Oh granola! How we love you so! You’re crunchy and sweet. But we have to break up with you because you have too much sugar and far too many carbs. We need a better balance of carbs, protein, and healthy fat. And we need something grain-free (for those of us who don’t tolerate grains)....
An apple a day keeps the doctor away! And now that it’s fall, we are loving all of the organic apples available in the market and farmer’s market (where you will find many more varieties!).
And what pairs better with apples than peanut butter? Naturally, we had to make a nutritious...
When you think of muffins, what’s the first thought that comes to mind?
Yummy? Comfort food? Calorie and sugar bomb?
All of those are right on the money. So how do we come up with a recipe that maintains the yummy taste and comfort food memories without it being a calorie and...
When it’s hot outside, you want to feed your body cool, crisp foods like salad. But the typical green salad can be sooooo boring and actually not very nutritious. Think about the basic ingredients – lettuce, tomato, cucumber, croutons, dressing, and shredded cheese...
- Mood swings
- fatigue
- irritability
- depression
- tender breasts
- abdominal bloating
- anxiety
- insomnia
- headache
- fluid retention
- increased appetite with cravings for sweet or salty foods
Does this sound like you in the days leading up to your period? Then you probably have Premenstrual Syndrome –...
Now that the weather is heating up, we find ourselves turning to lighter fare, like salad and raw or lightly cooked preparations of veggies.
One way to make a fun salad is to break out your spiralizer and turn zucchini, cucumbers, carrots, and jicama into thin noodles!
Our Summer Pad Thai Salad...
What’s better than dessert? How about a no bake dark chocolate cashew butter bar?
Yep, that’s a mouthful to say, but so worth it!
It’s our version of a Reese’s peanut butter cup, but without the refined sugar and trans fats. And it’s gluten-free and dairy free. What...
Who doesn’t love a warm, chewy, chocolate chip cookie?
We remember baking Nestle Toll House cookies as kids. Waiting nine minutes for them to bake seemed like an eternity. Then, we had to wait for them to cool off just enough so that we wouldn’t burn our mouths as we gobbled them up.
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Mother’s Day is tomorrow. For those of us who are lucky to celebrate the day with our moms (even if it’s over FaceTime), or even as moms ourselves, we need to remember that this day, which officially tells us to honor our moms, should not just be an annual event!
Being a mother...
It’s spring, which means strawberries are at the peak of their season. These beautiful, juicy, red gems are like nature’s candy. We usually buy a few boxes at a time because everyone in the house fights over them. We put them in smoothies, cereal, salads, yogurt, and eat them straight...
Spring has sprung and there's nothing better than a light and easy-to-prepare meal that's great for any meal of the day. Our crustless goat cheese and leek quiche is the perfect recipe that will fill you up without weighing you down.
This quiche is high-protein and high-fiber! Plus,...
You know what sounds pretty good right now?
Bread
Really good tasting, moist, dense, good-down-to-your-bones bread. The kind you eat still warm with a little shmear of grass-fed butter, ghee, or your favorite nut or seed butter. But the bread also has to have personality. A flavor...
