Vegan Chorizo Tacos
These vegan chorizo tacos would be a great way to celebrate Taco Tuesday without the meat. You know, just in case you forgot about meatless monday! They have an excellent texture and flavor that even kids love. You won't miss…
Sausage Breakfast Peppers
These amazing little beauties are able to be made ahead, freezable, slow cooker-able, and instant-pot-able. And, yes I just made up a bunch of words for this intro. Chalk it up to creative license and then go make some of…
Breakfast For Dinner – Healthy breakfast food anytime
Breakfast for Dinner? Isn't that against the rules? We don't think so! Breakfast is named for “breaking the fast.” The fast being not eating for 8 or so hours while we sleep (easiest and most fun fasting I ever do,…
Quick Veggie Scramble with Toast
This quick veggie scramble with toast is an easy "go to" breakfast to get some protein and some veggies first thing in the morning without taking too much time. Want some other great options? Check our other breakfast recipes. Quick…
Healthy Slider Recipes – The Slider Slideshow
We had the idea to put together a "slider slideshow" blog with some healthy slider recipes a few days ago and so I started doing some research on the history of the "slider". One thing you can always count on…
The Ketogenic Diet – Is it a fad?
The Ketogenic Diet, or "Keto" for short, seems to be very popular right now. You probably see ads coming through your Facebook feed for ketogenic diet plans. You may also have a seemingly growing number of friends and contacts that…
Perfectionism and how it’s holding you back
Some of us wear perfectionism as a badge of honor. We seem to think that perfectionism is synonymous with striving for greatness. It's not. Wait, what? It's not the same thing? No! It's for sure NOT the same thing as…
Tracking Clean Eating with MyFitnessPal – 90/10 Nutrition
Although it isn't necessary to track to your food down to every detail or even count calories when doing 90/10 Nutrition, some people LOVE visual tools, data, and tracking. So, I wanted to go through how tracking clean eating with…
Coconut Oil Is Fine – Here is our take on the debate
Is Coconut Oil healthy? On June 15, 2017, the American Heart Association released a "Presidential Advisory" (linked here) concerning Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease. In the advisory summary, the AHA states: "...we conclude strongly that lowering intake of saturated fat…
Can you drink alcohol and still reach your goals?
There are a few things that can be really hard to give up when you are trying to reach health and fitness goals or just ward off the extra pounds. Sugar is a great example because it is in EVERYTHING,…