Buffalo Chickpea Salad I found this recipe on Pintrest and had to give it a shot because I love all things buffalo. It is a great plant-based option for sandwiches or even to throw on top of a salad! This took 10 minutes tops and made a bunch so I can make quick lunches…(Read More)
Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter Protein Balls This has been my pre-workout go to snack. After seeing a picture of balls drizzled in peanut butter from Twist Of Lemons (@twistoflemons), I had to recreate. I added a few extra favorite sources of fiber and protein and had this snack ready in under 10 minutes! 1…(Read More)
The glycemic load of a food = a food’s glycemic index (GI) – a measure of how much the carbohydrate in that food causes a person’s blood sugar to rise + the actual amount of carbohydrate in a typical serving of the food. Researchers assign glycemic load numbers only to foods that contain carbohydrates. Carbs…(Read More)
5 Reasons You Should be Supplementing There is a common misconception with the word “supplements”. An image that may quickly come to mind may be of the super gym-goer and buckets of protein powder. Or maybe we see them as unnecessary because we eat “healthy”. I was one of those “I don’t…(Read More)
My #1 recommendation to a fellow carb lover, to someone looking to lose weight or get healthy, and to everyone else who comes in contact with me will be spaghetti squash. I still have trouble believing I can fake the idea of eating a plate of pasta with a vegetable. But this little Italian is…(Read More)
Is it just me or do bananas ripen in the blink of an eye?? Maybe I need to adjust to this feeding one person lifestyle but I am always looking at 2-3 super ripe bananas on my counter top. This is not a bad thing because there are so many yummy things you can…(Read More)
Back to the Basics I spent my fair share of time dieting, following every “weight loss” trend as they came out, doing cardio for hours a day everyday, and was exhausted. Not only that, but I was doing serious damage to my metabolism. It wasn’t until I began seeking education about nutrition and wellness…(Read More)
Switching up my favorite meal of the day again with a veggie quinoa breakfast bowl. I think I’m starting to be on a bowl kick because it’s super convenient to just throw everything you have into a bowl and feel full and satisfied. I found this on Pintrest under “25 things you can…(Read More)
Cauliflower Grilled Cheese Saw this recipe on the Morning Show the other day and was like, “no way can this be good”. Not much beats a warm grilled cheese and tomato soup on these seemingly endless snowy, winter days. But we had a head of cauliflower begging to be made into grilled cheese. Within…(Read More)
