3 Healthy Fertility-Friendly Holiday Dessert & Drink Recipes You Won’t Feel Guilty About
One thing guaranteed around the holiday season (besides the same Christmas jingles playing on the radio) is food. While it’s more than okay to indulge a little, too much sugar, carbs, and booze can lead to crashes, digestive upset, and guilt. That’s why I love giving classic indulgences a nutrient-dense twist.
These easy healthy dessert recipes aren’t just delicious, they’re packed with fertility-boosting nutrients like folate, vitamin E, magnesium, zinc, and omega-3s to support conception and a healthy pregnancy. From fudgy Chocolate Almond Butter Black Bean Brownies to Peanut Butter Banana Yogurt Bark and even a festive Pink Paloma Cloud mocktail, you can enjoy the holidays while still supporting your fertility goals.
3 Questions to Ask If You’re Always Turning to Food for Comfort
Food is MEANT to be enjoyed. There’s a difference between enjoying food and habitual comfort eating though.
Ask yourself these 3 questions if you find yourself turning to the potato chips & wine (or whatever your guilty pleasure is) more often than you’d like.
My Comfort Food Habit & How I Knew It Was Becoming a Problem
I put a bandage over my stress and boredom by distracting myself with afternoon coffee shop runs. The days where I needed a double dose of cheer I got a pastry to go with my almond milk latte.
I knew my comfort eating was a problem though when I realized it was keeping me from confronting the underlying truth: that I was unfulfilled by my work and needed to make a change, but I felt stuck.
My afternoon pick-me-up made me feel better in the moment, but it wasn’t actually fixing anything. It just put a bandaid on the real problem.
Ever had a similar experience turning to food when stressed, bored, anxious, sad, etc. where it made you feel good in the moment but not so great later on?
4 Steps to Go From Dreading Your Workouts to Enjoying Exercise
Have you ever felt like exercise was something you HAVE to do but don’t WANT to do?
As a Health & Wellness Coach helping people stop turning to food for comfort and love their body again, I know that having a positive relationship with exercise is an important piece of the puzzle.
Here’s 4 steps to take you from dreading your workouts to ENJOYING exercise…
“Lazy” Lemon Mushroom Chicken
This super simplified version of one of my staple recipes has only 3 main ingredients plus a few standard pantry seasonings. Toss in a bag of pre washed sautéed green beans and you have dinner on the table in under 40 minutes!
Best part is most of that time is spent unattended in the oven, giving you time to get other things done.
Colorful Coconut Sweet Potato & Yam Mash
As for me, I brought my favorite Thanksgiving side dish—mashed sweet potatoes.
I’ve loved ‘em since I was a kid. I mean, it’s a healthy vegetable, it’s sweet, and it makes your skin look good. What’s not to love?
The mashed sweet potatoes were a hit, so I wanted to share the recipe with you!
And to step it up a notch, I’m sharing my extra colorful version for Turkey Day, which is a mix of orange sweet potatoes and purple yams. Think of this recipe as the sparklier version all dressed up for the holidays.
Healthier Halloween Treats: Caramel Apple Pie Bars
Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to give up sugar altogether and never enjoy a treat again in your life. Instead, it’s about finding the right balance. And one of the ways to do that is by upgrading the ingredients of the dishes that you love. I’ve made these caramel apple pie bars gluten, dairy, and refined sugar-free but with all the deliciousness.
Easy Make-Ahead Healthy Meal: Tropical Chicken & Bacon Skewers with Spicy Pineapple Relish
When it comes to the menu for a backyard BBQ, “healthy” is probably not the first word that comes to mind.
But here’s the thing—you can enjoy a fun BBQ with delicious food that is also nutritious and won’t leave you feeling like a hot mess by the end of the day. Here’s a recipe for your next summer party that is a confirmed crowd pleaser. It’s a full meal of protein, fruit, and veggies, all on a single stick.
And there’s BACON in it.
