Posted on June 20, 2012
Five Tips for a Perfect Smoothies & Berry Lemonade
I’m sharing my favorite smoothie tips at The Balanced Platter. Here’s a preview: Whenever I share a smoothie I’m drinking on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram someone asks for the recipe. When I first started drinking smoothies I used a recipe. I’ve gotten to the place where I just throw some stuff in the blender and [...]
Posted on June 1, 2012
Blueberry Crumble Cake from Welcoming Kitchen
Do you ever make a recipe and expect one thing to happen and something else completely delicious takes place? That was the case with this blueberry coffee cake from my friend, Kim, at Welcoming Kitchen. I read through the recipe and thought that when the blueberries baked, they’d release lots of juice and soak the [...]
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 [...]
