10 Healthy Costco Snacks (and their health benefits)
The purpose of a snack is to give your body fuel between meals right? Most “snack foods” do that poorly. Snacks like rice cakes, crackers, healthy looking popcorn and granola bars may be low in calories but are also low in nutrients and do not provide your body with the energy you need. Here are… Read More»
Is the Low FODMAP Diet the Key to Weight Loss?
Never Heard of the Low-FODMAP Diet? This article was written by Madalyn Christine Fiorillo, a graduate student at Syracuse University Following the low FODMAP diet means eliminating foods that are high in specific fermentable carbohydrates. FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols. In some people, these types of carbohydrates can cause digestive distress such as… Read More»
Make Your Own Perfect Bars (Copycat Recipe)
I’m not going to lie, I love protein bars (the good ones!). They’re the perfect afternoon pick-me-up with a little sweetness to satisfy my chocolate cravings. But if you’re buying the bougie ones at $3.50 per bar, they can get pretty expensive if you eat them a few times a week. So, why not make… Read More»
Instant Pot® Tuscan Chicken Chili
I’ve been getting more requests for healthy and easy Instant Pot® recipes lately. This is one of my favorite kind of recipes– you only use one pan and you’re basically just throwing a bunch of stuff together, hitting a button, then going to do something else for 30 minutes. Instant Pot® Tuscan Chicken Chili Makes 4-5 servings… Read More»
Need a Brain Boost? Try Nootropics
We all have those days where coffee and a nutritious breakfast just doesn’t do it for us. You can’t seem to concentrate on the task at hand. You’ve been at work for 2 hours but still haven’t done any real “work.” You wonder why you can’t focus. Maybe you go grab a snack, scroll through… Read More»