Cherry Berry Banana Beet Smoothie is creamy and sweet with a slightly earthy finish from the addition of red beets. A perfectly pink smoothie that can be enjoyed for breakfast, snack, or dessert! As much as I love all my green smoothie concoctions, sometimes you just need a pretty fruit smoothie! This Cherry Berry Banana Beet Smoothie, or CB3 for short as my dude coined it, is creamy and sweet - but not too sweet! The sweetness from the cherries, strawberries, and banana is rounded out with ...
Healthy Choices
Braised Red Cabbage
Braised red cabbage is a simple, old-fashioned side dish. Red cabbage is simmered in butter and apple cider vinegar for a 5 ingredient vegetable that's easy, healthy, and beautiful! Something about Braised Red Cabbage seems so old-fashioned to me. Maybe because it reminds me of the dinner scene from "A Christmas Story", where the mother coaxes her youngest into eating his dinner by encouraging him to eat like a little piggy. The kid (Randy!) proceeds to shove his face into his plate of ...
Chocolate Chia Pudding
Chocolate Chia Pudding is rich, creamy, and extra chocolate-y thanks to a secret ingredient. A healthy & delicious treat perfect for dessert, snacking, and even breakfast! Funny how we all have chocolate on the brain come February. Forget the heart shaped boxes of Valentine's candy loaded with sugar and other not so lovely ingredients that make ya say "hmm..." Give me this chocolate pudding packed full of fiber and healthy fats! #nutritionnerd ...
Vegetable Quinoa Soup
Vegetable Quinoa Soup is full of good-for-you veggies in a savory tomato broth. Potatoes, beans, and quinoa add heartiness and protein. Easily customizable, vegan-friendly (use vegetable stock!), and perfectly warming on a cold winter day! It's January. You need soup. Bonus if it's a healthy, veggie & protein packed soup to help us all stick to our 2017 health & fitness intentions! Currently writing to you on a Friday night from a huddle of blankets on my couch with Full House reruns ...
Cranberry Orange Coconut Energy Bites
Something about dreary winter weather always makes me want to get in the kitchen and get baking. If the holidays hadn't just happened and I didn't happen to be still recovering from a cookie coma (Make me feel like less of a bad nutritionist and tell me I'm not alone. Just kidding. Life and food happens.) Anyway, if all of that hadn't just happened, I probably would be getting to work on an indulgent treat this morning, but alas... Luckily, I have this recipe for no-bake Cranberry Orange ...