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FeaturedHow to Meal-Plan: Easy and Fast!
Meal planning is something that can help streamline the process of shopping and prepping your food for the week. If you know what you’re going to eat and how much of it, you can better prepare and save yourself a lot of stress with last minute food preparations and scrounging in the fridge. In this… Read more
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FeaturedSurviving the Holidays on a Diet
It’s November, and that means the holiday season is right around the corner— Unless you include Thanksgiving, then we’re just heading into round two! It’s that time of year that is both full of cheer as well as indulgence and guilt, and it shouldn’t be! It’s a time to see the people you love and… Read more
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FeaturedIngredient hacks to boost your nutrition
When you’re trying to eat better, increasing the amount of whole foods you eat is the best place to start. But there are some tricks to help you get the most out of your ingredients. Cooking some foods can actually decrease the amount of vitamins and minerals available for absorption, while some foods benefit from… Read more
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FeaturedSpring Rolls Galore!
This is a recipe for some simple and delicious spring rolls! Springs rolls are a great way to get your veggies in, and are so refreshing to eat! There is a bit of prep required, but it mainly involves making a sauce, slicing your vegetables, and deciding what kind of protein you want in there.… Read more
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FeaturedNavigating the Grocery Store: One of the Easiest Ways to up your Health-game
Think you can do all your grocery shopping on the perimeter of the store? Why would you? If you’re trying to address your health and nutrition, this can be a HUGE help in tackling most of our obstacles to achieving our goals. Read on to see why…
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Title change!
For a little while, this site is going to be funky and misnamed. Bear with me! I’m working (slowly) I’m revamping life over here into something closer to home and more honest. Coming soon… Tired Mom Wellness
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How to Make Sourdough (And a Starter!)
With COVID-19 keeping us all indoors and making supplies scarce for some things, I’ve seen a lot of people trying to make sourdough. Having been making sourdough for years now, I thought I would write a little tutorial on how to make both a starter and a basic loaf of whole wheat bread. Sourdough is… Read more
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Why Women Should Lift
There’s a strange phenomenon I’ve noticed, and I’m not the only one to notice it. Somehow, the idea of “being fit” for women has only really entailed cardio, maybe lifting some light weights. Like, 5-10 pounders. For some populations and workouts, light weights have their place, so I’m not here to bash that. But when… Read more
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Sustainable Eating: What’s so confusing? A look at Meat and Dairy in our diet
I see I’ve been absent for a long period of time again! Life with a one-year-old has proven to be a bit challenging, but am I surprised? Not really. Sorry for the quiet, here’s a post! It happened again, and this time, I’m changing something. I was feeding my son this morning on the couch,… Read more
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Cutting Board Wear and Care
If there is any one tool essential to the cook (besides the knife), it is surely the cutting board. First, I’ll preface this post with an admission: I don’t always use a cutting board. Sometimes I just cut right on top of the counter, or in my own hand. I can be pretty lazy sometimes.… Read more
