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Black Bean Sweet Potato Tacos
[recipe] Tacos are delicious just about any way! We love these meatless black bean sweet potato tacos for a change!Black Bean Sweet Potato Tacos - - medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into small [...]
#1 Way to Recognize Processed Foods
I want to tell you my best tip for identifying highly processed food so you can recognize it quickly without being a nutritionist or researching food for hours. But first, I can’t tell you how [...]
5 Low Sugar, Whole Grain Cereal Ideas
The health claims on cereal boxes can make us feel like they are healthy, nutritious, and "help us start the day off right". However, these highly processed cereals have a lot of concerning ingredients, one [...]
Instant Pot Hamburger Veggie Soup
[recipe] I LOVE this recipe! The fact that it only cooks for 4 minutes is a dream come true when it comes to cooking dinner. Granted, the sauteing, warm-up, and pressure release takes the time [...]
Strawberry Mango Salad With Mango Yogurt Dressing
[recipe] I recently returned from a trip to Utah, where I ate at one of my favorite restaurants in the Salt Lake Valley, Zupas! They have a salad on their menu I ordered a couple [...]
Instant Pot Perfect Beef Stew
We are weekly church go-ers and have been my entire life. Same church, same religion no matter where I've lived...I guess you can say it's a pretty big part of who I am. From a [...]
How to Cook Beans in the Instant Pot (No Soaking Required!)
We have been eating more and more beans in our diet over the last few years, and it is taking a toll on our grocery bill buying them canned! They are at least $1/can for [...]
Creamy Maple Pecan Syrup (dairy free)
[recipe] This is our current favorite syrup as a topping to our pancakes and waffles. I've never had anything like it before, and it is DELICIOUS! I promise you'll want to add this to [...]
5 Things I Wish I’d Known About Sugar
While visiting family, I shared a delicious pancake syrup recipe that contains maple syrup. Upon placing the syrup on the table, it was said that the syrup was "sugar-free". Totally perplexed, I responded that it [...]
Pineapple Mango Sunshine Smoothie
[recipe] The Pineapple Mango Sunshine Smoothie is a perfect smoothie for picky eaters! We love it for breakfast and think it's sweet and refreshing. <3 -Laura Pineapple Mango Sunshine Smoothie - [...]
My Favorite Healthier Fast Food Restaurant Items
Do you have a favorite fast food restaurant that you could eat at any time?! Let's be honest and say, we all do! Their food has been designed to do just that! I used to LOVE [...]
Delicious Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
[recipe] Like I've said before, I have a weird obsession with anything that has peanut butter in it. Oatmeal is a close second. SO...you can expect to see lots of recipes with it because it's [...]
Healthier Chocolate Cake Recipe (Best Ever!!!)
Are you as serious about having a delicious chocolate cake recipe as I am? If so, keep reading... Homemade chocolate cake is our family's go-to birthday cake and we all look forward to it! I [...]
Homemade Whipping Cream
[recipe] Why didn't I know about homemade whipping cream until I was an adult?! There is a night and day difference from store-bought whipping cream and homemade! It tastes so much better and has [...]
How to Pick Healthy Eggs for Your Family
Over the last couple of years I've learned that not all eggs are equal. I've done some side by side comparisons and research and there are some striking differences...specifically between factory-farmed eggs (mass production [...]
How to Get Toddlers to Eat Real Food (5 important ways)
You may be thinking, "Is this even possible?" I've had the same question and still do at times. It has been a challenge with each of our kids during different phases of their childhood [...]
Cajun Chicken With Quinoa
[recipe] This recipe was the first time I'd ever used creole seasoning and I fell in love with it. The beans are a perfect compliment to the quinoa and are very filling! Let me know [...]
Traditional Bean Chili
[recipe] Everyone needs a good chili recipe, and we must be nothing short of original because we like our chili simple and traditional. And, this recipe comes from a lot of cans which is great for [...]
No Bake Cookies (with honey)
[recipe] I grew up in a home that had no bake cookies a couple of times a month! So, as you can imagine, I crave that flavor periodically and it totally brings me back. This [...]
Healthy Chocolate Milkshake
[recipe] Back in the day, when I first started learning about eating healthy for the sake of my daughter Katie's health, I had omitted milkshakes... for years! Gahhh! Then, one day it dawned on me [...]
47 Every Day Uses and Benefits of Coconut Oil
I'm so excited to share my love of coconut oil with you! Coconut oil is an item I'd never owned or used prior to making healthy changes in our diet. So, if you don't know [...]
Homemade Creamy Ranch Dressing and Dip
[recipe] If wanting to eat real food as the majority or all of your diet, ditching processed salad dressings and dips can be hard! They are full of ingredients that make us want more and more....ingeniously [...]
5 Food Myths That Do More Harm Than Good
Every year around the holidays, I hear people say they must "diet" once the parties are over. I cringe at the word "diet" and dislike using it because it has a negative connotation when it comes to [...]
5 “Healthy” Foods that are Loaded with Sugar
I never want to call people out on what they're eating. I purely love to share what I've learned because it's been so eye opening to me and how food effects the way you feel. [...]
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