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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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Good Mood Food
Coffee in one hand, confidence in the other. And when you make it MOCHA OVERNIGHT OATS amped with ingredients to improve gut health, that’s winning breakfast AND the week.
It’s officially week two in the new city and new job. Moving across the country from Chicago to Austin is kinda a big deal. And stress is sorta an everyday occurrence these days with moments of, “OMG my GPS isn’t working and I have no idea how to get home from work!” and, “where did we put ANY of our frying pans?”. Stress isn’t just impacting me though, it’s at an all-time high in the U.S. And I’m going to let you in on a little secret: the right foods, can improve your mood. Yup, there’s increasing evidence that there is a direct link between food and mood – specifically, gut health and mental health. Get the dEATs on gut health and find recipes for some sweet treats to boost that mood.