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Green Glow Chilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing

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Does my life need another zucchini recipe? YES, yes it does! Even though zucchini cultivates joke after joke in the summer about its seemingly inexhaustible, high-volume production (lock the door and turn off the porch lights), I personally can’t get enough of this healthy, versatile summer squash.

Green Glow Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing is a yummy summer dish that is Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-free and super easy to make.

One of my favorite ways to enjoy zucchini is my running it through a spiralizer to make vegetable noodles that work as a pasta substitute. Today’s spiralized zucchini recipe is Green Glow Chilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon Gremolata Dressing, read on for the recipe: Continue reading →

40 Ways to Top Sweet Potato Toast | Paleo, Whole30, Vegan

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This post is sponsored by Sweet PotaTOASTS but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Sweet potato toast is one of today’s trendy and versatile options for alternative bread – or alt-bread as I sometimes call it. It’s a great way enjoy the practical benefits of traditional bread (mainly serving as a vehicle to get toppings and fillings into the mouth) while avoiding gluten, dairy, eggs, sugar, and processed carbohydrates. Toppings for sweet potato toasts -- ideas to fit a variety of diets including paleo, gluten-free, whole30, and more.

I recently discovered Sweet PotaTOASTS, from the makers of CAULIPOWER, in the freezer aisle of my grocer – it’s the best thing since sliced bread! I pop one, two, three or the whole bag in the toaster, air-fryer or oven and then dress up with the toppings of my choice. Read on to find out how 40+ Ways to Top Sweet Potato Toast: Continue reading →

Bacon & Egg Breakfast Salad with Maple Apple Cider Vinaigrette

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It may seem strange to wake up to a green salad and glass of water when we live in a coffee and donut world. But, trust me, starting your morning with large, fully-loaded salad for breakfast is a great way to get a jump start on your daily nutritional goals and fuel up for an active day. It’s probably been around 10 hours or more since you last ate and, if you’re anything like me, your body is starving for a hearty, healthy, balanced meal. 

A breakfast salad like my Bacon & Egg Breakfast Salad with Maple Apple Cider Vinaigrette will power up your morning with good taste, good protein and 3+ servings of fruits/vegetables. Read on the get all the details and recipe. Continue reading →

Jalapeño Honey Butter

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Get ready to spread, smear and maybe shed a sweet tear . . . my Jalapeño Honey Butter is THE official condiment of summer, ready to kick up the yum and wow factor for all your summer entertaining. Jalapeno Honey Butter

This rich, creamy butter elevated with a touch of honey and bits of jalapeño peppers is ridiculously easy to make and adds a crazy-delicious wallop of spicy-sweet flavor to all your warm-weather fare – such as corn on the cob, seafood, potatoes, cornbread and more. Read on to get the recipe and serving ideas: Continue reading →

Personalized Meal Plans for Paleo, Keto, Vegan or any Diet Tribe with PlateJoy

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Let me introduce you to my new best friend, PlateJoy. PlateJoy is a meal planning service that lets me personalize my weekly menu pretty much every which way and is always changeable during the menu-making process. Some of these customizations include family size, weight loss goals, types of cooking appliances on hand (like microwave, slow cooker or instant pot), dietary preferences (like low carb, Paleo, Mitterrandian, keto, low FODMAP, diabetic, vegetarian, kosher, gluten-free, dairy-free, and more — even nursing mother). Meal Planning Made Easy - PlateJoy

So many “other just-for-me” considerations are taken into account like how much time I have for breakfast, whether I’m in a leftover mood, preference for variety, and what specific ingredients I want to avoid due to allergy, availability or that I just don’t have a taste for. Read on to learn how easy the plan is to implement into life (I even have a great $10 off PlateJoy discount code FITFORK10): Continue reading →