Healthy Chocolate Fudge Zucchini Brownies

These are some more chocolate fudge zucchini brownies: And here are some healthy chocolate zucchini brownies after they’ve met me: Hey, where’d they all go??  Healthy Chocolate Fudge Zucchini Brownies Ingredients 1/2 cup shredded zucchini (100g) 1/3 cup applesauce (80g) 1 cup plus 2 tbsp water (270g) 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 3 tbsp flaxmeal (18g) 1/2 cup […]

Slow Cooker Red Lentil Soup

This Slow Cooker Red Lentil Soup came out so good!  The flavors are diverse and rich and my husband loves it.  There is something I have to tell you about Ed.  He puts saltine crackers in every soup or chowder that he sees.  No question or thought – he just adds the saltines.  So, anyway, […]

Healthy chocolate muffins (95 calories)

So I’ve been trying this thing called “eating healthy” over the past week and have been on the hunt for healthy CHOCOLATE recipes. I just can’t give up my sweet tooth. I blame my grandpa. I found a recipe for healthy chocolate muffins that I think you will adore. Especially for less than 100 calories. […]

9 HEALTHY SMOOTHIES – 3 INGREDIENT FROZEN SMOOTHIES

Here are 9 3 ingredient frozen smoothie guide condensed into one photo for easy reference! Use this as a guide to make-ahead smoothie packs – so handy to have in the freezer to just dump into a blender, and plus, it’s built-in ice! This guide is based on the Buzzfeed 8 Healthy Smoothies With 3 Ingredients article which I’ve been keeping […]

CARAMELIZED APPLE SLOW COOKER OATMEAL

My daughter, who refuses to eat oatmeal, declares this “Inside Out Apple Pie” to be her favorite breakfast. (Her brother calls it “Apple Pudding.”) It’s oatmeal, all right, but with lots of apples and a bit of sweet caramelly goodness, so somehow in her seven-year-old mind, it’s not her despised breakfast nemesis and will gobble […]

Slow Cooker Beef and Cabbage Soup

This has become my favorite crock pot soup. It is rich and hearty while being healthy. You will love the complex flavor of this soup and it is even better the next day! Slow Cooker Beef and Cabbage Soup 1 lb. of Ground Beef (85/15 or 90/10) 1 red onion diced 1/2 cup of diced […]

THE ULTIMATE HEALTHY VANILLA CUPCAKES

You have no idea how big a deal this is for me. So as you may have heard, I’m a food writer. I love food a whole heck of a lot. The experience of eating can bring me endless joy. I will happily traverse the glove for tagine. Delicata squash is a miracle. I have […]

Skinny Pumpkin Frappuccino.

Save calories AND money! Enjoy a delicious pumpkin spice frappuccino at home without the huge price tag and without all the calories, fat, and refined sugar. How many pumpkin recipes can Sally make in the month of August? I don’t care what time of the year it is – I enjoy pumpkin all year long! I […]

Flush The Fat Away Vegetable Soup

Meant to restore acid-alkaline and sodium-potassium balance to the body’s organs and glands, this recipe was adapted from the book, Hungry for Change.  Included in this recipe, are superfoods that are packed with antioxidants and aid with flushing toxins and subsequently, fat from the body. Flush the Fat Away Vegetable Soup Yields: 8 servings | Serving […]

Apple Muffins

These apple muffins are incredibly moist and full of apple flavor. Super easy to make and a great way to use up those apples you have laying around. Add this one to your “keeper” file because these apple muffins are tasty. We are down to one laptop again so I haven’t been able to post anything. […]

8 Ways To Detox Your Body

Fall is the perfect season for a detox. When the season changes from summer to fall our body transitions from a faster metabolism to a slower one in order to save energy to get though the long winter. A fall detox is special because you want to cleanse the toxins that slow down your body and make […]

Homemade Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe

It’s so easy to use my Vitamix to make smoothies. Lots and lots of yummy fruity goodness. So I stepped outside of the box. A little bit. I still used fruit, but I told myself I had to make something else, despite the fact that there are THOUSANDS of different smoothie combinations. So I made […]

SWEET CORN AND ZUCCHINI PIE

Hooooly pie. This sweet corn and zucchini pie has me wrapped around its cheesy, melty, vegetarian-ness. Like, eighty times wrapped around. We are basically one. It all starts with the obvious: big fat green summer zucchini. NO EXPLANATION NEEDED says the whole zucchini-growing world. I think I’m almost almost allllmost ready to break up with […]

Baked (or Mashed) Potato Soup Recipe

This soup recipe tastes so rich and creamy, you’d never know it’s low in calories and fat. Well,relatively low when you compare it to other cream-based soup recipes. We’re having soup weather in St. Louis now, so it was time to make a pot of this deliciousness. Brackenthebox and Rachel made this for us when we […]

Green Smoothie

I drink this every. single. morning. It is officially a habit I refuse to break. More addicting than coffee. Okay, now I’m just sounding crazy… but I swear I’m not. Green smoothies are where it’s at, I’m tellin’ ya. I fully believe that my new morning ritual is 99% responsible for the success of my […]

VEGAN BERRY POP TARTS

If I were to speculate, I’ve probably eaten around 250 pop tarts in my lifetime. And not the kind with the baby zebra on the box with no sugar added, whole fruit, wheat crust and no frosting. WHO EATS A POP TART SANS FROSTING? That’s what I wanna know. No, the kind I consumed were […]

10 Freezer Treats under 100 Calorie

Frozen Chocolate Cheesecake Bites (48 cals)These pint-size morsels taste decadent enough to satisfy even the strongest sweet tooth in just one bite.Frozen Peanut Butter Cups (82 cals)With just three ingredients and five minutes of prep time, this recipe is sure to become a dessert staple in your house.Summer Frozen Fruit Bars (36)Try cooling off with one of these […]

Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip

Are you on the hunt for some delicious Super Bowl snacks, but still want to achieve your New Year’s fitness goals? Then we have the appetizer for you! This Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe will have your football fanatics cheering for more, and it’s so easy to make! It is bursting with flavor with just […]

HEALTHY REESE’S FUDGE… AKA CHOCOLATE-COATED PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE! (LOW FAT, HIGH PROTEIN & GLUTEN FREE)

Healthy Reese’s Fudge — a soft and fudgy peanut butter fudge filling with a decadent and rich chocolate shell…  you’d never know these cubes of deliciousness are low in sugar, high in fiber and packed with protein! Okay, so…..  I’m officially done with my junior year in college!   I was technically done with the semester on Sunday, […]

Flush The Fat Away With These 5 Delicious Drinks!

Flush the fat away with these drinks that will have you on your way to a slim trim body in no time. You CAN eat the ingredients used in each drink if you so choose, but they are mainly there for the taste. Drink 8 ounces before each meal 3 times a day for 10 days […]

RAW ZUCCHINI SUSHI ROLLS

I’m going to share a secret with you.  I really love veggie sushi.  Like, really.  If I could eat tofu and avocado rolls morning, noon, and night I probably would… but I don’t out of fear of growing tired of sushi… because, then what? I’ve been making sushi rolls at home for some time now, but this week […]

Oatmeal Muffins: super healthy and whole-grain!

I’ll admit I don’t always eat a “perfect” healthy diet. Especially in December, filled with so many holiday parties and family gatherings, it’s not uncommon for a few too many drinks and way too many Christmas cookies to sneak their way into my life. Not to mention the homemade chocolate fudge, the bourbon pecan pie, and the […]

Foil Baked Salmon Recipe with Asparagus

If you’re tired of kitchen cleanup this tasty foil baked salmon recipe is for you. Cooking salmon in the oven is already easy enough. But with this method, you’ll completely eliminate the need for cleanup and the time to cook a side for your salmon. This foil baked salmon recipe takes care of everything in one shot. Oh, […]

Vegetable Soup

It had been a long time since I had vegetable soup from a can, then several months ago I was sick and was craving it. I tried it and couldn’t even finish half of it, not because I wasn’t feeling well but because it just tasted off. Finally I’ve gotten around to trying it homemade […]

ITALIAN ORZO SPINACH SOUP

This Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is simple to make, full of classic Italian flavors, and oh-so-comforting. This past Sunday, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  The Let’s-Be-Unusually-Hard-On-Yourself-About-Everything-Today side of the bed. First of all, I woke up to the sound of my oven timer beeping loudly at me at 6:30am because […]

Strawberry Peach Smoothie

Grab a straw and sip on a healthy dairy free Strawberry Peach Smoothie. I’m dreaming of cool drinks, drier air, mountains and tons of great food. All of those things I’m dreaming of will become reality once I start vacation next week. Great food and cool drinks happen often in Florida. But dry air is a […]