I'm just as basic as the next girl. When the pumpkin spice latte comes out, I'm the first in line. Fall is the season for us to infuse pumpkin into everything from candles to our coffee and I love a good pumpkin bread or muffin. This year, I decided to try my hand and making a healthy pumpkin treat. We love energy bites in our house all year long. The no-bake recipes are easy to make and can pass for breakfast on-the-go or an afternoon snack. The challenge in making a pumpkin … [Read more...]
What Nutritionists Eat on Busy Weeknights
Happy new year! It's been a little quiet around here with everyone snuggling up to family for the holidays but we're back and ready to hit 2016 running. As has become our tradition, we'll spend January covering lots of ways for you to tackle whatever it is that most needs your attention this year (eating better, organizing, parenting, going green- we've got you covered!) Today we're kicking it all off with our favorite functional nutritionists from Prescribe Nutrition sharing with us their … [Read more...]
Our 4-Step Plan for Moms to Start the School Year Energized
Back-to-school season is upon us... how are you feeling about it? Craving a good plan and a little more energy to tackle it all maybe? My favorite functional nutritionists are here with us today to give us a fail-proof 4 pronged plan for getting there! Summer? What summer? You've been a full-time chef, a part-time referee, a chauffeur and a housemaid up to your knees in laundry. Days have never been longer and balance is a thing of the past. You get tipsy just thinking about … [Read more...]
Two New Healthy Recipes You’re Gonna Love
Yesterday I told you about my personal healthy journey as well as our exciting upcoming collaborations with the ladies at Prescribe Nutrition, and the fact that we are once again acting as an affiliate for Prescribe Nutrition and offering a 20% discount to their 20 day online course: Get 20% Off the “Prescribe Balance” Online Course with the code: MPMK20 April 12th – May 1st, 2015 So today I thought I'd invite one of the functional nutritionists behind the course, Katie, to stop by and … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Energy Back
Image Credit: © Donnie Ray Jones | 10.26.14 (text added) | CC by 2.0 Do you ever think to yourself, "I am ALWAYS tired."? I went through a big slump after having S, in which I just couldn't seem to find my energy anywhere. Plus, I had headaches for a lot of the day, every day. All that exhaustion and pain meant I had no energy to play with the kids plus I was moody and crabby with a short fuse and very short on Mama patience. At first I tried to figure it out on my own, then I sought … [Read more...]
Tips & 4 Recipes to Finally Stop Feeling So Tired!
You may remember that I was in a car accident about a month before giving birth. That's left me with some residual back pain and orders not to exercise for a few weeks - which means that I'm relying solely on nutrition to help keep my energy levels up despite many feeding-filled, sleepless nights. So guess who I'm turning to for help. My go-to nutritionists at Prescribe Nutrition, of course. They've got tons of useful stuff to share with us today that I hope will help you too! Tired. Who’s … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Stop Feeling so Tired!
Image Credit (cropped & text added): © Grigory Kravchenko | 08.21.09| CC by 2.0 Since talking about Prescribe Nutrition's amazing courses, I've had lots of questions from you guys on just what the eCourse is all about. So I've asked the power nutritionists behind the course, Megan and Katie, to stop by today and give us a preview with three of their top tips to stop feeling tired and wired all day and night. And if you'd like to really get serious and learn more about controlling … [Read more...]
Learning to Eat for Energy
Not to be overly dramatic, but have I told you guys I'm doing something sort of life-changing right now? See, about a week ago I found out about this amazing new online course being put on by a pair of awesome nutritionists, Katie and Megan, and they graciously offered me a complimentary spot - despite the program being, literally, hours from beginning. In their words, "New Year: New Rules is a 15 day program that tells you what foods work, what foods don’t, which habits are the hardest on … [Read more...]