Raise your hand if you use to hate vegetables as a kid! Before high school, the only vegetables I recall ever eating were french fries and green peppers. I was never encouraged or offered a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. When talking to others, I hear about similar upbringings. The only color you got…
Recipes
Oven Baked Bean Taquitos Recipe
Know those super convenient taquitos in the freezer section? If you’ve ever flipped them over and looked at the ingredients list, you’ll find lots of preservatives and questionable ingredients. So I’m typing up a quick and easy recipe that Justin likes to make on the days I’m working. I like corn tortillas, but they take…
Yummy Bean Burgers (Vegan Recipe)
Did you know you should be eating 3 servings of beans per day? This is easier than you think! Bust out some carrots and hummus, find a vegan bean burger recipe, add lentil meatballs to your spaghetti, or top your salad with some rinsed kidney beans. If you’re transitioning to a vegan or plant based…
Quinoa & Sweet Potato Salad Recipe
Salads can get boring fast. I’m a creature of habit so this is even more so true. I find one or two things I enjoy and I stick to them. Unfortunately this isn’t healthy as we need variety. I started putting different things on top once I got serious about cutting out meat & making…
There’s Hummus Among Us (Quick & Easy Recipe)
Did you try saying the title 5 times fast? It’s totally a Justin dad joke triggered by delirium from being stuck in a hotel room with three children under the age of five! I asked for help with a post title for my quick & easy hummus recipe and, without missing a beat, he said…
Steel Cut Oats, Two Ways
Create healthy habits, not restrictions Steel cut oats use to be my enemy. They only came into my house if they were accidentally bought. Now, they are my preferred oats and even my kids like them more. They don’t get all mushy like processed oatmeal and are better for you! One thing that makes these more…
Soy Isn’t Evil, Nor Is It A Miracle Food
“Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein Soy is not poison. I’m not gonna lie, I use to be afraid of any soy (thanks mainstream media). I’ve now realized that soy isn’t really that scary after all! Mainstream media had put out that eating soy could…
5 Tips to Make Better Food Choices
Have you ever considered the environmental impact your food choices have on the world? I went from eating a ‘healthy’ (by the USDA’s guidelines) diet, to aiming for grass fed & sustainably raised animal products, to now aiming for plant based. A meat center diet not only causes you health problems, but it causes environmentally…
Toddler Approved Green Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
Have a hard time getting greens into your diet? Here’s a nutrient packed smoothie to start your day or have as a snack that you won’t even realize has greens in it. Picky toddlers approve of this too! Spinach is one of the most nutrient dense greens. About 1/3 of it’s calories are from protein!…
Easy and Nourishing Lip Balm Recipe
Look for something positive in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder. Do you deal with chapped lips during the winter or after a sunburn on your face? I know I have! Some of the ingredients in conventional lip balms aren’t helping heal your lips like the claim. Avoid…