Tips For Avoiding Weight Gain This Winter We’re knee-deep into winter right now, which means shorter days, less sunlight, and much colder temps. This can leave us feeling sluggish and unmotivated, which isn’t great for maintaining or losing weight. When we’re cold and tired, our bodies naturally want to go into hibernation mode. While rest Read More!
Quinoa: Health Benefits, Tips, and 10 Recipes Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is technically a seed, even though it’s often used as a grain alternative. The quinoa plant is similar to beetroots and spinach, and both the seeds and leaves of the plant can be eaten. The seeds are flat, oval, and usually pale yellow but can Read More!
Start the Year Prepared: January Meal Prepping With the new year in full swing, now is a perfect time to prepare for our future and set ourselves up for success. With vision boards and goal setting, now is a great time to make healthy changes. Break bad habits, move our bodies, spend more time outside, Read More!
Walking in the Winter Exercise is vital for our overall health, and scientific studies have noted that walking is one of the best forms of exercise due to its accessibility (you can walk pretty much anywhere, after all, with no special equipment needed), its ease on your joints and muscles, and the clarity it can Read More!
Gluten-Free Recipes Here at CleanFoodCrush, we believe in enjoying everything in moderation, but we also understand that people have various reasons for avoiding gluten. Gluten may affect the microbiome composition and diversity and enhance intestinal permeability. Following a gluten-free diet can also be helpful for certain non-celiac autoimmune diseases. Our plans, such as the 30 Read More!
Creating a Vision Board for The New Year The new year is upon us! New years can be inspiring, exciting, challenging, scary… While it can be a fresh start, it can also be daunting knowing that a brand new year is about to start, especially if you feel like you haven’t accomplished what you wanted Read More!
Pomegranates: Health Benefits + Recipes Pomegranates hold many special childhood Christmas memories for me. My mother would bring home a few only once a year, around Christmas, and my siblings and I LOVED savoring these sweet and tangy fruity treats that are practically candy! We would clean every last drop out of the pomegranates until Read More!
Charcuterie Boards and Party Platters Charcuterie boards have gained popularity over the past decade or so, mainly due to the rise of social media and food influencers posting their creative pieces online. But charcuterie boards and aesthetic food platters have been around forever, with their origins dating back to 15th century France! Clearly, the art Read More!
Fermented Pickles: Benefits Plus 8 Recipes Pickles: you either love them or hate them. Pickles are a crisp, satisfying food to snack on, adorn your charcuterie boards, or top your sandwiches, which have lots of probiotic benefits, depending on how they’re prepared! You can buy pickles in your local grocery store, but keep in mind Read More!
All About Soup Benefits and Recipes Soup is a go-to in my house, and we make it a LOT here at CleanFoodCrush! Especially in the colder months, when there’s almost always a soup or stew warming up on the stove. Not only are they comforting and tasty, but there are several other reasons to eat Read More!
