Bacon Apple Crock Pot Chicken

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This is one of my favorite easy chicken recipes… In fact, it never lasts long enough to get a picture… Bacon Apple Crock Pot Chicken Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (can also be done with a whole chicken or thighs) 2 apples- peeled, cored and grated 1 cup homemade barbecue sauce -or Mitch’s (sugar sweetened)  and [...]

Chicken Parmesan [Low-Carb, Grain-free]

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This is my latest healthy Italian dish variation. I never really liked Chicken Parmesan until I had it at a friend’s bridesmaid’s luncheon. It was the most grain free item on the menu, and it was wonderful (I later found out it was breaded in some type of potato starch and not flour!). When I [...]

The Minimum Effective Dose for Wellness

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I already talked about How to Stay Motivated, but for some people, the motivation isn’t the problem. Even those with will power of steel sometimes struggle with living a healthy lifestyle because they simply don’t have enough time. If you fall in to that category, taking a minimum effective dose (MED) approach to Wellness can [...]

Step Away From The Scale!

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A common theme I’ve noticed among many clients is an obsession with the number on the scale. It is so easy to get caught up on the number, rather than the health behind it. Jason at Everyday Paleo, wrote a great post about this recently, (part II here)explaining that weight is little more than the [...]

Huevos Rancheros [Grain Free]

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If you eat grain free, you likely eat a lot of eggs for breakfast. I’m always looking for new ways to mix up the breakfast menu, and this is the latest creation (not the best picture.. sorry). I always used to enjoy Huevos Rancheros, but being grain free, the corn tortilla had to go. This [...]

If You’re “Watching Your Weight” It Won’t Go Anywhere!

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One of the most frustrating assumptions of conventional wisdom is that calories in = calories out and that obesity is caused by simply eating too much or exercising too little (AKA Gluttony or Sloth). Of course, along with this bit of CW is the idea that a low-fat, fiber rich, whole grain diet can increase [...]

Sausage and Squash Stir Fry

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This is one of my favorite fast summer dinner ideas. The kids love it, my husband loves it, and I love that it only takes one pan to cook Sausage and Squash Stir Fry Ingredients: One 16 ounce package of link sausage (nitrite free if possible) I used nitrate free smoked beef sausage 3-4 medium [...]