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Blueberry-Berta Smoothie Bowl
We’re in the middle of a heatwave here in NYC, and I’ve been doing double workouts for a few weeks now. When I get home from work I want something easy and filling – but ALSO delicious. My go-to’s are usually smoothies because I always have the ingredients to make something interesting and fresh. Now…
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Date cookies = Tabbalicious 🍪
I’m obsessed with dates – see the previous post! I’m finding all sorts of interesting ways to use dates as a sugar substitute. I came across this recipe and tweaked it slightly to make it Tabbalicious. These tasty little desserts literally took 20 minutes from start to finish. I LOVE cookies, I love peanut butter and I…
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Sho-ing Off with a Probiotic: Sho Balance
My life hangs on BALANCE and Good gut health is a huge motivating factor in my every day diet. I became a fan of consistent probiotics a few years ago when I found myself constantly bloated and full of gas on an ongoing bases. I thought these issues were something I just had to live with until…
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Banana Choco Protein Bites
Forever in search of the perfect “healthy – but satisfying” snack, I struggle with selection just like everyone else. The worst foods are the easiest accessible and also CHEAP. The strongest muscle I have against my cravings is my mind and I’ll admit – I don’t always win – i’m the MVP of justification. I came across a super easy solution that also…
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Its not just sauce!
I can remember when the only time I thought about the word “cranberry” is when the word sauce was attached (and that was usually around the major holidays). At Thanksgiving I would smear the deep jelly-like substance all over my dad’s famous cornbread stuffing. Back then, I couldn’t have cared less about any nutritional…
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Edamame – the Super Soy Green Bean
Everyone knows I’m a direct advocate of sushi and all the health benefits it has, but today I’d like to focus on a well known before thought to the Asian culture – Edamame. Edamame (Beans on Branches) is just a fancy name for soy bean. A green pod bean that’s often served as an…