Garlic Mashed Cauliflower with Kale
This recipe is a really lightened up replacement for mashed potatoes, with the enhanced flavors of garlic and kale. It’s incredibly quick and simple to throw this side dish together, and there are many ways in which the flavor could be tweaked and adjusted to your liking. Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com Servings: 6 Here’s what you need 1 head cauliflower 1 bunch curly kale 4 cloves garlic, smashed 3 Tablespoons coconut cream 1...
Family Demands Are No Excuse To Ignore Your Own Needs
Do you feel guilty about this? You have so many demands on you. Your family relies on you for money, food, transportation, and a myriad of permission slips, bills and paperwork. You hardly get a moment to yourself at the end of each day, and even less now that school is back in session. It’s hard not to feel guilty about taking a moment to care for yourself. From the moment that your day starts, with making meals, getting ready for...
Asian Shrimp and Noodles
There is no need for take-out with this quick-n-tasty recipe for Asian Shrimp and Noodles! This dish has all of the Asian flavors that you love, with a fraction of the carbs and calories of traditional take-out. All of the flavors, none of the guilt! This dish is pretty epic: plump shrimp and tender veggies combine with savory sauce and satisfying veggie noodles. Yes, please! Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com Servings: 4 Here’s what...
Once Fat, Always Fat?
5 Steps To Finally Lose The Fat While many people are able to lose a substantial amount of weight, very few keep the weight off for more than a year. In fact, less than 1% of the formerly obese will maintain their weight loss for more than a year, according to a study conducted in the UK in 2015. Specifically this broke down to just 1 man out of 210 and 1 woman out of 124. Does this mean that once fat we are all doomed to stay fat?...
Dijon Chicken with Sweet Potato and Green Beans En Papillote
One of the biggest complaints that many people have about chicken breast dinners is that the meat tends to turn out dry or overcooked. Then they are forced to choke down a dinner they know is healthy, but isn’t pleasant and certainly won’t motivate them to eat it again. This simple recipe for cooking in parchment paper packets is a foolproof way to inject tenderness and moisture into chicken breast, without any fancy time consuming...
Quick and Healthy Meals By Baking in Parchment Paper
Getting healthy meals on the table each night is one of the biggest challenges that my clients are faced with – maybe it’s a challenge for you too – so I was really excited to come across this amazingly simple cooking technique that dramatically reduces the fat and carbohydrate count of your favorite recipes! I’m referring to the foolproof technique of baking in parchment paper packets, also called “en papillote.” Meat, veggies and...
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken
Having healthfully prepared protein on hand for on-the-go meals is a MUST when it comes to packing healthy meals to eat throughout your day. Put 4 to 6 ounces of protein (like this amazing pulled chicken!), a handful of cooked veggies and a handful of fresh arugula in a little Tupperware and drizzle on a bit of homemade balsamic dressing for a simple, quick, get-lean meal. Eating small meals every few hours consisting of protein and...
Daily Quota and Big Goals
You have some BIG GOALS in that brain of yours! Good for you! Big Goals give us the purpose and meaning that we need to live a fulfilling life. The way to reach your Big Goal is to put daily quotas in place. These are the little steps that add up to the achievement of your Big Goal. In writing a book, the daily quota is typing a minimum number of words per day. In fitness, your daily quota is the workout and clean eating that you’ll...