I used to hate kale. I thought it was bitter, and fiber-y, and harsh. I didn’t understand what people were ranting and raving about when honestly, it tasted like I was chomping on tough weeds. I figured people must be brainwashing themselves into liking it […]
Eating a high fat, high protein breakfast has a huge impact on helping with satiety and cravings later in the day. Many people don’t eat breakfast due to lack of time, but I have a solution: My Bacon and Egg Breakfast Cups!
Santa Barbara will always hold a special place in Ashton and my heart. We used to go down there for about 8 weeks a year with our coach and physiotherapist to train when the weather in Eugene was total crap (2 weeks in December and about 6 weeks in March/April), and did this consistently for 4 years. The coolest part… We stayed with a family each time we went, sharing their kitchen and staying in their guest house for all 225 days we spent there.
October and the first part of November have been really busy. Moving, my sister visiting, a food conference in DC, a trip to New York for the NYC Marathon with the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Whenever I do this much traveling, I usually eat worse than […]
Since I finished the marathon, I’ve gone back to what I know best… Sprint and strength workouts, and it feels SO good! I didn’t realized how much I’ve missed it. There’s just something about hard interval sprinting that running for hours just doesn’t do for […]
It took me forever to get into sweet potatoes. The first time I had them they were roasted with cinnamon sprinkled on top. I know a lot of people may disagree with me, but YUCK!!! I really don’t like when they’re sweetened, it doesn’t seem right. It’s safe to say, you won’t see me eating any sweet potato casserole at Thanksgiving, that’s for sure!
I’m pretty sure the Lettuce Chicken Wraps have to be the most ordered item off the PF Chang’s menu. We love them, but know they’re probably loaded with added sugar. So I wanted to try recreating them at home using all natural ingredients. Average Rating:
After reading the title, I know that some of you are probably thinking, “Uhhh. I don’t know about these. I don’t know how much cashews can really taste like cheesecake…” You’d be surprised. I’ve made these bad boys for about a dozen people now, asking […]
I’m Canadian, so it’s pretty much a given in that I LOVE ketchup. When I moved down to Oregon from Saskatchewan, I had so many people say to me, “Wow! You put ketchup on everything!” While that’s a slight exaggeration, it is by far my favorite condiment.
Have you ever looked at the ingredient list on a bottle of store-bought ketchup? High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, sucralose, sugar, torula yeast, natural flavoring… First of all, what the hell is the difference between high fructose corn syrup and regular corn syrup? Why do they need both? Sucralose, the food industry’s way of stamping “reduced sugar” or “sugar-free” on labels. It’s an artificial sweetener meaning they made it in a lab. Why use artificial sweeteners when there are perfectly good natural ones? Sugar = white refined. Torula yeast. Huh?! Natural Flavoring. Why not make a product that doesn’t need to have flavor added and is packed with delicious flavor from the original ingredients?
When I started to read labels and pay attention to the food I was eating, I was shocked at how little I knew about the ingredients. But…I knew damn well I wasn’t giving up ketchup so I had to find a solution. I sweeten tons of other stuff with dates so figured it might work in ketchup too.
So here you go, a totally natural ketchup with half the sodium and sugar as regular ketchup with ingredients that you know and can pronounce. Plus, it’s just in time for all my ketchup loving Canadians to celebrate with at their Canada Day barbecues!
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NUTRITION FACTS: (per 1 tbsp) Calories: 12 Total Fat: 0 Saturated Fat: 0g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g Monounsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 85mg Potassium: 57mg Total Carbohydrates: 3g Dietary Fiber: 0.5g Sugars: 2.25g Protein: 0.3g
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Health & wellness counseling by Olympic Bronze Medalist, Brianne Theisen-Eaton. Helping people get to the root cause of their health related concerns through science driven data and healthy lifestyle changes, without the use of drugs.
