Food
My favorite recipes and meal ideas
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My Current Go To Breakfast
I LOVE when the weather begins to change from summer to fall. The mornings are crisp and the days are short and everything seems to get a bit cozier. Naturally, things in the kitchen become a bit cozier as well. Oats are a go to for me all year round but this time of year I like to enjoy them warmed up with seasonal toppings and flavors. This recipe is the one I turn to time and again, the mild sweetness of the frozen banana pairs so well with the cinnamon and the soluble fiber from the oats, banana, and ground flax seed keeps me full until lunchtime. Ingredients: 1/2…
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Another Honest Food Diary
Last week I shared a new approach I am trying to my life. One huge hurdle I want to overcome is my negative relationship with food. I have been so focused on restricting myself and implementing impossible rules just to turn around and a few days later (in some cases the same day) after a junk food binge hating myself because I canβt understand why I donβt have the will power to stick to my plan. The truth is, I have stopped listening to my body and Iβve been trying to force her to do things she clearly doesnβt want to do. I need to strip things way back to…
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Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding
I’m going to be cliche here and say that pumpkin spice is one of my favorite fall flavors. While deciding what I was going to have for breakfast this week I knew I wanted to include pumpkin spice in somehow. Cue this yummy chia pudding recipe! I know the texture of chia seeds may turn some people off but trust me…the flavor will make you forget about the texture. Mixing the pecans in also gives a nice crunch which helps as well. Make it the night before and enjoy the fall flavor the next day for breakfast! Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree 1 cup Milk (I used…
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5 Lessons From An Honest Food Diary
Sometimes we can be in denial about the food choices we make and even how much food we consume on a given day. I kept a food diary for a few weeks and some glaring bad habits stood out. I have never been one to count calories or keep a detailed account of every single thing I am putting in my body but keeping this diary has really opened my eyes to what exactly I have been putting into my body and just how much too! The truth is sometimes hard to swallow (pun intended!) but it’s absolutely necessary to help you see where you may be falling short. Here…
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Huckleberry Chia Seed Jam
Almost every year as a kid we would go up to the mountains with my dad and spend the day picking huckleberries. Last year Jake and I went up with him and brought back a big bucket full of these sweet mountain berries. I have been trying to figure out how to use up and aside from using it on top of my yogurt and the yummy huckleberry sauce on top of my protein pancakes. I think though I have found the perfect way to use them and it is with this chia seed jam recipe. The great thing about this jam is that it isn’t full of the sugar and…
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Lime Coconut Popsicles
I posted last Sunday about how much I love food on a stick. Popsicles are one of my favorite sweet treats especially during the summer. Last summer I decided to buy my own popsicle mold so I could make my own. While I didn’t use it as much last summer I fully intend to go popsicle crazy this summer! For this recipe I put the lime in the coconut and …froze it into a popsicle form. Please tell me someone will get that musical reference! Lime and coconut are truly a match made in paradise. I love the tart lime with the sweet coconut and I know you will too!…
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Summer Kebabs
Ask yourself this very simple question…is there anything better than food on a stick during the summer?! Think about it popsicles, corn dogs, kebabs. Magic! I love making kebabs. They are easy to make, the combinations are endless, and they’re filling! I’m trying to get more comfortable with cooking on the BBQ. I haven’t quite gotten a hang of the “low and slow” method. But I think using the grill to make cook these kebabs is a great excuse to practice! If you try either of these kebabs tag me on Facebook or Instagram. And share your favorite kebab combo in the comments below! Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple For these…
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Protein Pancakes
One of my favorite childhood memories is on Sunday mornings my dad used to whip us up some yummy pancakes for breakfast. He mastered the Mickey Mouse shape early on and still knows the perfect ratio of huckleberries to batter for the perfect pancake. Most of the time Sunday morning cartoons would be on but we would sit at the table and eat as a family devouring every delicious bite. Our Sunday breakfasts aren’t as often any more and god knows that I can’t eat pancakes like I used to but I cherish those little memories we made as the three musketeers more than my dad will probably ever know.…
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My Favorite Vegetarian Recipes
For a while now I have opted to make at least one day in my week completely meatless. I also prefer to have at least one meal a day everyday be vegan or vegetarian. This has not only helped my vegetable intake but it has also made me feel a lot better about the food that I am fueling my body with. Netflix has a ton of documentaries discussing the benefits of a completely plant based diet and I think I’ve watched every single one. The more I read and the more I watch it becomes even more clear to me that reducing or eliminating animal proteins from your diet…
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5 Tips For Starting A Healthy Lifestyle
Sometimes the idea of losing weight or making the transition to a healthier lifestyle can feel really overwhelming. I get it. There is tons of information to sift through and most of it contradicts the others. They always say to try things out until you find something that works for you but where on earth should you start?! One thing that I tell myself when I start to get that overwhelming feeling is that I don’t have make every change I want to make all at once and also that the changes I want to make don’t need to be huge. Sometimes, the simple and small changes are the ones…
