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Big ol’ Burger Bowl
I love a good burger. This loaded burger bowl lets you have all the great toppings along with some extra veggies and you avoid the refined carbohydrates and gluten in the bun (or the not-so-great GF bun). You can easily customize this bowl however you like! Some...
Salmon Teriyaki (Paleo, Restart® friendly, Whole 30 friendly)
This is a truly quick dinner option. Especially if you use some frozen cauliflower rice, which also keeps this a Restart® friendly meal!Salmon Ingredients: Four (or more) 4-6 ounce salmon filets or 1lb uncut salmon filet. You can obviously have more or less salmon...
Warming & Zippy Squash Soup
You can easily use any kind of winter squash or pumpkin for this soup. I used a buttercup squash and a butterkin, which is a hybrid of pumpkin and butternut. One large butternut squash would work fine instead though! Ingredients: 1 Butterkin Squash 1 buttercup Squash...
You Don’t Need a “Track” or “Bandwagon!”
I shouldn’t eat that I’ll get back to it Monday I worked out today so I can have this! I was good all day but then just gave in at night Have you ever said or thought anything along these lines? You’re not alone. I’ve been there! And many of the people (especially...
Chicken, Squash, and Radish Salad
I love a fall salad that includes a bit of raw veggie and a bit of roasted squash. When I told my husband we were having "fall salad" for dinner he said, "so a salad with delicata squash on it?" Bingo. He knows me so well!Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil, ghee, butter,...
Leptin – your fat loss hormone friend
Do you find it harder to lose weight the older you get? I don’t know how many times clients have told me they used to be able to eat whatever they wanted and wouldn’t gain a pound when they were young but eventually it started to creep on. Often this just gets...
Lemon and Herb Skirt Steak
I think this would probably be best grilled, but we only currently have a small camping grill that tends to flame up a lot when grilling meat like this soooooo I opted to cook this using the broiler. Either way works but if you can I'd recommend grilling a couple...
Healthier Mongolian Beef & Broccoli
Skip the takeout and just make this! It's not too many ingredients and can really come together quite easily. By making it yourself you can use way less sugar and avoid additives like MSG. Let me know in the comments below if you try it! Ingredients: 1 lb (or more for...
Under-active Thyroid and Gut Health Connection
Are you being treated for a sluggish (or even overactive) thyroid? Millions of Americans are on medication to improve thyroid function, most of which is for hypothyroidism. Like most problems we can develop in our bodies, an issue with an underactive thyroid is...
Why IBS is a BS Diagnosis.
That might sound a little harsh but if you have symptoms of either diarrhea or constipation (or both), bloating, occasional (or chronic) abdominal pain on a somewhat regular basis you could be diagnosed with “IBS.” The only real helpful part of this diagnosis is that...