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Sweet Swaps
Would you rather: give up avocados or chocolate for life? Thank gawd we live in a world where both can co-exist in this mousse. Because if I had to make a choice, it would be a choice to live without the joy of guacamole and what a sad, sad world that would be. Betcha also didn’t know that avocado could also replicate the creamy texture of a chocolate mousse. Or that chia pudding can sub for the base of a dirt cake and that cashews can be cream cheese. What a wildly wonderful world we live in! For more sweet swaps and the recipes for this avocado chocolate mousse, a healthier version of dirt cake and a dairy-free cashew cheesecake, read on.
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Yes and…I’ll Have Dessert
Peach nice cream AND snickerdoodle cookies? You bet your balls I’m embracing the AND. Because we are imperfect…and perfect, at exactly the same time. So yes, I eat ice cream (and sometimes nice cream), I eat burgers (and sometimes they’re veggie) and there are days where I rack up a whopping 3,000 steps (and sometimes it’s 20,000). If you want to give it a label, label it intuitive eating. If you want to give it a definition, consider it embracing your inner wisdom. And my inner wisdom is 100% accepting of sweet treats, especially when it’s hotter than you know what. So read on to learn more about embracing that inner wisdom..and to whip up the sweetest of no bake treats.
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So Matcha Love
Spotted: pot of gold. Leprechaun: not included.
Making my own luck this morning with this COCONUT MATCHA CHIA PUDDING topped with coconut cream and a sprinkle of nature’s gold – aka bee pollen. I’m escaping the Irish invasion in Chicago today for St. Patrick’s Day, but couldn’t help but cheers the day with something green. Also celebrating a lot of luck (ie hard work) that’s recently paid off with some exciting news on the job and life front to come soon! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this Keto, Paleo and Whole30-friendly treat!
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Superfood or Super Fad?
If you’re not sipping an acai and kale superfood smoothie and throwing back a double shot of matcha, followed by an ACV (apple cider vinegar, duh) chaser every morning, like, what are you doing with your life?
*insert eyeroll as big as an Instagram mega-influencer following*
With new “superfoods” and fad diets popping up on the daily, it can be near impossible to keep up with the hype. Even worse, it seems like two minutes later there’s evidence that the latest crown jewel is actually a cheap knock-off. So how are we supposed to navigate the moguls of the new food landscape? Read on for my take on “superfood” or “super hype”.
Food, Fitness, Fashion and my Furbaby
