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Make your Signature Lettuce Wrap in under 5 Minutes

Make your Signature Lettuce Wrap in under 5 Minutes

  Learn how to make a delicious ‘Signature’ lettuce wrap in less than 5 minutes. Lettuce wraps are such a great meal and so easy to make. In no time you can make your own Signature lettuce wrap. Healthy because they are full of fresh veggies. Pretty with the colors of the rainbow. Delicious to eat anytime and… Read More

Simple Baked Beet Chips

Simple Baked Beet Chips

Baked Beet Chips 4 medium beets 2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil Sea Salt Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Peel beets and slice 1/16 inch thick with a mandoline or by hand. In a large bowl, toss beets with extra-virgin olive oil. The beets should have a very… Read More

Salt & Vinegar Beet Chips

Salt & Vinegar Beet Chips

These rosemary, sea salt and vinegar beet chips are a fun, crispy and healthier snack served with roasted garlic yogurt dip. These beet chips live up to all expectations, vinegar flavor included. They’re soaked in Nakano natural rice vinegar for 15 minutes before getting pan-fried with rosemary to crispy perfection and they’re bursting with that tangy vinegar… Read More

How to Select and Store Beets

How to Select and Store Beets

Raw beets can stay fresh for a long time if you store them properly.  So how do you select and store beets? Tips to Select and Store Fresh Beets: Try to choose organic if you can. Beets should be firm – older beets are spongy. Select beets with fresh, dark green leafy tops (greens). Older greens & beets… Read More

Guacamole With a Twist – Pea’s

Guacamole With a Twist – Pea’s

Smashed Pea Guacomole 1cup green peas, fresh or thawed for a 5-6 minutes 1 large handful cilantro 1piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped 1 lime, juiced 1 avocados, pitted 1 garlic clove (minced fine and smashed) 1/4 red or yellow onion sea salt and cracked pepper Smash all of the ingredients together using the back… Read More

Dr. Oz and 3 Steps to Reduce Joint Pain + Do Your Joints a Favor

Dr. Oz and 3 Steps to Reduce Joint Pain + Do Your Joints a Favor

If you Watched the Dr. Oz Show on January 22, 2015, and his segment on JOINT HEALTH, FOODS AND JOINT SUPPLEMENTS, he mentioned the one I take, Procosa, in his ‘3 Easy Steps to Reduce Joint Pain‘. See the show replay and more below.  (And let me tell you it’s a product that really works! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE… Read More

Healthy Snack #7: Avocado, EVOO, Lime

Healthy Snack #7: Avocado, EVOO, Lime

You can’t get much better than a ripe avocado with a good quality olive oil, lime, sea salt and pepper. fresh ripe avocado cut in 1/2, pit removed 1 tsp EVOO lime sea salt pepper Drizzle the EVOO over top of 1/2 avocado still in shell, sprinkle a little sea salt & pepper and squeeze some fresh… Read More

Chicken Zucchini Fritters

Chicken Zucchini Fritters

  I saw a fellow coach make this with turkey breast but all I had was chicken in the house. I baked 1/2 and sautéed 1/2. I think I prefer baking. Both tasted really good but baking is so much easier and about the same amount of time. I love trying new recipes and adapting them to be… Read More

Vanilla Coconut Milk Creamer

Vanilla Coconut Milk Creamer

DELICIOUS VANILLA COCONUT MILK CREAMER This only takes a few minutes to make and you get 4-8 servings. Change it up by adding cinnamon, pumping pie spices or other favorite flavors you’d enjoy with your coffee or tea. 1 can coconut milk 1-2 tbsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted Honey or vanilla stevia… Read More

Spiced Up Sweet Potato Fries

Spiced Up Sweet Potato Fries

There are so many ways to prepare and baked spiced sweet potato fries are always a hit at the dinner table (and let’s face it, good for a snack too). Spiced Up Sweet Potato Fries – 1-2 sweet potatoes – coconut or EVOO – sea salt – pepper – garlic powder, turmeric, Trader Joe’s 21… Read More

Slow Cooked Turkey Breast in a Crock Pot

Slow Cooked Turkey Breast in a Crock Pot

I haven’t used my crock pot in some time and I thought it was time to pull it out and start using it again. It is winter in Midwest which means cold weather. Using a crock pot is easy and allows us to make some delicious HOT meals without it taking all evening. You simply… Read More

Healthy Snack #41: Celery + Sunbutter

Healthy Snack #41: Celery + Sunbutter

It’s all about having simple healthy snacks and variety (who wants to be bored with their food anyway).  There are many options to it. Recipe: Cut 1-2 celery stalks 1 TBLS of peanut, sun, apple, almond or healthy butter of choice Sesame seed, raisins, raw cacao, hemp seeds or other healthy topping Drizzle with a… Read More

Why Smiling Is Good for Your Health

Why Smiling Is Good for Your Health

  Smiling make us look more attractive, brings up our face (instead of gravity bringing it down). Smiling is contagious and there are even movements in the world to get people to smile more (because it makes a difference). One smile to someone having a bad day can make all the difference to you and… Read More

White Bean and Chicken Chili

White Bean and Chicken Chili

This is a perfect chili for game days, cool autumn afternoons or tailgating! Great for leftovers too. White Bean and Chicken Chili 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil (or I used avocado oil) 1 onion, chopped 1 pepper of any color cut and chopped 3-4 cloves fresh garlic, minced 3-4 cups organic chicken broth (reduced sodium best)… Read More

Holistic Holiday Gift Guide

Holistic Holiday Gift Guide

Doing some last-minute shopping for the holidays? Here are some no-fail gifts that you can feel good about giving as they infuse a bit of health and wellness into the lives of your loved ones!  There’s still time and you may even find these in stores. Kitchen Gadget They’ll eat more avocado with this one-of-a-kind slicer… Read More

So Delicious Carrot Spice Balls

So Delicious Carrot Spice Balls

Protein, spice, cacao, coconut, sun butter…. there are all kinds of delicious protein balls.  This recipe uses many of these good-for-you ingredients with the extra power kick of fresh organic carrots.  Enjoy them Carrot Spice Balls 1 scoop protein powder 2 tablespoons coconut oil 2 whole carrots, shredded 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 4… Read More

Cherry Cashew Coconut Love Bites

Cherry Cashew Coconut Love Bites

  I was at the home of a dear friend, Estelle (also one of my Fall Lean & Clean Cleansers) to help her do some food prep and teach a few tips and tricks of healthier eating. We had a ball!!! While we were prepping, we had a recipe for a protein ball but didn’t have… Read More

K.I.S.S Kale Plus More Salad

K.I.S.S Kale Plus More Salad

This is a KISS or Keep Is Sexy (Kale) Salad from my #30 Day Beach Bum Program program I ran over the summer. You can modify the ingredients to fit what ever is in season.  It is a delicious way to get more super greens into your diet. KISS Kale + More Salad 1 bunch organic… Read More

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