FOOD
The food category covers all aspects of food -- recipes, nutrition, diets, cooking drinks. It could be anything!
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Quick and Easy Healthy Breakfast Ideas
Fueling up with breakfast supports a healthy mind and body. And preparing it in advance will help you achieve that. How? For one, meal prepping is a huge timesaver. Planning and preparing breakfast, the often toted most important meal of the day, will help ensure you start your day with nutritious food. No more stopping at the drive-through on the way to work to grab a coffee and a 600-calorie muffin. And gone will be the days of overeating at lunch because you skipped breakfast altogether. In addition, think of the amount of time you’ll save in the morning when you have your breakfast already made. That, my friend, is…
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Maca Morning Motivator Smoothie
Maca, which is found in the high Andes mountains of central Peru, has been touted as a superfood for its multiple health benefits. It’s been eaten as a medicinal plant for over 3,000 years to boost libido, strength, and stress. Today I’m sharing with you my Maca Morning Motivator Smoothie recipe which takes advantage of one other benefit maca provides – increased energy. What is Maca? The maca plant is a cruciferous vegetable known scientifically as Lepidium Meyenii. It contains 133% of the recommended daily dose of vitamin C as well as other nutrients such as vitamin B6, manganese, copper, potassium, and iron. One ounce (28 grams) of maca root…
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Reasons to Get Up Early
For many of us, getting up early in the morning is not exactly the easiest thing to do. This wasn’t a problem for me as a teen. All through college, I annoyed people near and far by being the most chipper person on campus at 6:00 AM. But by the time I had children, all the perky was gone and I started looking for the snooze button more often. Now when the alarm goes off, it seems like that additional hour of sleep would be of more benefit. But when we consider some of the benefits of getting up early, it’s easy to decide that the extra time in the…
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Stress-Less Snacks: Dark Chocolate Blueberry Oat Protein Balls
Snacks. These are my kryptonite. I love snacks but I have learned that I can’t just love my snacks like I used to! So, I have to find options for a healthy snack that taste good but aren’t filled with things you can’t pronounce! Some days, you just don’t feel like putting in the effort to make that kind of snack. Instead, you should prepare for that by whipping up a batch of these delicious dark chocolate blueberry oat protein balls for an easy pick-me-up. These will keep you feeling satisfied for hours. I suggest making a batch or two and storing them in the freezer. When you’re on the…
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Want Less Stress? Try These 5 Foods
Just thinking about all the chores that are piling up, all the errands you have to run, the looming work deadlines, and the social demands on your overbooked calendar can run you ragged. Talk about stress! If left unchecked, stress can lead to many health problems, including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure. Not to mention stress can also take a toll on your thoughts and behavior. When life gets hectic and we’re feeling stressed, we tend to put healthy eating on the back burner. But heading to the vending machine or grabbing a meal at the drive-thru won’t alleviate the stress in your day. When it comes…
