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Weight LossTag: Coconut
4 Ingredient Itty Bitty Strawberry Coconut Tarts
I’m constantly wracking my brain over what treats I can make that Kevin will actually like. He’s a simple guy. No dried fruit, no bananas, and definitely no lentils or crazy spices! Meat is good, MEAT is even better, and chocolate? Well, that’s a definite win. But I wanted to do something different this time….
Candy Apple Macaroons + Sugar Reduced Journey
We had some very mixed feelings about carob yesterday. I had no idea that people could hate carob, but now I know! As many of you mentioned, the best way to welcome change is to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, that you will do it, and that whatever comes as a…
Coconut Muffin Tops
It’s time that I explain why I LOVE coconut and use it in so many of my recipes. I wasn’t always a coconut lover. In fact I thought it was bad for you! But while studying nutrition I quickly learned that if there’s one thing we could all benefit from eating, it’s coconut [and avocado,…
Banana Drunk Macaroons
Is it Monday already? Bah! My rest day was fantastic yesterday! But I’m really not ready to go back to the gym or work today. I hadn’t realized it while planning this weeks’ posts, but there is an ongoing theme for many of the recipes this week. fiber + healthy and happy digestion I just…
Coconut Snow Cookies
This was my kitchen at 4pm today after making coconut snow cookies, more carrot bites (because I ate all the ones I’d made for Christmas Day), and leftover turkey and yak stew. If you look far off in the distance you can see the kitchen table where Kevin was laying out our Christmas decorations and…
Fruit Crumbles
Nothing pleased me more than to find Enjoy Life granola about 6 months into my gluten free diet. “The things I could do with this!” I thought on the first day it caught my eye. Enjoy Life products are gluten-free, dairy-free, peanut-free, tree-nut free, soy free, egg free and casein-free. They’ve really tried to eliminate…
Nut Chatter
Nuts are one of nature’s richest foods. Like seeds, nuts are bundles of proteins, fatty acids, and many vitamins and minerals. But I’m often met with mixed emotions when I suggest that a client begin to add nuts into their daily routine. There are many beliefs out there that nuts are unhealthy, too high in…
Cacao Macaroons
On Tuesday night I treated myself to a raw chocolate making class at the Light Cellar in Bowness, Calgary. When signing up for the class I was told I’d be eating loads of chocolate and if you know me you know I love my chocolate, so getting excited for this course was an easy task….
Chocolate and Pomegranate Mousse
Print Chocolate and Pomegranate Mousse Author: Leanne Vogel Recipe type: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Nut-free, Paleo, Refined Sugar-free, Soy-free, Vegan, Vegetarian Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 2 hours Total time: 2 hours 15 mins Serves: 8 Dairy-free and vegan mousse made with coconut oil, melted chocolate and coconut milk. Ingredients 16oz dark chocolate chips or…