I stinkin love what I do, but I’ll be honest that it requires a lot of energy. Coaching, encouraging people over a microphone, bumping loud music in the perfect high intensity moment of a workout – it all requires me to be “on” for extended periods of time. It leaves me with such a feeling …
Recipes
Chocolate Almond Protein Bread (Gluten Free)
Do you ever make a total mistake and it turns out to be incredible? Is that the best feeling, or what?! This recipe was one of those moments for me. Truthfully, I was actually planning to make my Easy Paleo Banana Bread and reached for the vanilla extract, but realized it was almond extract after …
Meal Prep Made Easy // Veggies
Meal prepping sometimes feels like a daunting task, yet it is one of the most tried-and-true ways to start improving your nutrition habits! Preparation allows you to dodge temptation and avoid that feeling of getting home from a long day with a hunger that leaves you foraging through your fridge. You know that feeling when …
5-Ingredient Carrot Cake Energy Balls
Your girl got a food processor for her birthday – a beautiful, new, shiny food processor – and you are entirely accurate in thinking, “but Reed, your birthday was in early June…” Correct. It was. And this glorious machine has gone un-used since then (face palm) due to the fact that there have been just …
5-Ingredient Coconut Curry Chicken Salad
I’ve had a recent obsession with my slow cooker… well… I guess if 6 months counts as recent 😉 It is one of the easiest and tastiest ways that I have found to meal prep meat for the week ahead, so I put it to use pretty much every weekend! This recipe spawned out of …
Mexican Mocha Protein Balls
Ever go to the grocery store, come home and then realize you did a terrible job of stocking up on snacks?? Aka one of the most essential components of life. That happened to me this weekend (*insert dramatic sigh*), but you know the best things come out of the most challenging times 😉 These mexican …
Simple Savory Balsamic Salad Dressing
It’s 75 degrees outside, so summer is basically here and I’m trying to eat all the summer salads. Every last one. So many fresh fruit chunks. So much goat cheese. So many pieces of grilled chicken and salmon. And naturally a lovely balsamic dressing needs to drizzle all that goodness. I’m here to teach you …
Chocolate Cherry Protein Shake
I’ve had a massive obsession with cocoa nibs recently. I am basically trying to craft recipes solely so I can top them with cocoa nibs. It’s a chocoalety life I live 🙂 In the last week, I’ve topped banana bread with cocoa nibs, put them on protein shakes and eaten them straight up with a …
The Easiest Paleo Banana Bread You’ll Ever Make
Minnesota is currently in the heart of a blizzard… in the middle of April. And my poor car, Bianca, is absolutely terrible in this weather, so I’m basically trapped in my apartment all day. What better way to make the most of crummy weather than by baking some paleo banana bread?! Might I mention, the …
Mango Lemonade BCAA Slushie
Looking for a new preworkout? Oooh do I have a tasty solution for you! I have never been a fan of the artificial flavors in most branched-chain amino acid powders, so a couple years ago I decided to play around with some unflavored BCAAs to see what I could concoct. And wowzers there are a …
Reese’s Inspired Protein Truffles
Happy Easter eryyybody! What a blessed day to celebrate that He is risen and eat chocolate like it’s going out of style. Oh wait, back up on that last piece. That will just leave you feeling crummy tomorrow, so enjoy some tasty treats today, but all in moderation 🙂 For all y’all out there who …
Choco Oatmeal Energy Balls
Easter is fast approaching, which means treats galore. Rather than thinking about all the candy and chocolate you will have to avoid, flip your perspective and think about some things you can ADD into your snacks and meals that will help to stave off strong cravings for chocolatey bunny ears. These energy balls are the …