Thank you to The Organic Candy Factory for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I recently stumbled upon a sweet company called The Organic Candy Factory. The Organic Candy Factory has a cute story behind it. Young Ginger wanted to open a candy store. When mom, Piper, heard of this dream, she decided that the store would have to feature organic treats. Piper began researching sweets and noticed that most candies had dyes, chemicals, Read more [...]

Thank you to Pono Ola for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Pono Ola recently developed a new style of balance board. The Pono Ola balance board was designed to engage your body and free your mind allowing you to live a balanced life. The Pono Board is an innovative fitness and anti-fatigue balance board. How do I use the Pono Board? It can be used in your daily workout routine, it can be used as a physical therapy tool, and Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.   Spring is coming! This morning, I awoke to the sun shining in our bedroom windows and the birds were chirping. As I looked out the window, I could see dew drops glistening on the grass and the trees appeared to have budded overnight. It was a wonderful moment. It completely refreshed my energy level. Spring is a great time to dust off those salad recipes Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Today, I am going to share with you, my favorite way to make Nutrisystem Chili. I love eating my Chili over a plate of spaghetti squash. I start preparing this meal about an hour before I want to eat. I prefer to bake my spaghetti squash whole. I don't slice it or anything. Doing it this way, allows me to steam the insides...no need for added oils. I place the spaghetti Read more [...]

Thank you to T-fal for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Did you know that tomorrow, February 28th, is National Pancake Day? With it being a school day, we likely won't have time to make pancakes before school. To make sure we are still able to celebrate National Pancake Day, we decided to make Krusteaz pancakes ahead of time and freeze them. Frozen Krusteaz pancakes are perfect for popping into the toaster, heating and eating on Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Another thing I love about Nutrisystem is that I can take their prepared meals and give them a twist. This keeps things exciting for me. You can find several meal ideas on the Nutrisystem website under the tab labeled Recipes, Tasty Takes On Nutrisystem Meals. Today it is cold and snowing. It is the perfect day for a hearty comfort meal. One of the meals that comes Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. You have made the decision to lose weight with the help of Nutrisystem. Now what? Now it's time to look at the different plans Nutrisystem has to offer. Nutrisystem has three main plans to chose from- Basic, Core, and Uniquely Yours. Each plan is available in a pack for women and a pack for men. Women will get four meals a day- breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. Men Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Many people assume that Nutrisystem wants you to eat their foods for the rest of your life. That simply isn't true. Nutrisystem wants to teach you how to make healthy choices so that you are successful long term. One area I struggle with is proper portion sizes. The Nutrisystem website has several helpful articles on this subject. I recently read the post titled Become Read more [...]

Thank you to MegaFood for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. No matter how healthy we eat, we still have nutritional gaps. A nutritional gap is the difference between the vitamins and minerals our body needs compared to those we get in the foods we eat. We can close that nutritional gap by taking a daily multivitamin made with high-quality ingredients. I took a pledge on the MegaFood website, to close my nutritional gap with Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I suspect many people believe that while on Nutrisystem, you are constantly hungry. I want to let you know that simply isn't true. I have something to eat about every three hours. I wake at 6:00 and have a protein drink (my favorite is chocolate with cayenne pepper and greens). At 9:00 I have breakfast. Noon is when I eat my largest meal of the day, a dinner entree. Around Read more [...]