It's fall, and you know what the means it's squash season! Besides pumpkin, my favorite squash is the butternut squash. Today I will be showing you how easy it is to make roasted butternut squash. ...
Juicing versus blending
So my boyfriend sends me a picture via text but I wasn't able to download it. I asked him what it was, and he said, "It's a pic of a V8." I'm thinking it's a car or a truck because you know how boys and vehicles can be, but then he sends me this next, "We need to make vegetable juices with the ninja." Now how many guys out there would a) go out and buy a V8 as a snack and b) request that you make them vegetable juices. I don't know what made him do it, but I'm jumping on this and running with ...
Protein Cheesecake
Guilt Free, artificial sweetener free, high protein, low fat, GREAT TASTING cheesecake. Sounds too good to be true right? WRONG! Do I have your attention now? This recipe is super easy, even kids can make it! Also on another note, this cheesecake was super cheap to make too. I stocked up on cream cheese when Publix had Philadelphia cream cheese on sale 2 for $3 (I freeze it) and Okios greek yogurt are 5 for $6 and I had manufactures coupon for $1 off 2, so I ended up getting the greek ...
A Fun Way to Add Flavor Without Adding Calories or Salt
Creating an herb garden is a fun way to add flavor to foods without adding calories or salt. Say what??? Does this sound too good to be true. Lets talk about how to make an herb garden! Fresh herbs are a perfect way to add flavor without added calories and salt. First you need to decide how many herbs you want and then pick ones that grow well together (ex they all like full sunlight, like warm weather). Once you do this you need to find a container that will provide enough room for ...