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Five Days of Smoothie Bowls
Here, find a smoothie bowl recipe for each day in the work week! In efforts to keep every bowl vegan and gluten-free, there are no added protein powders or other dietary supplements. However, some of my favorite additions for some extra protein and nutrients are Vital Proteins’ Collagen Peptides and Arbonne’s FeelFit Pea Protein. Top any of these bowls with your treats of choice! My favorites include fresh fruits, raw almonds, coconut flakes, cacao nibs, and my homemade granola (recipe linked here). Monday’s Belly Bowl Mondays are for new beginnings, kicking back into routine, and detoxing from the weekend. With this smoothie base, ‘detox’ becomes a whole lot more appetizing.…
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No Bake Fig Newtons
To start, I would like to reiterate that I spend a lot of time enforcing the importance of nutrition with whole foods designed for optimal body function. I do not use The Cutie Foodie to promote calorie-counting or weight loss, only feeding your individual body and soul with whatever makes you happy! With that being said, today I took this concept to a new level by making a copycat Fig Newton cookie. This was a treat I loved as a kid (and debatably do even more as an adult), but allergens include wheat, soy, and milk…three things that do not agree with my gut. Just a gander at this ingredient…
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Kissing Boring Salads Goodbye
Meal prepping has never been my thing. Personally, I dislike the idea of brown rice, chicken, and broccoli getting stale in a plastic container in my fridge almost as much as I dislike the idea of eating the same thing day in and day out. While I definitely have my foodie favorites that are staples in my everyday diet, food prepping is much more effective for me. By washing fruits and veggies, cooking specific side dishes, and portioning out ingredients designed for specific recipes, I can easily mix everything together each today for a much fresher-tasting meal, or make different food combos to keep things interesting. Here, I am…
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Carrot Cake Bliss Bites
Bliss bites and no-bake energy balls could easily be deemed the newest Insta foodie trend. As a busy gal myself, I can’t deny that such hassle-free recipes are perfect for a grab-n-go snack; but, with SIBO and leaky gut (which I will discuss more in-depth in a later blogpost!), such recipes usually do not agree with my combo of low FODMAP and SCD diet needs. Typically sweetened with honey or agave and filled with chia or flaxseed, I added bliss bites to what can, at times, feels like a never-ending list of foods my incredibly sensitive digestive tract simply cannot tolerate. But, that is not what my blog is about!…
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Fool-Proof Chickpea Salad
This no-cooking-required recipe was originally made as one of the Cutie Foodie’s contributions to the Super Bowl Sunday spread. And let me tell you, for being SO incredibly simple, this ended up being quite the super-bowl of light and refreshing deliciousness! Here’s what you’ll need: 1 can garbanzo beans 1 can corn kernels 1 large avocado 1 large plum tomato 1/2 large red onion juice of 1 lemon salt, pepper, & chopped cilantro to taste Directions: 1. Thoroughly rinse your garbanzo beans, removing the skin. Although tedious, allowing the running water to naturally loosen the skins and popping each chickpea from its plastic-like casing is a vital…
