freshly made yogurt

Another one of my Christmas toys was a yogurt maker!  As I’ve said before, I really try and prefer to eat healthy foods without any additives or preservatives.  Unfortunately, most of the yogurt that we see in the dairy aisle today all contain additives, and most importantly, loads of sugar!  I love yogurt, so I [...]

wild times

It was cold and gross out when I woke up this morning, so what did I want for breakfast?!  A smoothie!  Normal, right?   I decided to be crazy this morning and change up my normal oatmeal breakfast for a chocolate peanut butter and banana smoothie.  By adding the peanut butter to my smoothie, it [...]

quinoa stew and macaroons

My yogurt maker made delicious yogurt!  I’ll post towards the end of the week with some ideas and uses for it. It was Day 2 of my weight training today, so I worked out my Legs & Abs. 5 minute warmup – jumping jacks Legs Lunge & Lift – 3 sets of 12 Stability Ball [...]

quinoa with oven roasted tomatoes

What is quinoa?  Quinoa (pronounced: KEEN-wah) is an annual herb of the goosefoot family that is cultivated for its starchy seeds which are used as food and ground into flour.  It is a high-protein whole grain which contains essential amino acids. We love quinoa and made another delicious quinoa dinner tonight!  The prep didn’t take too long, [...]

nutty for coconut

I was just doing some research, for my own personal benefit, and came across all of these tremendous health benefits of coconut!  I absolutely love coconut – the coconut meat, water, oil – everything about it!  And, it is all good for you!  Many people try to stay away from coconut (and do the same [...]

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