Tips for surviving the holidays

These next few months are full of family and friends gathering to celebrate together.  These celebrations are always centered around FOOD!  Food is so very important on so many levels for our health.  It really boils down to what kinds of food you choose to eat, and how much of this food you’re eating.  Here…

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Grain free Pumpkin Coffee Cake

This grain free pumpkin coffee cake is delicious.  It’s not only grain free but refined sugar free too!  I’ve adapted my recipe from Jay’s Baking Me Crazy, Paleo Pumpkin Coffee Cake’s recipe. Grain free Pumpkin Coffee Cake Cake ingredients  Preheat oven 325 1/4 C grass-fed butter (melted) 1/4 C maple syrup 1/4 C coconut sugar 1…

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Roasted spiced pumpkin seed recipe

Fall is here, pumpkins are ready and it’s that time of year ‘everything is pumpkin’.  We love roasted pumpkin seeds.  I purchased these raw pumpkin seeds from Trader Joes.  We also love scooping out the seeds from the pumpkins and roasting those too.  They’re great as a snack, sprinkle on salads or add to trail…

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Nutty Fat Bombs

Made these easy yummy nutty fat bombs last night for a quick snack.  These are great for pre and post workout, or just anytime quick snack.  It’s full of essential fatty acids, healthy fat and some collagen protein.  Gives you fuel to burn to satisfy hunger. Nutty Fat Bombs 1 C. Almond Butter 1/2 C…

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Damn good balls!

These delicious, simple Coconut Date Balls are adapted from a recipe my dear friend and colleague Kristina Perry, NTP, made for us at our graduation celebration this past June. 1 1/2 C Medjool Dates, pitted and soaked in warm water 5min 2 C plus 2 T  unsweetened coconut flakes 1/4 C Almond meal 3 T…

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Hydrate your body!

Hydrate your body! Did you know that hydration is the most common nutritional deficiency in America?  Hydrating your body is so important.  We’ve all heard you can go for weeks without food, but only days without water. On average an adult body is made up of 55-60% of water.  Our body can produce only 8%…

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Easy back to school treat ~ Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookie Goodness

~Grain Free Goodness~ Love these easy and delicious cookies for everyday treats or lunches.  Since we’ve been gluten free for about 3 years now finding healthy yummy options is exciting!  I’m not going to lie and say we’re  exclusively gluten free, but for the ones it doesn’t make ill (myself and 14 year old daughter) we…

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