Why am I not Losing Weight?

Do you ever ask yourself, “Why am I not losing weight?” You think you’re doing everything right:  you’re eating clean and working out.  Yet the scale still isn’t budging.  So what’s the problem?  Here are a few reasons why you may not be losing weight and what to do when you just can’t seem [...]

King Arthur Promo Code

I love shopping at King Arthur and I love saving money even more! I just saved $12 on my order at KA online, so I had to pass on this deal.  For those of you who haven’t shopped there yet, you may want to check it out.  King Arthur offers a wide variety of [...]

Guacamole Recipe

Easy guacamole recipe combining the fresh flavors of tomato, avocado, cilantro, and lime.

Healthy Banana Bread Makeover

Many of you who are regulars here may remember the Healthy Banana Bread recipe I posted here back in 2008. Well, thanks to Tiffany at The Gracious Pantry for some tips on using agave nectar to replace the organic sugar and Nicole at Delicious Wisdom for introducing me to whole wheat pastry flour in [...]

Maple Walnut Granola

Granola can be used in so many different ways, so it never hurts to have some on-hand for topping on yogurt and cereal, throw into a smoothie or just eat a handful as a healthy snack. I found the original granola recipe in the January/February 2010 issue of Everyday Food, but I changed some [...]

Clean and Healthy Breakfast Ideas

I’m always trying to come up with healthy breakfast ideas, not just for me, but my picky eater. Of course there’s always smoothies, which the picky eater *just* (and I do mean just a couple weeks ago) became interested in because she likes throwing all kinds of ingredients in the blender and mixing them [...]

Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie

I love, love, love peanut butter and banana! I think I mentioned in a previous post that I love peanut butter and banana sandwiches.  I also love smoothies.  So when I found this peanut butter and banana smoothie recipe, I thought, “Oh, this will be heaven!”  And it is.
This recipe is actually one adapted [...]

So Baby Carrots Aren’t Clean or Are They?

Recently I received a disturbing comment from a reader in regards to my Honey-Glazed Baby Carrots Recipe.  Unless a comment is spam, we usually allow comments to go through; however, in this case I am going to address the comment without allowing it to publish.  I do not wish to embarrass anyone, so I will [...]

The Gracious Pantry – More Clean Eating Recipes

I don’t know about anyone else, but sometimes it’s hard for me to find clean eating recipes, even in regular “light cooking” magazines.  Yes, there’s Clean Eating Magazine, and I am a subscriber, and all of Tosca’s books, which I have (except for the one just released), but I really need to have more options [...]

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Since I was asked for my whole wheat pizza dough recipe in the comments section of my How to Make a Healthy Pizza post, I thought I would just post the recipe I use.  I found this whole wheat pizza crust recipe online a couple of years ago and it’s what I’ve been using ever [...]

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