Eat This Dinner Before a Night of Drinking
Meeting friends for drinks later? You're gonna want to listen up. If you are like me, a night out drinking can go one of two ways: you have a wonderful, blissful buzz or you don't eat enough prior, get super drunk and feel like death the next day. And a lot of that is based on what you eat before you go out drinking. Eating a big greasy burger and fries and washing it down with a Diet Coke isn’t exactly the best way to prep for a night out with cocktails, because you can feel
Jack O’Lantern Protein Balls
These protein balls feature a delicious combination of peanut butter, pumpkin, cinnamon, and Vanilla Shakeology. It’s the perfect balance of satisfying protein, with fall flavors to make you swoon. The peanut butter can be swapped for almond butter, cashew butter, or even sunflower seed butter (to make it nut free). And if you happen to have “pumpkin pie spice” on hand for the holidays, you could swap it for the cinnamon. Mini chocolate chips and pretzels transform these trea
Apple Cinnamon Quesadilla
Apples, cinnamon, and cream cheese are a delicious combination in this Apple Cinnamon Quesadilla recipe. Its whole-wheat wrap crisps up perfectly in a skillet and keeps this snack in the “healthy carbs” column. A drizzle of honey (or maple syrup if you prefer) takes this fruity quesadilla from healthy snack to tempting treat. The original recipe is so good, you might want to make it the same way every time, but there are plenty of ways to modify. Instead of apples, you could
Beef Stew
Beef Stew is the kind of meal that announces itself. It hits you with a rich aroma the moment you walk in the door and follows you from room to room while it cooks. A traditional beef stew starts with a handful of basic ingredients, but the rest is a cornucopia of flavorful opportunities. Unfortunately, old habits die hard. Many of us follow classic recipes that are anything but healthy. So how do we make a healthier beef stew? Beginning with lean beef is paramount. As the me
10 Easy 30-Minute Dinners
Looking for an easy, healthy dinner to prepare when you get home from work? Dinner can be on the table in 30 min from start to finish with these fast, quick, easy, and delicious recipes! Rainbow Veggie Flatbread Pizza These personal-sized Rainbow Veggie Flatbread pizzas let me eat the pizza I love, but they also keep me on track toward my goals. And covered in a vibrant vegetable medley they look more like a rainbow than health food. Get the recipe. Tomato Salsa Shrimp This F
80 Day Obsession: Week 12 Results
12 weeks of consistency. Back in July when I was asked to be a part of the 80 Day Obsession Test Group, 3 months seemed like a freaking LONG TIME. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to commit to something for sooooo long. And honestly it was because I had only ever once did a program for that long, and I didn’t stick to the meal plan 100%. This has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, mentally and physically. But I’m really PROUD of how far I’ve pushed myself and that I’ve k
10 Healthy Fall Crock Pot Recipes
Slow cookers make eating healthy so much simpler. Throw in the ingredients, set a timer and allow the aroma to fill your home. It's that time of year again...dust off your CrockPot and check out 10 healthy CrockPot recipes I'm loving for Fall. Crock Pot Banana Bread Oatmeal breakfast can taste like dessert while still being a wholesome and nutritious way to fuel your day. It’s got all of the flavor of a luscious slice of banana bread, without the oily fat (or the extra smear
80 Day Obsession: Week 11 Results
It's been a few weeks since I blogged about 80 Day Obsession. Phase 3 is flying by and I only have 2 more weeks of this program left. WOW. Phase 3 has been challenging both physically and mentally. I've only ever completed a 90 day program with Beachbody one other time before, and it's usually by the end of Month 2 that I start to get restless and antsy. And it's started to get this way for me in Phase 3, if I can be 100% honest. The workouts in this program are AMAZING. The
BOO! 13 Healthy Halloween Treats
The days where you’d fill a pillowcase or plastic pumpkin chock-full of candy are long gone. But even as a grown-up, it doesn’t truly feel like Halloween until you’ve enjoyed at least a few treats. So how can you indulge your sweet tooth without going overboard? Banana Ghosts and Orange Pumpkins
Boo! Turn bananas into spooky ghosts with chocolate chip eyes and mouths made from chocolate covered raisins. Make a pumpkin patch out of peeled clementines or tangerines. Just use a
Blueberry Maple Muffins
You don’t have to give up eating muffins altogether in order to eat healthy. If you are following the 21 Day Fix healthy eating plan, you can work these tasty muffins into your weekly meal planning as this recipe counts for 1½ Yellow and 1 tsp. We’ve adjusted the usual blueberry muffin recipe in favor of healthier ingredients like all natural maple syrup in place of processed white sugar. Cold-pressed coconut oil replaces refined oils like corn oil, vegetable oil, or worse ye
