root SUP & Fitness

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 text

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 prof

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

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