Finding a snack that is filling, healthy, and delicious can be a challenge. Often snacks of chips, crackers, or fruit leave us feeling hungry soon after eating. What is missing from these snacks, you ask? Protein! Ensuring you have protein in your snacks will keep you full longer and help you eat less of foods like chips or crackers, which of course taste delicious, but aren’t as healthy.

Granola that you buy at the grocery store is often loaded with sugar and fat. Unfortunately, just a small serving (and it’s hard to eat just one serving) ends up being quite high in calories. But luckily there are ways to make granola healthier! Today I’ll share one of my favorite healthy granola recipes, which is perfect for breakfast or a snack any time of day.

Stress is almost impossible to avoid. Some of us eat more when stressed and don’t always make the healthiest choices. Today’s post is aimed at helping you deal with stress so that you can avoid stress eating. Keep reading for my top 9 tips to help you prevent stress eating!

I love tacos and would probably eat them every day if I could. Tacos are quick and easy to throw together and they are so delicious. Similar to my sweet potato nacho recipe, today’s recipe is a healthy version of tacos. Tacos can be packed with lots of salt and fat, but did you know that you can use winter squash, such as delicata squash, as a taco filling instead of meat? Keep reading for my delicata squash taco recipe!

I’m all for making smoothies any time of year. Even though it’s still winter, smoothies can be a quick and healthy breakfast or snack option. One of my favorite ways to add color to my smoothies is by adding blackberries. I picked so many blackberries last summer that I still have some in my freezer! Keeping reading for my peanut butter banana berry smoothie recipe.

I love using my Instant Pot for batch cooking grains, like quinoa. Though it’s considered a whole grain, did you know that quinoa is technically a seed? Quinoa has been around for thousands of years and is indigenous to parts of South America, including Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Today I’ll share with you the health benefits of quinoa, an easy recipe for cooking it in the Instant Pot, and my favorite ways to eat quinoa.

An all-too-common ailment that a lot of people don’t like to talk about is constipation. But you should know that there are steps you can take to treat and prevent it. Keep reading to find out more about constipation including what it is, potential causes, and how to treat it with lifestyle changes.

Gluten-free may seem like all the rage these days. To eat gluten or to not eat gluten is the big question and can be a very controversial topic. Today, I’ll discuss what gluten is, what foods contain it, why you may want to eat gluten-free, and what to look out for when choosing gluten-free foods.

You may have heard of IBS, or you may have it yourself. IBS stands for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and it’s quite common. In today’s post, I’ll discuss what IBS is and how to manage it with diet and lifestyle changes.

February is American Heart Month so I thought I’d start off the month with a heart-healthy version of one of my favorite foods; nachos! Check out some of my past blog posts for more information on heart health. Read on for my sweet potato nacho recipe and to learn why it’s a healthier alternative to traditional nachos!