Pin It When we think about cleaning up our diets the first thing to go is generally dessert. WHY? Because dessert equals empty calories, excess sugar, and excess fat right? Wrong. Desserts can also be tasty and creamy as well as nutritious, also sweet without being just empty calories. How pray tell do I do […]
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FOOD OF THE DAY: RAISINS
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These deliciously sweet little gems are not just for kids and hikers! Full of vitamin, minerals, and phenols they are nutritious snack that can easily be rotated into your diet.
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EPISODE 1: SESAME OATMEAL BRITTLE
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The holiday season is filled with sugary delights to tempt even the most steadfast health nuts I know. If they can’t make it through this unscathed what hope is there for the rest of us? Peanut brittle, cakes, pies, macaroons, or my mother’s famous southern pecan pralines. Dangerous treats waiting around every corner to ensare us in their web. Is this a hopeless battle? Nope… not at all.
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SWEET REMIX: SWEET POTATO WHIP
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Are you staring at those Sweet Potatoes you bought for turkey day? Are you thinking they have to be laden with butter, sugar, and marshmallows to be good? Well, I want to give a quick alternative called Sweet Potato Whip. It is truly a luscious side dish or dessert much lighter but still oh soo tasty.
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