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Hello and welcome back to another post in our FYLMealPrep series! We are grateful to have you follow along with us as we share our tips for fueling our bodies with nutritious food and having a little fun along the way! In this post, we are sharing many of our go-to meals! We love to use cook books, Pinterest, and our favourite food bloggers when looking for inspiration. We hope you find some here as well! Salads The Best Shredded Kale Salad - Oh She Glows Soba Noodle Salad - Oh She Glows Thai Quinoa Salad - Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow Chickpea Apple Broccoli Salad - Ambitious Kitchen Tomato and Roasted Broccoli Quinoa Salad - The Dish on Healthy Shredded Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad - Eating Bird Food Veggie Lover’s Pasta Salad - Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow       Ingredients ½ box penne or rotini pasta 1 head broccoli, cut into bite size pieces 4 cups baby spinach 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 cup crumbled ...

Meal planning. That thing we try to do each week to help us keep our families fed. The thing we do to ensure that meal prep is easy and effortless. That thing we do to make sure that we are eating healthy meals so our bodies are fuelled and able to get us through our days. However, we know that meal planning is not always easy and can sometimes leave us feeling uninspired or frustrated. We have put together a fool proof list of our top 5 tips to help you take your meal planning routine to the next level. Here we go! YOU DO YOU and HAVE YOUR FAMILY's GO-TO WEEKNIGHT MEALS Jamie: Choose meals that work for you and your family. My family loves breakfast for supper - pancakes, omelettes, waffles, eggs and bacon. (Yes you read that right. Even though I can’t stand bacon, my family devours it, so I cook it sometimes.) Once a week I make sure to plan one of those meal options. I also know that my family doesn’t like meals where everything is in one pot, so I rarel...

Intuitive Eating and Joyful Movement Kalin Herbach, RD Photo Credit: Emma Nicole Photography We are living in a time in our society where people are becoming hyper focused on their health, so much that it’s resulting in stress and anxiety around eating and exercise.  The whole point of makin g “healthy” choices is so that you can enjoy your life more, but the pursuit of “perfect” health can end up taking all of our time and energy, so there is very little life left to enjoy. We are going to focus on some guiding principles to support you in nourishing your body for movement, in a way that doesn’t add more rules to your routine. I hope this provides you with some helpful strategies, but remember that you know your body best! First and foremost, my hope is that moving your body: -        Brings you joy -        Improves your energy -        Helps you cope with emotions/...

We love a good snack. One that is full of healthy nutrients to fuel our bodies and leaves us feeling satisfied. Snacks that are tasty and full of flavor. Snacks that are easy to make and stay good for a while in the fridge or freezer. Snacks that are easy to eat with one hand and that we can grab and munch on as we are driving somewhere, feeding our babies, or in between classes. Below you will find snack recipes that we have tried and used multiple times. We love them and so do our littles. We hope you do too. Muffins We love making muffins for our littles and ourselves. We often make large batches and freeze them so we have healthy snacks available to us all the time. You can even turn the recipe into mini muffins and they become the perfect snack for your toddlers. Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Muffins Spinach Banana Muffins Aussie Bites Morning Magic Muffins Superhero Muffins Flourless Chocolate Lentil Protein Muffins Out the Door Chia Po...

Who doesn’t love a good granola?  That sweet crunchy goodness full of healthy ingredients and flavor.  If you’ve taken a second to read the labels on most store bought granolas, you will find they are loaded with refined sugars and ingredients. But wait! Granola is so easy to make yourself.  Once you try it you’ll never go back.  You can customize it any way you like and take comfort in knowing exactly what is in it.   I am a lover of all things pumpkin, not so much the weather that comes with pumpkin season, but definitely the foods and flavors.  I wanted to make a pumpkin granola for our breakfasts and snacks for the week but couldn’t find quite the right recipe, so I adapted an old one from Budget Bytes to create this gem.  Enjoy! Healthier Pumpkin Granola Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Ingredients - 1 small can pumpkin puree - ½ cup maple ...