If there are cookies being made there is not a chance I didn’t try the dough. In fact, given the choice, I’d rather have the dough than the cookies any day! It took me a few batches of my Chickpea Peanut Butter Cookie Bars before it dawned on me that the yummy dough could be […]
Do you love the classic peanut butter/chocolate chip combination? I know I do and I always have. How about cookies? Could you eat your way through a pan of homemade cookies? I can and I always could! So what if we made the cookies a complete meal with good carbs from chickpeas (garbanzo beans) instead […]
There is a food movement picking up steam and it’s called plant based eating. It seems I get asked almost daily what I think about plant based nutrition. For two fitness professionals (my husband Justin and myself) who have followed macro-based meal planning for nearly a decade, we personally took an interest in the concept […]
I first discovered Cabbage Steaks when I was making a delicious St. Patty’s day dinner for hubby and me. I needed a nice side dish to compliment my corned beef hash. The recipe I found for cabbage steaks brushed both sides with oil, topped with salt, pepper and garlic and roasted in the oven. They […]
There are two main reasons to avoid cooking with oil: The composition of oil changes when its heated up and toxins can be released depending on the boiling point of the oil It’s hard to know how much oil is in your portion of food once the dish is finished. Keeping close watch on your […]
I’m getting more and more dependent on meals I can prepare in advance so my husband can just pop in the oven if I’m still at work or busy with the kids! I love when the whole meal can be in one tinfoil pan too. This means easy to cook and easy to clean up…for […]
So there’s stuffed peppers then there’s EASY stuffed peppers. If you’re looking for the easy way to make this meal, then you’re in the right place! In my regular recipe, I first cook the ground turkey. It’s something I thought was necessary for portion control. Turns out, after some research, there is consistency that ground […]
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again…easy meals that you can make ahead of time will save your clean eating efforts. Prepare this moist, delicious and nutritious Blueberry Breakfast Bake ahead of time and in bulk so your mornings are fast, easy and healthy! On hand, you’ll need egg whites, Superseed Beyond Fiber, old […]
I talk often about convenient meals to help keep you on track during the week. Stuffed Cabbage is both convenient and healthy. The smell they emit while baking is just like Grandma’s kitchen! Assembly is easy and tinfoil pans make clean up a breeze. Stuffed cabbage should definitely be a staple in your “meal plan approved” […]
In terms of veggies, usually green means good and Kale is KING! Kale is one of the most nutrient rich vegetables and is chocked full of vitamins and antioxidants. Kale only has 33 calories per cup. There are many ways to prepare this leafy wonder but perhaps my favorite way is to bake it into […]
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