Posts in Meal Prep
Simple Salad Dressing Recipe

Hey salad lovers! Do you know most store-bought salad dressings are loaded with sugar, artificial ingredients, canola oil and sodium? All things we should avoid or limit in our diets.

Besides reading labels and finding a less-processed option, an easy and healthy alternative is to make your own.

Here is a simple recipe you can use at home. The beauty of this recipe is there are no exact measurements and you can modify it for variety and to suit your taste.

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Michael's Healthy Banana Muffins (so good they don't last past breakfast)

These healthy and sweet banana muffins are a huge hit with my family.

My husband Michael found the recipe online and has modified it over the years. He makes them often for us for breakfast and it takes him less than10 minutes to prepare. Plus, there are only a few ingredients and it’s really easy to clean up. These muffins are so good, they don’t last past breakfast in my house!

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SPOOK-TACULAR CHICKEN AND RICE STUFFED PEPPERS

These stuffed peppers are so much fun and great for all ages. I am sharing a simple chicken, rice and beans recipe, but there are so many other ways to stuff them. Most recently, I used leftover pumpkin chili. A fun twist could even be spaghetti, steak and peppers or macaroni and cheese. These peppers are filled with brown rice, but you can substitute quinoa or any other healthy whole grain. Feel free to modify spices based on your taste. And don’t get fooled by the number of steps. It’s really simple…especially if you use a rotisserie chicken and packaged rice.

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Meal Prep Can Change Your Life!

Getting into the kitchen and cooking more at home leads to healthier food choices, better portion control and is the BEST way to create long term healthy eating habits and stick to your goals. And it is proven that nightly meals together create closer, healthier, happier, less stressed families and promote smarter and well behaved kids. Unfortunately, with everyone’s incredibly busy schedules, regardless of what life stage we are in, cooking at home isn’t always feasible. Many of us are rushing out the door in the morning, grabbing a quick lunch, running around at night and too tired to cook anything when we get home. That’s why I believe meal prepping is the biggest and best tool you can master for setting yourself up for a healthy week ahead.

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