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Tips for Being Consistent, Quitting the Blog & How What I Eat Affects Quinn

Hi, friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend! 🙂 Here’s the most recent episode of Carrots ‘N’ Cake  Instagram Live. If you missed the 24 hour replay, it’s shared below for your viewing pleasure. If you have any questions that you’d like for me to answer in the next video, please let me know – either comment below or send me an email!     In this episode, I cover the following topics: Tips for being consistent with diet and exercise Jeremy Scott Fitness Whether or not I want to quit the blog Do I worry that my focus on eating a certain way will impact Quinn? Favorite sports bra (free shipping at Zappos!) Best pre-workout (BCAAs)  The Joe Rogan Experience – David Sinclair, Ph.D. (just search the show notes for “BCAAs”) The post Tips for Being Consistent, Quitting the Blog & How What I Eat Affects Quinn appeared first on Carrots 'N' Cake . from Carrots 'N' Cake http://bit.ly/2L8vaGd

Keto Pulled BBQ Ranch Chicken Sliders

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“Pulled” BBQ is a classic for potlucks, parties, game day spreads and casual family dinners. No wonder—it’s easy to make ahead (in big batches no less) and even does well for leftovers. Still, the sauce and buns traditionally haven’t been low-carb friendly…until now. Today we’ve got another comfort food re-do. Healthy Primal and even keto complementary, this recipe puts another favorite back on the menu. Servings: 8 Time in the Kitchen: 30 minutes Ingredients: Keto Buns: ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, softened + additional for greasing ramekins ¼ cup Primal Kitchen® Avocado Oil 1 tsp. honey 1.5 cup + 2 Tbsp. (70g) almond flour 10 Tbsp. (65g) ground flaxseed ½ Tbsp. baking powder ¾ tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. baking soda 6 eggs 2 Tbsp. full-fat coconut milk BBQ Ranch Chicken: 1 cup Primal Kitchen BBQ Ranch 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast 2 tsp. onion powder 1/2 Tbsp. paprika 1 tsp. chili powder 1 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. Primal Kitchen A

Clean Eating Easy Macaroni Salad Recipe

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This easy macaroni salad recipe is light, delicious and perfect for sunnier days and barbecues! I do love a good pasta salad! And since the warmer, sunnier days are upon us here in northern California, I thought I’d celebrate finally seeing the sun after all that rain we had by enjoying some sunny weather food. Macaroni salad is such a versatile dish! You can put pretty much anything into pasta and call it a pasta salad. But people do have their traditional recipes that they make over and over, and this is one of mine. It has a bit of an Italian flare, and it pairs well with just about any food you can pull off a grill. IS MACARONI SALAD GOOD OR BAD FOR YOU? I hate labeling anything as “good” or “bad”. (Although, I always hold the opinion that all processed junk is just that. Junk) That being said, it will all depend on what you put into it. The noodles here are whole grain and the mayo is made with healthy fats. So as long as you don’t exceed your fat intake for the day, there’s