My kids love to have baked goods for breakfast (and truthfully, I love that my 11-year-old can get breakfast easily for 3 kids while I feed the baby. The problem is that most store-bought muffins or breakfast items they want are full of sugar. I decided to start looking up healthier options so they get (sort of) what they want and I approve of the ingredients. The problem that I found is that lots of ‘clean’ baking recipes use a bunch of egg as a binder and end up with a texture that just isn’t quite right. You know the feeling when somebody takes a bite of something that you worked hard on and says “Oh, so this is healthy?” Crushing! I was determined to find a recipe that worked and still t
We decided that since root is about building a community of people all working together to improve our health, wellness and well-being that we should start sharing some of your stories with each other, to motivate, inspire and connect each other. Every month we will feature a member of root in our Transformation Story. Our first transformation story features and amazing and lovely woman named April Kriz. She is a mother of 2 adult children, who finds the time to juggle a professional job with truly spending the time, and being committed to, her healthy living journey. Here is what her trainer Cathy Pierce, had to say about April's journey: When April began her journey with me, her hesitancy
Sugar. It tastes so good! Our body craves sugary foods because they really do create a reaction in our brain and bodies that help us feel happy and less stressed (at least temporarily) and for the most part- our taste buds think they are yummy. I’m not an advocate of eating absolutely no sugar. I think any nutrition plan that creates an off-limit food tends to set us up for failure or rebellion and it’s the rare person who can truly live their whole life without sugar. But we all know that too much sugar is not good for us and can lead to weight gain and weight related diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In order to minimize these effects on our bodies, we can certainly be caref
Oh my goodness, I love a good energy bar but I HATE to pay for them. I mean seriously, standing in front of the row of all the "good for you bars" at the store is enough to give my wallet heart palpitations! Have no fear- here is an easy, 5 ingredient hack on some of the most popular bars on the shelf. And if the idea of an energy bar or healthy bar scares you away, I promise these taste like a total splurge! Here's what you need: 1 cup whole dates, pitted (make sure they are nice and moist) 1 cup other dried fruit with no added sugar (my preference is Cherries or Cranberries) 1 cup raw almonds, or other nuts 2 TBSP nut butter of choice Optional add-ins: 1 tsp cinnamon or cocoa powder, shred