Why Breakfast Makes Me a Champion
{Sweet Potato Pancakes from the Winter Meal Plan} I have a hard time understanding why people don’t eat breakfast. This is partly due to the fact that I am always hungry in the morning, and partly due to knowing how many benefits there are to eating breakfast. Recently, I have started to understand non-breakfast eaters […]
Why I Gave Up Diet Soda
My mom always had beautiful gold cans of caffeine free Diet Coke tucked away in the pantry growing up, and she usually drank one a day in the afternoon. From a young age, I became a big fan of the stuff, and I even preferred it to regular coke. When I started calorie counting, […]
What a Gluten Free, Dairy Free Diet Can Look Like
As soon as I say my Meal Plans are gluten free and dairy free, people give me this look like I’m crazy. Why would they sign up to eat that way for a whole entire month? Am I trying to torture them? No, actually, just the opposite. I’m trying to show the world that real food […]
Why I Quit Counting Calories
I started counting calories at the age of twelve and I spent the next 15 years on a dieting roller coaster. I could tell you the calorie count of almost any food item and unfortunately, that was always in the back of my mind while I ate it. I would limit my avocado and nut […]
Why I Limit My Dairy Consumption
About a year and a half ago, I quit dairy for a few months because I knew it wasn’t doing my body any good. At first, I had some difficulty adjusting to life without cheese, milk, and butter, but then it became my new normal. Currently, I eat dairy on occasion, usually when I’m out […]
Three Health Tips for the Holidays
The countdown has begun…time for last minute shopping, gift-wrapping, and food prep. We already had our 12 Days of Healthy Christmas, but now I have three health tips for the holidays with three days left before the big day. Focus on your company. It’s possible you only see your holiday crowd a few times a year. So […]