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How To Take Your Food Allergies on the Road Without Causing Boundless Stress + a recipe for Nut-free Gingersnap Balls

How To Take Your Food Allergies on the Road Without Causing Boundless Stress + a recipe for Nut-free Gingersnap Balls

Summer-friendly, no-bake gingersnap balls with dried fruits and seeds. No nuts  or medjool dates included! In a few short weeks, I’ll be driving from Calgary to Whistler BC to attend Wanderlust; a 5-day outdoor yoga + music festival in the Canadian Rockies. (Can’t wait to take you along with me!) I’ll be on the road…

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Good To The Core Stuffed Apple Dessert

Good To The Core Stuffed Apple Dessert

Healthful Pursuit is weeks away from going ad-free! No more random fast food banners, popups or completely inappropriate messages will invade this space. You will be free to browse, completely uninterrupted and distracted. It’s going to be sa-weet!

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Quinoa Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

Quinoa Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

I’ve often wondered what would happen if I replaced the oats in a classical oatmeal cookie with cooked quinoa. You know, for people that can’t have oats or want to liven up their cookie experience with a little high protein, quinoa action? Last week, I received a big box of Bob’s Red Mill Grain of…

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Vegan Rum and Raisin Balls

Vegan Rum and Raisin Balls

Life is crazy right now. In less than a week, I’ll be leaving my job of 7 years to pursue a life of helping the community with their food choices, creating recipes, sharing them with all of you, and taking photos throughout the journey. Every time I picture myself working from home – having the…

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Oil-free Carrot Cake Protein Bars

Oil-free Carrot Cake Protein Bars

Kevin and I had such a great time camping this weekend. It’s exactly what we needed. There were many good eats to be had (including these high protein, gluten-free, homemade protein bars) naps, and long, long roads to venture down. We had planned to stay at the campsite until this morning, but decided to head…

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Sweet Nibbly Bits Yam Salad

Sweet Nibbly Bits Yam Salad

Here I go, craving salads again. I may be in denial that winter is still among us. Just this morning I had a strong urge to get up early, throw on my running shoes, strap on my Garmin, and run down the country roads around our house. Problem is – as beautiful a run that…

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