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10 Steps To Building a Super Food Pantry

Pantry Essentials – How To Build A Super Star Pantry. Regardless of the way your kitchen is set up now, a well-organized, functional pantry stocked with the right ingredients makes…

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Chickpea Blondies with Chocolate Protein Swirl. 🌱

The kids love this new desert snack, I love desserts that provide the body nutrients. These delish treats will be fuelling today’s hike in the forest.

Recipe

Makes: 12 bars
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cool time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) can chickpeas, drained & rinsed
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
1/4 cup tapioca flour (starch)
2-3 tablespoons pure maple syrup (I used 2)
1 teaspoon baking powder

Chocolate Protein Frosting
1/4 cup chocolate protein powder
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon cacao powder
3 tablespoons chocolate almond milk (or dairy free milk)

1/4 cup chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

1. In a large food processor add chickpeas, peanut butter, vanilla protein powder, tapioca flour, maple syrup, and baking soda and blend on high until smooth. Scrap down sides if needed.

2. Preheat oven to 350 F and line 8 x8 inch baking tray with parchment paper.

3. In a small bowl make chocolate frosting by adding chocolate protein powder, peanut butter, cacao powder and chocolate almond milk. Stir until smooth and resembles frosting.

4. Press chickpea Blondies mixture into the bottom of baking tray, spread evenly with spatula. Swirl the top with the chocolate frosting. Option to top with chocolate chips or chopped nuts.

5. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting into 12 bars.

6. Store in air-tight container for 5 days. Enjoy!

If you make these be sure to send us your pics or tag us in your creations. If you know someone who would love this recipe feel free to share or tag them below.

#snacks #snackprep #snacktime #snack #dessert #desserts #healthydesserts #blondies #dessertsofinstagram #healthysweetsnack #healthydessertrecipes #healthysweets #delicious #barrie

Today I am grateful for date night. ✨ Thank you

Today I am grateful for date night. ✨

Thank you Nana for watching the kids so we could get some much needed time together. Parenting during a pandemic is hard. I miss our vacations, weekends away, dinners out and just quality time together.

Tonight will be a fun date night in and I am so excited. I am sharing this because you can eat all the healthy food in the world but if your relationship is suffering it affects your overall health and wellness. It’s so important to us to carve out that space for quality time together so we can remember we are actually kinda fun when we don’t need to adult.

When was your last date night? If you don’t have a Nana near by is there a way you could put the kids to bed early and plan something special together?

Or is there a small way you can show your person some love today? This guys totally won my heart by making me coffee. ☕️

PC: @sb_creative.studio ✨

#datenight #soexcited #covidparenting #emotionalhealth #healthandwellness #wellness #mentalhealth #weneededthis #break #qualitytime #healthyrelationships #healthyrelationship #lovewins #love

Sweet Potato Tots (or Layla’s Cheese Balls).⁠🌱
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My kids love these tots for snack lunches with fruit, veggies, trail mix, hard boiled eggs and other simple snacks. We shared this before as burger buns but I wanted to share the tots again just in case you haven't tried them yet. It's a really great way to get your kiddos to have veggies at each meal. This recipe was a variation from the Broccoli Cheddar Tots, you can find that recipe on the blog. ⁠
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Sweet Potato Tots⁠ 🌱
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1 large sweet potato, peeled & shredded (about 4 cups)⁠
3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese⁠
2 eggs ⁠
1/2 cup gluten-free breadcrumbs ⁠
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast⁠
2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds⁠
1 teaspoon onion powder⁠
1 teaspoon garlic powder⁠
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Directions⁠ 🌱

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line baking tray with parchment paper.⁠
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2. Peel and shred sweet potato and place in large bowl. Add shredded cheese, eggs, nutritional yeast, ground flaxseed, onion and garlic powder. Use hand held immersion blender to mix everything and purée sweet potato. If you don’t have an immersion blender put it in the food processor. Add in breadcrumbs once puréed, stir well.⁠
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3. Form into evenly sized balls or tots and place on baking tray. ⁠
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4. Bake 20 minutes, gently flip (will feel fragile that’s normal they feel better when fully cooked - I flipped with spatula). Bake another 20 minutes, let cool for 10 minutes.⁠
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5. Serve warm or cold as a snack or in a bowl. Dipping sauce optional - shown with roasted red pepper dip. Yum!⁠
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You can also turn this into 6 burger patties and enjoy as a bun or patty as shared in stories. ⁠
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If you make this recipe be sure to send your pics, love seeing what everyone’s making or enjoying. ⁠
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#healthysnacks #snackprep #sweetpotato #sweetpotatoes #kidapproved #healthykids #eatyourveggies #healthylifestyle #snacks #kidapprovedsnacks

Reminder that your goal weight shouldn't be based

Reminder that your goal weight shouldn't be based on societies or diet cultures expectations or what someone else weighs. ⁠✨
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Your body isn't meant to be at a weight that can only be maintained when you're restricting what you are eating and over exercising all the time. ⁠
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We all have different set points and diet culture has brain washed a lot of us into thinking that if we just do x then we can have our dream body. ⁠
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But maybe our bodies are not meant to look like that. Even a lot of professionals in the health world don't look "ripped" all year long. Yet we can hold ourselves up to these unrealistic standards. I am all for goals and achieving what you want but I also want you to question why. ⁠
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There are a lot of really good indicators to whether you are at a healthy weight or size. ⁠✨
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1. How do your clothes fit? do you feel confident? ⁠
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2. Do you stress over what you eat or can't eat on a daily basis? Do you obsess over tracking or stress about gaining weight? Do you ignore physical hunger cues? All of these are signs of disordered eating and can have a detrimental effect on your health. ⁠
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3. Do you feel in a state of peace/love/joy when it comes to your body and fuelling your body.⁠
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4. Are your lab levels within a healthy range? ⁠
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5. Do you feel well? Energetic? Healthy?⁠
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Focus on health over weight. It's ok to want to lose weight and I help a lot of clients to do this, but the weight loss is always the cherry on the top. The focus is always on a healthy mindset around health, nutrition and well-being.⁠ ✨
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#healthcoach #nutritionist #coach #lifestyle #healthymindset #haelthylifestyle #weightloss #weightjourney #disorderedeating #bodypositive #bodypositivity #healthyjourney #loveyourbody #selflove #healthyweightloss #fuelyourbody #mindfuleating #healthtips

There is a lot of stuff going on in the world toda

There is a lot of stuff going on in the world today and some days it can feel heavy. To the point where I almost avoided coming on socials or sharing anything other than recipes because food feels safe right now. ⁠✨
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BUT I wanted to let you know that whatever situation you are in right now that YOU ARE IMPORTANT FOR WHO YOU ARE. ⁠✨
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When things feel heavy or too hard remember you can do hard things and that the worlds needs you just the way you are. ⁠
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I hope you were able to enjoy some sunshine today or that you feel in your heart just how special you are. ⁠
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If you can't shake that feeling you can change your energy by dancing. For real put on your favourite pump up song and dance in anyway that feels free, fun and flowing. I thought about sharing my play list but it's half cheesy and half inappropriate so I'll just let you come up with your own list of fav's. Pretty obsessed with Megan Trainers new song all the ways mixed with Jay Z on the next one.⁠✨
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" I got a million ways to get it.....choose one".⁠
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"I move on with the only direction can't be scared to fail" ⁠
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"The world can't hold me too much ambition always knew it'd be like this when I was in the kitchen."⁠
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Light workers keep spreading the light, positivity, message, truth and love.⁠✨
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Mindset right now is everything. ⁠✨
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#healthcoach #growth #empower #mentor #coach #healthymindset #healthylifestyle #lifestyle #positivity #enjoythejourney #happiness #choosejoy #hope #faith #justwin #danceparty #changeyourvibration #motivation #motivationalspeaker #yougotthis #dowhatyoulove #love

Happy Meatless Monday - Here is a new recipe to tr

Happy Meatless Monday - Here is a new recipe to try out. I hope you love this Vegan Smokey Wild Rice Skillet as much as we did. Enjoy!⁠
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Vegan Smokey Wild Rice Skillet⁠ 🌱
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Ingredients⁠
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½ tablespoon avocado oil⁠
3 cloves garlic, minced⁠
½ yellow onion, diced⁠
½ teaspoon garlic salt⁠
½ teaspoon onion powder⁠
1 (8oz) package cremini mushrooms, sliced⁠
½ red pepper, diced⁠
1 carrot, cut into half moons⁠
1 (6-8 0z) package wild rice (I used 250 grams - cooked long grain wild rice)⁠
1 (16oz.) can chickpeas or 1 package vegan sausages ⁠
¼ cup bisto⁠
3 cups unsweetened original unsweetened almond milk⁠
1 cup frozen peas or 2 cups baby spinach or 12 oz. frozen asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch sections⁠
Salt and pepper to taste⁠
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Directions⁠ 🌱
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1. Cook rice according to package directions.⁠
In a large skillet over medium heat add oil, onion, garlic, red pepper, mushrooms and carrots over medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Until veggies are crisp-tender. ⁠
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2. Add in chickpeas, garlic salt, onion powder, cooked rice, bisto, almond milk and frozen peas. Stir to mix well and put on low heat to simmer for 10-15 minutes. ⁠
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3.Serves warm option to top with fresh thyme.⁠
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Thyme tastes savoury and pairs well with beans, bell chickpeas/chicken, lentils, eggplant, bell peppers, potatoes, squash and tomatoes. Adding fresh herbs can really spruce up plant-based meals to enhance flavour without added salt or sugar. If you are in a food rut try experimenting with fresh herbs & spices.⁠
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#meatlessmonday #veganrecipes #meatlessmondayrecipe #recipeshares #wildricecasserole #healthyeating #healthylifestyle #healthcoach #nutritionist #delicious #comfortfood⁠ #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes #plantprotein

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