If you drink your nutrients every morning, you'll love my protein powder smoothie mix-ins. Every shake can be different and delicious. Since doing my microbiome cleanse, I've continued to have a protein shake to start each day. I have some great suggestions for mix-ins that will make each day ...
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Microbiome Cleanse For Gut Health – I Did It!
Do food bloggers diet? We sure do! This microbiome cleanse has been so great for my health. As a food professional and recipe blogger I eat just about everything, all the time. It's my job! Going on a cleanse, changing my diet and habits is always a challenge. I'll tell you why I did this cleanse ...
World’s Best Bran Muffins
World's Best Bran Muffins is not a title to be taken lightly. Once you taste these, you'll call them by no other name! You will want to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! These tasty little baked goods are inspired by a childhood favorite. We would often have them with dinner, ...
Healthy Slow Cooker Chicken Curry
Healthy chicken curry combines classic spiced flavors, lean chicken, veggies and nonfat yogurt to make a delicious, creamy curry. An easy, healthy everyday meal. It's easy to tell you how to use a slow cooker to make chicken curry. But what about making it a healthy meal? I left out the cream, ...
Make A Fresh Melon Cake With Watermelon, Honeydew or Cantaloupe
Make a fresh fruit cake with watermelon, honeydew or cantaloupe that knocks the socks off anything you've ever seen. Chic, tasty and easy, these melon cake variations will get you eating fruit all summer. Scroll down to see my Today Show segment on Watermelon Hacks for more summer fun! I wanted to ...
Blueberry Ginger Sizzle Smoothie
The Blueberry Ginger Sizzle Smoothie gives you a little spicy boost and is packed with antioxidants. I get a kick out of ginger in my smoothies. Literally and figuratively! The spicy punch from fresh ginger is one of a kind when mixed with fruit, greens, nuts and seeds. It brightens, enlivens and ...
Halos Mandarins Frozen Smoothie Pops
Halos Mandarins Frozen Smoothie Pops are a better way to "eat" your breakfast smoothie, have a refreshing pick-me-up or enjoy an after-school snack. This is a compensated post on behalf of Halos Mandarins. A tangy breakfast smoothie with mandarins, bananas and mangos or strawberries and yogurt, ...
Shredded Carrot Salad with Apple and Lime
Shredded Carrot Salad with Apple and Lime has a touch of honey, and poppy green parsley to make for a fresh, healthy side dish. I was introduced to shredded carrot salad when I worked at Martha Stewart. Most days in the test kitchen, everyone would just pull out any extra ingredients they ...
Perfect Pears Fat Free Dessert
Perfect pears fat free dessert is a glorious ending to a healthy meal. Sweet, caramely and creamy, it is satisfying and guilt-free! I always need something sweet after dinner. And when I'm on a healthy kick, that usually means something less-than-satisfying. However, I've found a guilt-free, fat ...
Green Goddess Smoothie
A Green Goddess Smoothie makes you feel like just that, a goddess! Packed with spinach and vitamin-rich fruit, it's a fresh way to start your day, or finish a workout. Green smoothies don't float everyone's boat. I'll be honest, too much raw kale in my drink and I can't quite get it down! But this ...
Roasted Vegetable Trio With Orange-Thyme Dressing + Food Styling Tip
Roasted Vegetable Trio with Orange-Thyme Dressing is a classy, delicious side dish for any holiday meal. As far as vegetables go, I think my favorite way to eat them is roasted. Name a veggie...it's probably delicious roasted! And this roasted vegetable side dish is divinely gorgeous for a ...
Teriyaki Chicken And Scallion Kabobs
Teriyaki chicken and scallion kabobs with a side of sticky rice is a dinner everyone will gather for. They are quick to make and fun to eat. Satay was supposedly invented by Indonesian street vendors as an adaptation of Indian kabobs. Spreading throughout the area and then the world, taking on ...
Herbed Vegetable Pasta with Artichokes
Herbed vegetable pasta with artichokes is bursting with fresh veggies and zesty herbs. It's a go-to dinner for Meatless Mondays, or What-To-Eat Wednesdays! • • • My spring pasta dinner is as easy as boiling some water, adding veggies, a quick vinaigrette and poof. Olives, fresh tomatoes and red ...
Grilled Fish With Caper Herb Salsa and Corn
Using wonderful in-season ingredients, Grilled Fish With Caper-Herb Salsa and Corn, is the perfect ending to your day. Fish is always a welcome change on the grill. This flavorful salsa also tastes great with pork, chicken and veggies. Corn is still the talk of the town! Peaches are in season, ...
Veggie Spring Rolls
Veggie Spring Rolls get dipped in sweet and sour mint sauce for a perfect combo. Beautiful green vegetables never tasted so good as when nestled in lovely translucent spring roll wrappers! I like salad, I just don't eat a lot of salad. I know it's healthy, but I'd rather eat pasta or a burger. What ...
Hide Your Veggies Healthy Smoothie • Tara Teaspoon
Hide your kids, hide your wife! No wait! Hide the veggies in your smoothie. If your family is picky, they will love this delicious drink that tastes like a fruit shake, but is a healthy smoothie. • • • Let's face it - getting kids to eat their vegetables has been a problem for parents since the ...
Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs
If you are going to make Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs, I ask of you one thing: just brush up on your squash knowledge, please! Let me tell you why I say that. The grocery store I go to in the city is first, awesome (my opinion), second, totally bustling, packed and crazy. So, even the produce ...
Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup + Lowfat Soup Secrets
Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup is savory, with a rich coconut broth and everything you love about Thai food. Make it with just a few ingredients in one pot. I love Thai food and flavors. When I was traveling in Thailand, the broths and soups were so delicious I just wanted to drink them, forget the ...
Fudgy Squash Brownies – Hide Your Veggies!
Fudgy Squash Brownies have it all. They are chocolatey and rich, packed with fiber, have a smooth texture, and are a classic chocolate dessert. You may be asking yourself, “What in the world are Squash Brownies?!” Well the name has everything to do with their main ingredient, squash! Yes, the main ...
Low-Fat Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos
I'm not one to diet. I typically just get really mad at myself when my pants don't fit and try to eat less, until they do, and then go back to eating like a food editor. Eating like a food editor isn't so bad. The health factor evens out. Khalil and I worked together as editors at Ladies' Home ...