Category Archives for "Food"

Pinterest Recipes Round Up {Salad Edition}

Salads often get a bad rap for not being a very satisfying meal . This edition of Pinterest Recipe Round Up goes over unique tricks to help you make an enjoyable salad!

Creamy Avocado Vinaigrette Recipe

When trying to eat healthy and lose weight, creamy salad dressings are often ruled out. The main reason being that they are typically loaded with bad and unhealthy ingredients such as sugar, artificial flavorings, MSG, and hydrogenated oils (dangerous trans fats) to name a few. The best way to avoid these unhealthy additives is to make your own dressing! This recipe is packed with healthy monounsaturated fats that provide a plethora of health benefits.

30 Second Fudgy Protein Brownie Mug Cake Recipe {Gluten & Grain Free}

Mug cakes are the perfect option for a single serving dessert. While this recipe is grain free, gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free, it certainly doesn’t taste it! Even better, it only takes 30 seconds to cook!

Pinterest Recipe Round Up {Cold Cuts Edition}

Cold cuts are a popular lunch meat most people make sandwiches with. Instead of making the same lunch all week, there are a few ways you can enjoy cold cuts all different times of the day. Aside from a menu change, using lunch meats is a great way to make meals, or snacks on-the- go! Most […]

Slow Carb Cookie Recipe

Ok, so sometimes it can be very tough to not eat sugar and we all crave dessert every once in a while.  Well, at least I know I do.  The upside of the Slow Carb diet is the fact that you get to have a cheat day once a week.  The downside is you have […]

Savory Grain Free Breakfast Muffin Recipe

Eating a healthy and protein packed breakfast is important in order to jump start your metabolism first thing in the morning.  If you’re like me and following the Slow Carb diet, Tim Ferriss recommends eating at least 30g of protein within the first thirty minutes of waking up.   Let’s face it, we all get […]

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Nuggets Recipe

We buy chicken every week because it’s low fat, a good source of protein, and a pretty versatile food.  However, I HATE plain grilled chicken.  I need to “do something” to my chicken to add some flavor and taste to it.  I do have lots of go-to recipes, one of which being my favorite chicken nugget […]

Cabbage Weight Loss Soup Recipe

Soup is my favorite thing to eat on a cold winter day.  Especially recently when we were experiencing a record breaking polar vortex!  Cabbage soup is a great option if you’re looking for that warm comfort type of food while also trying to maintain a slim waistline. Best of all, I make this in my […]

Pinterest Recipe Round Up {Sweet Tooth Edition}

Happy New Year! Some of you may be trying to keep that resolution of cutting back on junk food, but still have a craving for treats. There are some dessert recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth, and be beneficial to your diet. Here is a list of a few favorites.  Two Ingredient Cookies  This […]