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When you can't decide between a smoothie or oatmeal, you put the two together. Right? At least that's what I do and I strongly recommend it. The same goes for peanut butter and jelly. Okay, let's face it... I never can decide what I want for breakfast so this morning I just threw it all together, threw everything in my cupboards on top and this beautiful disaster was created. If you haven't ...
While everyone preps for Thanksgiving this week by heating up roasted veggies, mixing hot soups over the stove and warming up their morning bowl of oatmeal, I'll be over here dreaming of warmer weather with this vanilla pineapple smoothie. I've never been a fan of hot foods, even though I understand sometimes they are completely necessary when there's a blizzard surrounding you. When I'm out in ...
I don't know about you but when I work a long day and end it off with a workout, I need something immediately to quench my thirst and cure my cravings. Obviously you've read the countless articles online of "what to eat post-workout" and 9 times out of 10 a smoothie recipe is linked. The main form of energy you need after a day of running around like a chicken with your head cut off is protein. ...
This smoothie is everything you could possibly dream of. Creamy, sweet, packed with a ton of flavor, tastes as satisfying as a vanilla milkshake from a fancy restaurant but has all of the nutrition your body deserves. Not only is this recipe dairy-free (yay for being lactose-free), it is soy-free and gluten-free. And all natural sooo obviously yum. Last week I surprisingly went until Thursday ...
This past summer I tried doing a "What I Ate Wednesday" but it kind of failed miserably due to the fact I was always busy or forgot. I think now I am going to try to do a Weekend Eats post weekly so I can pack more food in and give you a wide variety of what I eat through Friday-Sunday. Although the weekend is not fully over yet (don't let it be over!) and I have two more meals to go, I am going ...
I haven't posted in what feels like forever due to my busy schedule and with recently getting hired at Chicago Raw (which I'm so excited about) but I'm back! This past week I received a huge box from my mailroom filled with wonderful goodies from Vega. Vega is a company founded by Brendan Brazier who wanted to create a plant-based protein shake that was not only good for the body but also adapted ...
