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05/19/2024

😋 3 Nighttime Snack Swaps! 😋
This might surprise you, but nighttime snacking isn't a dealbreaker.
If you're eating enough during the day and you're STILL craving sweet, salty, fatty snacks at night, here are a few alternatives: ⤵️
Pizza 🍕 👉 Half of a turkey sandwich on sprouted grain bread
The turkey is a better choice because it has less fat and calories, PLUS it contains tryptophan, an amino acid that helps you feel tired.
Ice cream 🍦👉 Greek yogurt
Swap out ice cream’s calories, fat, and sugar for Greek yogurt’s high protein. Tip: top it with berries to add potassium and melatonin, both of which can help you sleep.
Sugary cereal 🥣 👉 Oatmeal
Upgrade the empty carbs and low fiber of breakfast cereal with oatmeal, which is warm, soothing, and loaded with fiber — not to mention sleep-boosting melatonin.
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05/17/2024

Today Is Foodie Friday AND It Is World Baking Day👩‍🍳 🥣
So this week's recipe is not only healthy, it's delicious 🤤

Muffins for breakfast? They can be a healthy choice when they are packed with nutrients like the muffins in this recipe.
Banana Nut Muffins 🍌🥜
Makes 1️⃣2️⃣
⅓ cup gluten-free rolled oats
4 large ripe bananas, mashed 🍌
3 large eggs 🥚
3 tbsp melted coconut oil 🥥
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
⅓ cup nut butter of your choice
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp each baking soda and baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 🥜
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line cups of a muffin tin with paper liners.
In a blender, spice mill, or food processor, grind the oats until they turn into a flour-like consistency. Set aside
In a large bowl, blend bananas, eggs, coconut, vanilla, and nut butter until combined. Add the oat flour, spices, baking soda and powder, and salt and continue to mix.
Fold in the nuts. 🥜
Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups and bake for about 15-18 minutes. You will know they are done when a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
Remove the muffins from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes. Remove from the tin to continue cooling..Enjoy!

05/14/2024

It's Tasty Tuesday 🤤🧋
This is a recipe for a delicious Blueberry Smoothie! 🫐 🍌 🥥
Blueberries are often called a “superfood.” This small but mighty berry is loaded with nutrients .
They may help lower blood pressure, prevent heart disease, improve memory, aid in exercise recovery, and more. Blueberries are sweet, nutritious and are in season. 🙌
Using Coconut yogurt instead of milk, provides your immune system with a much-needed boost to protect against viruses since it contains lauric acid, which is valued for its antimicrobial/antiviral properties.
Coconut is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which can reduce pain and swelling in the body. 🥥
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05/13/2024

🥗 Myth vs. Fact: “Eating healthy is expensive.”
🌟 Myth!
Some healthy foods can seem pricey, but there are many affordable options like legumes, seasonal produce, generic (e.g., “store-brand”) products, and grains.
Not to mention the fact that eating healthy, home-cooked meals (when you do it right!) can be a lot less expensive than eating out.
Some tips: ⤵️

✅ Plan your meals for the week
✅ Shop sales
✅ Add plant-based proteins to your meals
✅ Eat leftovers
✅ Become a food storage expert so your food stays fresher longer
There’s also a hidden cost to eating an unhealthy diet: medical care!
Unhealthy diets account for almost 20% of U.S. healthcare costs from heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, according to researchers.
It pays to eat at home!

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05/12/2024

🌸 Happy Mother's Day from everyone at Ditch The Dieting 💐🌻

Wishing you a day filled with love, appreciation, and the special joy that only moms bring.
Here's to celebrating the amazing women in our lives today and every day!

05/11/2024

It's Brunch For Lunch Day 😋
Here is a Healthy, Easy to Make, Mother's Day Brunch Recipe 💐
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05/10/2024

05/06/2024

🙈 7 “BONUSES” OF EATING JUNK FOOD 🙈Normally we talk about the benefits of eating whole foods…
😲 Well, let’s flip that script and talk about the likely “benefits” that ultra-processed junk foods bring — that aren’t benefits at all.
Ultra-processed foods are manufactured “food products” like snacks, packaged meals, cereals, etc.)
7 “BONUSES” of Eating Too Much Junk Food
1️⃣ Added sugars and unhealthy fats that cause inflammation, which is linked with chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and weight gain.
2️⃣ Excess sodium, which is linked with higher blood pressure and a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
3️⃣ Gut problems like constipation can happen, because they are low in fiber.
4️⃣ Roller-coaster energy and blood sugar levels because of their low fiber content and high amounts of refined carbs/added sugars.
5️⃣ Fewer vitamins, minerals, and essential nutrients that your body needs — especially for the high number of calories these foods contain.
6️⃣ Cravings, because they are chemically engineered to be super delicious and make you want to eat more of them.
7️⃣ A higher carbon footprint because of the manufacturing process.
A better, healthier bet: the real foods that your grandparents (and your body!) would recognize.

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05/05/2024

Happy Cinco De Mayo 🪇🪇

05/03/2024

🥗 This hearty vegan salad has a refreshing lime kick that you’ll love!
If you want to take it up a notch, try adding some black olives, goat cheese or tuna.
Quinoa Avocado Salad 🥑 🥗 ⤵️
(4 servings)

3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp olive or avocado oil 🥑
¾ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp ground pepper
3 cups (555 g) cooked quinoa, cooled
2 medium avocados, chopped 🥑
1 cup (200 g) grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup (150 g) diced cucumber 🥒
½ cup (25 g) chopped cilantro 🌿
1 scallion, sliced
Whisk 🥣 together lime juice, garlic powder, oil salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
Stir in quinoa, avocados, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro and scallion.

Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve cold.

04/22/2024

Happy Passover to all who celebrate!

04/18/2024

Trainer Tip Thursday 💪
Go for A 15 Minute Walk After Meals 🚶‍♀️