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!
vegetables
How To Eat Seven Servings of Vegetables In A Day
Fact remains: for better gut health, eat more vegetables! Today we’re talking how to eat seven servings of vegetables in a day!
Sausage, Sweet Potato & Broccoli Sheet Pan Meal
This sausage, sweet potato and broccoli sheet pan meal is a real winner! Simple, whole food ingredients, easy to make and delicious!
Whole Roasted Carrots
These whole roasted carrots are bomb. The perfect side dish, full of fiber and super good! Leaving them whole makes it feel fancy, ya know and cuts back on your prep time! Win-win in my opinion!
Summer Berry Salad
I first had this summer berry salad at my sister’s house this summer and it blew me away with its goodness!
How To Make Fresh Juice Without A Juicer + Green Juice Recipe
When your closest raw juice bar is 45 minutes away, you make it at home! And if you’re like me, you had to chose between investing in a high-powered blender or juicer. (I opted for the blender.) So today I am showing you how to make fresh juice in your blender! Super easy!
Fall Apple Salad
Slices of sweet, juicy, fall apples that are in season right now add an amazing flavor to this salad of fresh greens! Drizzled with a homemade apple cider vinegar dressing and topped with toasted nuts, this salad is the perfect side dish.
Italian Pasta Salad {Gluten Free}
This Italian pasta salad is perfect for that outdoor summer barbecue or a quick, cool dish on a hot day!
Herbed Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Fresh Summertime Veggies-the “Greek” Way
There’s just nothing like FRESH tomatoes from the garden, juicy red, full of FLAVOR…YUM!
This salad is so refreshing in the summer. It makes a great addition to a meal and is very refreshing as a snack.
Olive oil is a wonderful healthy fat so drizzling it over your fresh vegetables helps get your fat intake for the day! Fresh oregano tastes amazing on this dish, however you can use dried. (Did you know oregano is the BEST anti-fungal we have on this earth?!)
The Wonder of Zucchini
Zucchini!
It’s summertime, my garden is flourishing and zucchini season has begun! For those of you who do garden, you know what I mean when I say “zucchini season has begun”. They seem to produce lots and lots and you might find yourself overwhelmed with it all! I want to touch briefly why zucchini is so awesome and then give you a few ideas on what to do with it! (Zucchini Pie anyone?!)
Health Benefits of Zucchini
- Excellent source of Vitamins A, C and B (+ folate).
- Antioxidants=healthy immune system
- Potassium: 1 cup of cooked zucchini gives your more than 15% of your daily value.
- Excellent source of Dietary Fiber: plus it is very hydrating which is good for the digestive tract. A perfect veggie for constipation relief an can actually help with diarrhea as well.
Zucchini has a high water content, making it low in sugar and carbs. Therefore a perfect weight loss vegetable. Along with the high water content comes good dietary fiber..which will help keep things moving along and soothe digestive distress due to the electrolytes in this vegetable. Pretty Cool!
What to do with zucchini 
- Grill it! Cut into wedges, add oil & salt. Grill on each side a 3-4 minutes.
- Bake with it! Zucchini bread or muffins.
- Zucchini Pie! Sounds weird I know but it is TOTALLY awesome! Like a custard!
- Add to salsas! Here is one of my favorite recipes, you can add some to it.
- Zucchini noodles! Delicious in a lasagna!
- Stir-fry! Add some garlic and onions with it. Crack a couple eggs in the pan for protein.
- Zucchini Fries! ABSOLUTELY amazing! We couldn’t eat them fast enough! Drizzle oil and spices over them, roast in 450 degree oven! Broil for 2-3 minutes for crispiness!
I love hearing from my readers! Let me know in the comment box below how you use your zucchini!