The holiday season is here and, for many of us who are tying to eat healthy any holiday can be pretty scary. Chocolates on Valentine’s, 4th of July BBQs, Halloween candy, Thanksgiving feasts, & Christmas cookies. When you add Birthdays, Anniversaries, family vacations, etc…your healthy diet goals are challenged at least once a month. I…
50+ Healthy Pumpkin Recipes
This is it! The ultimate list of Healthy Pumpkin Recipes! There are 50+ delicious and healthy recipes to fulfill all your pumpkin cravings this fall. Can you believe all this pumpkin goodness? There are cookies, pies, and other yummy desserts, pancakes, waffles and other tasty breakfast recipes, and there are even savory dinner dishes! So,…
Craveable Fall Salad
Like I told you yesterday, I’m getting ready to enjoy my favorite Halloween treats by starting the week with a bunch of uber healthy choices. I’m sticking with my belief that lots of leafy greens negate candy calories, and this Craveable Fall Salad is absolutely the most delicious way to eat your greens. I chose…
November 2014 Feel Great in 8 Challenge
{image source: Allison Wyn Design} This. This is officially my motto during the holidays this year. Not all or nothing with my healthy goals, not perfect and not terrible, but just good. Just as long as I keep trying to eat healthy foods and get in some exercise I’m calling it a success. As long…
Maple Balsamic Dressing
It’s Halloween week, so in preparation for enjoying our favorite treats this Friday, I’m starting the week off with some uber healthy recipes! I’m pretty sure that eating a bunch of leafy greens negates all those candy calories. Especially when they are paired with this incredible, healthy, homemade salad dressing. You guys REALLY need to…
Maple Pecan Pumpkin Granola
You guys aren’t getting sick of all my pumpkin recipes are you? No? Good, me either. 🙂 This Maple Pecan Pumpkin Granola is another absolutely delicious one to add to your fall breakfast rotation! Actually, before I share this recipe I feel like I need to confess something … I actually wouldn’t call myself a…
How to Roast Perfect Pumpkin Seeds
I look forward to our family pumpkin carving night every year. Not because of the actual pumpkin carving, my artistic abilities are nonexistent so mine always ends up looking like a child or a monkey got ahold of the knife. I just really love homemade roasted pumpkin seeds. They are the perfect salty, crunchy, healthy…
Love Your Boobs, Love Yourself
Most of you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to most women it’s a month to bring more awareness to breast cancer, to remind women to get their mammograms regularly, to celebrate those who’ve survived, and remember those who’ve lost their lives to breast cancer. But this month isn’t just about that. It’s…
Roasted Carrots With Fresh Thyme
This recipe for Roasted Carrots With Fresh Thyme is seriously as easy as it gets! It also turns carrots into candy. Okay, that last part may be exaggerated a little bit, but really, these carrots end up so flavorful and sweet it’s ridiculous. You may just end up sneaking half the pan before you even…
30 Minute White Chicken Chili
This is probably the 99,987th time I’ve mention this, but I seriously {love} the Fall! The beautiful colors, crisp air, hoodies, pumpkin treats and of course the ultimate comfort food … warm soup or chili! Every year, just a little bit too early I get overly excited and make soup every night for a few…