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Simple Summer Recipes at Your Fingertips!

by amyr | Jun 27, 2014 | Foodie Facts, Gluten Free, Healthy Snacks, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Main Meal, Recipes, Salads

School is finally out, which means we can finally start to enjoy summer! Summertime is fun but it can pose some challenges. Like being out all day and then scrambling for dinner, which leads you to resorting to yet another burger or hot dog on the grill. Hmm, how...

Safe Sunscreen & A Summer Smoothie!

by amyr | Jun 17, 2014 | Breakfast, Dairy-free, Foodie Facts, Gluten Free, Healthy Snacks, Kid Friendly, Recipes, Smoothies

Growing up, I spent my summers on Lake Wawasee in Indiana. It was, and still is, one of my favorite places on Earth! I have very fair skin and back in the day, I used to spend hours in the water and burn like crazy — I remember not being happy having to swim in...

A Kale Pesto Even Fathers Will Love

by amyr | Jun 13, 2014 | Appetizers, Foodie Facts, Gluten Free, Healthy Snacks, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Recipes

Last week, we talked about how certain foods actually help to protect your skin from the sun. Two of those foods are kale and Brazil nuts. Kale has an abundant source of beta-carotene that converts in the body to retinol. Retinol is an active form of vitamin A, which...

Best Foods to Protect Your Skin From Sun Damage

by amyr | Jun 6, 2014 | Appetizers, Foodie Facts, Gluten Free, Healthy Snacks, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Paleo Friendly, Recipes, Salads

Summer is coming and boy, do I love to scoop up the sunshine! It is a definite mood-booster and a natural way to get the vital vitamin D for improving your immune system and bone health. However, we have to be careful with those golden rays. Too much UV exposure from...

Overindulged? 3 Strategies to Get Back On Track

by amyr | Apr 25, 2014 | Breakfast, Exercise, Foodie Facts, Gluten Free, Healthy Snacks, Kid Friendly, Lunch, Main Meal, Recipes, Smoothies

We have all been there before – holidays, vacations, and parties add up and before we know it, we have had too many sweets, rich foods or cocktails. Celebrating with family and friends is always good but there comes a time when we need to return to our healthy...

Prep A Lasagna Dinner in 15 minutes!

by amyr | Apr 12, 2014 | Dinner, Kid Friendly, Main Meal, Recipes

Have you ever had one of these days: you roll home at 6:00 pm with no plan for dinner. Your kids return from practice, hungry and asking “What’s for dinner, Mom? I’m starving!” Is your answer “I don’t know” or worse, “Takeout, again”? I have been there so...