Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a great day. I’m here to share a fun recipe using a Peruvian super food called kiwicha, also known as amaranth. Kiwicha looks like teeny tiny quinoa grains. It’s naturally gluten-free and higher in protein than most other grains. One of the coolest things about kiwicha is that you can pop…
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10 Quick, Hot & Healthy Meals for Cold Days
You get home from work. You’re cold. You’re hungry. You’re…ready. With these 10 quick, hot and healthy meals for cold days, you’ll be warmed up (in your comfy clothes, right?) and eating dinner in 30 minutes.
Decide what you’ll make over the weekend and pick up the ingredients so you have what you need when you need it. Remember shortcuts like pre-washed greens, shredded carrots, and taco toppings from the salad bar, which will save you time in the kitchen.
Let’s get started with #1: Flatbread Veggie Pizza…
Lunch Date Newsletter #23: The Health News & Recipes You Need to Know
Happy Wednesday! Here’s the health news you need to know from the last week plus recipes I’m loving and some photos of my grocery shopping, breakfasts and snacks. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. In the comments, I’d love to hear from you: what was one…
14 Wholesome Grain Bowls: A Detoxifying Roundup
Are you trying to eat healthier in the new year? Still shaking off the refined sugar and excess salt in all those holiday treats? I’ve got a great lunch and dinner solution for you. Tuck into these nourishing vegetable and grain bowls to refuel your body and de-puff your belly. A natural detox is just a bowl (or 15) away.
Lunch Date Newsletter #22: The Health News You Need To Know
This was quite a week! I went to an event hosted by J Lo, was quoted in a really fun article on “Skinny Secrets from Leading Nutritionists,” and collected a ton of recipes I want to cook. Let’s catch up in this week’s Lunch Date Newsletter! As always, we’ll start with my recent press, then the news you need to know followed by crazy good looking recipes. We’ll wrap it all up with some fun personal news from the past few days.
In the comments, I’d love to hear from you: what was one thing that made you happy last week?
Fighting Colds with Vitamin C & CA Strawberries + A Giveaway!
Thank you to my friends at California Strawberries for sponsoring this post and hosting a giveaway (click here to enter) for a fitness gift pack valued at $150! It’s officially winter. Much of the country is deep into hot cocoa, snowmen, earmuffs, foot warmers, slushy marathon training, skiing, lazy Saturday nights watching movies, and unfortunately, colds and…
Your Favorite Posts from 2014 + My Year in the Media
Happy New Year!!! Thank you so much for spending 2014 with me. I’ll continue to bring you the nutrition news & recipes you need to know every Wednesday, round-ups on Thursdays, and more giveaways, recipes, and healthy lifestyle articles in the new year. Today, rather than my usual roundup, I collected your top 10 favorite posts from…
Caroline is a freelance writer, nutrition communication consultant, and counselor with a holistic approach to healthy living. 
