Keep these 6 superfood staples in your kitchen to make it easy to throw together a wide variety of healthy meals for your weight loss journey. It’s no surprise that if your kitchen is full of junk food, your diet will also be full of junk food. You eat what is there and convenient, so …
Quinoa bites are my most popular recipes, so here are all of your questions answered – everything you want to know about making quinoa bites. What is a quinoa bite exactly? It’s one of my absolute favorite ways to use quinoa! It’s basically like making a flavorful tater tot using quinoa instead of potato. They …
This easy roasted spaghetti squash makes pasta-like strands that make for a perfect and versatile healthy winter vegetable side dish. My mom introduced us to all kinds of foods as we were growing up. I’ve been eating artichokes, jicama, and spaghetti squash for as long as I can remember! Spaghetti squash is all the rage …
This warm, hearty Slow Cooker Ham & White Bean Soup is the perfect way to use that leftover ham bone for a bowl of comfort food on chilly evenings! Do you remember that old infomercial for some rotisserie where the guy emphatically exclaimed, “Set it and forget it!”? I never bought the product, but the catch …
“Church shopping” can be an endless process that drags on forever if you let it, leaving you feeling frustrated and disconnected, but it doesn’t have to be that way! A few months ago, I moved back home to Colorado after spending the last 7 years in Tucson. I had a church there that I absolutely …
I know you’ve heard those whispers in your head. You’re fat. You’re not good enough. Look at that muffin top. Nobody would love you just as you are. People like you in spite of what you look like. You could do better. You can’t do this. You always fall short. Your best isn’t good enough. …
This Harvest Quinoa Salad is full of butternut squash, walnuts, cranberries, and Parmesan for a healthy side dish, great for a party. Some friends of mine from church just threw their annual harvest party. Their story behind the party is actually pretty awesome! They just are really grateful for everything God has blessed them with, …
Use this ultimate guide to Bible verses for your weight loss journey for Scriptures on emotional eating, temptation, gluttony, & more! When people ask me about how I lost 100 pounds, they are almost always expecting me to answer with some miracle diet or workout plan. The truth is, one of the most powerful things …
This Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese is an easy and healthy spin on the classic comfort food, making a festive Fall side dish. I am LOVING Fall this year! After desert dwelling for the past 7 years, I am soaking up every little bit of the season that I can. That means watching …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FeedYourFoodie#CollectiveBias This Mexican Vegetable Skillet, full of veggies and flavor, is a healthy vegetable side dish and the perfect side dish for any Mexican meal! I am all about home cooked dinners (obviously! I have a food blog …
I really wish I could tell you guys that hiking this fourteener was a piece of cake for me. Quite honestly, I kind of expected that it would be. I knew it would be a long hike, but I didn’t expect it to physically challenge me so much. See, in Colorado, it seems like just …
Check out these fun, healthy date ideas to help keep you both on track with your weight loss journeys while you fall more in love with each other date! I have been single, engaged (twice), married, and divorced (AKA single again), so I have experienced all kinds of dates in all kinds of different stages …
You’re not good enough. You’re not strong enough. You can’t do this. What if I fail…again? It’s hard enough to change all of those unhealthy habits in your life – getting yourself to exercise more, drinking more water, and eating more vegetables, but when your thoughts are constantly working against you, it sure can leave …
This lighter macaroni salad is made healthier by using whole wheat pasta, Greek yogurt, & lots of fresh veggies. The perfect healthy side dish for a picnic! “Pasta” is pretty much a magic word around my niece and nephew (6 and 4) these days. They are still in the stage where they are fairly picky …
Think you can’t run? You can! Check out this beginner’s guide to running and try these easy first steps to get you on the road and running your first 5k! I hate running. I could never be a runner. I don’t know how people do that. It just doesn’t come naturally to me. It’s too …
These cheesy zucchini quinoa bites use shredded zucchini and mozzarella cheese it to make a bite-sized, protein-packed healthy snack. Pin This Recipe For Later! This is the recipe that won over my quinoa-hating sister. That in itself is a pretty big deal! She has been wary of my quinoa bites since the beginning since she …
That unsettled feeling of uncertainty is something that comes over everyone at one time or another, and creeps up again and again over the course of your life . Maybe you are just entering a new phase of life – you just graduated from college, got married, became a mom, or retired. Maybe you are going through …
This fluffy, healthier whipped cream has the added tang of Greek yogurt. The perfect complement to fruit and angel food cake for a fresh and light dessert! I have made tons of “healthified” recipes over the years. I’ve cooked cauliflower pizza crusts, lightened up mac & cheese, zucchini noodles, broccoli tots, cauliflower rice, whole wheat …
Losing weight is tough, especially when cravings hit. Use these 6 tips to stop nighttime snacking and stay on track in your weight loss journey. I have a few unspoken rules for myself when it comes to how I eat. I don’t forbid any foods in my diet, because that is just a recipe for binging …
You’re fat. You have stretch marks and you haven’t even had kids yet. Your body is too lumpy. Your hair is too frizzy. You’re not fashionable enough. You would look disgusting in a bikini. Nobody will ever fall in love with you, because a man will never find you beautiful. Those were the lies that filled …
Want to drink more water but don’t like the taste of plain water? Use these 4 natural flavor combinations to jazz up your water. The temperature is heating up these days and I am more and more thankful every day to be missing the 100+ degree temperatures of Arizona! But whether you’re living in the …
These deliciously tender roasted zucchini spears make a healthy vegetable side dish that is so easy to make with just a few minutes of prep. I am leaving Tucson to officially move to Colorado in T minus 5 days! As long as I don’t think about the people I am leaving behind here (which instantly …
Here are 6 ways you can break through the basic weight loss formula of calories in and calories out (it’s not that simple!) to lose weight! I am sure you’ve heard of the formula for weight loss before – weight loss = calories in – calories out There are the slightly more complicated pieces that …
In less than a week, I will be moved out of my house. I will say goodbye to the tall living room windows that I love opening up to watch monsoon rains and lizards darting across my backyard. I will leave behind my beautiful open kitchen where I have cooked meals for small groups and …