It’s hard to believe, but I celebrated my daughter’s FIRST birthday last weekend- where has the time gone? We enjoyed a perfect day in the park with friends and family, and of course, some birthday treats! Truth be told, the birthday girl did not get her first taste of sugar and enjoyed a chocolate banana […]
Looking for a smoothie recipe you can confidently consume for your blood sugars? Look no further than this Cherry Coconut Smoothie! I’m going to keep things short and sweet, and tell you a bit about the nutrition highlights, then on to the easy recipe. Here’s a few of the smoothie ingredient that helps balance blood […]
My oh my, what a strange second trimester it has been! The second trimester is weeks 13-27, and for half of those we have been sheltering in place thanks to COVID-19. Never in my wildest dreams did I anticipate being pregnant during a pandemic, and it’s definitely come with more emotions than anticipated. In any […]
Okay, you all probably think the only thing I make these days is oatmeal based… Truthfully, oats have been a great shelf-stable grain option to use during COVID-19 Quarantine, and now with the Easter holiday I usually get the urge to use carrots in every which way. So, I thought, what better way to use […]
Requested by popular demand, here is the recipe for my Cranberry Oatmeal Bake! I am a breakfast lover, but when mornings are chaotic, or I just don’t want to make decisions about what my first meal of the day is going to be, I love leaning on breakfast meal prep. Enter, the pre-made oatmeal bake. […]
As I write this post I am already into my second trimester (17 weeks along actually), but I couldn’t leave you hanging with the details of those first three months! It’s funny because the first trimester is really the shortest time knowing you’re pregnant- most moms find out around 5-6 weeks as the gestation is […]
Overnight oats are a staple breakfast for me and I believe one of the easiest meal preps anyone can pull together! What I love most about them, is that they are completely customizable. To me, being creative and coming up with my own “recipes” for this breakfast is freeing, but I know some of you […]