With summer approaching quickly, the kiddos in our house are screaming for ice cream! Maybe yours are too! And you might be scrambling for a healthy alternative to the traditional sugar-loaded ice cream you can buy in the store. Or maybe you’ve found a healthy ice cream but get a little sick to your stomachContinue reading “Healthy Homemade Ice Cream!!”
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Making Protein Packed Smoothies that Tastes Delicious!
Smoothies are something of an all time favorite for me. I remember as a young adult. my mom would make smoothies for me before I went running or when I had a busy day. She would load it full of fresh fruits, healthy fats and grains and spirulina. Now that I’m an adult, my smoothieContinue reading “Making Protein Packed Smoothies that Tastes Delicious!”
How to convert your favorite recipe into a healthier sugar free option!
It’s no wonder so many people are looking for ways to convert their favorite recipes to sugar free recipes. Sugar is attributed to so many health impacts. Among the obvious result of too much sugar – weight gain and obesity – an article written by HealthLine highlights many other reasons a diet high in sugarContinue reading “How to convert your favorite recipe into a healthier sugar free option!”
Healthy Banana Muffins
I love banana bread and banana muffins! There’s really not a whole lot that is better in the morning than grabbing a delicious and tasty muffin and a warm cup of coffee. The mix of sweetened caffeine and comfort food is almost enough to make a person want to leap up and rejoice in song!Continue reading “Healthy Banana Muffins”
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A Little Boost for the Immune System
It’s that time of year. You’d think that with warmer weather and more sun (a rare siting sometimes here in the PNW) that we’d see a little less of the crud…meaning germs and sickness. But then, on any given normal year, we’re not dealing with a worldwide pandemic. I don’t really know why it amazesContinue reading “A Little Boost for the Immune System”
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Time for a Reset!
You know those times in your life where there’s so much going on at one time you can hardly wrap your head around it and find yourself trying to catch your balance over and over again? Yeah, me neither! HA!! Just kidding. I seem to find myself doing this far more often than I wouldContinue reading “Time for a Reset!”
Leftovers with a Little Flair!
We try to be diligent about not wasting food in our house. There are so many people who don’t have enough food to eat and it doesn’t seem fair to waste what we have when others are going without. But somehow, it doesn’t seem all that easy to ensure no food is wasted. We haveContinue reading “Leftovers with a Little Flair!”
Banana Cookies with a Healthy Twist
My grandma had a daycare when I and my children were growing up. I remember as a teen, helping grandma in the daycare and smelling the sweet smell of her banana oat cookies. Oh my word, those banana cookies were delicious! The daycare could be bustling with craziness, but the second that first batch ofContinue reading “Banana Cookies with a Healthy Twist”
Date Paste – One of My Favorite Sweeteners!
If you’ve been following along, you know that I have an insatiable sweet tooth! I’ve tried, on far more than one occasion, to ignore it and eat absolutely nothing sweet. As you can probably guess from the “I’ve tried” statement, my attempts have failed, usually ending in my consuming a ridiculous amount of calories tryContinue reading “Date Paste – One of My Favorite Sweeteners!”
Bringing Back the Taste of Italy!
A couple years ago, I took off on a solo two month adventure through Europe. It was the first time I had been out of the country, other than Canada and Mexico, which technically don’t county if you live in the US. My first stop was Italy, where I spent nearly a month roaming throughContinue reading “Bringing Back the Taste of Italy!”
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