Tag: healthyfood

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Spicy Bacon Vinaigrette Recipe (Whole30, Paleo)

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Spicy Bacon Vinaigrette Recipe (Whole30, Paleo)

I’m not really a salad person. That’s about the understatement of the century. I generally make it a point to avoid salad at all costs.

Toasted Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Sausage and Crispy Sage Recipe

Toasted Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Sausage and Crispy Sage Recipe

Do you love gnocchi as much as I do? The first time I had it, I was in love. I mean, let’s be honest, I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like. And y’all KNOW I love me some pasta. Gnocchi is amazing because it’s 

Lemon & Arugula Pasta with Spicy Cauliflower “Meat” Recipe (Vegan)

Lemon & Arugula Pasta with Spicy Cauliflower “Meat” Recipe (Vegan)

Farewell, summer. I have mixed feelings about it. Mostly I’m excited for fall and coziness and pumpkin things, crisp, cool evenings and mornings, and you don’t die of heat stroke every time you try to have a fire pit to roast s’mores. But, won’t you 

Chobani Greek vs. Stonyfield Organic Yogurt vs. Go-Gurt vs. Danimals Nutrition Comparison

Chobani Greek vs. Stonyfield Organic Yogurt vs. Go-Gurt vs. Danimals Nutrition Comparison

The sunrise is now peaking over the horizon, and you’re staring groggily into your opened refrigerator until all of the cold, misty air has escaped. Fridgina, as you affectionately call her, now beeps at you for your negligence, and you beep back to oh so 

How to Start a Plant-Based Diet: The 5 Most Important Tips

How to Start a Plant-Based Diet: The 5 Most Important Tips

What’s THE hottest nutrition plan in the medical community right now aside from DASH or Mediterranean? The plant-based diet. Definitely the most controversial next to Keto. Are potato chips and french fries plant-based? Absolutely. But we’re talking about a “whole foods” version. Not the crunchy 

Garlic and Herb Mac n Cheese Bites

Garlic and Herb Mac n Cheese Bites

There are few things I love more than mac n cheese. I mean good, homemade, cheesy, saucy enough to still be creamy when baked, toasted bread crumbs…. Get in my belly.

Spicy Spaghetti Squash Ramen with Homemade Vegan Kombu Dashi Recipe

Spicy Spaghetti Squash Ramen with Homemade Vegan Kombu Dashi Recipe

You know when you get a hankering for ramen? Like good, super flavorful, salty, spicy, major umami ramen? And you know what a buzzkill it is to crave that ramen if you aren’t eating noodles? You might have a bright idea to make said ramen 

Smoky Pimento Cheese Recipe

Smoky Pimento Cheese Recipe

There is little that is more southern than pimento cheese. I mean, what even are pimentos? (They’re small, sweet, mild little red peppers. And they are really FREAKING good mixed with cheese.)

Creamy Zucchini Chicken Enchiladas (GF, Whole30)

Creamy Zucchini Chicken Enchiladas (GF, Whole30)

This enchilada sauce… Can we talk about it for a minute? It’s completely vegan, paleo, gluten-free and dairy-free [insert other dietary need here]. And it’s totally my new favorite.

Egg Nutrition 101: Healthy or Unhealthy?

Egg Nutrition 101: Healthy or Unhealthy?

If you’re like me, then you probably want to throw eggs at nutrition media. They’re egging you on – the back & forth, healthy today unhealthy tomorrow, food recommendation roller coaster can be frustrating and discouraging. What the heck am I supposed to eat?? How 

Bacon-Wrapped Fig-Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Fig-Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipe

I’ve been on a big fig kick lately. I’ve been combining fig with everything I can think of. I’m talking on grilled cheese, on pizza, glazing this bacon wrapped chicken. It’s all seriously drool-worthy.

Chickpea and Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado-Lime Crema

Chickpea and Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado-Lime Crema

Mexican food is a staple around our house. At least 50% of the time you’ll find some sort of burrito bowl, quesadilla, Mexican skillet or tacos around our dinner table. It’s so easy to fall into the rut of doing the same fixins over and