This Sweet Potato Chocolate Shake is a rich and creamy vegan shake that is full of nutrients! I was asked to participate in the@CocoaVia #HeartMonth campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network.  I was compensated for my time. Do you ever get sick of hearing about all the ...
Breakfast Recipes
Pear Oatmeal Bars
These Pear Oatmeal Bars are vegan, gluten-free, and 100% fruit sweetened, with no added sugar. Let me make one thing clear.  Creating 100% fruit-sweetened bars that don't taste like cardboard is no easy task.  This recipe may win the award for most recipe trials in one week.  I finally got it ...
How to Sweeten Coffee without Sugar
The year was 2006 and I'd just read multiple books and articles about the detrimental effects sugar has on our body. Â I decided I was cutting it out of my diet, cold turkey. Â My biggest fear was the coffee. At that time I drank my coffee with copious amounts of CoffeeMate French Vanilla creamer (I ...
Happy Healthy Mama’s Most Popular Recipes in 2015
2015 was a big year here at Happy Healthy Mama. Â I grew more and faster than ever before, and this blog is not a baby. Â It was exciting and terrifying and fun all rolled into one. Â I have to say, I am proud of what I accomplished this year and I'm also proud of the delicious food that came out of my ...
Immunity-Boosting Breakfast Bars
As a mom, there's not much I wouldn't do to keep my kids safe and healthy. That just kind of comes built-in when you become a mom, right? God's design for a mother, I suppose. Â But as a control freak, I've had to come to terms with the fact that some things are out of my hands. Â Try as I might, I ...
Spiced Apple Cider Baked Donuts
There's a local donut shop where I live, Bill's Donuts, that's pretty much a legend. Â It's a tiny shop that people flock to, creating long lines every weekend. I've lived here for over 6 years and have only been there once. Â It happens to be right across from our church and my parents, brothers, and ...
Pumpkin Banana Quinoa Breakfast
Have you heard? Â Quinoa breakfast is the new oatmeal. Â If you haven't tried quinoa for breakfast yet, let your obsession begin here. Â This Pumpkin Banana Quinoa breakfast is creamy, lightly sweet, and perfectly spiced for fall. Â You're going to love it. Of course it's made with healthy, ...
2-Minute Dark Chocolate Brown Rice Porridge
This delicious Brown Rice Porridge recipe is brought to you on behalf of Minute® Ready to Serve Rice. Thank you for inspiring me to create this unique breakfast idea!September is National Rice Month. I thought I'd let you know in case you needed an excuse to eat more rice.  Brown rice is a wholesome ...
Gluten-free Raspberry Chocolate Chip Bars
Friday was Meghan's last day of school. Its seems like she just started and now it's over and she's officially on her way to first grade. She brought home all her school things on Friday, including her writing journal. Â As I read through it, I came to her Mother's Day entry. Â She wrote that I was ...
Strawberry Banana Blender Muffins {Gluten-free, Vegan, Nut-free}
Life is busy. Â It's not going to get any less busy for us for at least for another, say, 15 years, when our youngest graduates high school. I won't allow myself to use busy as an excuse to let our diets suffer. Â Eating healthy, homemade, and unprocessed foods doesn't have to be overly complicated or ...
Vegan Strawberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
I hope you won't get too sick of strawberry recipes if I go overboard this spring. Â Strawberries are my favorite fruit and when they're in season, I can't help but put them in everything! Â Yes, this I have other strawberry muffin recipes on this site (like this Yogurt Strawberry Banana Muffin recipe ...
Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal
This Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal makes an incredible, warming breakfast that is healthy and light! It's lightly sweetened with maple syrup and can even be mixed together the night before and baked in the morning. Super easy recipe that everyone loves! It definitely belongs on this list of the Best ...