Posts Tagged ‘diet’
4 Scale-Free Ways To Measure Your Health
Part of the Whole 30 is putting up your scale…for a month. Now, you can weigh yourself before and after, but not during. And you know what? The thought terrifies me. And that’s a problem, y’all. I shouldn’t have a panic attack about not weighing myself for 30 days, but I’m having nightmares. That alone tells…
Read More9 Filling Foods To Help You Slim Down
I’ve been asked to become a Salata Blog Ambassador to share healthy tips with you. In fact, they sponsored this post and provided me with some nutrition facts. That said, all my opinions I share on this site (including in this article) are my own. So. You want to lose weight. But you’re Just.So.Hungry. But what…
Read MoreTime To Cut The Junk: Countdown To My Whole 30
It’s Women’s Health Week! And I’m on a mission to take better care of myself… I’m starting Whole 30! I think you’ll understand why in a minute. Time To Cut The Junk: Countdown To My Whole 30 Do you ever have one of those mornings where you feel hungover…except you didn’t drink anything the night…
Read MoreEasy Paleo Spaghetti Squash Bolognese
Me without pasta is never going to happen, but in the spirit of eating more whole foods, I decided to take a stab at using spaghetti squash in place of my normal whole wheat noodles. As an Italian girl, I’ll be honest: I wasn’t holding out much hope. I’ve used spaghetti squash before, but I have…
Read MorePumpkin Spice Mug Brownie Cake
Sometimes I get a brownie craving. Okay, okay. A LOT of the time I get brownie cravings. Usually they hit late at night, and making a pan of brownies from scratch is a really, really bad idea. Mostly because I will just eat the entire pan. I’m surely not the only one with this problem,…
Read MoreHow I Helped My Hypothyroid Symptoms With A Paleo Diet
*deep breath* This post has been a long time coming. While I started this blog as a journey to chronicle my health and hypothyroid symptoms, I’ve found that changing my fuel (read: food) helped to increase my athletic abilities. I started by transitioning to pescatarian, then vegetarian, and finally vegan. How I Helped My Hypothyroid…
Read MoreZucchini chips?
Okay. So I went a little bit overboard with the zucchini buying this week. I have 1 large and 6 tiny (they’re adorable!) zucchini. I made some zucchini pasta last night to go with my RAWsome green smoothie (recipe follows). It was DELISH. I am going to use the rest of the zesty marinara to…
Read MoreEasy Oat Recipes: Powerballs & Granola
I started preparing for a month of full-blown veganism (remember that I am vegan, but Ish is not). I have to start by saying that I am SO excited!! So I went to the grocery store and loaded up on all of the good stuff: plenty of veggies, fruits, legumes, and some meat-substitutes. Now I’m…
Read MoreQuick & Easy Rustic Ratatouille Recipe
My boys absolutely love everything Disney. Lately, they’re obsessed with the super cute movie about a rat who can cook, because, as we know, anyone can cook. Even a rat. Since we’ve been watching the movie virtually on repeat (MAKE IT STOP!), I thought it would be fun to try my hand at making some…
Read MoreEasy Homemade Veggie Burgers
I received this recipe compliments of my friend Beki. And WOW do they ROCK!! I served them with some oven-baked red potato wedges and steamed asparagus. Even my meat-eating husband had seconds. I used my steamer to steam the asparagus, and hubby was fascinated. He thought he’d be dealing with the grill. Silly hubby. We ended…
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