Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. A long-chain amino acid, it's made up of the individual amino acids glycine, proline, hydroxyproline, and arginine. The only place you'll find collagen in nature is in animal tissue (bones and connective tissue). So why am I talking about ...
Anti-inflammatory Diet
Healthy Mini Bell Pepper Nachos (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Crave nachos but trying to eat healthy? No problem! These Healthy Mini Bell Pepper Nachos are for you. I put out a request for healthy recipe makeovers, and one reader asked for a healthy nachos recipe. I knew I had my work cut out for me. When I try to take a recipe that is traditionally ...
Flourless Sweet Potato Muffins (Blender Muffins)
These Flourless Sweet Potato Muffins are easy to prep in the blender and are made without flour, oil, or refined sugar. They are a healthy way to start your day and are perfect for busy mornings! Do you have smooth mornings or hectic mornings at your house? Morning time is hectic at my house. I’m ...
Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole (Vegan and Gluten-free!)
This Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole recipe is vegan, gluten-free, and made without refined sugar! You won't miss any of it. This recipe is proof that healthy food can be delicious!My favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner is the sweet potato casserole. My husband is cringing right now because he ...
The Anti-Bloat Smoothie
Bloated? You need this Anti-Bloat Smoothie in your life! Made with ingredients that are known to reduce bloating, it also tastes delicious! Let's face it. Some of the healthiest foods on the planet can cause some serious bloat. I'm looking at you, broccoli. Sorry lentils, I love you, but you ...
Strawberry Banana Blender Muffins {Gluten-free, Vegan, Nut-free}
Life is busy. 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. Eating healthy, homemade, and unprocessed foods doesn't have to be overly complicated or ...
Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing
This Loaded Spinach Salad with Creamy Avocado Basil Dressing is full of nutrition and bursting with flavor! You'll love this healthy, vegan salad. Who is ready to get their salad on? This salad has everything a salad could ever want. It's hearty and filling thanks to the addition of quinoa and ...
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 ...
How to Make Homemade Bone Broth in the Crock Pot
When I first discovered I could make homemade bone broth in the Crock Pot, my life was changed. Making stock on the stove top isn't exactly difficult, but who has hours and hours to babysit a pot of simmering bones in a pot on the stove? Not me. I much prefer to throw everything in the crock pot ...
Crockpot Vegan Coconut Curry Chickpea Lentil Soup
This Crockpot Vegan Coconut Curry Chickpea Lentil Soup is easy to prep and is a healthy, comforting soup!Marriage is all about compromise. I'm sure you've heard that phrase about a million times, especially if you are married. As cliche as it may be, it's true. You have to be able to bend and ...
Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars
These Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars are an easy one-bowl recipe and are great for a healthy breakfast, dessert, or snack!Do you ever buy food or ingredients on a whim? Or is that just a #foodbloggerproblem? That's exactly what happened with the cranberries I used for these bars. I saw a bag ...
Warm Brussels Sprout Salad with Pomegranate and Goat Cheese
I'm convinced that everyone who thinks they don't like Brussels sprouts because of some childhood memory simply hasn't had them prepared correctly. I don't remember ever having Brussels sprouts served to me, but apparently that is because I'm the baby of the family and by the time I came around my ...
