This weekend I confessed to being the worst food stylist ever. Lucky for you, our new contributor Mckel is one of the best. Here she is with her first recipe for InspiredRD. Try not to drool. First, let me introduce myself to the wonderful readers of InspiredRD! My name is McKel, I’m the owner and food blogger at Nutrition Stripped. I’m also a Registered Dietitian/Wellness Coach, a self-proclaimed green smoothie…
Eating food out of a mason jar seems to be quite the trend these days. When I saw this month’s Recipe ReDux theme of “Raising the Bar on Food in a Jar” I thought it would be the perfect time to try out a new spin on overnight oats. As someone who has very little time to eat in the morning, I prefer a quick grab-n-go breakfast. Overnight cereal is…
One week of school is in the books, and I’m still alive. Turns out waking up early isn’t so hard if you make it to bed on time. (I know, duh.) Joe and I have about 20 minutes for breakfast, so I’m getting back into the mode of making something quick and filling. Quick so we don’t have to cram it down our throats in 2 minutes, and filling so…
Jeff had two days off for the all-star break this week, so our family did a mini staycation at a local water resort. We sipped on cold drinks, played in the waves, and took 3-hour naps even though we insisted we were not tired. I repeat, we were NOT TIRED. For my personal food safety (and to save money) we packed all of our own food for the hotel stay.…
A few years ago I started making breakfast cookies. Most mornings I’m a grab-n-go kind of person, and who doesn’t like the idea of eating a cookie for breakfast? But then I went gluten-free, and my baking life came to a halt. I wasn’t a huge fan of baking to begin with (it’s so messy…and precise), and the extra challenge of baking without gluten just overwhelmed me. But oh, how…
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…
Leila and I experimented in the kitchen yesterday with some California raisins, nuts, chia seeds and cinnamon. We were trying to make a healthy snack that would be perfect for before dance class (her) or after a run (me). I thought for sure that we would have to do a few rounds to get them right, but BAM, the first try was just right. These raisin nut bites are sweet,…