Chicken Salad Meal Prep Tasty! Tasty! Lunchtime convenience! ➡️ Rachel’s Tips: I REALLY prefer golden raisins over the typical raisins we all grew up with. Golden raisins are much more plump, and juicy, with a more delicious, fruitier, lighter flavor. Have you tried them yet? When choosing healthier crackers: Read the ingredients label. There are Read More!
Baked Protein Oats for Clean Eating Mornings! Probably THE biggest request we receive here at CFC is “post more breakfast ideas,” primarily ones that can be made ahead of time then eaten throughout our busy workweek. These bars are GREAT for breakfast, but also an EXCELLENT post-workout meal. I enjoy a square with some high Read More!
Crisp Creamy Cucumber + Apple Salad Creamy, Crunchy and DELICIOUS, yet OH. SO. SIMPLE. A great way to use those fresh-picked in-season tangy, crisp apples right now. For this salad, you really want an apple that is not mealy, always crisp. My very most favorite apple varieties in no particular order are: Braeburn Cortland Granny Read More!
Garlic Lime Crockpot Brussels Sprouts Simple enough for weeknight dinner, yet ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS enough for entertaining throughout the holidays. I’m all about making life simpler! This is THE EASIEST recipe to get your Veggies on the dinner table while the oven is busy roasting something else (think THANKSGIVING or HOLIDAY entertaining space-saving/time-saving hack!) I love Read More!
Salmon Cobb Salad I know we’re approaching cold weather, but I still CRAVE my fresh Veggies this time of year. At our house, we aim to eat salmon once or twice each week, and I typically cook extra so that we can use it the next day in a salad like this! The added green Read More!
Mediterranean-Style Chopped Salad Sometimes all I need is a colorful picture to inspire me to run to my kitchen and make a big, gorgeous salad! We love eating lots of fresh vegetables year-round, so it’s imperative to keep things interesting. Just a few short years ago, I was NOT a fan of arugula at all. Read More!
Roasted Veggie + Quinoa Meal Prep Bowls By popular request: Meatless Meal Prep inspiration for ya! Quinoa is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contains all nine essential amino acids. It is also high in fiber, magnesium, B vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and various beneficial antioxidants. Read More!
Halloween Stuffed Peppers Halloween is just ONE week away and these cute lil’ Jack O’Lanterns need to be part of your FUN! Carve a scary face into a few peppers (let the kids help!) then fill them up with this DELICIOUS and simple protein-packed stuffing recipe. Kids are more likely to eat a meal when Read More!
Bacon Wrapped Cabbage We make roasted cabbage OFTEN around here because it’s something (a vegetable) the whole family agrees on. This variation uses the bacon grease to crisp up the cabbage and adds flavor instead of the typical oils. There are many high-quality bacon options these days. Look for nitrate-free, and humanly raised if possible. Read More!
Quinoa Stuffed Eggplant Boats Hearty, Warming, Comforting and Filling: EXACTLY what we’re CRAVING throughout these colder months. Eggplants, aka aubergines, belong to the nightshade family and are often considered a vegetable, although they’re technically a fruit, since they grow from a flowering plant and contain seeds (just like pumpkins!).Eggplants are a very nutrient-dense food meaning Read More!
