Did you know that 1 medium sized banana contains around 12 grams of sugar? The most common types of sugar found in ripe bananas are sucrose, fructose and glucose. With that being said… why add more sugar to something already so sweet? Here is a simple recipe for making banana bread without all the added crap….
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Build Your Own Chipotle
Save money and save time with a build your own Chipotle bar AT HOME. Make your meals in minutes and get the flavors and feels of a Chipotle store. Below is your list of items to PREP. Good to keep in fridge for 3-4 days. Beans (black beans or pinto beans) 1 can of each…
Thanksgiving Day Eating Tips
Happy Thanksgiving! This is the holiday where families and friends come together to share a meal and express what they are thankful for. The traditional Thanksgiving meal has been slightly enhanced over the years and at least in my experience there is always way too much food and aside from the Turkey there is a…
Strawberry Banana Icy Almond Shake
If you love dessert like I LOVE dessert, then you must try this recipe. You can make this as a shake or if you want to feel like your eating icecream add more ice and have a chunkier consistency so you can eat it with a spoon. Ingredients 1 cup whole frozen strawberries 1 ripe…
Kale and Pumpkin Seed Rainbow Salad
You can eat the rainbow and avoid the skittles! (get it?) Try my Kale and Pumpkin Seed Rainbow Salad on for size and skip the candy. I promise you will feel fantastic after a bowl of this! Salad Ingredients: 1 bunch of Lacinato Kale 1 cup sliced purple cabbage 1/4 sweet onion 3 long colored carrots…
Health-Cation : My Trip to Austin TX
After a 3 night 4 day trip to Austin, TX I am excited to share with you how I turned a vacation into a “health-cation”. Before I left I decided to challenge myself or treat myself to a healthier style vacation. Most times I go on vacation it is all about splurge splurge splurge. I…
Good Craving: Pumpkin Puree
I LOVE the month of October. It is my favorite time of year because the weather gets colder and the colors of the leaves change to bright oranges and reds. I know that Summer is typically the most loved Season, but I am a sweater lovin, pumpkin carvin, and apple pickin kinda girl. When we…
Craving Healthy Travel Snacks
There is nothing worse than a trip to mess up your current clean eating patterns. Well thankfully, you can stay healthy and also travel across the country! ( by plane – I can’t speak for a full driving cross country trip at this time) Next week I will be traveling to the West Coast. The…
Let’s get GOOD
What determines a good craving vs a bad craving? Are all cravings created equally? We don’t need to be speaking in regards to food only. You can be craving a person, a place, a thing, But what makes a craving good or bad? Craving BAD + give into craving = guilty, shameful, angry, regretful. Craving…
