+J.M.J.+ If you follow me over on Instagram, you know my meal prepping game is one I take seriously. Protein and veggie filled breakfast burritos are one of my favorite things to make in bulk. I can cook everything one time (and dirty those dishes just once!) and in exchange have a few weeks worth [...]
+J.M.J.+Pulled pork is often incredibly dry, relying on copious amounts of barbecue sauce in the final product to try and compensate. I have come up with a delicious recipe that is incredibly flavorful and moist. Seriously, this is the best pulled pork we have ever had. First up will be the recipe, followed by step [...]
+J.M.J.+ I shared our favorite breakfasts here, and lunches over here. Now let's get to some of our most beloved dinners to hopefully give you some inspiration for your own menu plans! Chicken Piccata This is the *best* grain/gluten free chicken piccata on page 139 of the Wellness Mama cookbook. I served it here with [...]
+J.M.J.+ We talked all about breakfast in this last post found here - let's move on to lunch! A lot of people like to make enough of dinner for lunch the following day, but I would rather come up with simple lunches I can throw together and save those precious dinner leftovers for another night [...]
+J.M.J.+ I know I love seeing what other people are eating when I'm stuck in a food rut, so I hope this gives you some inspiration! Below I have photos of many of our breakfasts, along with links to where you can find the recipes or simple instructions to make them. Our girls eat what [...]
+J.M.J.+ Artificial red dye is usually derived from petroleum, can cause hyperactivity in kids, and is incredibly toxic as you can read about here. My older daughter is extremely sensitive to red dye - it changes her behavior into a very hyper, wild mess for a solid 24 hours! Come St. Valentine's Day, we want [...]
+J.M.J.+ It's here! Lisa Leake has done it again; developing a mouthwatering collection of real food recipes for us to enjoy, this time focusing on clean eating with a budget in mind. She is making real food meals stupid easy and beyond delicious in 100 Days of Real Food On A Budget. (Find it here [...]
+J.M.J.+ I am a huge fan of bulletproof coffee ever since we spent our week eating only from the new Wellness Mama cookbook! The coffee blended with coconut oil and grass-fed butter is so smooth, loaded with healthy fats and just plain delicious. This process of blending the fats with the coffee also allows for [...]
+J.M.J.+ Kombucha. Surely you've heard of the healthy, soda-like bubbly drink of hipsters and crunchy people alike, right? Kombucha is a fermented, probiotic tea that has amazing health benefits, plus it tastes fantastic. At $3.50+ on average for a bottle of raw, organic kombucha, it can quickly become an expensive drink to enjoy. However, it [...]
+J.M.J.+ Most afternoons I workout, and Philomena can't wait for me to finish, because she knows it will be "moothie time!" This smoothie is our favorite afternoon pick-me-up, a great way to get in a bunch of greens without even realizing it, (seriously, you don't taste them!) and it has an amazing fruity flavor. I [...]
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