Gluten-free Creamy Buckwheat Cereal [Recipe]
Start your day with a warm bowl of creamy buckwheat cereal. Cook with milk or water, honey, and top with berries, almonds, and sunflower seeds. Delicious!
Creamy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie [Recipe]
A chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie is a rich and delicious beverage made by blending together cacao powder, peanut butter, and banana with milk or a dairy-free alternative. Here's a basic recipe for a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie:
7 High Powered Breakfast Ideas
Did you know breakfast is the perfect time to get most of your nutrients such as fiber, protein, carbs, and mono- and polyunsaturated fats? Breakfast should be easy, quick, and taste really good. Don’t you agree? Giving your body the healthy start it needs and keeps you feeling satisfied and ready for the day. Begin…
A Plant-Based Lifestyle
Are you wondering what a plant-based lifestyle is all about? Heard about it through social media, the Internet, from your medical doctor, friends, family, or co-workers? Well, a plant-based lifestyle is not a vegan (no animal products) lifestyle or even a vegetarian (allows eggs and dairy) lifestyle. A plant-based lifestyle is somewhat similar but not…
Eating Healthy on a Budget
“Eating healthy is way too expensive.” Do you know how many times I’ve heard that statement? Too many to count. Do YOU think eating healthy is impossible? I make a living teaching people how to eat nutritious and delicious foods to meet their budget needs. It’s not as difficult as you may think. However, saving…
Peanut Butter Bliss Bites [Recipe]
This is a no-bake nutritious snack that only takes 10 minutes to make. Peanut Butter Bliss Bites have 5 delicious ingredients destined to please the sweetest tooth. Packed with protein and carbs it’s the ideal pick me up snack or pre/post workout snack. Just 2 peanut butter bliss bites are less than 200 calories!
Purple Cabbage [Recipe]
Purple cabbage also is known as red cabbage brightens up any meal. Just look at that color! It contains a type of group of phytochemicals or compounds found in plant foods with disease-fighting properties known as polyphenols. What’s so important about polyphenols? Polyphenols may offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits. In other words, it’s…
Lentil Soup [Recipe]
During the colder months, I like to eat soups. All types of soups. Soups are hearty, filling, and can be a starter before a meal or the main entree. Lentils are a part of the legume family, high in folate, manganese, protein, and fiber, High fiber foods may reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart…
Vegan Korean Cauliflower Tacos [Recipe]
During the colder months, I like to turn on my oven and roast all my vegetables. Why? Roasted vegetables add delicious flavors to dishes without a lot of fat and calories. Roasting brings out the natural sweetness in vegetables and intensifies their natural flavors. I enjoy eating roasted cauliflower at least once a week.…
Simple Collard Greens and White Beans [Recipe]
Collard greens is a member of the cabbage family. The leaves grow as a loose bouquet instead of tightly closed like other cabbages. Collard greens are a rich source of Vitamin K and Vitamin A and also contain folate, B Vitamins, phosphorus, calcium and potassium. I paired these savory greens with cannellini beans (also…
