Eating a variety of vegetables is essential for a healthy diet, but let's face it, they can sometimes be perceived as bland or boring. Including vegetables in your meal does NOT have to mean a pile of boiled, mushy broccoli on a plate, though! There are countless...
You know I’m big on meal planning (and if you didn’t know, check out my Instagram page, this post on the benefits of meal planning, this one on how to renew your commitment to meal planning, or this one on how to save time while food prepping)! And I know that many...
Ah, summer. Summer brings about an abundance of fresh, seasonal vegetables, including snap peas, asparagus, zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and more! It can also be a time when people forget to eat as many veggies, but I’ve got you covered here – no need to...
If Memorial Day stirred up an itch to grill, this post is for you! Not only can grilling be super fun, encourage us to spend more time outside, and feel like a treat, but it’s also possible to make healthy and delicious meals with a lot less effort (and a lot fewer...
I’m taking a break from COVID-specific content this week, only to give a little sense of normalcy and breath of fresh air. If you’re looking for that content, though, check out my Pandemic Tool Kit, tips to prevent mindless eating, 7 habits I’m sticking to right...
Tuna … too much mercury? Tilapia … the “worst of the worst”? Farmed? Wild-caught? Sustainably raised? Atlantic? Pacific? Fresh? Frozen? Fish can get confusing if you know “enough to be dangerous,” but not quite enough to be decisive. Plus, cooking fish at...
If you got an Instant Pot over the holidays, this is your post! I’ve gotten several messages on Instagram asking for my favorite Instant Pot recipes, so I’ve rounded them all up here for you. Several years ago, I made a video saying that I didn’t love my Instant Pot,...
It’s Tuesday night, and you know you’d feel better if you had a healthy, hearty, home-cooked meal, but spending hours in the kitchen is the last thing you want to do after a tough day. So you spend 30 minutes scrolling through Pinterest, another 10 scrounging through...
I use my slow cooker year round, but once it starts to get cooler in Dallas, it’s an every week staple. I have a crockpot and an Instant Pot, and I kind of go in waves with which I prefer. For a long time after I got my Instant Pot, I thought it was more of a hassle...
Over the years, I’ve shared many thoughts on how to stay healthy on Thanksgiving in the past. You can read about my favorite tip, the 1/3 of the plate rule, in this post, and read my 2013 tips to enjoy Thanksgiving happily and healthily (#1 is my favorite!) here. I...
