I stared the 21 Day Fix Extreme about a week ago and I decided to follow the competition meal plan. I decided to do the competition meal plan for a few reasons one it is dairy free, it eats less grains and with my Hashimotos I wanted to see how my body reacted. I can … Read more
Over the weekend my family and I went to our church’s fall festival and had a lot of fun. They had an array of different booths and fun foods to partake in, but none of them were very healthy. With all the sugar that is about to hit our homes because of Halloween on Friday … Read more
I am a huge fan of pizza. If you follow me on my other mommy related blog Inspired Housewife I have several recipes for pizza over there. Pizza one of my favorite cheat meals, but because I am more mindful of what I am putting into my body these days I try to make my … Read more
Do you ever have those moments where you open your fridge and wonder what to cook for your family? I do all the time. I was having one of those nights where I had a lot of veggies to use up and some left over chicken to use. After pulling everything I had out and … Read more
Are you ready to eat your heart out, with my healthy chicken black bean fajitas? I thought so and you are in for a treat because they are not only healthy, but this lunch or dinner meal is packed with flavor and 21 Day Fix inspired. One of the things I love about the 21 … Read more
I LOVE that FALL is in the air and all I can think of is pumpkin. I love pumpkin pie, pumpkin brownies, pumpkin rolls, but when you are trying to lose weight or maintain – eating all those things will not get you to your goals. My youngest and I decided we needed a healthy … Read more
Lately I have seen so many yummy healthy recipes cooking with spaghetti squash and I have always wondered what all the hype was in the grain free community about spaghetti squash. I remember way back before I had kids I attempted to boil a spaghetti squash and my hubby and I were not impressed. It … Read more
When our family went gluten free for our son Tristan a little over four years ago the one thing I missed was eating regular noodles. I was not a huge fan of the rice noodles because either I always over cooked them or when you would use them for leftovers they were too chewy. Then … Read more
I do not know about you, but I LOVE bell peppers. As a kid I begged my dad to plant bell peppers in the garden so I could go pick them off the plant and eat them like apples. Even now as an adult I love to eat them with my husbands homemade hummus recipe. … Read more
Nutrient Dense Healthy Chocolate Yogurt Popsicles My kids love popsicles and anything to do with chocolate and the word dessert! The other day my kids were begging for ice cream, but I did not have any on hand. I decided to get creative and make a healthier version of some chocolate yogurt popsicles. My … Read more