BUMP It Up, BALANCE It Out: The Book
If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I’ve been talking about publishing a book since 2013 or earlier. I officially committed to it about 4 months ago when I enrolled in a publishing...
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What’s For Lunch? 47 Lunch Box Ideas For You + Free Resources
Are you the busy mom who’s saying, “I can’t even thinking about back-to-school stuff yet!” or are you the one going: “New clothes, check; lunchboxes, check; backpacks, check; water bottles, check.”?...
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3 Days of Lunch Pictures & Picky Eating
Maybe it’s the ‘former classroom teacher’ in me, but there’s something about this back-to-school time of year that I love. When I was teaching, it always felt more like the New Year than January 1st...
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Some Weeks I Stink at Menu Planning
If I were judging myself this week I’d have to say I stink at weekly menu planning…even though I teach it all the time. As you can see from my menu plan, it was pretty bare. It is what it is. And for...
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Cookies for Breakfast? Chef Jackie says, “Oh Yeah!”
One of the first of Chef Jackie’s recipes that I fell in love with were her Breakfast Cookies from our REAL Breakfast eCookbook and while I don’t eat a lot of grains these days, these cookies easily...
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REAL Food REAL Fast (video): How to Make Chicken Stock
It took me years to finally make my own chicken stock after I first thought about it. I was intimidated by the idea. I laugh at myself now because it is so easy. The first few times I made it I was...
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(Video) HOW to Make Kale Chips in Your Oven
Who doesn’t love salty crunchy fat-laden chips? Not many people can say no to at least a few when they are sitting right there in front of you. But when you’re on this REAL food & health journey,...
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12-weeks of done-for-you menu plans with 80+ recipes and so much more…
I love this picture of Monique and her beautiful girls. The BEFORE picture is her before she started eating REAL every day. Now, about 7 months later, with the help of my Get REAL cleanse, menu plans...
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Day 1 of the 4th of July Recipe Bonanza!
It can be really easy to get off track with eating REAL at 4th of July (or any holiday!), but take it from this reformed fake-food eating sugar addict, you get to a point where it’s pretty easy to stay...
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Day 3 of the 4th of July Recipe Bonanza!
If you were waiting for the Chocolate Cake Cups recipe today you’re going to have to wait one more day! I wanted to make the recipe today and get a good photo but today didn’t go at all as I thought it...
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Day 4 of the 4th of July Recipe Bonanza
Finally a recipe with chocolate for the 4th of July Recipe Bonanza! Chef Jackie’s grain-free Chocolate Cake Cups are dense and moist vs. a light and fluffy cake. They are kind of like a brownie in a...
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(Video) HOW to Get in More Veggies Using These 3 Peelers
It’s Tool School in today’s REAL Food REAL Fast episode. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook then you know I love making carrot and cucumber ‘ribbons’ for salads and wraps. They make the food...
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(Video) HOW to Make FRESH Trail Mix
A few years ago Chef Jackie introduced me to the idea of making FRESH trail mix by adding raw fresh fruits and even vegetables in with nuts and seeds and dried fruit. I had always thought of trail mix...
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(Video + FREE Chart) HOW to Choose the Best Oils & Fats
This is not one of the sexiest of nutrition topics BUT it’s one of the most important for you to know about. It’s one of the first changes I have my clients make because it’s THAT important–so listen...
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How to Pack a REAL & Balanced Lunch in 10 Minutes or Less
If you follow me and Chef Jackie at all you already know we are big fans of your child taking a homemade packed lunch every day instead of buying a school lunch. School lunches, no matter how healthy...
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Video of My Two 13-Year Old Boys Packing a Balanced Lunch
It’s one thing to have Chef Jackie and I watch a video about packing a REAL & Balanced lunch in 10 minutes or less, but it’s another thing to watch my two 13-year old boys pack one. That’s what...
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10 of Our Favorite Healthy Snacks
If you’ve followed me at all or been through my 14 Day Get REAL Challenge, you know I’m not a huge proponent of snacking a lot. (But don’t tune out yet…I promised you 10 snack ideas and they are still...
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5 Breakfast Ideas + 2 Packaged Options
Not too long ago I heard a ‘nutrition expert’ telling a group of busy moms to “just get anything into your child in the morning before school even if it’s not healthy.” I was like, ‘huh?’ Breakfast is...
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Immune Boosting Winter Smoothie for You!
As much as I love smoothies, I also try to eat somewhat seasonally and winter + smoothies aren’t always a great match. But the good news is that they can be. You just have to switch up the ingredients...
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