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Life Without Limits – All Day Breakfast

I met up with a girlfriend I haven’t seen in a while and somehow we got to discussing McDonald’s all day breakfast campaign and how happy we were about it. I know, seems like a silly thing to be excited about, especially for someone that doesn’t frequent McDonalds. In my former life, I was the…

Crock Pot Recipes – 5 Dinners & 2 Desserts

There are so many great (and healthy!) recipes you can make using a crock pot. Not only does it save time, it also saves on having multiple pots and pans to clean when the meal is ready! Here are a few of my recent crock pot recipe finds. There are 5 main course recipes and 2…

Recent Cooking Fails

Cooking fails are a part of life. But there comes a time when you think you have it all together, right? Funny how life sneaks up and proves you wrong! My Failed Roast A few months ago, you might remember a photo on my Facebook page. It was a beautiful crockpot roast—before it cooked. It…

Fix for the Holidays

Getting through the holidays can be tough when you’re trying to eat right. We’ll be at Disney World around Christmas, when I’ll be taking some time off my regimen and not necessarily sticking to an eating plan. But I still want to be mindful. If you struggle with your nutrition and exercise programs during these holiday…

Holiday Food Weaknesses

Last month saw the holiest of Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. And with holidays come food—much of which doesn’t really fit into my nutrition plans. But traditional foods bring back memories of holidays past that are important to experience. High Temptation Days Like most years, the temptations were high. But I allowed myself…

My FIXATE Experience

If you’re following the 21 Day Fix nutrition program, you “might” have heard about Autumn Calabrese’s FIXATE cookbook. And of course I’m clearly joking because if you’re following any Beachbody programs or coaches, I’m sure you know all about it! I tried out a few of the recipes with my family recently, and each received rave…

Keep It Healthy While Traveling

Sure, eating healthy is important to a healthy lifestyle. But when you’re traveling, you have to reset your expectations and loosen the reins a bit. Shoot, you want to do that when you’re on vacation, right? First, take stock of how well you eat on a day-to-day basis. For example, if you tend to eat…

Bravely Conquering Meal Planning Overwhelm (Well, At Least Trying)

The next step in my journey to conquering meal planning is, well, planning. Many, many thanks to everyone that posted a recipe for me in response to my previous blog post. That was wonderfully inspiring and really gave me the kick-start I needed to start embracing meal planning. As I’ve mentioned before, late night sports for our…

Meal Planning – UGH! My Biggest Struggle

“I’m hungry! “Mom, what’s for dinner?” “Can’t you just order pizza?” “There’s nothing in the fridge!” Meal planning. This is my biggest struggle. Being a busy mom with 4 kids who are all active, I don’t make the time to plan out meals for the week. Well, I did try it once and it was…