The Healthy Holiday Gift Guide for 2021 is here! Browse through and find that perfect gift for your health conscious, crunchy friend or family member! 😉
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Top Food Sources Of Magnesium
We’ve been talking a lot about magnesium over on Instagram and in this blog post! We covered the benefits and why you could be deficient! We discussed how to supplement with it and today we’re covering the top food sources of magnesium.
Healthy Holiday Gift Guide
The Healthy Holiday Gift Guide for 2020 is here! Browse through and find that perfect gift for your health conscious, crunchy friend or family member! 😉
Healthy Snack Ideas
Let’s talk snacks!
I am a firm believer in snacks! Snacking can get a bad rep but if you are choosing healthy options, snacking can be a crucial part in a healthy lifestyle!
Puppy Chow
Puppy Chow is my absolute favorite holiday sweet treat! The crunchy, chocolate, peanut buttery goodness I crave! Have you ever had it? It’s the perfect party snack. I like to upgrade the ingredients to make it as “healthy” as possible! 😉
Puppy Chow Recipe Notes:
- The darker the chocolate you use, the less sugar it will have. I like these.
- Be sure to use natural peanut butter. ingredients should only contain peanuts and maybe some salt.
- This freezes great so keep it in the freezer and pull out when desired.
- Look for an organic powdered sugar that uses tapioca starch instead of cornstarch and is made with real cane sugar.
- This recipe is gluten free. To make it dairy free, use coconut oil instead of butter.
- Choose organic when possible.
For more healthy recipes, visit the RECIPES page.
Nut Butter Stuffed Dates
Nut Butter Stuffed Dates: a healthy treat for your sweet tooth!
Inspired by Restoring Radiance for these nut butter stuffed dates, they were a hit!! First of all, I’m a sucker for anything peanut butter & chocolate (anyone else?!) and while these originally called for almond butter, I switched it out for my favorite peanut butter instead! SO GOOD!
Dark Chocolate Brownies {Gluten, Flour & Bean Free}
I was on the hunt for a brownie. One that was extra chocolaty (is that a word?), free of refined sugar & flour and one that did not use black beans. As much as I do love a good black bean brownie, I honestly didn’t want to have to mess with the blender! Inspired by this online recipe, I made a couple upgrades and was so happy with the results that I’m sharing it with you.
Dairy Free Chocolate Sauce
I stumbled across this dairy free chocolate sauce recipe from Heavenly Homemakers and knew right away I had to try it!
It was delicious! I drizzled some over strawberries, added it to my iced coffee, and just ate a few bites off the spoon! 😉
Sweetened with honey and using coconut milk, this a delicious dairy-free treat that I sure don’t feel bad about having!
Stored in the fridge, it will last about 2 weeks. Enjoy!
Chocolate Covered Everything
Hey chocolate lovers!
It’s not new news that you can dip most anything in chocolate and it tastes delicious! I want to share my chocolate recipe that I use for dipping. Strawberries, apples & bananas are quite delicious covered in chocolate. 🙂 This recipe uses coconut oil which will require you to refrigerate until you are ready to eat the final product. (If you are not interested in that, you can melt a organic dark chocolate bar or chocolate chips and use that instead.)
Coconut oil is a wonderful healthy fat and the cacao powder has some great health benefits which include magnesium & a high antioxidant content. Dipping fruit in this delicious chocolate is an awesome combination of healthy fats & carbs making it a wonderful snack option!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies {Gluten Free}
I finally found a gluten free peanut butter chocolate chip cookie that I really really like! Yay! Sometimes a girl just needs a COOKIE. Know what I mean?