Clean Eating

Welcome back to Monday Munchies , where I share with you an easy to make recipe that you can create using ingredients you most likely already have on hand. Today I will be sharing with you one of the easiest, most delicious snacks I have ever made. Using two ingredients: ripe cantelope and whole milk vanilla yogurt. This weather has been absolutely divine. I am loving the longer days of sunshine, the wildflowers in bloom, the Barons baseball games , and all of the fun cookouts and barbeques. I love my city! So what better way to enjoy this summer heat than to make popsicles! First take 10-12...

Thank you for joining me for Monday Munchies where I share with you an easy recipe you can make using ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen. Today I will be sharing with you a simple way to dry fruit using just your oven. The flavor reminds me of fruit roll-ups! So, I guess this is a clean eating alternative! Enjoy. First preheat your oven to 200 degrees F. Then slice your fruit to the thickness you prefer. Remember it will shrink up when you bake it, so go a little thicker than I did here. This first time was a learning experience for me. Then take a teaspoon of Coconut...

Welcome back to Monday Munchies ! I hope you have had a great weekend and are ready to tackle this week with a positive attitude and happy outlook on life. As you know, every Monday I will be sharing a simple recipe with you that you can make using ingredients you most likely already have on hand. I want to encourage you that clean eating is possible and easy for everyone. Today I decided to make a Clean Eating Yogurt Parfait using items on sale at my local grocer. Banana, blackberries, cantelope, and vanilla greek yogurt come together for this light and fresh fruit parfait. First, I cut two...

Welcome back to Monday Munchies, where every Monday I will be sharing a simple, clean eating recipe that you can make using ingredients from your pantry. If you enjoy this recipe, make sure to pin it! I would love to follow your Pinterest boards! Last week for Thirsty Thursdays I did recipes for 5 girly drinks! I ended up with lots of leftover fruit. So I figured, why not make a fresh fruit salad with my leftovers! I chopped up a few strawberries and a couple slices of apple and squeezed some fresh lemon juice on top to keep the apples from browning. Then I chopped up a couple slices of...

Hi all! Today is my first post in my weekly series called Monday Munchies! Every Monday I will be sharing a simple, clean eating snack idea. My goal is to help you start off your week the right way by sharing easy recipes using items you already have in your pantry! Strawberries are on sale!!! I love Spring. Have I mentioned that before? This dip is delighfully delicious and delightfully easy. Perfect for a rushed morning or as an after school snack. My boyfriend, Tony, decided he wanted to help cut the strawberries. He's such a jokester! But he did the hardest part of this recipe for me! I...

Spring is in the air! As the weather gets warmer, I still crave a warm cup of coffee in the morning. Right now we're brewing a local grind from Red Bike Coffee . It is devine! I recently became interested (maybe obsessed because of all the amazing health benefeits) with using pure, unrefined, organic coconut oil in everything! I found that it adds a very creamy flavor to my coffee without the use of any dairy products. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy locally vat processed, organic milk pretty often (Thank you Working Cow of Alabama ), but a dairy free option is always a nice change of pace. I...

Summer is a fun, active time of year for me. There are days when I want to spend as much time as possible outdoors jogging, cycling, or going to the river with my friends. It can be very easy to make less than healthy choices on days like this. Opting for a quick drive thru or munching on snack food from the convenience store. I have found that making simple salads in the evening opens up the next day for more healthy and CLEAN EATING options. This recipe is a base. I use these staple veggies and add all kinds of variations throughout the Summer. I hope this helps you make good choices for...