During the month of January, I did a 30 day eating challenge, where I cut out sugar, grains, meat, most dairy, and processed food. I allowed myself a few sharp cheeses, Greek yogurt, and some natural sugar when used in savory meals. I ate vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, and eggs. I did this…
St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Marshmallow Treats
With Easter in March this year, I have almost completely forgotten about St. Patrick’s Day. But when I saw the special edition Luck Charms with all green marshmallows at the store, I knew I had to make these. I took my special tricks for making super soft and gooey Rice Krispie treats and applied them…
Frozen Fever Sugar Cookies (Snowgie’s and Sunflowers)
My daughter is turning 3 next week and cannot stop talking about the Frozen Fever birthday party that she wants so badly, so I made her these Frozen Fever sugar cookies. Have you seen Frozen Fever? Its the cutest little Disney Short about Anna’s birthday party post-Frozen. Elsa throws her a surprise party, but has…
Healthy Eating, Whole Food Meal Plan 1/25-1/31
Can you believe January is almost over? How did the month go for you? Next week I will post a review of how my food challenge went and what I learned from it. But first, I have one last meal plan to carry you through the rest of the month. I apologize for its tardiness….
Broccoli and Cheese Baked Potato Bowls (vegan, gluten free)
When I was young my mom occasionally took us to Wendy’s and I would often order a baked potato with broccoli and cheese sauce because it seemed fancy. Its not something that I make at home a lot, but has stuck in my brain as a comfort food. I eat at the hospital a lot…
Healthy Eating, Whole Food Meal Plan 1/18-1/24
Meal plan number 3! This plan has 5 meals because you will most likely have left overs for a couple of these meals that could be used another night’s dinner. All recipes are gluten free and vegetarian and couple are vegan. Like always, make sure you read through all the notes I have made…
Mango Coconut Chia Seed Pudding (No Added Sugar!)
When planning healthy dinner menus, its easy to gloss over breakfast. A time when the cravings for sugary, carby foods are ingrained into our culture. Today I want to boost your breakfast menu with this incredibly easy chia seed pudding. Chia seed pudding is basically chia seeds soaked in some sort of liquid until thick…
1 Week Healthy Eating, Whole Food Meal Plan 1/11-1/17
Here is your second healthy meal plan! For everyone who is particiapting in the whole food challenge, how is it going? I am doing well so far. The first few days were the hardest, but my body and mind have adapted and I’m going strong! This week I only did six meals so that you…
Tutorial: Cauliflower Rice
My last post was a week long menu plan and two of the dishes called for cauliflower rice, so I thought a caulfilower rice tutorial was in order! WHAT IS CAULIFLOWER RICE? Cauli-rice is a substitute for rice made completely from cauliflower. Use it in place of rice, couscous, quinoa, and such. We really like…
1Week Healthy Eating, Whole Food Meal Plan 1/4-1/10
I am starting my whole food 30 day challenge on Monday. I know a few of you are joining me. I have mapped out a week long menu to get you started. I have tried all of these meals and love them. I plan to do a post like this every week for the month…
