This weekend has been ground zero of clean eating in my house! With nearly non-stop snow, we’ve had to really have some fun indoors and the kitchen is a great place to do it! In my house cooking is a family affair and we had some big things we wanted to make! My kiddos are…
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Party Pleaser
I am a HUGE Green Bay Packers fan and this weekend they are playing for the NFC Championship. I am going to a friend’s house and want to bring something clean but classic football Sunday! I have a new take on an old classic that will delight even the biggest guys in the group! Mexican…
No Rest for the Weary…
I feel like my body is trying to tell me something… and it’s been a common theme for me this week – fatigue. I have been over training, not to an extreme, but certainly a touch too much and it has taken a toll. I am grateful my nutrition has been so solid the last…
BONK and Hitting the Wall
I recently had several friends run a marathon, half marathons and am training myself for a half and a triathlon. The training picks up and so does the mileage, so what do you do when your body seems to fail you? Most runners have heard of hitting a wall, but if you bonk… well, that’s…
My Lunch Today!
Turkey Panini’s with Sun-Dried Tomatoes I love a good ol’ fashioned sandwich, and today I had a craving for sun dried tomatoes and turkey so I decided to make this favorite of mine from Clean Eating Magazine. This recipe make for a delicious, clean quick-fix meal. If you are like me and don’t have a…
No Snooze Button…
Today was a crazy day for me! I had it planned out in my head as to how it would go, but you know what happens to best laid plans. My training the last few days has been tough. Knees and shins are hurting and the bike training has changed how my muscles feel making…
Clean Comfort Food
One of the great things about cooking and eating clean is all the things you can start to make when you let your creative juices flow. It started snowing outside again and the bitter cold weather made me long for a warm, comfort food kind of meal. I decided to throw together a breakfast casserole…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Time! The Clean Version!
Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches are a favorite in my house…when you are eating on the run and need protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates this is the PERFECT and DELICIOUS way to do it for you and your hungry kiddos! This is the version I serve up to my girls. Sometimes, I’ll add a little…
Spotlight Super food: Quinoa!
One of my favorite foods in the whole grains family is Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah). I use it in lots of recipes because not only is it high in protein, fiber, and amino acids (vegans pay attention) but it’s quite delicious as well! As a rice or noodle substitute and even as a substitute for oatmeal…
Transforming your body…
One should eat to live, not live to eat. ~Cicero, Rhetoricorum LV I am asked questions all the time. Friends, family, emails from blog readers, and at the gym when I train. I was even stopped by an elderly woman in the locker room at a gym yesterday about arm workouts when we were in…
Leaving a Path 