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From Water To Dirt

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Good evening you guys!! Sometimes I feel that three posts are too much and two posts are too little. Squeezing a lot in tonight : ) After working for a while mid-morning, I went to strength class (so glad I did!!) and then came home to make dinner. I always feel so accomplished when I make crockpot meals early in the day! LOL. My sister wrote a post about some of her staple meals , and I immediately bookmarked this crockpot Mexican casserole . It turned out mostly like a chili for us, but that was just fine because it was awesome! After throwing it all in the slow cooker, I made my own little lunch – a turkey + havarti cheese wrap with all.the.pickles. Jalapeños, banana peppers, dill pickles. Those count as veggies right?! Plus some chips and grapes. I met Mazen at camp/the pool for a little afternoon fun after that! You know how after you’ve been swimming for an hour all you crave is a nice little crispy crackery salty snack? Snyder’s of Hanover sent me some packs of their

One-Pan Chicken With Tomato Butter, Pancetta & Mozzarella

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Thanks to  Nuts.com  for partnering with me on this blog post. As always, thank you for supporting CNC!  In our house, we’re allllll about simple recipes, especially when it comes to dinner. Even though I’m a huge fan of meal prepping on Sundays and take full advantage of that time in the kitchen, I love having one-pan meals that can be thrown together in a matter of minutes. And, of course, the fewer ingredients, steps, and dishes to clean, the better! This recipe for One-Pan Chicken With Tomato Butter, Pancetta & Mozzarella couldn’t be easier to make – the steps are easy and quick. You only need one pan and 8 ingredients (many of which you probably already have in your kitchen) and dinner is served! I also love that this recipe is so versatile. You can serve it with the sauce over pasta, quinoa, rice, or your favorite veggies. The leftovers also make a great sandwich as well as a satisfying addition to a green salad. The star ingredient of this meal is the tomato butter .

My 16 Favorite Fat Sources (Plus My Latest Big-Ass Salad)

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Home » Diet & Nutrition June 14, 2017 My 16 Favorite Fat Sources (Plus My Latest Big-Ass Salad) By Mark Sisson 0 Comments   Print Going ketogenic has made me hone in on my fat sources even more than before. This is an essential practice for anyone seriously pursuing a ketogenic diet. As fat will comprise the majority of your calories, you need to maximize the nutrition you’ll obtain from the fats you choose. You could technically go keto using canola oil, refined coconut oil, and MCT oil powder—many of the ketogenic formulas used in epilepsy clinics are highly processed and refined—but I wouldn’t recommend it. Micronutrients still matter. They arguably matter even more when your food sources are restricted. I try to get whole food fats. If the fat is isolated and extracted, I try to make sure it’s rich in micronutrients. If it’s low in micronutrients, I make sure I have a good reason to consume it. There are many reasons. Some rooted more in nutrition, some

I, also, like to live dangerously

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I am just now getting a chance to sit down and blog! My Type A mind doesn’t like getting behind schedule. I was driving home from dropping Mazen off at camp and thinking “ahhhhh I haven’t blogged yet” and then I calmly reminded myself that I created this schedule : ) I was also thinking “ahhhh I need gas!” and “ahhhh my car is so dusty!!” When my gas gets this low I always think about Austin Powers . I’m enjoying some sunbutter toast and a peach for breakfast this morning! Last night we had our team’s first soccer win of the summer. We celebrated afterwards at Champion with Shower Beer and these amazing coconut shrimp tacos from the Two Brothers food truck . This was the best food truck meal! When I got in bed last night my toes touched something furry and I jumped out of my skin! Luckily was just Swampy, Mazen’s frog that he’d brought into bed that morning. Hope you all are having a great Wednesday so far!! The post I, also, like to live dangerously appeared first on Kath

4 Smart Food Pairings to Boost Your Health

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What you eat is important, but so is how you eat it. Turns out you can pair certain foods together to increase how many vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients you absorb — and, in some case, to reduce risk of disease. Give these four pairings a try!   Broccoli + citrus juice Squeeze lemon juice onto steamed broccoli, or mix a little orange juice into a sautéed broccoli dish. The vitamin C in the citrus will help your body absorb more of the plant-based (aka non-heme) iron in the spinach. This also works with other sources of plant-based iron, such as broccoli, beans and tofu.  Recipe to try: Lemon Broccoli  (pictured above) Eggs + veggies “ Eggs are a nutrition powerhouse on their own, with one large egg offering 6 grams of high-quality protein,” says Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDE, author of Belly Fat Diet For Dummies . “Pairing them with veggies like spinach can provide you with even more nutritional gains.” Case in point: A study in The Journal of Nutrition found that addin