Spinach and Banana Smoothie

Spinach smoothie

With the warmer weather, we’ve been talking electrolytes this month, and this spinach and banana smoothie definitely fits the bill. *For a quick overview of electrolytes, see our electrolyte blog post here. While electrolyte supplements abound, the cool thing is, you can actually get most of these essential minerals from food. This smoothie with spinach,…

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Baked Salmon with Sweet Potatoes and Greek Yogurt Sauce

Salmon fillet

With the warmer weather, we’ve been talking electrolytes this month. For a quick overview of what electrolytes are, see our electrolyte blog post here. While electrolyte supplements abound, the cool thing is, you can actually get most of these essential minerals from food. This baked salmon recipe with a creamy yogurt sauce is a great…

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Does Dairy Cause Inflammation?

Cow

“Oh, I can’t eat that. I’m avoiding dairy.”  Have you heard that phrase before? Likely you have, and it either produces a strong desire to roll your eyes real hard … or it peaks your curiosity. I mean, if Jane from accounting stopped eating dairy, maybe you should too? The Ongoing Dairy Controversy Poor dairy…

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Veggie and Sausage Rice Skillet

Rice Dish

  I'm in love with one-pot meals, especially those that manage to deliciously combine a load of veggies and my favorite protein (sausage!) in a dish I know everyone in our family will love. You could easily leave out the sausage for a perfect vegetarian meal, or even sub with your favorite soy chorizo. Chopping…

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Cozy Curry Mediterranean Lentil Soup

Look, I realize no one is going to have a perfect diet over these next couple of months, with the holidays coming up and all. How fun would that be anyway? BUT, one strategy I try to use is making healthy, high fiber meals all week long to counteract some of the weekend entertaining. This…

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L is for Leafy Greens

“Eat more leafy greens!” Do you hear that all the time? Or is it just me? Seems like a saying that just won’t go away. I know we are always commanded by health gurus to eat this or eat that, but with leafy greens, I think there is a reason this mandate has stuck around.…

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