Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bites
2 cups blanched almond flour* ¼ tsp. salt ½ tsp. baking soda ¼ cup virgin coconut...
Author: admink
May’s Healthy Lifestyle Habit
Let’s Talk About Breakfast People say it’s the most important meal of the day. In my humble opinion, they are ALL important! I do believe that breakfast is the most abused meal. By this I mean that we Americans make the poorest choices at that time...
Gourmet Made Simple
How could you not love a meal that is simple and AMAZING? Many people overlook the light and delicious flavor of fish...
Chicken Salad & Creamy Avocado Dressing
Chicken Salad Chicken breast meat from a rotisserie chicken (skin removed) cut into small pieces 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 apple, gala or other sweet variety, chopped 2 handfuls of seedless (red) grapes, halved Chopped raw pecans Combine ingredients in a bowl. Add dressing and stir...
Southwestern Chopped Salad
Large head of Romaine 15 oz. 1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained 1 large orange bell pepper 1 pint cherry tomatoes 1 cup corn (fresh or frozen, thawed) 5 green onions Finely chop romaine, bell pepper, tomatoes, and green onions. Place all ingredients...
Chocolate Coconut Mousse
1 can full-fat coconut milk (Thai Kitchen is my favorite) 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder Stevia or honey to taste 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or some other flavor, peppermint perhaps?) Optional: shredded coconut, almond butter, cinnamon Chill the unopened can of coconut milk in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight....
April’s Healthy Lifestyle Habit
I think you’ll like this month’s habit because it is REALLY EASY! In fact many of you may be doing this already, but if you aren’t, time to give it a whirl. When you cook, make extra so you have leftovers for another meal. This is...
March’s Healthy Lifestyle Habit
Welcome spring and the month of gusty kite-flying days, a green Chicago River (well, brighter green than usual), and celebrating the Irish. The flower bulbs that were planted before winter are peeking through the dirt, and there are more of us taking longer walks with...
What’s Really in My Food? Label Reading 101
Eating healthy would be easier if what we saw was actually what we got, right? We see lettuce, we get lettuce; an apple is simply that, an apple. The food industry has come a long way since the days of bartering butter for eggs, but...
February’s Healthy Lifestyle Habit
Now that you have gotten in the habit of drinking your water, it’s time to practice another simple concept. This month’s habit: Eat slowly and stop at 80% full. This habit is straight from the pages of my coaching textbook, The Essentials of Sport and...