What are Overnight Oats? Overnight oats are oats you don’t have to cook. Score! All you do is put all the ingredients in a jar, let them sit overnight, and wa-la. You have breakfast in the morning. Take to work, or eat at home. Either way, no cooking required. And for me, that’s a time…
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Kale Apple Pesto
Kale Pesto is the Bomb! How do you get those super healthy greens into your diet? This Kale Pesto Recipe is the bomb baby! It makes it easy to eat your kale and combines it with other super power foods, like nuts and apples. Full of fiber, Omega 3s, Vitamins A and B, Calcium and…
Lemon Garlic Kale Recipe
A Kale Recipe that Makes Greens Taste Great If you make a batch of my Kale Pesto and you’re wondering what to do with the rest of that delicious head of kale, this is as simple and delicious as it gets. It also is a fabulous recipe for a whole head of kale – with…
Yogurt Covered Banana Pops Recipe
A Quick, Healthy Breakfast or Satisfying Snack I’ve seen the idea of banana pops before, but I started thinking about how I could make them even yummier without adding trouble, time, or bad stuff. I like variations, so I came up with 3 I think you’ll like. Plus, at under 100 calories a pop, I…
Avocado Hummus Veggie Wraps
A High Fiber, No Bake Summer Meal This recipe was inspired by Recipe Redux’s July Challenge: a no bake healthy meal. I got to thinking about how much I love avocados and how much I don’t love hummus. But a twist on hummus with avocado…that sounded like a good idea to me. Plus, by combining…
Not Just Another Salad Recipe
What makes this salad recipe different? I get tired of salads. I always try to spruce mine up. My salad recipe MUST be full of flavor and satisfying. I don’t want to be hungry in two hours and be tempted with chocolate. (truth be told, I’m always tempted by chocolate!) Keep your salad recipe balanced with…
High Protein Berry Smoothie Recipe
2 Minutes to a Healthy Breakfast Smoothies can make a great high protein, high fiber breakfast. Why? Berries for fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants Silken tofu for a complete protein Flax seed for Omega 3s and more fiber No sugar added juice as a natural sweetener For more healthy breakfast options, check out my blog post,…
Spiced Roasted Chic Peas Recipe
A Healthy Snack with a Kick Here’s a snack that can deter sugar cravings, satisfy salt cravings, or suppress your appetite in a healthy way. It uses spice, good fats, complex carbohydrates, and some protein to do the job – just what you want in a snack! These roasted garbanzos make a great healthy snack….
Guilt-Free, Richest Hot Cocoa Recipe Ever
Have Your Cocoa and Drink it Too Yum doesn’t mean bad fat and sugar. It means flavor. In a meal or a drink. Two rules for this healthy hot cocoa recipe: You must be a chocolate lover You must use high-quality, dark, unsweetened cocoa I get mine from King Arthur Flour, Double Dutch Dark Cocoa….
A Quick, Healthy Breakfast in Minutes
What’s high in protein, a good source of fat, and makes a healthy breakfast easy? Kefir (or Keifer). Never heard of it? It’s basically a fermented milk – cow, goat, sheep, even coconut (although technically a cultured milk when it’s not from an animal) – into a thin yogurt that has high amounts of probiotics….
