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Healthy snacking: what I eat on a plant-based diet

Whenever I tell someone that my diet consists mostly of vegan and plant-based food, I get that “oh, you poor thing.. that sounds so plain and boring” look. The food I eat is usually quite healthy, but the very last thing I would describe it as is “plain” or “boring.” I usually don’t have any problems sticking to my plant-based diet (I still continue with the 22-day nutrition book that I mentioned right here), but if I do cheat a…

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Clean eats: green walnut tacos

vegan tacos

Clean eats: green walnut tacos I don’t think I’ve shared this with you guys yet, but I’m in the middle of a 22-day plant-based diet challenge. Well, almost in the middle- I’m on day 10 today.  I say “challenge”, but deep down I’m really hoping that this will be more of a permanent lifestyle change. Some time ago I picked up this book: 22-day Revolution by Marco Borges– an exercise physiologist who’s worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce…

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Raw sea salt caramel bites

It’s time to take the guilt out of sweet cravings! Raise your hand if your healthy eating habits have been compromised before because you couldn’t stop thinking about that candy bar sitting somewhere in your kitchen pantry *raises hand*. I generally go by the “if I won’t have it in the kitchen, I won’t eat it” rule, so I don’t usually buy any sweets (other than dark chocolate, but does that even count?). On the other hand, though, I also…

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5 healthy recipes you need to try

Guys… can you believe it’s March already? Yesterday I woke up to birds chirping by my window, and thought to myself “ahhh at last.. spring is just around the corner”. Then I looked outside only to see that it was snowing. And I’m not even talking about the soft, pretty kind of snow. It’s that huge, fluffy stuff that makes driving a nightmare. Seriously.…

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