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Smoothie Week Day #5: PB & J Protein Smoothie

It's Day 5 of Smoothie Week! I drink a LOT of smoothies, and if there is any smoothie I make more than any others, it's this peanut butter and 'jelly' protein smoothie! It's not only delicious- this balance of sweet and protein and healthy fats always keeps me full and energized for HOURS- exactly what I need for my busy mama life. Scroll down for the recipe- feel free to replace the peanut butter with cashew butter or sunbutter. PB&J Protein Smoothie : 1/2 cup (heaping) frozen mixed berries...

It's Day 4 of Smoothie Week! Today's recipe features another potentially unexpected ingredient... but don't knock it til you try it! The combination of strawberries + dates + cottage cheese (yes, cottage cheese!) tastes like you are drinking strawberry cheesecake- it's my latest obsession! Of course, you can always replace the cottage cheese with vanilla protein powder-- but it's not the same, trust me! I love cottage cheese as one of my favorite inexpensive protein powder-free ways to get in...

It's Day 3 of Smoothie Week! Today I'm featuring a smoothie with one of my favorite warm-weather fruits- peaches- and TWO veggies-- spinach and zucchini (yes, zucchini!). I love to freeze zucchini that might be wilting a little in the fridge- it makes your smoothie creamy (without adding a whole banana) and adds a fiber and nutrient boost! I call this one Peaches n' Greens (you know, like Peaches and Cream... you get the gist 😉). Peaches n’ Greens: 3/4 cup frozen peaches 1/2 cup frozen...

It's Day 2 of Healthy Mama Smoothie Week and I am SO excited to share this one-- if you're a fan of chocolate, RUN, do not walk to try this smoothie! I love using avocado in my smoothies! I freeze them when they're ripe and I'm not sure if I'll be using the other half- they're a perfect healthy fat source for smoothies and they make them ULTRA creamy. Now, if you don't love or have avocado- almond butter works, too- I just add a few extra cherries so it blends well. Dark Chocolate Cherry...

Hey Reader! If you've been following along over on Instagram you know I am deep in the middle of moving (side note- why is moving so hard?!)- but even in all of the craziness, we have eaten delicious meals- simple, but still delicious-- and you know why?? Cooking delicious meals doesn't have to be hard. It doesn't have to feel overwhelming or take a ton of time. And sure, sometimes it's fun to grab a glass of wine, turn the music and cook slowly- while the kids are asleep (or with grandma!),...

Does cooking meals and getting food on the table feel a little more like 😬 or 😁to you?!If you're a little like 😬 (or you love to cook, but the actual act of getting meals on the table still feels overwhelming), let's chat!! I chat with people in my DM's over on Instagram every week who say things to me like, "I wish I could learn to cook (more interesting/healthier/different) meals but I just don't have the time," ... "I never really learned to cook and I don't even know where to start now,"...

Have you heard of seed cycling?I'll be honest, I've known about seed cycling for YEARS but never really tried it. I wasn't really sure how to incorporate the seeds at different times in my cycle in a way that didn't feel like I was chomping on a handful of bird food every day. Funny enough, when Dr. Heather Rhodes and I got together to start brainstorming for the Nutrition for Happier Hormones bundle, this was ALSO an area she hears is a struggle from her clients! So obviously, I took it as a...

If you read last week's email or you've listened to my hormone balance journey podcast episode, you know my journey to hormone balance has been quite the- umm, adventure. But not the fun kind of adventure where you don't really know where you're going and you just want to enjoy the journey. I had a destination I wanted to get to (feeling energized, not having crazy PMS, getting rid of my forever cystic acne, regular cycles, stable weight, balanced mood- it was a tall order, I know) but I had...

Let's talk hormones.If you're new around here, this might feel a little out of the blue- but if you've been around for a while, you know my hormone balance journey has been long and winding and it's something I LOVE to talk about from time to time, because balancing my hormones has been a GAME changer (to put it lightly) in living a balanced life.My hormone balance journey started, like most of us, way back in Middle School, when my hormones first starting shifting- a lot earlier than some...