It’s almost the 4th of July! Where did the time go!? Halfway through the year…wow! Our big blended family just returned from an AMAZING, weeklong trip to Disney Land! Yep. Now I need a vacation…lol! One of the BEST parts of summer for me is gathering with our loved ones and enjoying good food! Outdoor Read More!
Hi there! Iām Beckie Hilton, a 76-year-old retired high school mathematics teacher. My greatest accomplishment in life is not the teaching career, however, but raising 3 incredible sons. My 5 grandchildren are amazing! Jack, my husband of 15 years, and I were avid hikers and have hiked half the Appalachian Trail and thousands of trail Read More!
Almost everyone can relate to the feeling that thereās just not enough time or energy to āget it all doneā. With busy schedules, full-time work, school, and childcare, itās easy to feel exhausted, but it doesnāt have to be this way! In this article, youāre going to learn to boost your energy naturally and feel Read More!
Loaded Quinoa Poached Egg Breakfast Bowls Everyone is always asking for new breakfast ideas, as it seems that is one meal we all get in a rut and lean towards our “usual”. These quinoa bowls are full of our FAVORITE breakfast foods (aka all the goodies) while being packed with an awesome balance of macronutrients Read More!
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! ā”ļø Ground Turkey instead of Italian Sausage ā”ļøAdd lots of garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel seeds to mimic that sausage flavor ā”ļøMinimal amount of healthy oil instead of a half Read More!
If we are what we eat, we should be striving to eat real, whole, and beautiful foods! The food we eat becomes the foundation for every cell in the body, including the cells that produce collagen, lower inflammation and fight disease! The food we eat has a huge impact on how we look and feel Read More!
Summer is just around the corner (it’s practically here!) and we’re all feeling the shift in energy as we get to spend more time outdoors with the ones we love! Looking and feeling your best is SO important. Summertime is usually when we all start to become more aware of how our bodies look and Read More!
Ranch Chicken Club Lettuce Roll-Ups NOT your average lettuce wrap! We are pretty OBSESSED with these lettuce wraps over here at the CFC HQ! They’ve got all the FLAVOR and protein of our favorite deli-style sandwiches while being a bit lighter on calories and carbohydrates (so we can save those for another time!) I typically Read More!
So many of us struggle with weight loss. Between fad diets and crash diets, conflicting advice and misinformation, it’s difficult to make heads or tails of weight loss. Shedding those extra pounds can feel tricky, but with the right strategy and a positive attitude, it doesn’t have to be so hard! Below are 6 Myths Read More!
Calcium is an essential nutrient and the most plentiful mineral in our bodies. This means itās critical that we get enough of it from the food we eat. Itās common knowledge that calcium is good for maintaining strong bones and teeth. Nerve cells, body tissue, and our blood also require it for nerve signaling, blood Read More!
