Best Tip To Fight Back To School Sickness

We are going on 4 weeks into the new school year right now, and I FINALLY found the way to keep my family from getting the dreaded "back to school cold!" I have one kid in Kindergarten and 2 here at home with me. And last year by the end of week 2, we were all suffering from the cold.

BEST TIP TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SICK FREE:

HAVE YOUR CHILDREN WASH THEIR HANDS RIGHT WHEN THEY GET HOME!

Mason now knows that once he walks into the door, he goes right into the bathroom and scrubs his hands. And this might seem like an obvious thing but you guys, I didn't start this until about 7 months into the school year last year. Just didn't even cross my mind. So...I'm paying it forward. If your family is getting sick, have your kids wash up right when they walk in the door!

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Healthy Quinoa Breakfast Ideas

No oatmeal? NO PROBLEM! This week I ran out of oatmeal! Yep, considering the fact that I haven't really done a real grocery run since before my emergency appendectomy surgery 3 weeks ago it was bound to happen. But as I was going through my cupboards I realized I do have a TON of quinoa.

Quinoa is a GREAT protein packed seed, not a grain! Quinoa is gluten free and also has 9 essential amino acids that our bodies need. Plus it is high in fiber, magnesium, B- vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and antioxidants. Coming in with a whopping 8 grams of protein per 1 cup. And it also can take on any flavor you give it. I haven't been utilizing quinoa as much as I should. Most people eat it as a side or on top of salads, and I can't stand it that way. But as an oatmeal alternative, I can do that! NEW GOAL: Alternate Quinoa and Oatmeal in my mornings so that I am getting the good stuff my body needs and to use up the quinoa that I have! ENTER, healthy recipes that I can do!

Check out these recipe ideas for a healthy quinoa breakfast!

PUMPKIN SPICED BREAKFAST QUINOA

Pumpkin Spiced Breakfast Quinoa by Once Upon A Cutting Board

5 INGREDIENT QUINOA SUPERFOOD BREAKFAST BOWL

5 Ingredient Quinoa Superfood Breakfast Bowl by: Two Raspberries

BREAKFAST QUINOA RICE PUDDING

Breakfast Quinoa Rice Pudding by: Catching Seeds

VANILLA BEAN BREAKFAST QUINOA

Vanilla Bean Breakfast Quinoa by: Fit Foodie Finds

QUINOA CEAREAL WITH CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Warm Quinoa Cereal with Caramelized Bananas by: Running To The Kitchen

APPLE PIE QUINOA

Apple Pie Quinoa by: Food Babbles

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6 Day Morning Makeover Challenge

Starting the week of the 25th my team is hosting a 6 day Morning Makeover Challenge! To help you lose weight, increase your energy, have more mental focus, regulate your digestion, decrease sugar cravings, get extra servings of veggies, replace your coffee addiction, get some chocolate every day and even some recipes to help you stay on track!

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Homemade Vegan Poppyseed Dressing

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One of my favorite dressings to use on salads is a Poppy Seed Dressing. Just like Brianna's Home Style Poppyseed dressing. But...to save some $$ and make sure I know everything going in to it I prefer homemade dressings. I have one I use specifically for a spinach salad at holidays and special occasions, but...it has a lot of sugar in it. And I could eat it everyday... Check out this healthier option! And yes, this uses maple syrup instead of sugar!!!

Vegan Poppyseed Dressing
makes about 1 cup (so you will have leftovers)

2 Tbsp Vegan mayo
2 tsp spicy Dijon mustard
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp agave or maple syrup
1 tsp shallots, finely chopped
1 Tbsp poppy seeds
1/2 tsp garlic powder
dash pepper

Directions for dressing:

Whisk all ingredients very well. I usually blend my dressings to get a creamier texture, but for this, add the poppy seeds after you blend so they don't get broken down.

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Food Is Not Your Enemy

Biggest thing to learn and really believe is that you don’t have to be perfect with your diet or exercise to lose weight. If you are eating healthy and clean MOST of the time, you will lose weight. It might not be as fast of a weight loss but, it will be a more lasting weight loss. This is where living the 80/20 rule comes in. Eat clean 80% of the time. Following the approved foods to a T but one meal a week you allow yourself to indulge more than you would. Maybe having a slice of cake, or pasta dinner with Alfredo sauce. 

Weight loss comes from the kitchen with the help of exercise to assist with fat burning in your body.

Ask yourself: Last time you were on a diet how did you feel when you “cheated” on the diet? 

This is why diets do not work. Because you feel like you are cheating when you eat something that isn't allowed. With the 80/20 lifestyle there is no cheating. 80% of the time you eat clean and healthy. 20% of the time you allow yourself a GUILT FREE treat or meal and still be able to reach your results. Wouldn’t that be nice to never cheat again? Make sure to plan out in your weekly meal plan your indulgent treat to look forward to it!

How to make 80/20 work in your life: 

CLICK HERE and request to join my FREE online community and you can PRINT this weekly meal plan calendar off to help you! 

PLAN OUT YOUR MEALS AHEAD OF TIME
Take time every week to plan your meals and even your indulgent meal. Put it on a calendar. Write that meal in big letters, or color so you can see, "on Thursday night I get to have PIZZA!" Do you think seeing that know that you have it planned will help you stay on track? 

Use that as your motivation to say "NO" to treats or temptations during the week. You have your meals planned. No need to indulge. 

LEARN TO BE FLEXIBLE! 
Life happens. There might be a last minute work lunch that you have to go to. Or your kids after school activity went way later than expected. If you already have all your meals planned out for the week, you can just swap things around. Indulge tonight, but stick tonights dinner where you were planning on indulging. 

PREP YOUR FOOD
Pre cook most of your food so that it is already ready to go so that you don't have to work that hard to make clean eating happen. Biggest reason why we eat out is because it is fast! But if you already have your chicken pre-cook, you just have to heat it up and GO! Fast and healthier than eating out at McD for the 3rd time this week! 

READ THE GODDESS REVOLUTION! If you want to change how you think about food, your body and reclaim your life, check out this amazing, empowering book to help you do just that. I'm halfway through it. It's an easy read you guys. But it is helping to strengthen my mindset to get my butt in gear! 

How do you think living an 80/20 lifestyle will change how you think of dieting? 

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