
Sweet Potato Cornbread
Yields: about 12 pieces Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Sweet potatoes not only add an extra fluff to this traditional cornbread, but also add fiber, vitamin A and some B vitamins. Delicious on its own, or with a tad of butter! Ingredients 3/4 cup sweet potato puree 2 eggs 3/4 cup whole milk 4 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup fine or medium ground cornmeal* 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour 2 tablespoons cane sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 te

Baked Spaghetti Squash with Marinara and Chicken Sausage
Yields: about 6 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes A veggie filled dinner, this bake uses spaghetti squash as the “noodle” base and is filled with flavor from warm Italian spices and has many nutrients such as fiber, vitamin C, beta-carotene and iron. Ingredients 1 spaghetti squash (larger size will just give you more squash to fill, but there isn’t too big of a difference of squash size for the recipe) 2 cups marinara sauce 12 ounces

Whole Wheat and Flax Pumpkin Spice Bread
Yields: 1 loaf Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes A bit of a healthier twist on this fall favorite, nutrient rich whole wheat and flax seeds take the nutrition up a notch, but keep the traditional spiced flavor of this pumpkin bread. Ingredients 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or homemade) 1 cup cane sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon unsulphured blackstrap molasses 1/3 cup avocado oil (or preferred oil) 1/4 cup ground flaxseeds (I use a coffee grinder

Carrot and Orange Coconut Smoothie
This blog post originally appeared on Simple As That Blog in June 2016. Yields: about 3 cups Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes This smoothie is full of carrots and oranges that mix with a little other fruit and coconut butter to make a delicious and vibrant nutrient rich drink! Ingredients 1 cup orange, peeled and diced (about 1 cup) 1 small banana (about 1/2 cup) 1 large carrot (about 1/2 cup diced) 1/2 cup frozen pineapple pieces 3/4 cup wate

Finding Peace in the Moment
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The weeks have been incredibly crazy lately. Well, a little more crazy than normal. Between some moving, the end of the summer and the start of school, it has been a whirlwind of good-byes, hellos, and pensive beginnings. As I have been trying to resolve my constant attempt to catch-up with life to get everything in ord

Apple-Almond Pumpkin Muffins
Yields: 12 muffins Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Calcium rich apples and almonds complement beta carotene and fiber filled pumpkin in these delicious and nutritious muffins! No extra oil is added, relying on pumpkin, freshly pureed apples and healthy fat in almonds to provide enough moisture for a fluffy muffin. Ingredients 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (homemade or canned) 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (or 2