Posted on May 16, 2012
My Favorite At Home Salad Bar (and postpartum weight loss…)
I packed on 46 pounds when I was pregnant. Yes. That’s right. Everything I ate clung to my body. I still exercised and ate well. But my body clearly wanted that extra weight to help grow a healthy baby. Giving birth took away 16 pounds and I’ve lost 10 more since then. So, I [...]
Posted on May 9, 2012
Maggie’s Quinoa & Adzuki Bean Veggie Burgers
If you’ve been reading my posts lately, you know I’ve been working on getting more plant-based foods into my diet. No, I haven’t sworn off eggs, dairy, and meat. But I have been much more mindful about eating lots of phytonutrient packed fruits, vegetables, and beans especially since I learned about their disease-preventing characteristics. I [...]
Posted on May 2, 2012
Raw Kale Salad with Apples, Carrots & Purple Cabbage
I had my first kale salad at a raw restaurant right before I found out I was pregnant. Honestly, I wasn’t too keen on eating raw kale before I had that salad. It was full of flavor contrasts, texture, and just plain goodness. Once I got past the first 3 months of my pregnancy, I [...]
Posted on April 25, 2012
Blueberry Breakfast Cake for Attune Foods
We’ve had a lot of changes in our home lately all stemming from the arrival of one tiny little bundle of joy. We’d spent months getting ready for him. We took birth and parenting classes, read books, decorated the nursery, washed all his baby clothes, and searched to find the perfect pediatrician. We thought we [...]
Posted on March 29, 2012
Kristen’s Chewy Chocolate Cookies
Kristen, author of Eating with Purpose, and I met when she moved to Dallas. Like she shares below, we had an instant connection. Kristen has a very clean approach to food and I always learn something from her. Make sure to stop by her blog. You’ll love her unique point of view. I am so [...]
