Ground your chickens and cook your bacon I’m sure you’ve noticed that everything is more expensive these days. Chicken breasts are no exception. The last time I bought local, pasture raised chicken breasts, I thought I was going to have to finance it for a couple of years.  Lately I’ve decided to go a […]

  What’s chaffling you? By now, if you are a regular reader of this article, you know that just about any food can be broken down, remade, and come out the other side not only better for you, but better tasting as well.  It’s not always easy.  It might require driving to more stores to find the […]

I know some of the recipes I have used for this article can seem a bit long and involved. Making every component from scratch instead of just ripping open a pouch will have that effect. So today, I thought I’d give you one of those quick weeknight dinners that is easy to make and that […]

  Double Down Brownies I’ve covered brownies before in my articles on how to hack recipes for a healthy lifestyle.  I say you can’t have too many brownie recipes.  In fact, I will eventually write another one for a gooey and decadent avocado based brownie that might be my all-time favorite.  We’ll save that one for […]

  Pro Tip with Protein! One of the biggest mistakes I see when people try to lose weight is the crash diet. When working to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and body composition, you need to think long term instead of fast and furious.   The problem with a drastic calorie cut is two fold.  […]