Oat flour pumpkin muffins are a hearty, delicious healthy pumpkin muffin made with just a few simple ingredients! No refined flour, sugar, butter, or dairy! For those of you who say it's too early for pumpkin, I hear you. The thing is, I've been making these muffins on repeat all summer long. Baby K likes […]
This year, one of my goals is to cut down on grocery expenses by buying in-season produce. Since I’m doing the research anyway, I thought I would share it with you guys! Buying in season is more important than ever. It keeps grocery costs down and ensures food will supply the most nutrients. For this month, […]
These homemade air fryer chicken nuggets are healthy enough for toddlers and delicious enough for you to eat alongside with them! Hi friends, I'm popping in to share with you a recipe I've been making for the last few months for KJ using the air fryer! These homemade air fryer chicken nuggets have a secret […]
Hi, friends! When we first bought our house, the couple that lived here offered for us to purchase some furniture from them since they were downsizing, and we were upsizing. We bought this MASSIVE couch that was perfect for space until we opened the kitchen up, and the living room got smaller by default. We […]
These southwest quesadillas have a jam-packed veggie-loaded filling that's cheesy, creamy, and full of flavor with more southwest chipotle sauce for dipping! So, I did a thing. I combined two of my most beloved foods ever. Chipotle Sauce + Quesadillas = Match Made In Heaven As many of you know, I've been on a chipotle […]
This southwest chipotle sauce is the perfect spread or dipping sauce for any occasion, we love it on quesadillas, sandwiches, and dipping sweet potato fries in it. For those of you who love the southwest chipotle sauce at Subway, this recipe is for you! After making a recent batch of my creamy chipotle sauce, my […]
Hey friends, I'm popping in today with another day in the life post! This one is from last Tuesday. No work this day for me, just hanging out with the babe and the dog and the cat! 6:45 AM, we headed out on our morning 2-mile walk. I drank iced coffee on the way! When […]
Good morning friends!!! How was your week? My week was good, busy as usual! Classes start (online) on Monday, so I'm still tinkering around with my course schedules and plans for this year. Mr. Hungry and his dad officially finished up the bathroom last weekend, and now I don't know what we will do with […]
These healthy tuna melts use creamy avocado as the base of the tuna mixture (no mayo) with savory sun-dried tomatoes, sharp melty cheddar, and whipped cream cheese. Hello, friends! I'm so excited to share my go-to healthy tuna melt recipe with you today! There are a ton of creative things you can do with a […]
These blueberry cottage cheese overnight oats are a super filling high protein breakfast topped with sweet honey, blueberries, and crunchy pumpkin seeds. Hi, friends! I'm popping in a little late this week. There were some issues on the backend of my website, stopping me from posting for the last 24 hours. Thankfully, readers were still […]
Happy FriYAY friends! For those of you who are new around here, you may not know that I teach a nutrition course at one of the local community colleges. I just got word that all my classes are filled so I'll be teaching a lecture and two labs this semester, all online. Enrollment is definitely […]
The other day a nutrition client and I were talking about how to add veggies to classic dinner meals like casseroles, pastas, etc and I thought I would share a few suggestions here. In recent years, swapping grains for veggies in the form of cauliflower rice, zucchini noodles, etc has been a popular way to […]
This banana oat flour cake is a fun crossover between a traditional healthy banana cake and a banana oat cake. It has the look and feel of a traditional moist banana cake with cream cheese frosting, but it's made using only whole grain oat flour! A funny thing happened when I posted my oat flour […]
Happy Monday, friends! I had another post scheduled for today, but then I thought, what's better than kicking off the week with a giveaway? Right? Exactly! I've been blogging, freelancing, and running my private practice full time since I left the gym in 2015. In the past five years, I've had opportunities to work with […]
Hello, hello, friends! I'm a little upset. After living in a state for a certain amount of time, you get used to things. Right when you think you can take no more of the heat, the monsoons hit. It rains and makes it feel almost tropical in Arizona because of the warm weather. I love […]
This year, one of my goals is to cut down on grocery expenses by buying in-season produce. Since I’m doing the research anyway, I thought I would share it with you guys! Buying in season is more important than ever. It keeps grocery costs down and ensures food will supply the most nutrients. For this month, […]
These sunshine buddha bowls featuring roasted veggies, an olive oil herb sauce, and topped with scrambled or fried eggs, make a perfect customizable and filling meal for any time of day. This post is sponsored by Egg Nutrition Center. As always, all opinions and thoughts are my own. Hi, friends! I'm so excited […]
This fresh cherry salad is composed of fresh juicy cherries on top of a bed of peppery greens, plus creamy honey goat cheese & cherry balsamic vinaigrette. This post is sponsored by Chelan Fresh, as always, all opinions and thoughts are my own. Hi friends! I can’t believe the end of summer is almost […]
Hi, friends! How's the weather where you live? It's 117F here. ONE ONE SEVEN So, there is that. It's so hot, but soon the monsoons will roll in, and for a second, we will all forget why we hate it so much. Well, at least I will, I love monsoon season, so much. It's […]
Good afternoon friends! I know this post is going up later than usual, but that's life these days. I'm also playing catch up because I took yesterday off after many months with zero breaks. It was time for a break. Since I jumped into a recipe project after the spring semester ended, I've either been […]
