Category: Food
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How to Eat Healthy on a Budget
Eating healthy doesn’t have to break the bank – in fact, there are tricks that you can use to eat healthy on a budget. Here are a few ideas you can implement today: Meal planning, cooking at home, and making wise choices at the grocery store can make your dollar go further on a tight…
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6 Simple Ways To Eat Better at Home
One big adjustment that 2020 brought into many of our lives is the amount of time that we are spending inside our houses. Working from home, along with limitations on our social gatherings and outings, and having our kids home from school all day have been BIG changes. As we have all adjusted to the…
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Lasagna Chili Recipe
This Lasagna Chili recipe is one of our go-to meals when the weather outside is chilly and we want something warm and filling inside our bodies. It’s full of meat and veggies plus some cheese! Yum! You can’t go wrong with this recipe! Plus it’s super quick to prepare and have on the table to…
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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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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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Slow Cooker Pork Verde
This Slow Cooker Pork Verde is a great meal for one of those days when you really don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen over an oven or a stove. It’s quick to prep and throw together in the slow cooker or crock pot. Then you walk away for 4 hours…
