Hi friends! Matt and I are still in Charleston right now (you can see our adventures over on Instagram), so I thought today would be a good day to share a round up of some of my best recipes and health/nutrition tips all in one post. For those of you looking to get healthier this year, I hope you find this round up of my best content from over the years helpful! And see also: Simple Tweaks for a Healthier Life, Tips for a Healthy New Year and How to Set a Successful New Year’s Resolution.
My Absolute Favorite Easy, Healthy Recipes to try:
- Perfect Microwave Banana Oatmeal
- 5-Minute No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars (vegan, gluten free if you use GF certified oats)
- Almond Butter Banana Breakfast Bars (vegan)
- Almond Encrusted Tilapia
- Chunky Turkey & Vegetable Soup
- Corn Flake Encrusted Chicken Fingers (gluten free)
- Creamy Mexican Chicken Chili Soup (gluten free)
- Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bars (gluten free)
- Greek Lamb Burgers (gluten free without bun – can be made with turkey too)
- Healthy Tuna Salad
- High Protein & Flour-Free Breakfast Pancake (gluten free)
- Mexican Lasagna (gluten free if using corn tortillas)
- Nutty Protein Granola Bars (gluten free with GF certified oats)
- Peanut Butter Power Cookies (vegan, gluten free)
- Pesto Baked Salmon with Veggies
- Salty Maple Nut Energy Bites (vegan, gluten free)
- Savory Curry Granola Bars (gluten free)
- Scrambled Egg Muffins
- Sweet Potato & Black Bean Veggie Enchiladas (vegan if omit cheese)
- Sweet Potato Lentil Chili (vegan)
- Tart Cherry Pie Snack Balls (vegan, gluten free)
- Veggie-tastic Minestrone Soup (vegan)
- Zesty Lemon Zucchini Muffins
Food-related tips and round up posts:
- How to pack lunch in 5 minutes flat (and here are more packed lunch ideas)
- How to Eat a Better Breakfast
- How to Make {Microwave} Oatmeal More Tasty, Filling, and Satisfying
- Quick & Healthy Dinner Recipes
- Simple & Healthy Weekday Lunch Ideas
- How to Make a Quick & Healthy Weeknight Dinner
- 10 Healthy On the Go Snack Recipes
- 4 Healthy, Quick, and Portable Breakfast Ideas
General/Nutrition Hot Topic tips:
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- How to make time for health when you’re busy
- The Sneaky Thing That Might Be Causing Your Stomach Pain
- What Oils To Use When (e.g. high heat cooking vs. baking vs. salad dressing)
- 10 Immunity-Boosting Foods for Flu and Cold Season
Exercise/Running tips:
Interested in learning more about sports nutrition, fueling right without driving yourself crazy, and getting additional sport-specific recipes? Check out my Nutrition for Runners Program. It also includes running training plans, as I co-authored it with a running coach!
Not ready to commit to purchasing a program but interested in learning more about how to fuel right for your workouts? Check out my Sport Nutrition Myth Busting Q&A, which is free to download. It would be perfect to listen to on your next long run! My Nutrition for Runners co-author Jason and I recorded it together, and we answer and discuss a lot of the typical hot topic running nutrition questions, like:
- How can I eat enough to fuel my runs but still maintain my goal weight?
- What’s the best way to refuel after a tough workout, especially if I have no appetite?
- The top myths about calorie counting, scoring, and tracking percentages
For those of you training for spring races, here are my previous plans/tips:
- My full marathon training plan, plus injury prevention & nutrition tips
- My 2nd half marathon training plan
- My 1st half marathon training plan
- 10 miler training plan
- First full marathon training reflections
What have you guys done already this new year towards improving your health or wellness in a sustainable, non-extreme way?
- Any specific tips posts or topics you’d like to see me write about this year?
