Recipes
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What are macros? How I learned about them through Faster Way
This post is in partner with Faster Way to Fat Loss. If you click through a link on this post and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no additional charge to you. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. Since starting my journey with Faster Way, I am often asked: What exactly IS a macro? Macros are much more than just a popular buzzword right now. Macros are a foundation for a healthy lifestyle and they’ll help you hit your goals faster and more effectively. Macronutrients (or macros for short) are the molecules our bodies need to grow…
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3 Healthy Recipes to Add to Your Weekly Menu
Healthy eating is SO important to me and my family and food has played such an important role in my health journey. While I strive to keep recipes interesting, I know how easy it can be to fall into a cooking rut, trust me! Sometimes I realize that I’ve cooked the same thing every week and even a few times a week. For this reason, I love sitting down with Derrek once a week and brainstorming ideas for healthy and delicious meals. Below are 3 of my current favorite go-to recipes with easy to save to your phone recipe cards. I hope you love them as much as we do.…
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7 Ways to Use Manuka Honey
This post is in partner with Wedderspoon. If you click through a link on this post and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no additional charge to you. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please read my disclaimer page for more information. When it comes to honey, I’m most definitely a snob. My dad was a nationally known beekeeper until he passed away a few years ago and I’ve always had the highest honey quality available. It makes me sad that I can’t ever have his honey again but I’m thankful for the knowledge he taught me about honey over the years. Honey is something…
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8 Reasons You Should Eat More Persimmons + My Favorite Persimmon Jelly Recipe
One of the biggest reasons why I love our new home is because of all the edible landscaping the previous owners did. Amongst them are two persimmon trees that I have loved watching since we moved here. Every day we get a bit closer to having an abundance of orange-colored fruits with sweet, honey-like flavor. Have you ever had a persimmon? They pack a major health punch filled with nutrients like vitamins A, C, E, and K, potassium, manganese and copper, antioxidants that help prevent or slow cell damage by counteracting oxidative stress, reducing inflammation, and rich in fiber… the list is never ending on why these are so good…
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How to shop for produce at the grocery store
Would anyone like help shopping healthy at the grocery store? I remember when I first decided to eat better and was walking the aisles of the grocery store. My mind was spinning, I was so confused, and I couldn’t even make choices to put in my cart. I was seriously considering backing out of this health change. Thankfully, I bucked up and made it through… but not without lots and lots of mistakes. Those mistakes helped me learn and gain confidence in my diet. Over time, I’ve learned so much about foods and what they really do in our bodies. While I do always recommend shopping organic, I know that…
