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January 2, 2017

Puffed Grain Cereal

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season. Today's recipe is one I've been loving, and it's perfect for batch cooking: Puffed Grain Cereal. It's easy to throw together and filled with tasty ingredients like puffy cereal, sliced almonds, pecans, and cinnamon. It's the perfect cooler-weather cereal that provides satiety from nuts and warmth from spices and maple syrup. Eat it with milk, cereal-style, or use as granola for topping your yogurt. Delish! If you make this recipe at home, share on Instagram using #st[...]

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December 19, 2016

Kale-Quinoa Salad with Tahini Dressing

When trying to learn to eat intuitively again, "meal prepping" food in advance can be a huge help. When you have an arsenal of recipes that hold well for several days, such as this salad, you can prepare food on the weekends to eat throughout the week so you always have some things on hand to eat quickly when hunger strikes. This can also save you time, effort, and money later! Kale's tough leaves can handle being covered in dressing for several days, making it the queen salad green when it comes to advance preparation. Add this recipe to your meal prep arse[...]

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December 5, 2016

Chickpea Protein Bars

Chickpea protein bars: what a brilliant idea, right? Protein bars can be pricy, but when you can make them in your own kitchen, they get significantly more affordable. Chickpeas, which make up the base of this recipe, are less than $1 per can! People generally believe that high doses of protein after a workout are necessary for stimulating muscle growth, but according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a mere 15 grams will have this effect, and there is no greater advantage with consuming 40+ grams of protein after a workout. Many people neglect carb[...]