Tag: healthy
Black Bean Brownies

The Healthiest Brownies You Will Ever Eat

I love brownies. I’m calling these “The healthiest brownies you will ever eat” because that’s what I like to say when I make them for gatherings. At my previous job, I was known as the “healthy dessert lady”. I made black bean brownies for all the…

sourdough pancake recipe

Sourdough Pancakes

Almost every Sunday, I make sourdough pancakes for my husband and daughter. The sourdough pancake recipe I use will melt in your mouth and be your new favorite breakfast. I talked about sourdough starter in my homemade sourdough bread post. It’s a useful ingredient to have…

Healthy Fudge Pops

Only 4 ingredients to make these healthy fudge pops. Full of chocolate, creamy, and refreshing.

Baked quinoa mac and cheese

Quinoa Mac & Cheese

When I was a young child, I enjoyed eating hot dogs with the blue box macaroni and cheese. Who else ate that?! Now it’s still comforting in a way… though we know that it is not too healthy and there were no vegetables. I made this baked quinoa…

healthy without rules

Living Healthy Without Rules & One Year Of Blogging

I have been a “blogger” now for one year! Honestly I never thought I’d still be doing this since it took years of my husband convincing me to start a blog. I spent years pursuing and working in a career that wasn’t for me. Fortunately I am a…

BBQ Pork Skillet

BBQ Pulled Pork Skillet

Is it obvious yet that I use a lot of cabbage in my recipes? Cabbage and carrots are super cheap and they are also super healthy. What’s not to love? I buy those two vegetables almost every week and then add anything to them. This time…

Gyro Salad with tzatziki dressing

Gyro Salad

If you’ve ever eaten a gyro before, you’ll remember that sauce it comes with more than anything. That’s tzatziki sauce. A blend of cucumber and greek yogurt. It’s amazing. Here is an idea for a healthy lunch: a gyro salad with tzatziki dressing. *Mindyfresh is a…

five dollar bill with quarters

How I Save Money For Healthier Food

What’s important to you? I imagine it’s to live a healthy, fulfilling life. In order to be our healthiest when lacking funds, we need to save money in other ways. I hear so often that people say it’s too expensive to eat healthy. Make healthy eating a priority…

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake

Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake

If I ever get a craving for chocolate or ice cream, this is where it’s at. We all know the typical chocolate ice cream at the local joint is quite the sugar trap. Well, once in a while it’s totally fine but this here is a…

gingerbread greek yogurt with spoon

Gingerbread Greek Yogurt

Yogurt: the famed health food with probiotic appeal. Much to our surprise many yogurts are not healthy at all. The typical flavored varieties are full of sugar and not to mention super processed. This offsets the probiotic effect because sugar is the opposite of what your gut…