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Salmon PIta POckets
Craving some salmon? Try this quick and delicious pita recipe! Total Calories = 294 30g Carbs 24g Protein 7g Fat Ingredients: Jasmine Rice – 6 tablespoons (cooked) Salmon – 2.5 oz (cooked) – Wegman’s Wild Caught Salmon Guacamole – 2 teaspoons – generic store brand 1 pita – Joseph’s Pita Bread
Spices that Can Put More Pep in Your Step
Peruse this short list of easily accessible spices/toppings that may provide a boost to certain health properties and can add extra flavor to your dishes. Cayenne pepper is extracted from hot chili peppers and contains a chemical called capsaicin. Capsaicin is used in topical creams for short-term pain relief. It is believed to inhibit the…
Cinnamon Mug Cake
Tasty treat single-serving mug cake recipe! Ingredients: Almond meal flour Grass-fed butter Sweetener Egg whites Cinnamon Baking powder Directions: Mix ingredients in glass mug: 2 tablespoons almond meal flour 1 teaspoon butter 2 tablespoons egg whites Dash of baking powder Dash of cinnamon 2 servings of sweetener (I used liquid sweetener; can substitute with sweetener…
Egg White Wrap
High protein/low carb egg white wrap that takes minutes to make! Ingredients: Half tablespoon almond flour 6-8 tablespoons liquid egg whites Directions: Spray frying pan and put on medium heat Mix flour and egg whites Cook on each side until it starts to brown Let cool and sprinkle on sea salt Add in any vegetables/proteins…
2 Min. Brownie Muffin
Tastes like a brownie in a single serving that you can enjoy anytime! Ingredients: Unsweetened cocoa powder Almond meal flour Lakanto monk fruit sweetener Egg whites Grass fed butter Baking powder Directions: I mix and cook everything in a glass mug: 1 teaspoon softened butter (I microwave it in the mug for 10 seconds) 2.5…
2-MIn. Peanut Butter Muffin
This recipe satisfies your dessert craving and takes 2 minutes to prepare! Ingredients: Almond meal flour Lakanto peanut butter powder (or any PB powder you prefer) Grass fed butter Lakanto monk fruit sweetener Baking powder Egg whites Directions: I mix and cook all the ingredients in a glass mug: 1 teaspoon softened butter (I just…
Fat Effect on Your Mood
Fats have been a game changer for me. When I decided to start intentionally eating more healthy fats, I was a little scared of doing so. I thought eating more fats would make me gain more fat, but that hasn’t happened because it’s more satiating than carbs so I don’t overeat. Fats can be generally…
Optimize How you feel By what you eat
I wanted to start this blog as a way to distill the information I’ve gained over the years from reading books and articles on nutrition and trying to figure out what diet approach works best for me. I’m not a scientist or nutrition expert, but I want to share what I’ve learned on these topics…
Keto Diet
A ketogenic diet essentially eliminates carbohydrates. Fat will make up the highest proportion of your meals and you will eat a moderate amount of protein. Basically cut out the cake, bagels, candy, good amount of fruits and keep in the butter, olive oil, fatty fish, and yes – bacon. The benefits of a keto diet…
Food as a Crutch
The genesis of this blog stems from my use of food as a coping mechanism for life experiences. When I was feeling dejected, low energy/unmotivated, stressed [insert any negative emotion that sounds befitting], I would turn to food. Conversely, I would also use food as a reward where eating that reward would give me something…
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