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Peanut Butter Cup Macaroons (Low Sugar, Gluten and Grain Free!)

Last week, right before my birthday weekend, it occurred to me how different it is to be single and living in a studio apartment compared to my old life (the opposite of that). My college friend, Jenn, was coming to visit from Florida and I was really excited—we had a good chuckle over our dorm-style-living …

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Yogi Clothing Review and Grain Free Grilled Cheese (coconut flour flatbread – black pepper and parmesan)

This feels like a random combination of content for a post, but I’m pretty sure if I don’t just talk about it all in one post, something will get neglected later… Yogi Clothing I was sent some great stuff by the company to try out and wear… and I want to show it to you! …

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Dark Chocolate Coconut Peanut Butter Truffles – Grain/Gluten free, Dairy Free, No Sugar Added…

I’ve always been a fan of dense chewy freezable (but eatable right out of the freezer) macaroons and truffles…. In the past, I always made the standard raw food community blond and chocolate macs, but I just reviewed that old recipe and discovered that it has an entire cup of maple syrup in it. In …

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Saturated Fat Benefits and Coconut Cream Mousse

I love all things coconut. Coconut is super high in saturated fat. I’ve learned so much about saturated fat over the last few years—the nutritional scape goat villain of the last few decades turns out to be not at all what I thought. Did you know that saturated fat studies (you know, the ones that …

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Giveaway: Emmy’s Organics Macaroons and Granola!

It’s no secret around here that I love macaroons. I’m a huge fan of coconut products, and once bought 25lbs of raw unprocessed coconut flakes because I didn’t think about how much that actually was (it was on sale online at Wilderness Family Naturals! …Note: I also almost bought this again recently, knowing how much …

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Do You Go Back for More Chia Jam Because…a) It’s awesome or b) It’s awesome for you

…or… c) All of the above Pom Acai Jam 1/2 cup Pom juice 3-4tbsp chia (they don’t gel as much in Pom for some reason) let sit for 20 minutes, then add: 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp maple syrup (or not) stevia to taste 2 tbsp acai powder or pulp Stir to mix, then …

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Taking Charge, Investigating Health Mysteries…and Why PIP?

One of my foremost goals in wellness coaching is to empower people to take responsibility for their own health and happiness. Often, I feel like I should have a degree in psychology instead of health because I also notice the range of perceptions by people about what role they play in their health. My dream …

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