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7 Lucky Green Recipes

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  My days of chugging green beer may be behind me, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have any holiday spirit left.  Here are seven healthy recipes that are sure to bring you luck for your St. Patty’s Day.  (Well, maybe they aren’t lucky, but at least they won’t leave you with a hangover!) {Stripped Green Smoothie from Nutrition Stripped} (Pictured above) {Miso Broccoli & Quinoa Salad…

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Gingerbread Molasses Smoothie

Christmas may be over, but I’m not ready to give up the flavors of the season just yet.  Here is contributor McKel Hill, MS, RD, LDN with a healthy way to enjoy the taste of gingerbread!   ***** Tis’ the season…of gingerbread! I LOVE ginger therefore, it’s natural for me to gravitate towards gingerbread cookies and everything ginger infused. I wanted to make a special treat and a twist on…

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Strawberry Kale Smoothie

Lately we’ve been soaking up as much of our beautiful Arizona spring weather as possible. I spend the early morning reading on the porch, covered in a thick blanket, sipping hot coffee. The kids spend early afternoons in the shade coloring and playing. But already by late afternoon, the temperature in the house is creeping up to a toasty 85 degrees. The heat in the house has started to put…

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Just do something.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to get back into an exercise routine.  What should it look like?  What kind of workouts should I start with?  Should I unfreeze my gym membership, and how often should I go?  Should I workout in the morning or afternoon?  Should I train for a race?  How should I start? Gah. Too many questions. Then I realized the answer is a simple one.…

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Animal crackers in my soup…

Joe finally woke up without a fever this morning, but he passed it right along to Leila.  So we started out another sick day at home with some Shirley Temple.  Unfortunately for all of us, the song she sings about animal crackers in her soup will be forever stuck in our heads. We took a break from watching movies for a little Mexican Train dominoes action.  Hobbs was the big…

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Juicing under quarantine

Have I mentioned that we have been sick lately?  First Leila, then me, then Joe, then me again, now Leila again.  This time around the kids are going through 4 full days of fever, and I had pink eye.  All of that means that we are under quarantine.  Up until today, we had at least been able to go out to the backyard to get some fresh air. Today was…

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Healthy Chocolate Shake Recipe

Welcome to this month’s Recipe ReDux!  When I found out that our theme is chocolate, I was pretty stumped.  I’m not much of a baker, so chocolate chip cookies were out.  A healthy recipe using chocolate?  Hmm….. Inspiration hit me last week when a friend mentioned that she thought of me while sipping a smoothie made with raw cacoa powder.  A smoothie with chocolate?  What a wonderful idea! Coming up…

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