Thanks to Foster Farms for sponsoring this post. Everyone has their own system for grocery shopping. Maybe you’re one of those people who goes multiple times per week, getting items as needed. Or maybe you’re like me, and prefer a big trip to get everything at once…because one trip to the grocery store is enough…
Meal Planning Hack: Making a Master List of Go-To Dinners
Whether you’re religious about meal planning or you just wing it daily, we all have those nights where we’re feeling particularly uninspired and stumped in regards to what to cook for dinner. I do my best to follow my go-to meal planning system each Sunday, but I definitely slack at it sometimes (err…a lot lately). This leads…
On-the-Go Snacks to Throw in Your Bag
Snacking has never been my strong suit. That’s actually why I post so much about healthy snacks…because anytime I discover a useful strategy, I feel the need to share it. Despite feeling particularly inspired with snack food lately—especially since I’ve started creating DIY snack boxes and viewing snacks as small meals—I’ve been finding myself getting hangry while…
Viewing Snacks as Small Meals
Snacktime can be a delicious break in your day—it’s not quite time for a real meal, but you can grab something quick and tasty to keep your energy levels up. Snacktime can also be really annoying if you don’t have any snack food on hand and are stumped as to what to throw together. I…
Using a Theme to Make Salads Less Boring
Salads are one of easiest ways to eat healthy—and for good reason. They’re usually full of good-for-you veggies, plus other nutritious ingredients. But unfortunately, salads are only healthy if you’re willing to eat them. And let’s be real here, sometimes salads just really suck. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve brought a salad to…
How to Soft and Hard Boil Eggs
Learn how to make the perfect soft, medium, and hard boiled eggs that are easy to peel with this fail-proof boiling guide. Everyone likes their eggs differently. My favorite is probably fried eggs cooked over-medium. Over-easy eggs are sometimes a bit too runny for me, and I get bored with scrambled eggs a lot. My…
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
For an easy method of making lots of bacon, try baking it in the oven! It comes out perfectly crispy, and cleanup is a breeze. Although we’ve been together for almost nine years now, my husband has started learning some concerning facts about me lately. I’ll never forget the look on his face a couple…
10 Natural Ways to Combat Seasonal Allergies
Seasonal allergies are simply the worst. Dust, mold, and pollen are the most common culprits, each ramping up at different times of the year. I’m one of the cursed ones who suffers from seasonal allergies—especially during the spring and fall. Over the past few weeks, I’ve started noticing a watery eye (yes, just one), runny…
How to Make a Green Smoothie
Green smoothies have been an extremely popular health food for years. They usually consist of a leafy green (like spinach or kale) to create the vivid color, other fruits and veggies to add more substance to the smoothie, and a liquid (like water or milk) to make it blendable and drinkable. People claim green smoothies…
15 Tips for Eating Healthy at Restaurants
Eating at restaurants can be an enjoyable way to treat yo’ self. It’s a reason to go out; it’s an opportunity to try a new style of food; and it allows you to be lazy and not cook. Whenever we go out to eat, I’m not overly concerned with eating healthy, because life is too…
12 Common Slow Cooker Mistakes
If you’re a fan of the slow cooker, and maybe plan to use one as you make recipes for the Super Bowl this weekend, this post is for you. I’ve always been a big fan of crock pot meals because they’re easy to put together, often require minimal effort during the busier part of the day,…
16 Simple Tricks to Get Rid of Food Cravings
Think back to the last time you ate a food that was absolutely to die for. Something that comes to mind for me? A decadent little chocolate truffle I got for Christmas. I took a bite out of it not expecting anything too groundbreaking, but then it hit me…pure bliss. Inside the chocolate shell was…
How to Ripen Bananas in the Oven
I think I make banana bread more than any other baked good. It’s just such a perfect way to use up overripe bananas and makes for a delicious snack for the rest of the week. I feel like every time I’ve gone to make it lately, though, I don’t have enough overripe bananas—which is shocking…
The 10 Golden Rules of Healthy Grocery Shopping
At this point in the week, our fridge is usually just a hollow shell containing what seems like 500 condiments and a jar of pickles—especially this week because our apartment building was fumigated so we haven’t been there for a few days. We go on a big grocery shopping trip every weekend, and on those…
Meal Planning 101
Cooking dinner every night can seem impossible when you have a busy schedule. Since my days are always pretty full thanks to my full-time job, blog, workout schedule, and other life things, meal planning has become NECESSARY for eating legit, homemade meals (no offense, cereal; you’re my favorite). A few years ago, I created a…
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