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 ...
Gluten-free Recipes
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 ...
Healthy Fruit Dip–4 Ways
When the snack beast rears its ugly head at your house, what do you feed it? Today, I've got an idea for you. Actually I have four ideas for you. Healthy fruit dip done four different ways! My kids can eat truck loads of fruit. They love all fruit and it's the first thing they eat from their plate ...
Spiced Broiled Grapefruit
This recipe for Spiced Broiled Grapefruit takes just minutes to prepare and makes the perfect healthy snack or breakfast! This is a sponsored post on behalf of Sweet Scarletts and Millennial Blogs. I would like to introduce you to my new snacking obsession. Texas Red Grapefruit from Sweet ...
Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Muffins
These Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Muffins are a great portable breakfast idea! I make a lot of variations of baked oatmeal muffins since I first started making them almost four years ago. I don't always think about putting the new recipes here on the blog. I mean, how many baked oatmeal ...
Broccoli Soup
This is a healthy Broccoli Soup that thick and creamy, but totally vegan! I have a small confession to make. As a hardcore soup devotee, I am constantly cooking up new soups. Soups are a staple in my winter diet; I love how you can make them full of goodness, and they are ...
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 ...
A Mason Jar Salad for Every Weekday (5 recipes with step-by-step instructions)
One of my secret weapons to keeping my healthy eating on track is preparation. Having a mason jar salad in the fridge and ready at lunch time makes the choice, when I'm hungry, simple. When I'm really hungry I can make bad food choices, but when lunch is prepared ahead of time? The potential for a ...
15 Fruit-Sweetened Dessert Recipes
This collection of dessert recipes features 15 100% fruit-sweetened desserts. You won't find ANY added sugar!On Friday I made a huge announcement about the Happy Healthy Mama Healthy Year Challenge. That's a mouthful, isn't it? Even so, it's something I'm excited to share with you. Together, we ...
Mushroom Sauté with Rosemary, Garlic, and Red Wine
We all need to have a quick and easy side dish up our sleeve that goes with a variety of dinners. This mushroom sauté recipe is just that. It's simple enough that you can easily include it in your weeknight dinner lineup. Yet, sautéed mushrooms are always elegant enough to include as a holiday ...
Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole
This Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole is easy to prepare and makes a fantastic gluten-free dinner. My parents didn't make casseroles growing up. I barely knew what they were when I graduated college. Yet, here I am, as an adult, making casseroles. My kids don't even like their food to be ...
Vegan Chocolate Pudding (without avocado or tofu)
I debated whether to call this vegan chocolate pudding or chocolate mousse. It reminds me of a cross between the two, but since when I served it to my kids they said, "Yummy chocolate pudding!" I went with pudding. The truth is, this is not really a pudding or a mousse in the traditional sense. ...
