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5-Minute Microwavable Granola

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Good morning, friends! Get ready for a brand new recipe that’s guaranteed to become a staple in your life! 🙂 This 5-Minute Microwavable Granola is incredible and, holy cow, SO EASY TO MAKE. Seriously, you just combine the ingredients in a microwave-safe dish with lid and then just pop it in the microwave for 5 minutes. Simple as that. Before you know it, you have a tasty and healthy granola to add to yogurt, oatmeal, smoothies, or eat alone with milk (my favorite way). I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! Ingredients : 1 cup rolled (or quick) oats 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened or sweetened) 1/4 cup honey (or agave) 1/4 cup melted coconut oil 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp sea salt Directions : Combine ingredients in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave for 2:30, remove from dish from microwave and mix/toss granola well. Return dish to microwave and cook for another 2:00 – 2:30 minutes. (Pro tip: Since microwaves can really vary–and if

Monsanto Is Scrambling To Bury This Breaking Story – Don’t Let This Go Unshared!

I am frankly shocked the information I am about to share with you is not making FRONT PAGE NEWS right now. Millions of people are being poisoned by a chemical that does not belong in our food. Processed foods like … Continued The post Monsanto Is Scrambling To Bury This Breaking Story – Don’t Let This Go Unshared! appeared first on Food Babe . from Food Babe http://ift.tt/2fCDPgs

Feeling Hangry? The Science Behind Gut Health and Mood

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Gut health is a trending topic, but the ins and outs of the microbiome are still mysteries to many eaters. Research presented at the recent Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in Boston helps explain how diet can affect brain function.   Gut Health Making smart dietary choices to promote a healthy environment in the intestines (or “gut”) involves boosting beneficial bacteria. Keeping your gut heavily populated with good bacteria allows for optimal nutrient absorption, immune function and reduced risk of disease; it may also help your mental health. Eating foods that motivate healthy bacteria to flourish (aka prebiotics) and good-for-you microorganisms (aka probiotics) will help ensure a happy and healthy microbiome.   Link to Behavior Researchers at the University of Illinois are taking a closer look at how the inner workings of the intestines can influence behavior. Their findings support that consistent intake of tummy-pleasing foods like fiber, prebiotics and prob

A Nutritionist’s Tips for Eating Healthy While Traveling

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I’ve traveled a lot lately, and have even set a new personal record with over a dozen plane rides thus far this year. I’ve been in airports with lots of options, and in others with surprisingly few — and figured out what’s worth buying and what’s a must-pack snack. Plan ahead by using my tips to BYO and make smart on-the-fly buys. Pack small liquid-y snacks. Creamy snacks like yogurt and applesauce count as liquids or gels when you’re going through security, so buy them in snack-size containers smaller than 3.4 ounces, or pack your own in leakproof containers. Try it: GoGo Squeez Strawberry Yogurtz , Mott’s Snack & Go Natural Applesauce , 2-ounce OXO Good Grips Mini LockTop Container Scout a healthy breakfast. Omelets and oatmeal are good go-tos. Many terminals have Starbucks, which offers an oatmeal with little added-sugar — that is, if you skip the brown sugar packet that comes with it (the dried cranberries and cherries are already sweetened with a little sugar). Mix in

Introducing The New Primal Blueprint!

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Greetings, readers. It’s time to announce the publication of another book—called The New Primal Blueprint . Recognize the title? Yes, this is a comprehensive expansion, revision and update of the original 2009 bestseller, and the official name is indeed The New Primal Blueprint ! And no, it’s not a mere reprint with me wearing a newer shirt and older smile on the cover. This publication is the culmination of a massive six-year R&D project involving several staff members (especially Brad Kearns, Managing Editor and Primal Blueprint Publishing sidekick), a team of researchers, several of the world’s leading Primal/paleo authors and experts, and you—yes, processing feedback from the collective experiences of Primal enthusiasts over the past seven years. When I started this update/revision project over two years ago, my intention was to update the message, clean up some misunderstood topics, and cover some new ground on breaking subjects like gut health. Alas, like many things we ta

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Highlights From The Week

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I’ve been working on a few recipes for upcoming posts and these two brunch recipes were home runs! I can’t wait to share them. No home runs here – just goooooaaaalllllsss! Mazen’s Fall soccer season has come to a close. He loved the practices and hated the scrimmages. His kick has gotten so much better – he’s good! Check out this cute school project. Mazen is 43 inches tall, and the streamer that hangs from the bottom of his self portrait is cut to size! Saturday night chili party! This was the Arrowhead Mills cornbread mix – pretty good and easy to whip together. My guests brought this pumpkin pecan pie with freshly whipped cream!!! This Star Wars play-doh set  is great! It came with little moulds with which you can make elephant walkers and lightsabers. I found this one too , and it looks even better! I have written about this Scribble and Write  previously, and the stars have aligned with school and number writing because suddenly he loves the challenge of writing all

Clean Eating Cranberry Pie Recipe

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The holidays have descended upon us, and leave it to me to try and sell my house right when the jingle bell frenzy is starting to really kick in. My house is about 70% packed and ready to move. So… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2gbGPok

Episode 343 – Matt Pendola and Bobby McGee – Mindset and Mechanistics of Performance