Author: Katie Malloy
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7 Ways Your Environment Affects Your Health Goals
What you surround yourself with on a day-to-day basis will affect how hard it is or how easy it is to continue to work towards your fitness and health goals. Let’s cover 7 ways your environment affects your health goals. 1. Temptations If you have junk food readily available to you in your environment and visible…
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Meditation Challenge
Let’s meditate together this month! December is usually a busy and hectic month and 2020 has already had enough surprises of its own so let’s try to make this December as peaceful as we can by encouraging one another to participate in the December Meditation Challenge. It was two years ago that I first went…
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Healthy Side Dishes for Thanksgiving
Are you ready for Thanksgiving this year? I know I am! I LOVE Thanksgiving! It’s my favorite Fall holiday because it’s when we get together with family and friends and focus on being thankful! We don’t focus on presents. Instead, we focus on being thankful for what we already have in our lives. We don’t…
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Fresh Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
This fresh sweet potato casserole is a healthier take on the traditional sweet potato casserole which is usually drowning in different sugars. In this recipe, we’ve cut back the sugar and allowed the sweetness of the potatoes themselves to shine through. Ingredients: 3-4 lbs sweet potatoes (about 5 medium potatoes) 1/3 cup honey 1 egg…
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Sautéed Sweet Carrots Recipe
These sautéed carrots are sweet and easy to prepare. They make a great side dish for any meal or for special occasions. The great thing about carrots is that you can season and flavor to work with just about any kind of meal. Ingredients: 2 lbs of carrots (about 12-14 carrots) 1/3 cup water 1/3…
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Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
This sweet and filling soup is perfect for the Fall when butternut squash is easier to find at your local market. There aren’t too many ingredients and it doesn’t take too long to prepare, but you will need a good blender like the Ninja Blender or immersion blender or even a Magic Bullet blender. Ingredients:…
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Faux Mashed Potatoes Recipe
This faux mashed potatoes recipe is amazing! We fed it to our family for Easter the first year without telling them it was actually cauliflower. They raved about how delicious the mashed potatoes were! HEHE You have got to GIVE THEM A TRY! Delicious! Ingredients: 2 1/4 — 2 1/2 pounds white cauliflower (about 1…
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No Buts Challenge
Join us for the No Buts Challenge and stop making excuses for not doing the things you know you should be doing! During this challenge, any time you find yourself saying, ” I really should _______ (fill in the blank), BUT….” you are going to stop and DO IT ANYWAYS! Stop making excuses for not…
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Why Gratitude is Essential
Gratitude is an essential element of a happy life. It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy. This quote reminds me that our mindset has a TON of influence on our lives, our happiness, our health, our success. Also, it reminds us that when we’re upset we have…
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I made my daughter skip school for a once in a lifetime field trip!
When you get a once in a lifetime opportunity you should always take it!
