It’s recipe Monday!!! Mondays are one of my legitimate favorite days of the week. I often start them feeling motivated and positive about the week. It is a fresh start, every time. This week, I bring you a grain-free granola recipe that I made this weekend. I have been eating Greek yogurt more during pregnancy… Continue reading Coconut-Fig Nut-based Granola
This gut thing has really been on my mind lately. How it connects to acute and chronic disease, how it affects our mood and mental health, and how it impacts the way we feel. I just finished reading The Psychobiotic Revolution by John Cryan, Scott Anderson and Ted Dinan. I think that overall it was… Continue reading Mind-Gut Connection: What I’ve Learned
**Disclaimer→ This is a personal choice that has worked for me. I am absolutely not saying that these programs and products aren’t a good alternative for many people. I just don’t find them necessary for myself** If you are a social media follower like me, you have probably been bombarded with various healthcare programs that… Continue reading Why I Don’t Use Health & Wellness Programs
Good morning! I am bringing you all another family favorite here at our household. Perfect for a weekend day when you can simmer the spaghetti sauce all day long! We made this on Sunday and it was perfect. Minimal prep work and a great comfort food to end our busy weekend. As always, I made… Continue reading Healthy “Spaghetti” & Meatballs
This is so easily one of my go-to meals. It is quick and jam-packed with nutrients. We make it a lot if we haven’t planned dinner or get home from the gym late and don’t feel like cooking. Personally, I almost always have canned fish on hand, so this is a super easy meal. Ingredients:… Continue reading Whole30 Tuna Salad
These breakfast burritos are in NO WAY Paleo or Whole30. No way. However, I do find them rather delicious, I’ve made them pretty healthy and they are perfect for a quick breakfast. Since this pregnancy started, I haven’t been able to stomach eggs at 6:00 AM on the days I work, so I have tended… Continue reading Breakfast Burritos for On The Go
This week’s recipe is going to be super simple, guys! I love this one for nights I need an easy veggie or salad to prep. It goes well with a lot of proteins such as: crockpot salsa chicken, salmon, baked whitefish or pork barbacoa. Ingredients Needed For Slaw: 1 bag pre-shredded red cabbage (you can… Continue reading Versatile Chili-Lime Whole30 Coleslaw
Two things have ramped up this second trimester: I am hungry ALL the time and I often don’t have the energy or patience when this happens to do anything about it. Leading, of course, to the hangriness. One thing I am actually doing differently now to alleviate this problem is my own version of meal-prepping.… Continue reading Meal Prepping!
Let’s talk bacteria, viruses and fungi for a minute. We often shed a negative light on these microscopic creatures, but they aren’t all bad. In fact, trillions of them, and they serve a very positive purpose: to help us survive. Our gut microbiome has many tasks to keep us healthy, so it is thought that… Continue reading Mind-Gut Connection: The Gut Microbiome
Often times, I hear people say things like: “I have gained weight. I gotta get back to the gym.” “I’ve been going to the gym every day for weeks and nothing is changing!” My first thought in response to these statements is: … Continue reading Fitness Starts in the Kitchen
