Since this is my first accountability post in a while it will be longer than the ones to come! Sorry - I had a lot to say!! I've decided that it's time that I start to be more accountable to myself about my weight loss. After several years of dropping the weight and adding it right back on again I'm super motivated to finally get on the right track and stick with it. I even got my husband doing … [Read more...]
Simple Green Smoothie Recipe {Move It Monday}
(If you are just here for the simple green smoothie - skip to the bottom!) I hope everyone had a nice Easter with their family, and if you didn't celebrate it you were able to get out and enjoy the gorgeous weather the whole country seemed to be enjoying. We enjoyed our last weekend with the Hubs before he leaves for another deployment by going to see the Hoover Dam, a community egg hunt (which … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Wheat Grass + Gingerbread Smoothie Recipe
When I lived in Chicago I used to be a bartender. Every night I'd walk to work and on my way I'd stop into a local juice bar and buy a shot of wheat grass. I love the smell of fresh grass, so the taste was never off-putting to me, but I did it because it gave me such great boost of energy for my shifts. I never thought much about what else it was doing for my body, and sadly when I moved out of … [Read more...]
Fresh & Easy Snack Ideas for Kids! + PBJ Smoothie Recipe
Thank you Fresh & Easy for sponsoring today's easy snack ideas for kids! Scroll Down for Smoothie Recipe! I don't know about you, but time is a pretty rare commodity these days! I'm always looking for quick and healthy meals for my family and easy snack ideas for kids! Lucky for my my neighborhood Fresh & Easy is right down the street from our house! A few years back my family and I … [Read more...]
Rise and Shine Avocado Smoothie Recipe
What's for breakfast? Why not an avocado smoothie? The healthy fat will keep you going well into lunch! I'm a bit obsessed with avocados! Actually a lot obsessed. I consider them to be one of my favorite all time foods, so when I got the chance to ask Chef Pati Jinich who hosts the highly popular PBS series called Pati’s Mexican Table, all about avocados I jumped at the chance! After all … [Read more...]