
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…

I love bread and I love cheese, unfortunately, these things work against me in the game of life. The easiest way to assure I’m not doing the most damage to my stomach and my waist-line is to make my own pizza. I make these little amazing pizzas whenever I get the urge to do something bad.…

Sporting events are an easy reason to fall off your path of clean healthiness. This year instead of the stacked nachos – try this easy avocado with pita chips or rye wraps. Avocado is high in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat (the “good” kind of fat) and full of fiber – a great choice nutrient dense…

Breakfast Blue-Berta banana smoothies Snack pomegranate seeds or sliced apples Lunch Red Quinoa & baked sweet potato Snack Banana or hard boiled egg Hydration Blackberry-lemon- basil Infused water

Breakfast Strawberry-Kale smoothie Snack Cherries Lunch Tuna wrap & Avocado Snack Sugar snap peas Hydration Lemon Basil Infused water

I consume blackberries all year round. Incorporating them into infusing has quickly made them my favorite berry. Blackberries are slightly tart, and at peak have a gentle sweet flavor – always rich in color they provide a beautiful base each time I infuse. Further more they are high in antioxidants. The recipe below is one of…

I can barely believe I haven’t posted this phenomenal find before now. I would prefer to have pancakes with butter and honey EVERY Saturday morning but since that’s not realistic I often defer to one of my other most favorite breakfast concoctions. The Peanut Butter and Jelly smoothie. It’s so simple it only requires 3 ingredients,…

I love great big messy cobb salads. More often than not, there are so many extra ingredients that the health factor is null and void. Cobb salad seems like a good idea – but really it’s just a tasty and filling farce, any healthy aspects of the salad are drenched in dressing and bacon!…

Another amazing mason jar salad creation, I’ve made this salad countless times before – this time I put it in a jar. I will say the advantage is – 1. it makes the perfect sized salad and 2. I don’t have to carry a bottle of salad dressing to work. Check out the gorgeous…

I’ve received a few questions about easy breakfast smoothies. This smoothie is for the super time afflicted, full of antioxidants, FIBER and protein. Throw all the stuff in a blender for a minute and you’re out the door. Banana (frozen)- 1 Blueberries – 1 cup -fiber, potassium, folate, vitamin C, vitamin B6 Peanut Butter –…

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…

My life is based around preparation, whether i’m planning my social calendar, workout days or meal prepping – faithfully i’m never at a loss for my time. Knowing that my time can’t be given back, I try very hard to make each moment count. One of my most favorite weekly rituals is Meal Prepping.…

Literally 3 ingredients. A lunch dish or a side piece these beets will have you beating with a new drum. Historically I’ve never been a fan of beets, my father prepared them from a can, boiled and thickened with flour. Horrific. As an adult I thought they tasted like dirt, while not entirely untrue – that earthy…

This one was easy. All kinds of berries are in season! I’ve been creating more smoothies without bananas, though beloved, I don’t always crave the overly sweetness of the ripe. The tartness of the cranberries paired with the light sweet of the strawberries is a nice combination. Add the basil and you get a bit of…

If you’re reading this, you probably have a problem. It could be with sweets, it could be with salt, but it’s probably the combination of both and eating too much of either at the wrong time. I consistently prepare my own snacks by either pre-packing fruits, nuts and vegetables OR baking something healthy enough to pass…

Grilled cheese, hold the bread! USUALLY on Saturdays I wake up with a craving for pancakes or something smothered in jelly or honey – then I act accordingly and make my favorite smoothie. There are the RARE occasions I yearn for a savory approach to breakfast and I usually scramble and spice eggs to scratch that itch,…

This week I took to prepping smoothies for breakfast. As most of you know I frequently replace meals with smoothies throughout the week – but i’ve not yet figured out the easy winning preparation for smoothies at work. In my office we actually have a magic bullet base so I have frozen fruit during the day…