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Camping highlights!
10/05/2022

Camping highlights!

08/07/2022

I had a beautiful bald eagle stop by for coffee this morning.

Love the respect for the
08/06/2022

Love the respect for the

Ahhhh camping 😊
05/23/2022

Ahhhh camping 😊

My favourite exercise things!As someone with arthritis in my lower back, I NEED to move otherwise it seizes up. However...
11/24/2021

My favourite exercise things!

As someone with arthritis in my lower back, I NEED to move otherwise it seizes up. However I don’t like doing the same thing all the time. Also I’m not able to do certain things on certain days but I always make time to do something.

NOTE: People who exercise on a daily basis don’t have time, they make time because it is important.

Here are my favorite things when it comes to exercise.

Exercise bands - These are great for arm exercises and offer quite a bit of resistance. It doesn’t matter if they have handles or not.

Exercise loops - These guys are easy to toss into a suitcase or bag when I am on the road. They give me enough resistance to break a sweat and help me strengthen my body.

Yoga matt - I have tried many different yoga matts and my favorite is the B Matt. One of my pet peeves is when my feet and hands get sweaty and they start to slip. B Matt won’t do that to you.

Yoga blocks - Many yoga poses require you to put your hands to the matt, and my body won’t always allow me to do that so yoga blocks help me to adapt that movement. They are also great for sitting on and propping up knees so that there is less pressure in my lower back.

Yogis to follow - Melanie Emlyn on Insight Timer app and www.doyogawithme.com

Matt pilates - www.doyogawithme.com

Cardio videos - right now my go to is Cdornerfitness on youtube. I loved step aerobics in my teens and twenties and I feel the same about it now. Do a search of youtube for any exercise videos that used to light you up, I’ll bet you will find them, I even found Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda lol. At the very least crank up your favorite tunes and dance around your kitchen.

Daily walks - I get outside most days for a walk. Feeling the fresh air on my face (regardless of the weather) helps me to clear my head. If it is really yucky outside then I have a treadmill that I use instead.

The gym - I love the gym and my gym family. Classes are my favorite as I do best just showing up and letting someone tell me what to do. I modify many of the exercises to support injuries and my arthritis. The 6 am time slot is my favorite although most instructors laugh at me because I'm still yawning 20 minutes in. I do love the feeling of getting it out of the way and it allows time for a walk later in the day.

Resistance Training: I have a set of 5, 8 and 10 pound weights that I use and I also have a 25 pound kettlebell. What I have found with my body is I need more strength in my muscles to keep my joints and ligaments in place.

What do you like to do?

THE PRIZE FOR THE #1 MUST-HAVE SPICE GOES TO … GARLIC Versatile? ✅Affordable? ✅Tasty? ✅Nutritious? ✅Fresh garlic is abs...
11/23/2021

THE PRIZE FOR THE #1 MUST-HAVE SPICE GOES TO … GARLIC

Versatile? ✅
Affordable? ✅
Tasty? ✅
Nutritious? ✅

Fresh garlic is absolutely necessary to have in your spice pantry. Garlic helps boost the immune
system, reduce blood pressure and LDL cholesterol.

Garlic is delicious and easy to add to savoury dishes, soups, sauces, salad dressing and More.

CARAMELIZED ROASTED GARLIC ON CRACKERS RECIPE:

INGREDIENTS
1 Garlic Bulb
Handful of crackers
Olive oil
Salt

METHOD
❥ Peel the papery outer layers off the garlic bulb.
❥ Cut off the top quarter of the bulb exposing the individual cloves of garlic, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
❥ Wrap them in tinfoil with the cut side up and place in a 400 degree oven.
❥ Roast for 30 minutes.
❥ You will know it’s done when your whole house smells of garlic.
❥ Let them cool for a few minutes and then spoon the carmelized roasted garlic straight out of the bulb and spread it on a cracker.

Grab your copy of the Healthy Pantry guide here 👉 https://discover.nikkisnutrition.com/healthy-pantry

You’re probably sick of hearing this, but you have to get clear on WHY.WHY are you going to learn to cook from scratch?W...
11/22/2021

You’re probably sick of hearing this, but you have to get clear on WHY.

WHY are you going to learn to cook from scratch?
WHY are you going to be getting up early to exercise?
WHY are you going to try new and potentially intimidating healthy recipes?
WHY are you starting this meal plan?

You will get discouraged. You will get tired. You will reach a point where you wonder if it’s even worth it.

In those moments you need to have something strong to reference.

What do you want your life to look like as you keep going?

When making healthy food swaps, you don’t need to go from chocolate to broccoli in one shot. That’s too far of a gap t...
11/19/2021

When making healthy food swaps, you don’t need to go from chocolate to broccoli in one shot. That’s too far of a gap to be sustainable.

There’s lots of in between options … the key is to move to a slightly healthier version of the food you are trying to replace.

Here are some ideas:
Chocolate chip + marshmallow granola bars ➡️ Apple and cinnamon bars
Chips ➡️Pop corn with butter and salt
Chocolate bar ➡️High quality dark chocolate
Candy ➡️Berries
Ice cream ➡️Frozen grapes
Margarine ➡️ Butter
Take out ➡️ Whole Cooked Chicken and a Bag of Salad from the Grocery Store
Cookies ➡️Homemade gingersnaps (recipe in Ditch the Junk)
Cake ➡️Black bean brownies (recipe in Ditch the Junk)

Inside the ditch the junk challenge, we don’t eat only chicken and broccoli. We also have fun using natural ingredients to make healthy snacks like cookies and black bean brownies.

It's your turn to make a swap. Sign up for the 5 day Ditch the Junk challenge and see for yourself how yummy a healthy menu can be!

Join the Ditch the Junk Challenge here→ https://discover.nikkisnutrition.com/ditch-the-junk

In my experience, most of the people I know lean towards one favourite. I’m totally a wine kinda gal!But the real bumme...
11/18/2021

In my experience, most of the people I know lean towards one favourite. I’m totally a wine kinda gal!

But the real bummer is when you realize that one glass of either wine or beer can have as many calories as an entire meal 😱.

Cue the “oh sh*t” moment!

While I’m all for healthy eating, I’m not going to leave you without a way to have some healthy cocktails.
I have an entire Healthy Cocktails Recipe Book waiting for you to explore on your next night in.

You’ll find recipes like sangrias, margaritas, mojitos and caesars.

Or maybe lattes, hot chocolate. matcha lattes, lemonades or spruced up sparkling water are more your thing?

There’s something for everyone.

Best part is that it comes with another 4 cravings busting recipe books to tackle your most common cravings!

Here’s what’s included inside The Ultimate Healthy Food Swap Recipe bundle:

🍹 ​Healthy Cocktails Recipe Book
🍫 All Things Chocolate Recipe Book
🍿 Chips & Popcorn Recipe Book
🍦 Frozen Goodies Recipe Book
🧁 ​Sweet Treats Recipe Book

Whip up some healthy cocktails with The Ultimate Healthy Food Swap Recipe bundle.

Grab your copy here 🍬 https://discover.nikkisnutrition.com/recipe-bundle 🍬

What's the weirdest thing in your fridge right now?
11/18/2021

What's the weirdest thing in your fridge right now?

ONCE UPON A TIME, WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE THE YOLK BEHIND. Funny because that's the most nutrient dense part of the egg! W...
11/17/2021

ONCE UPON A TIME, WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE THE YOLK BEHIND.

Funny because that's the most nutrient dense part of the egg! Whole eggs are so nutritious that they’re often termed “nature’s multivitamin.”

It’s a myth that eggs are bad for you because of their cholesterol content. Studies show
that they have no effect on blood cholesterol in the majority of people.

Since the yolk contains almost all of the healthy compounds to create a chick, it's good enough to also give us some pretty powerful nutrients.

Don't be scared to eat the whole egg!

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SPICE?Mione is hand down fresh ginger. I can’t live without itI use fresh ginger in a million dif...
11/16/2021

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SPICE?

Mione is hand down fresh ginger. I can’t live without it

I use fresh ginger in a million different ways … but mainly in all my stir frys. It gives it zip without being overpowering.

One problem that often happens is that you only need small amounts of ginger and the rest often goes bad. Here’s a pro tip!

Break ginger into chunks and store it in the freezer. Then when a recipe calls for fresh ginger you can grate it frozen and put the rest back for next time.

Pretty Cool right?

Here’s another “did-you know”

Dried ginger helps with trimming down? Add 1tsp of ginger to hot water and drink it after supper and that’s it.

Now that I’m over my fangirl crush on ginger, your turn. Do you use ginger in your cooking?

For tasky from-scratch-cooking grab your guide 👇
https://discover.nikkisnutrition.com/healthy-pantry

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