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My 3 Go-To Health & Nutrition Podcasts
Dear Readers, Has it really been over 4 months since my last post? I am seriously SO sorry. So much has transpired between then and now, like the fact that I had… a baby! Life Update Meet Charlize Tatroe Visser, who entered the world on March 4th at 8 lbs., 12 ounces...
Secrets to Getting Max Nutrients from Your Greens
Seriously, this should be mandatory for every single human to read in high school. I'm so glad I got my hands on it when I did, because it is blowing. my. mind. It's like the Clif notes version of how to shop, prepare, store, and eat vegetables and fruits for maximum...
Apple Cinnamon Walnut Muffins (Allergy-Friendly)
After finishing a playground workout the other day, I sat down on the cement steps near the wet pour rubber surface for a moment of reflection. The sun was blazing an incredible 50 degrees, and the sky was almost cloudless. The calm before the storm. With two weeks...
Guest on Podcast: Sports Nutrition Talk!
About one year ago, I received an email from Jimmy Moore, a highly respected, well-known blogger, author, and influence in the low carb movement. Would Kyle and I like to be guests on his podcast, Low Carb Conversations, along with his co-host, Dietician Cassie, to...
Simple Salmon Veggie Nori Rolls (Rice-Free!)
Just when I think I've tried everything, some new food or dish comes along and throws me into a whole new world of tastes, creativity, nutrition, and usually deliciousness. The latter may not be the exact case for me yet when it comes to eating liver and sardines -...
7 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
If you're like the 45% of Americans that make New Year's resolutions, there's a good chance yours might involve the #1 most popular goal… Losing weight. While a clean slate is always a beautiful thing to give it the 'ole college try, the fact is, 64% of you will ditch...
3-Layered Paleo Shepherd’s Pie
It's 5 AM, and I'm STARVING. I roll over to my left side and try to quiet the hunger pangs that have been building for the last 30 minutes. I can just picture my baby girl inside screaming, "Feed me, mama!!," so I finally get out of bed. *Sigh*… what to eat? Having...
Jules’ Fuel: Top 10 Posts of 2013
What a crazy year! (Then again, isn't that what we always say?) From living in Serbia and Germany…. ...to visiting Nashville, Greece, Paris, and several German cities, I've been just as busy growing a baby and crossing the halfway mark to my Master's in Holistic...
Photo Journal: Our 2-Day Babymoon in Paris
Christmas in Paris? Yup. I had no idea we were going until, oh, 5 days before. That's the spontaneous life we lead surrounding my husband's practice schedule. With a HUGE blessing of 3.5 days off of practice (that rarely - basically never - happens), we seized the...
Fudgy Vegan & Paleo Brownies
Just three years ago, it dawned on me that I could make my own brownies. And not with a box, mind you. The lightbulb came on amidst my real food journey, where I ditched all processed and packaged foods for the real thing. Initially, it was daunting (as it is to most...
Grain-Free Fig Newton Bites
The Fig Newton had me at first bite. As a child, this was my favorite occasional snack with a glass of milk! How can one deny the gooey, soft, chewy cookie or three? And, because they're made with “real fruit,” parents can feel good about giving their growing children...
Non-Dairy Calcium Sources + Secrets to Strong Bones
"For every child, it's said that a woman loses a tooth." Umm… what!? Whether this old wives' tale is true or not, this statement from one of my latest pregnancy reads shook me a bit. Having already seen my husband lose a front tooth to basketball (so picturesque), the...
Mini Pumpkin Pies (Gluten & Dairy Free!)
For the love of pumpkin, I know I'm a bit obsessed! Thus far, I've posted a Pumpkin Spice Smoothie and Creamy Pumpkin Banana Raisin Muffins, but hey, I have yet to cover a form of pumpkin pie! So, here it is, my own version of mini pumpkin pies. I made these for my...
Zesty Lemon Coconut Balls
When life gives me lemons, I make lemon coconut balls! With an overabundance of lemons in my fridge recently, and a craving for something refreshing and slightly sweet, my lightbulb went off. This is my favorite kind of cooking situation; give me random ingredients...
9 Reasons Exercise is About More than Weight Loss
6 miles of running = 600 calories burned. 40 minutes on the elliptical = 400 calories burned. For many years of my life, that’s how my mind worked. Miles of running and minutes on the elliptical translated to calories burned. And calories burned meant I could lose...
Easy Egg McNothin’
I. love. breakfast. Maybe it's because food just tastes better when you "break fast," or maybe its because it involves some of the most palatable foods on earth, namely eggs and bacon. 🙂 Though I tested positive for an allergy sensitivity to eggs a few months ago,...
The Ultimate Real Foodie Wish List
Are you aware that we are just FIVE weeks away from Christmas? My brain can hardly comprehend it! Then again, it's starting to get a little more real thanks to our transplanted Charlie Brown Christmas Tree that Kyle plucked from the mountains this past week. It's...
Creamy Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
When it comes to pureed pumpkin in Germany, there are no shortcuts. There simply aren't mass quantities of canned pumpkin laying around in grocery stores, and for good reason! The markets are chock full of readily available, bright orange pumpkins. Nutritionally...
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