Life can be such a roller coaster. Right when I think I've got my schedule and routine under control, life gets crazy and I get behind and can't catch up. Last week was one of those weeks where I had too many things to do and not enough time to get it all done. What suffered? My workouts. Is that ...
How Much You Exercise Doesn’t Matter if You Do This
Physical exercise is important. We all need to move and get our heart rates up. But how much you exercise is a moot point if you spend the rest of your day sitting. Research shows that prolonged sedentary time is independently associated with many negative health outcomes, regardless of physical ...
Coffee Talk Vol. 2
Sometimes when you publish on your blog (or your blog's Facebook page) it can feel like you're shouting into a giant, dark auditorium. You know people are there, but you can't see them, and unless they speak up, you can't hear them either. That's why I was nervous to post my first Coffee Talk. ...
Mint Chocolate Chip Pea Pops
This recipe for Mint Chocolate Chip Pea Pops make a healthy special treat!Yes, you read that title correctly. These are pea pops. A few years ago, a friend I knew in college posted that she'd snuck some extra veggies into her toddler by adding peas to his smoothie. I was intrigued and put it on my ...
Move More Challenge Update: Week 2
Would you like to know what I really love about the Healthy Year Challenge? Every month, I'm being intentional about one area of my health, and just by being intentional, I'm seeing measurable changes. Positive changes that can make a huge difference in my overall health. Every month I add ...
5-ingredient Paleo Pancakes
These 5-ingredient Paleo Pancakes are made with no flour, no sugar, and have sweet potato and banana as the stars! When I discovered I could make "pancakes" out of just sweet potatoes and eggs, my life was changed. That's not dramatic, it really was life changing. Pancakes are such a kid ...
Move More Challenge Update: Week 1
Setting a goal is meaningless if you don't have actionable steps to reach it. The April Move More Challenge is about moving more before. My goal is to move more on my rest days. The days when I don't work out, I found I was sitting too much and not moving enough. So I set the goal. ...
Coffee Talk
Blogging is a strange and wonderful thing. Over the years, I recognize many of the same names commenting on posts or sending me emails with questions or concerns. All from people I don't know. Yet, I feel like I know them. I feel connected to my readers, like we are all friends. It's the same way ...
Take the Stress Out of Dinner Time
Does dinner time stress you out? Are you too busy to meal plan and shop for every meal, yet you want home-cooked dinners? I've found something that lets me provide home-cooked meals for my family with less stress! Let me tell you about Blue Apron. Blue Apron is a meal delivery service. You all ...
The Husband Protein Smoothie
Are you looking for a high protein, vegan smoothie that is made without protein powder? The Husband Protein Smoothie is IT! Back in February, when we did the Eat More Plants Challenge, my husband Tim realized he wasn't getting enough fruits and vegetables into his diet. He ditched his cereal ...
Healthy Sleep Challenge Update and April Challenge Announcement
The ultimate goal of the Healthy Year Challenge is to focus on a different aspect of health every month so that over the course of a year we are improving our health in a deliberate way. Our thoughts become our habits and our habits become who we are. So by keeping our health, in some form, in focus ...
12 Tips and Tricks to Make you a Better Home Cook
I grew up with parents who owned a restaurant and loved food. They were so busy with said restaurant, though, they didn’t have time to teach me to cook. I learned more about food and cooking from my parents after I left the house than the 18 years I lived with them. I would call them, hoping for ...