We’re ringing in the new year with 100 recipes for weight loss and healthy living – from appetizers to desserts! Who said healthy eating is boring?! How I love the new year, for both the feeling of renewal and the prospect of good things to come (including great food!). Whether healthy eating has been your…
Recipes for Healthy Living & Weight Loss in 2015
Here are all of the healthy recipes you need (from my site and other favorite food blogs) for healthy living and weight loss in 2015! It’s that time again! I’m in serious detox mode from the holidays, though am feeling thankful that we worked in a heck of a lot of healthy meals in November…
Chopped Kale Salad Recipe with Pomegranate & Avocado
This chopped kale salad, with the pop of pomegranate seeds and creamy avocado, is truly one of the best salad recipes I’ve made. It’s safe to say that this is one of the best salads I’ve ever made. I never really thought that I’d say that about raw chopped kale, but I am forever smitten…
Barley Stew Recipe with Caramelized Onions, White Beans & Spinach
This comforting vegetarian barley stew recipe, filled with spinach and caramelized onions, packs a punch of flavor for a Meatless Monday meal. I’ll admit that I get a high out of creating a vegetarian stew recipe for Meatless Monday that is filling, low in calories, packs a punch of protein (beans!) and fiber (barley and…
Recipes for Health & Weight Loss in 2013, & A New Feature
Healthy and satisfying recipes from Cookin’ Canuck and some of my favorite blogs. There’s nothing like the turn of the new year to inspire us to revamp our menus, our closets and our crazy schedules. Whether or not you are one to write a formal list of New Year’s resolutions, you may still be inspired…
Healthy Eating Tips & Tricks for the Holidays
Do you struggle with keeping off those five pounds that creep on during the holidays? This post is full of tips and tricks for healthy eating and exercise amidst the Christmas cookies and holiday parties. The quote above is something I need to tattoo to my forehead, post on the fridge and listen to in…
Portion Control for Weight Loss & Healthy Living
When I started my weight loss and healthy living journey, I knew that portion control was going to be a key part of changing my eating habits. My perspective on what was considered to be “one helping” was a little out of whack. “What do you mean I can’t eat four heaping bowls of quinoa?!…
My Health and Weight Loss Journey: Before & After Photos
This is the story of my health and weight loss journey, tips on how I lost 30 pounds, and before and after photos. If I had a dollar for each time I started my weight loss journey (before and after photos at the end), I’d have enough money to pay for a year of Weight…
Our Favorite Healthy Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
{On a side note, be sure to check back on Monday. I’ll be sharing my weight loss journey, complete with before (ugh, painful) and after photos, and the tips that helped me reach my goal.} The weekend is here, which means my mind automatically turns to lazy breakfasts and brunches with the family. Well, perhaps…
Edamame Dip with Smoked Paprika & Garlic Recipe
Healthy snack recipe! Keep this edamame dip on hand for when you get the afternoon munchies. Dip in raw veggies or spread it on warm pita bread. If you are like us, the first thing you order when walking over the threshold of a Japanese restaurant is a bowl of steamed edamame. Lightly coated with…
Recipes for Good Health & Weight Loss in 2012
Typically at this time of year I am lamenting my jeans’ unwillingness to cooperate with my waistline. This year things are a little different. The kind of different that makes clothes shopping fun again, the kind of different that makes me crave exercise and fresh air, the kind of different that makes me feel better…