The most common complaint I hear when it comes to preparing healthy meals for a family is the time it takes to accomplish it. I get it. Convenience is easier and unfortunately, we live in a culture that doesn’t often put the terms “healthy” and “convenient” together in the same sentence. As a busy mother […]
Lemon & Pepper Tuna Melt
October 24, 2013 by
I really really like tuna melts. The hubs and I used to make them on whole wheat bread, with mayo, a splash of vinegar, salt and pepper, broiled to perfection with gooey cheddar cheese. And then… we got all healthy and stuff. Gooey cheddar, I seriously heart you, but alas you are (mostly) a […]
What Farmers Eat (and bonus Pepperplate review)
October 13, 2013 by
Pay attention, y’all… Eating healthy is 80% of a healthy lifestyle…fitness aside. Eating healthy while managing a life, family, ministry, job seems, at times, to be almost as hard as me getting through a post without being slightly weird and snarky – which is, basically, impossible. If good, nutrient-dense, whole, lower-in-calorie foods are not […]
The Quest to Quest: A Protein Bar Review
October 7, 2013 by
Here it is. Yet another exciting review. Or as I like to call it “Things-I-Am-Willing-To-Throw-My-Money-At-Or-Subject-Myself-To-So-You-Don’t-Have-To.” Food = Fuel. And if you want to battle the bulge, stay energized for workouts, have any sort of brain function or energy, then food is a necessary tool for all the aforementioned. And the right foods at that… […]
Slow Cooker Turkey & Summer Squash Marinara aka Attack of the Summer Squash
August 27, 2013 by
I grew a garden this year. Yeah, I’ve done this thing “gardening” before. I’ve always fancied myself a budding gardener (pun intended and sans overalls) but didn’t really apply myself until 2 summers ago, when we lived in Wyoming. Yes. To answer the not-hip-to-the-awesomeness-of-Wyoming question, stuff grows there. But not for very long. […]
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