Black Bean Sliders with Mango Sundried Tomato Sauce

September 23, 2011

Last weekend I took advantage of meeting some incredible people via meetup.com. Have you used meetup.com before? I’m in love with it. For those who are not familiar with meetup.com, I like explain it like this: Meetup.com is Match.com for friends. If you’re new to an area, or just don’t know all that many people [...]

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Banana Bread Fit Bites

September 23, 2011

I’ve mentioned before that I teach at the local community college helping out with the fire cadets. I dish out a strength program to get them ready to pass their physical test for becoming fire fighters. Some days with those fire cadets are great. We get a great workout in, we have fun, we laugh, [...]

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If You Like Pina Coladas… Then You’ll Like This Smoothie

September 21, 2011

Happy Wednesday! If you’re day is as insanely busy as mine is today, you’ll want this smoothie in your blender, meeting your cup, enjoyed in your mouth, and nourished in your stomach. It’s the perfect meal on the go. And by on the go, I mean you wake up, roll out of bed, get yourself [...]

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Cleaning, Cleansing, and Plant-Based Recipe Ideas

September 20, 2011

Even though starting and maintaining a cleanse or detox is challenging, the rewards can be well worth it. Since finishing my 7-day cleanse, I’ve still been incorporating much of the same eating patterns. I’m loving the cleaner foods, lower sugar, no coffee, and no dairy. I’m feeling way lighter not eating tons of animal proteins [...]

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Outstanding Vanilla Cupcakes. Fluffy, Sugar-Free, Vegan, and Still Delicious.

September 19, 2011

Nothing, I mean nothing, says Happy Monday, like a soft, fluffy, vanilla cupcake. This Monday comes with an extra helping of healthy, soft, fluffy, vanilla cupcakes and the revived site, What Runs Lori. What do you think? Like the new wardrobe? I went shopping over at Revive My Blog and splurged with some festive new [...]

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