10 Tips for Healthy Eating in Charleston

10 Tips for Healthy Eating in Charleston Charleston, SC is stunning and can captivate you with its allure of food and beauty. Therefore, I offer you 10 tips for healthy eating in Charleston. Maintaining a healthy diet while dining out can pose challenges, but you can certainly achieve it by making mindful choices. Having moved from a Midwest town with limited healthy eating options in Evansville, IN, my husband and I feel fortunate. We are true foodies who used to drive almost two hours to Louisville, KY, where we discovered a great selection of farm-to-table restaurants. Evansville had earned a reputation as the chain food capital of Indiana!…

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Cookie Dough Energy Bites

Cookie Dough Energy Bites
cookie dough energy bites

These cookie dough energy bites are addictive plus gluten-free, dairy-free, no added sugar, vegan and delicious! As always use organic ingredients. If you don't have a plant-based protein powder, I'd be happy to share mine as it contains clean ingredients and it's high fiber full of 20+ organically grown plants. Check it out here and save $10 off your first order of clean plant-protein.   Ingredients: 1/4 c coconut oil, melted 4 scoops or 2 servings of vanilla plant-based protein powder 1-2 Tablespoons plant-based milk (like almond, coconut, soy, etc) or enough to make a batter-like consistency 1/4 c dairy-free mini chocolate chips like Enjoy Life brand Mix…

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge These jewels are dairy-free, gluten-free and there is no added sugar. I love these for a sweet craving with adding sugar to my diet. The Sync Chocolate powder contains no added sugars, is gluten-free and vegan. As always, use organic ingredients! You are worth it. 1/2 c all-natural almond butter or peanut butter 5 pitted Medjool dates 1 scoop Modere Sync Chocolate Powder (or your favorite plant-based shake) Process all ingredients in a Vitamix or food processor. If your dates are a bit hard, you can soak them in hot water for 5 minutes and drain the water before using. If the mix is…

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Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Healthy Turkey Soup Recipe

Thanksgiving Recipes Shared: Turkey Soup Healthy holiday recipes are hard to come by, at least tasty ones. As a result I've put together a series of recipe posts to share with you right here on the site. They are also available for download and printing here. Today I am sharing my Turkey Soup Recipe. If you are searching for more good-for-you recipes, you can also sign up for my wellness newsletter to receive over 70 of my healthy recipes in ebook format. Enjoy! Turkey Soup A great idea for using up left over turkey! 1 – 1.5 cup diced tomatoes 1- 1.5 cup tomato sauce 1-2 cups of…

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Healthy Turkey Black Bean Soup

Healthy Turkey Black Bean Soup

Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey  Black Bean Soup What to do with leftover turkey? This is my favorite recipe and it is so easy. Another delicious idea is to add a scoop of leftover mashed potatoes or my gluten-free cornbread stuffing when serving. My favorite is the stuffing! Ingredients: 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce 2 cups of cubed cooked turkey 1 can black beans or 2 cups cooked 16 ounces of low sodium vegetable or chicken broth 1 onion chopped 2-4 cloves of garlic minced 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp cumin ½ tsp cayenne pepper (add more or less to…

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Weight-Loss Tips for Women Over 40

Weight-Loss Tips for Women Over 40

Losing weight can be tricky, especially for women as we approach mid-life. So I've put together my top weight-loss tips for women over 40.  As we get older, our metabolism tends to slow down, making it easier to gain weight and harder to lose it. But don’t worry! Here are some simple tips to help you out. Eat Healthy One of the most important things you can do is to eat a healthy diet. Fill your plate with lots of fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and whole grains. These foods give you the nutrients you need without too many calories. Try to include a variety of colors on your…

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