How to Make Kale Chips

How to Make Kale Chips

Here is one recipe that I can handle. It’s a much healthier alternative to regular chips. Kale is full of vitamins, has no fat, is an anti-inflammatory, helps lower cholesterol and much more. I like kale chips plain but I have seen people put ketchup on them.  I am trying to limit the use of [...]

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Feeling Energized

Poster in home gym

Just in case you can’t see it, the quote on this image (a poster that is in our home gym) says “you just can’t live in that negative way…make way for the positive day” by Bob Marley.  Whenever I start to feel down, I just look up at that and get re-energized. This week’s workouts [...]

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Music Makes Me Smile

Workout music

Chris from Run Hundred sent me his Top 10 workout songs for April.  There are some really great songs in this one. Chris says, “This month in the gym, radio hits ruled. Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, and Madonna all released singles destined for workout playlist glory. But, it’s not just pop divas who prevailed. Carrie [...]

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I Love Homemade Fruit Smoothies

The Black and Blue Smoothie Ingredients

I have had some awesome blog worthy smoothies this week so wanted to share them with you.  I use the Magic Bullet® to make my single smoothies. All you need to do is put all ingredients in the largest bullet mixer cup and blend! Might take a few shakes to get it all mixed up. [...]

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Is Popcorn Healthy?

Is Popcorn Healthy?

Is Popcorn Healthy? Popcorn is the go-to snack for every movie fan, but it should also be the go-to snack for any healthy eater. It came as no surprise to me that popcorn was recently proven to be the almost perfect snack food with the discovery of its high levels of polyphenols. Polyphenols are the [...]

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My April Healthy Living Goals

Green Smoothie book

Thanks so much for all the birthday wishes yesterday. I had a great weekend!  I look forward to this next phase of my life.  Been thinking about my goals for this month and I always seem to go a bit goal crazy so I’m going to stick with 2 main goals and if I do [...]

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