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9 comments May 21/13 Gluten Free, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarian, Whole Foods

Why & how to use coconut flour

If you read my weekend recap yesterday, you probably noticed that I bought coconut flour at Whole Foods on Sunday. There seemed to be a lot of interest in how I plan to use it, so I figured that I’d just do a post about it! Coconut flour is made from the meat of coconuts. It is naturally gluten free, high in fiber, and rich in protein. In addition, coconut flour helps to burn fat, aids digestion, and helps to balance blood sugar levels. Just two tablespoons contain about 60 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of...

20 comments May 07/13 Dinner, Healthy Eating, Healthy Meal Planning

Healthy & light go-to dinners (for many different situations)

When it comes to preparing a good dinner, there are a lot of obstacles that can stand in the way, such as exhaustion, a crying baby, poopy diapers, a limited amount of time, and a total lack of ideas. We’re so focused on just getting something (or anything) on the table that we often forget to make healthy choices. Last night, I rounded up many of my favorite healthy and/or lighter go-to recipes and ideas in the hopes of making things just a little bit easier for you when dinnertime rolls around. Enjoy! If you don’t like...

31 comments Apr 30/13 Healthy Eating, Seafood

12 salmon recipes you need to try (my very favorites)

If you’ve been following me for more than a day, you’ve probably noticed that I love salmon. A lot. I’d hate to even tally up the number of times I’ve written about it on this blog, but I’m guessing it would be somewhere in the ballpark of one million and sixty-two times. Over the years, I’ve put lots of salmon recipes to the test at home, and I’ve rounded them up to share with you today. Most of them are super quick and easy, but all of them are tasty and worthy of making for company. As far as...

24 comments Apr 25/13 Beverages, Health, Healthy Eating

Grapefruit cucumber lime juice & farewell to an old friend

After nearly three years of making beautiful healthy concoctions together, my juicer bit the big one this morning. Perhaps I used it too often and loved it a bit too much. In any case, I was pretty disappointed when my juicer starting to smell like burning rubber before eventually shutting off for good, especially since I had planned to make my latest favorite combo- a twist on regular old grapefruit juice. All you need to make the juice is: 1 large Ruby Red grapefruit 1/2 of one large cucumber 1 small lime You can also...

18 comments Apr 23/13 Beverages, Cara Box, Healthy Eating, Recipes

Breakfast time check-in & my Cara Box reveal

Maybe the blow that I took to the head on Saturday has me a little thrown off because I woke up this morning craving autumn foods like sweet potato and pumpkin. Being that I hoard canned pumpkin in my pantry all year-round, I decided to use some of it to make a creamy, green, pumpkin smoothie. Green Pumpkin Smoothie 2 giant handfuls of spinach 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 1/2 cup organic canned pumpkin 2-3 drops liquid vanilla stevia 1 tablespoon ground flax seed 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie...

7 comments Apr 11/13 Beverages, Healthy Eating, Recipes

Breakfast time check-in: Chocolate cherry green smoothie

You’re probably tired of hearing me go on and on about how much I love smoothies, but I’m going to say it one more time… I love smoothies! I’m still drinking them for breakfast, and I’d say that they’ve consistently been part of my morning routine for the past three months or so. As you’ll be able to tell by the description of today’s smoothie, I try to load as many healthy things into my blender as I possibly can. Occasionally, that does result in smoothie eruptions which is part of the reason...