Temptation is EVERYWHERE! It will always be around us but it is up to us to have that control to push past it!! These 7 tips have helped myself and many other challengers in my Facebook Accountability groups. I hope you find a few that will help you be stronger than those temptations! TIP 1…
Oat Breakfast Bars (FIXATE)
This is great for a Sunday meal prep breakfast or after school snack. My kids actually made these themselves by watching our FIXATE cooking show on our Beachbody On Demand account. We get fitness and amazing cooking show recipes at our fingertips!! Check it out and all that it has to offer at my site…
Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you have extra quinoa laying around in your fridge, make these!! My mom made them for me recently and they are delicious! The have just the right amount of sweet. She got the recipe from Dr. Oz. You don’t even need the dark chocolate chips if you don’t want to. First, get all your…
Homemade Trail Mix
Have you ever made your own Trail Mix? They are convent to buy but even more fun to make as a family activity! Less sugar in our homemade variety too! We have been having some warmer weather (60’s) this past week, so I decided to get out for a nature walk with the kids. We made…
Why I love Quinoa! SPOTLIGHT
Who loves quinoa?! Me!!! Quinoa is a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids. It is also a great wheat-free alternative to grains. Not sure how to say it? It is pronounced ‘keen-wa’ and has twice the protein content of rice or barley! I love this food and use it often in…
Door Hearts of LOVE for February!
I ran across this idea somewhere and LOVED the idea! I started the tradition with the door hearts in 2011 when my girls were just 4 and 2 years old. All you need is some construction paper, a heart stencil, a marker, scissors and scotch tape. I picked a different color heart for each child….
Why keep a Food Journal…
Keeping a food journal was not a task I did daily. It was not until September of 2014, that I joined my first Challenge Group on Facebook. I was asked to write down what I ate each day from my coach. We would share our Food Journal each evening as a way of accountability. It…
Family Favorite Card Games
Who has game nights at least once a week with their family? We do!! We have board games we love as well, but when you have a large group of people you want some great card games so everyone can be involved. Over the years, we have collected some fun twists on card games and…
Salad in a Jar
Who buys lettuce and then it goes bad because you never have TIME to prepare a simple salad during the day? I know I have had that happen many times. I love salads, but finding time to put it together is hard with my busy, always changing schedule with three kids. Preparing meals ahead of…
Spinach, bacon and quinoa power bites
I found this recipe awhile back and cannot remember where. I used it as my pre workout meal to fuel me with energy for my workout. It worked and they were delicious!!! The serving size is 3 power bites, so pretty good size meal and really easy to make. There are just two things you…