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Spaghetti Squash Bowls with Spinach Artichoke Pesto
Spaghetti squash is a type of winter squash and is often used in recipes as a replacement for pasta. It has many different health benefits.
Weight Loss: Spaghetti Squash is a low-calorie food that is loaded with fiber. Fiber will help keep...
Pumpkin Lentil Curry Recipe
Pumpkin is a type of winter squash and is loaded with vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and fiber to help keep us healthy as we age.
There are so many reasons why you should be eating pumpkin especially as you age. Here are a few:
1. It...
Maple Vinaigrette Dressing
One of the things I teach in my Thrive45 Weight Loss & Wellness Course is how to read ingredient labels of the foods we buy. There are many chemicals in our packaged foods that wreak havoc on our hormones. Many of these...
Tangy Coconut Black Bean Soup
Ingredients:
½ cup onion (diced)
2 carrots (diced)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
6 oz can tomato paste
32 oz box vegetable broth
13 oz can coconut milk (full fat)
15 oz can black beans (rinsed & drained)
1...
Brownie Batter Overnight Oats Recipe
If you're looking for a delicious and healthy plant-based breakfast then look no further. This could even pass for a healthy dessert recipe.
My Brownie Batter Overnight Oats is super easy to make and so good for...
Salted Snicker Bites
Did you know that you can still enjoy occasional sweets while eating a whole-food plant-based diet (WFPB)? Even though a WFPB diet reduces the amount of processed sugar you are eating (because we all know how unhealthy processed sugar...
Butternut Squash Enchiladas with Chipotle Cream Sauce
This is one of our family's favorite recipes. If you are looking for a healthy plant-based comfort food then this is it.
The chipotle cream sauce is to die for. You'll want to try it on everything!
Butternut squash is an excellent...
Plant-Based Stuffing
I love serving an almost completely whole-food plant-based Thanksgiving meal every year. Truth be told, the only thing on our Thanksgiving table that is not plant-based is the turkey. Yes, I do cook a turkey for the omnivores in the family...
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Latte
This is a great infographic on a very popular seasonal drink. We need to stop paying corporations to make us sick. Why would you want to take your hard earned money and give it to someone to make you sick?
If...
Hot Flash Sundae (Hormone Balancing Ice Cream)
Did you know you could eat ice cream to help with hot flashes and also balance hormones? Keep reading to find out how...
In my health coaching practice I teach women in perimenopause and menopause, how to use food, herbs and...
