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Whole45 Recap (Part 2) and Reintroduction

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Happy September! I am a summer girl, so I am sad to see summer going so soon, but there are fun and wonderful things that come with fall too. And I can’t stop it from changing. Haha. This is my last Whole45 post! I want to share more about my Whole45 experience and reintroduction!

I’m going to get really honest here: When I planned to do this Whole45, I envisioned a “perfect” Whole45, one that I would do with my husband and make great new recipes all the time on. That’s not how it went. Continue reading →

Recipe: Garlic & Rosemary Sweet Potato “Fries”

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I love garlic. It’s good with so many things! Sweet potatoes are also a staple at my house. So, one evening I baked sweet potato fries in the oven and experimented with the seasoning on a whim. Garlic powder and dried rosemary. Voila! Yet another yummy way to eat sweet potatoes! And garlic, of course. 😉 Continue reading →

Recipe: AB & J Burger

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ab_j I love finding new recipes to try, and I am loving Melissa Joulwan’s cookbook Well Fed 2! While flipping through the pages, I found something called the “SB & J Burger.” It’s a paleo version of a PB & J burger with sunflower butter instead of peanut butter and easy homemade “jelly.” Continue reading →

Why I Did a Whole30 (And Plan to Do Another)

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Whole9In July of last year, my husband and I did a Whole30 together. I wanted to do one, and he told me he would do one with me as a gift. It was fun and motivating to do something for our health together, and we were forced to plan meals, so it worked out well for both of us. We did nothing else differently and both felt great, and my husband also lost weight.

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