Food Challenge

GRAIN -FREE HAZELNUT FLOUR WAFFLES (PALEO) Grain-free waffles made with hazelnut flour, almond milk, and coconut oil. These paleo waffles are perfect for weekend breakfasts! In my  Good Digestion Smoothie  post, I informed you I was about to embark on a 3-day juice cleanse, and I thought I’d take a second to give you a quick recap before I dive into the deliciousness that is these waffles. It was intended to be a 3 day cleanse, but I ended up modifying it after a day and a half by adding back clean restricted (grain-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, animal protein-free) meals. In essence, the cleanse was too much, too fast. The simple addition of clean food has made it so much more bearable, and even very enjoyable! My digestive system feels ironclad and amazing, I have more energy, and overall, my mind, body, and spirit is soaring. For me, the cleanse was a lesson that fasting to that extent doesn’t bode well with me (I got a migrane and heartburn and was having difficulty making...

CHAI-SPICED VEGAN SWEET POTATO PIE (PALEO) Warmly-spiced vegan sweet potato pie with grain-free pie crust. A healthful plaeo-friendly holiday dessert. Thanksgiving week, friends. How the heck are you? I’m curious to know what condition you’re in. Strong? Surly? Stressed? Psyched? Some other state of being I don’t even know about, or doesn’t begin with an S (slash S sound)? I hope that wherever you stand  – positive, negative, or indifferent – you find nourishment in the holidays in every sense of the word. Can you tell I’ve been doing a lot of yoga lately?  It’s true, hot yoga is one of my small miracles when it comes to relieving stress in general, and I find it particularly therapeutic during the holidays. Sweating out those toxins? Raising your heart rate, focusing on breathing, and getting the blood flowing to all the right places? It’s number one in my holiday survival kit. Booze is number two in case you were wondering. Number three? Let’s keep this PG. Truthfully, ...

PALEO FAT BALLS Nuts, seeds, coconut oil, and pure maple syrup make up these ketogenic fat balls for a highly customizable snack. Full of fat and protein, these bites are perfect for a paleo or low-carb diet. This post is sponsored by Vital Proteins. Also known as energy balls, protein balls, protein bites, snack balls, you name it. While there are a ton of recipes for the ball food group on the internet, there are some differentiating factors between them. Some ball recipes you’ll come across are made using oats, dates, and/or other ingredients that contain carbohydrates or high amounts of sugar. While there’s definitely nothing  wrong  with these types of snacks, I personally avoid high amounts of sugar and grains because I have IBS and find by body functions better on a very low carbohydrate and sugar diet.  The difference between a fat ball (or keto ball) and some of the other energy bites out there is they’re exactly how they sound – packed with fat. Ketosis bal...