I try to always have healthy snacks with me at all times and this Healthy Fall Trail Mix is perfect for that. Skip the store-bought trail mix and make your own. You can customize it with your favorite ingredients AND it will be cheaper! [Read more…]
5-Ingredient Turkey Wrap
I’m a big advocate of healthy snacks. Healthy snacks can keep your blood sugar level and keep you from becoming too ravenous (and causing you to overeat later).
A simple, yet healthy snack option is this 5-Ingredient Turkey Wrap. It needs just that — only 5 ingredients! [Read more…]
Chocolate Banana Trail Mix
Sometimes you need a healthy snack that you can take with you on the go.
Sometimes you need chocolate.
This easy Chocolate Banana Trail Mix recipe kills two birds with one stone! Pack some in a small container or resealable baggie and store in your purse, bag or desk. [Read more…]
12 Week Meal Prep Series – Week 7: Snacks
Raise your hand if you love snacks.
Please tell me I’m not the only one with my hand raised?!?! I love snack foods. Popcorn, crackers, nuts, granola bars, fruits, veggies, dips, etc.
Week 7 of the 12 Week Meal Prep Series is all about the wonderful art of healthy snacking! [Read more…]
Recipe Round Up: Energy Bites
Energy bites are one of my favorite snacks! First of all, they are bite-sized, which I am a sucker for! Plus, they are SO easy to make. They can be made in a million different ways using a variety of ingredients. Customizable recipes, such as one for energy bites, are the best!
Energy bites come in really handy as a light, pre-workout snack for early morning exercises like myself. You could take a few with you to work to eat mid-morning or mid-afternoon. Some recipes are sweet enough that you could enjoy them after dinner as dessert! [Read more…]
Almond Sesame Granola Bars
We do not have any small kiddos in the family (on my side), so holidays like Easter, Christmas and Halloween are still adult friendly. Neither my sister nor I have kids yet, so there are no munchkins to spoil.
My mom still gives us Easter baskets and, the last couple years, has even made us hunt for them! We always enjoy it, because they are packed with fun stuff like beer or the ingredients for Moscow Mules. Can’t be mad about that?! She also packs the baskets full of snacks and candy. Some snacks are healthy, while others are not.
Last Easter she gave both Donny & I Honey Sesame Cashews from Walgreens. [Read more…]
Fiesta Lime Roasted Chickpeas
Today’s recipe involves roasted chickpeas, but first let’s talk about sweet corn. It is prime sweet corn time right now in Colorado. My father-in-law spoils us, because he plants 2 acres of sweet corn every year. The only plans he has for that sweet corn patch is to allow his family and friends to pick it! How lucky are we?!
The last couple years we’ve picked a bunch of sweet corn to last us through the year. We don’t freeze the whole cob, just the kernels. First, we shuck the corn, then cut the kernels off the cob, and lastly, portion it in Ziploc bags and store them in the freezer. No cooking. No blanching.
The corn gets bagged raw and is cooked before eating it. We usually microwave the sweet corn in the freezer bag for 2-3 minutes before eating and that is all it needs! Add some salt, pepper and sometimes butter…. oh man, I’m drooling! Sweet corn is SO good! [Read more…]
Banana Bread Energy Bites
Certain recipes stick out in my mind when I think about my childhood. For example, my mom’s green chile enchiladas, my grandma’s cinnamon rolls and my dad’s pancakes are the first ones that come to mind.
My mom’s banana bread however gets it’s own category in terms of memories.
Chunky Monkey Energy Bites
Last weekend was really busy with Bobstock, while this weekend was not busy at all! I knew I’d be exhausted all week and we were lucky enough to not have anything come up that we had to do over the weekend.
We went to a wedding Thursday night in Golden, Colorado (congrats again Chelsea!) and stayed the night in Denver that evening. Both Donny & I took Friday off from work and hung out in Denver. It was great! Definitely what I needed after the last couple weeks.
Donny had to go to Chicago for work early Saturday morning so I was on my own all weekend long. I gave the doggies some much-needed attention and I also spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen – two of my favorite things! [Read more…]
Coconut Cashew Energy Bites
Coconut Cashew Energy Bites
Every couple years my parents go on a trip with my dad’s side of the family. They go with my dad’s two sisters, their husbands, and my grandma and grandpa. Over the years they’ve traveled together to Washington D.C., Oregon a couple times, and on a cruise to Alaska. This year they went on a 10-day cruise through the northeast part of the United States.
I typically go to my grandparents house for lunch, unless I have an appointment or meeting. However, with them gone I’ve been on my own. I don’t mind eating alone, but it takes some getting used to. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with myself those first few days because my sister was gone and so was Donny. One day I ended up going to Lindsey’s to eat lunch and read. I actually really enjoyed that! [Read more…]
