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Nutrition Simplified- Achieving Balance and Sustainability
Nutrition is my jam. Now, anyway. It wasn’t always. Yeah, I ate “healthy”. Lean Cuisines and Diet Coke used to be my jam. I paid zero attention to what I was putting in my body, but fully believed that a 1500 calorie salad was a good lunch choice and could nearly eat my weight in steak, baked potato, and buttery green beans at dinner… protein, carb, veggie, right? About 5 years ago I committed to and dove into a fitness and nutrition program that would forever change the landscape of how I approached my nutrition. One that allowed for balance. See, I was always under the impression you could have…
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Spaghetti Squash Taco Lasagna Bake
This is one of those dinners… that satisfies every #TacoTuesday need. There’s something about Taco Tuesday. Every Monday night I get a little excited. Like it’s Christmas. Like the Taco Fairy is going to pay a visit to my house and sprinkle my taste buds with heavenly deliciousness of savory and cheesy and spicy goodness! This recipe is one that I may have dreamed of and woke up on Taco Tuesday eager to create. Yes, I dream about Taco Tuesday. Doesn’t everyone? Healthy. Clean. Lower carb. Super filling. Loaded with protein and veggies. My only regret when I made this was that I ran out of avocados the day prior.…
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Chunky Chicken Tortilla Stew (Crockpot & Instant Pot)
You can’t spell Taco Tuesday without “YES” or “EAT”… And when my picky kids EAT chicken chili that’s loaded with veggies, it makes this momma say, “YES!” This can be done in the crockpot or in the Instant Pot- depending on what you have time for. Personally I fixed this in the slow cooker on a lazy Sunday and the house smelled amazing. I’ve included the Instant Pot directions below too. Ingredients: 3 medium/large chicken breasts, thawed 2 cans fire roasted tomatoes 1 can black beans, drained 1 can kidney beans, drained 1 c carrots, diced 1 c celery, diced 1 c frozen corn 1 c diced mini sweet peppers…
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Perfect Instant Pot Beef Stew
Owning and cooking with an Instant Pot is a lot like starting a fitness journey…. You purchase the equipment you need. More often than not you let it sit in the box, in the back of the closet/pantry, staring at you, judging you, silently asking, “When are you going to do this, girl?!” Then one day you decide it’s time. So you drag it out, spend more time perusing the internet than you should figuring out “how” to start, and just decide to tear the bandaid off. You throw some things together, you break a sweat in the process, you take caution to avoid injury, and when it’s all said…
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Autumn Squash Chili
Autumn is my favorite season for cooking. The smells, the flavors, the ingredients. I could spend hours in the kitchen. But I’m also a mom of three crazy, busy kids and truthfully, I don’t have time for that. So I drag out my crockpot at least once a week for some easy, delicious meals. Like this autumn squash chili. This one is a new favorite. Hands down, perfect for fall. Perfect for when the weather starts to change and we begin to miss summer a little but then a bite of a delicious seasonal stew or chili reminds us we’re right where we need to be. A few hidden…
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Summer Sweet Corn Chowder
Harvest is near. Driving home every day we’re surrounded by cornfields and bean fields. I can see them starting to change. Corn stalks turning brown. Bean leaves yellowing after a summer of repeated rain and midwestern sun beating down. And my heart leaps a little bit because it means my favorite season is approaching. One of my favorite things about fall is food. Okay, I lied. I like food in every season. But I LOVE fall food. Crockpots. Instapots. Chili simmering on the stove. Football season food. The smells of cinnamon and nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice. I’m drooling just typing this. With summer is drawing to a close,…
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Turkey Taco Stuffed Zucchini
When it’s Taco Tuesday and you need a little something different… this is our jam!!! Have you made Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats before? Hands down one of my favorite ways to eat more veggies is when they’re covered in taco flavored things! These are actually pretty simple to make from start to finish. Hollowed out zucchini, seasoned ground turkey, some added diced tomatoes and black beans, and dinner is on the table in about 30 minutes! Share this recipe with a friend and let me know what you think! Ingredients: 3 medium/large zucchini, sliced and seeds removed (scooped out insides) 1 lb lean ground turkey 1 can fire roasted…
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Portobello Mushroom Pizzas
Because every meal prep Monday should include a delicious lunch option. And these portobello mushroom pizzas did it. Delicious. Flavorful. Healthy. Clean. After a weekend of tacos, margaritas, cocktails, brunch, ice cream, and everything in between, it was necessary to get back on track today. I made a quick run through the grocery store today and found these yummy portobello caps that were begging to be transformed. So I did. Ingredients: Portobello Caps (large) Marinara Sauce Diced Chicken Breast Italian Shredded Cheese Cherry Tomatoes Fresh Basil Directions: Clean mushroom caps. Fill each cap with 2-3 tbsp marinara. Add diced chicken. Top with 2tbsp shredded cheese. Add sliced tomato and fresh…
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Egg Roll In A Bowl – DELICIOUSLY HEALTHY
When it’s Saturday night, you drive past the Chinese food place, and think, “Man, it would be so easy to stop here and grab a quick dinner.”… Then remember that not only does it make you gassy, bloated, and all that sodium does NOTHING but get your wedding rings stuck on your fingers, you go home and whip up THIS! And satisfy all of those cravings, and don’t have to resort to sweat pants and misery on the couch. This was super simple, 10 minutes to make, and makes 4 big servings for an easy meal prep! Tell me what you think!! Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground turkey or chicken…
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Superfood Chicken Chili (crockpot)
This soup came to fruition after looking through my fridge/pantry, deciding I needed to go grocery shopping, but with a barfy kid, feeling quarantined to the house, I decided I needed to use up what was left of my previous week’s meal prep/grocery trip first. Enter: Superfood Chicken Chili And let me tell you… this turned out so much better than I imagined! This could easily be done in an Instant Pot too- but I haven’t purchased mine yet! I hope you enjoy. Do me a solid… comment below what you thought of it! I’d love your feedback! Ingredients: 2-3 medium/large chicken breasts 3/4 c lentils, raw, washed 2…
