Hey friends! Haley here – today we are talking about PROTEIN BALLS! You may know these nutrient-packed snacks by one of their many other names – protein bites, energy balls, energy bites, power nuggets… Over the past few years, Protein Balls have become quite the rage among health and time conscious individuals. They are a way to get a quick fix of food/energy that will sustain them throughout a workout or period of the day. You can find hundreds of recipes online for all different snack variations. Bake, no-bake, vegan, gluten free, paleo – the list goes on! I have seen hundreds of recipes for protein balls posted all over…
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Honey Peanut Oat Bars
These Honey Peanut Oat Bars are the easiest yet most delicious little protein-packed bars you have ever tasted! They are SO easy to make, perfect for taking on the go, and of course (the best part) delicious! Do you have any non-breakfast eaters in your house?? Jake does not eat breakfast most of the time and I simply don’t understand. Meals are my favorite part of the day. I wake up, YAY BREAKFAST! It’s 12PM, YAY LUNCH! It’s 5PM – TG IT’S DINNER! I have found the easiest way to force breakfast onto a non-breakfast person is by providing an easy, tasty go option. The problem with easy, tasty options…
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Healthy Homemade Vanilla Almond Granola
I have always wanted to make homemade granola – and I honestly have no idea why I never actually tried previously. Maybe because granola recipes often have a TON of butter in them. Or a TON of sugar. Or because I never thought I would actually eat as much granola as I would be making in a whole batch… or I was worried that I WOULD eat the entire batch. Regardless, moral of the story is that I am a granola nube. But through a little recipe testing, I have come to realize that homemade granola is not something to be afraid of! This Healthy Homemade Vanilla Almond Granola proves…
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Skinny Souffled Egg with Turkey Bacon and Cheese
WARNING: The following images and descriptive adjectives may make you drool... because this Skinny Souffled Egg with Turkey Bacon and Cheese is FIRE! I don’t know about you all but I LOVE eggs. Brunch is just – the best. I could eat eggs for breakfast lunch and dinner. Here in Columbus there is an amazing little cafe called Fox In the Snow. They have THE best pastries and coffee – but most importantly, the most incredible egg sandwich that I have ever tasted in my life. I kid you not – the BEST. For weeks, I have been attempting to create a perfect copycat sandwich recipe to share with you…
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Healthy Banana Bran Muffins
Is it weird that I love bran cereal? I always have. Sure – some people think it tastes like cardboard. But I LOVE it! With a little almond milk – yum! So what about Bran muffins? Also delish. BUT not all bran muffins are created equal. Some are packed with sugar but disguised as a healthy option. Others are low fat and low sugar, but taste like… cardboard. Finding a balance between the healthy and unhealthy, full flavor and no flavor – that is the key! When I was a kid (yes I was the weirdo who loved bran muffins as a kid), I used to always make the recipe…
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Healthy Breakfast Recipes To Warm You Up this Winter
It is getting OH SO COLD outside! Winter has arrived! I don’t know about you all, but the hardest part about winter for me is sometimes just getting up in the morning. Getting out from under your warm covers, walking on the cold bathroom tile floor, looking outside only to see cold, dreary, overcast weather – bleh. So how can you entice yourself to get up, get moving, and start your day right? Here is a list of 32 Healthy Breakfast Recipes to Warm You Up this Winter! Oh So Sweet Pumpkin Pecan Baked Oatmeal by NOMaste Kitchen Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal by NOMaste Kitchen Quick and Easy Banana Porridge with Warm Berries by…
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Healthy Fall Recipes Roundup
Your healthy eating doesn’t have to end with summer. Here are 22 amazingly delicious and healthy fall recipes! Breakfast Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl by Healthy Liv I always thought having sweet potatoes for breakfast was a strange choice… until I tried them for myself. They are AMAZING! So comforting, sweet or savory – deliciously satisfying. This bowl is perfection. Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes by Baking Ginger “I don’t like pancakes…” ~ said nobody, ever. Pumpkin Pecan Baked Oatmeal by NOMaste Kitchen Easy on the go pumpkin perfection, these bars are great to have prepped and ready for a busy week! One of my favorite healthy fall recipes! Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats by…
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Pumpkin Pecan Baked Oatmeal
Calling all pumpkin lovers! This Pumpkin Pecan Baked Oatmeal is PERFECT for you! So if you have been following my recipes in the past, you probably have come to realize that I am a LAZY weekday breakfast eater. I love breakfast food. It is probably my favorite type of food! But, weekday mornings are tough! Between walking the dogs, getting myself ready, and of course snoozing my alarm 6 times – there is just not enough time in the morning to get everything done! (I know… wait until I have kids – then I will really be in trouble!) I love easy, grab n’ go breakfast foods – hardboiled eggs,…
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Banana Peanut Butter Cacao Smoothie
For anyone who lives in Columbus, I am sure you have heard of Native Cold Pressed – for those of you who do not, don’t worry I will tell you about it! Native Cold Pressed is an awesome local restaurant/shop/cafe in the city that offers organic, raw pressed juices, smoothies, smoothie bowls, salads, and more. The food is delicious. Everything is fresh and packed with fruits and veggies. I love to new dishes there because it gives me inspiration! There are so many raw ingredients and wonderful flavor pairing out there that I don’t even know about. It is such great inspiration! In fact, Native’s Cacao Craze Smoothie WAS the…
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Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
Who doesn’t love a good pancake? I’m talking that rich, decadent stack of buttermilk pancakes from that old hole-in-the-wall diner. Warm maple syrup. Melted butter. I crave pancakes all the time. But then I eat them, and I am never satisfied! I always want something more. I start to feel guilty because I probably consumed about a thousand calories already, and I’m still hungry! That is why I developed this recipe for Healthy Banana Oatmeal Pancakes. Because in this case, you can have your pancake and eat it too! Pancakes are a funny thing. Everyone has heard of a pancake – but my ultimate pancake might be COMPLETELY different from…
