Fast + Healthy Tuscan Soup With a few simple swaps, we’ve made our favorite restaurant-style Tuscan soup MUCH healthier! Here’s how we did it! ➡️ Ground Turkey instead of Italian Sausage ➡️Add lots of garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel seeds to mimic that sausage flavor ➡️Minimal amount of healthy oil instead of a half Read More!
Mason Jar Chickpea Greek Salads Here’s the CRAZY thing. Just a few short years ago, I was NOT a fan of arugula. I never chose to add chickpeas to my salads. I rarely ate the Kalamata olives. Not sure exactly what happened, but I currently CRAVE this salty, briny, peppery combo! Anything Greek inspired, with Read More!
Chili Sweet Potato Fries Taco Tuesday CFC Style OR THE PERFECT Weekend Indulgence! OR, well…just eat these anytime you want because they’re an explosion of flavors in your mouth, and no reason required! Not your average “health food” because CRUSHers aren’t average. My teenagers (all 6 of them) LOVE THIS MEAL. If you have someone Read More!
Super Fast and Easy Chicken Avocado Egg Salad for Eating Clean! Here’s a SUPER quick, protein-packed, chopped salad recipe to use up any leftover roasted chicken (or turkey). This dressing is light, creamy, & tangy, so it dresses up the simple ingredients perfectly! I REALLY love the crunch of celery, and onions in these Read More!
Super FUN Veggie Bug Snacks Happy NEW Month, friends! It’s BEAUTIFUL May! Here’s a really cute food craft to make with the kids this Spring, & Summer! I think this would be fun for a children’s party…to keep the kids busy assembling their own little bugs, or just to make some ahead of time to Read More!
Quick & Easy Chicken Francese Chicken Française (or Chicken Francese) is an Italian-American dish of flour-dredged, egg-dipped, sautéed chicken cutlets with a rich lemon-butter and white wine sauce. This chicken is one of my favorites to make on Sunday. It’s similar to our favorite chicken piccata, but different *enough* to add variety to our menu. Read More!
Healthier Avocado Egg Salad Aka: what to do with allllll those hard boiled eggs! We got rid of the mayo, then added avocado for creaminess! This egg salad has TONS of FLAVOR, and makes for an easy, healthy meal!Makes about 4 servings Ingredients: 6 large eggs 2 small avocados, pitted, peeled and chopped 2 stalks Read More!
Crockpot Chicken + Lime Soup I posted a CREAMY chicken & lime soup a few weeks ago that is already receiving phenomenal reviews! This one is very SIMILAR, yet heartier. If you like soup and LOVE a little lime & jalapeno, then you’re covered with a few new meal ideas! I still ABSOLUTELY LOVE my Read More!
Eggs come with a list of impressive health benefits. Each egg is packed with nutrition that helps us improve our health in a number of ways. They are an affordable protein option, and the list of recipe possibilities are endless. While eggs have long been a favorite staple in many people’s diets, there has also Read More!
Hi there! My name is Kris Smith and I lost 25.2 pounds with the 30 Day Clean Eating Challenge and this is my story! I live in North Branford CT. I am a receptionist for a pediatric office going on 30 years. I’ve been married for 31 years and have two grown children, a daughter, Read More!