Hello, hello! Today I've decided to switch it up & do something I haven't done in quite awhile: participate in the What I Ate Wednesday party, hosted by my friend Laura this week! This is actually a recap of my day of eats one day last week when I actually remembered to snap photos of every meal. Let's get to it! For breakfast in between my morning yoga practice and a conference call, I made a berry smoothie bowl and topped it with coconut shreds and blueberries. So good! I think that fresh blueberries + coconut is a new favorite combo of mine. Early afternoon, I took a break from work to take my pup for a walk and make some lunch - which was really breakfast #2: banana protein pancakes with blueberries, a few dark chocolate chips & honey + Yogi green ... [Read More]
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The Diet Trick That’s Guaranteed to Make You Healthier
Nutrition is such an interesting subject. There are so many dietary theories out there with millions of loyal followers, yet often they conflict with each other. (Image via the Institute for Integrative Nutrition) In all honesty, some of them make me cringe a bit. I'm talking to you, Paleo followers that claim they're "eating like a cave man" yet they buy conventionally raised meat that was likely transported from halfway across the country from animals that had been pumped full of hormones and antibiotics, and fed a diet unnatural to them. But I digress. Nutrition can definitely be confusing for people, even for someone whose studied nutrition and is really into food like myself. While dietary theories can drastically differ in ideology, there's one thing that I believe all ... [Read More]