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Keto Breadsticks and Pizza

Are you Keto but avoiding cow’s milk products? SUB goat cheese instead. EASY!

Why y’all LOVE my keto bread recipe…

It’s versatile, super quick n’ easy, yummy, nourishing and CHEAP.

  • Add toppings to make a pizza — a main meal made easy!
  • Remove the olives, spice it up and slice it into long strips for keto breadsticks
  • Keep it simple and serve it as a side to any salad or soup
  • Make it fluffy or flat and use it as “sandwich bread” for a custom easy on-the-go meal
  • Switch up the type of cheese and olives, add your favorite veggies (even pureed works!) for something new
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September 6, 2019 By
A (0 - $450)/ B ($450 - $800)/ Dinner/ Sides/ Tips & Tricks

Marathoner’s Meal

I created this meal while training for a half marathon; the fuel and nutrients it provides were unparalleled by anything else I was eating.

If this meal is outside of your budget, too high in Calories, or just takes too much time – fear not – I created a specific section below to navigate these hang-ups. It’s called “savvy alternates”. Give it a go.

This recipe is all about “putting it together”. There are essentially 3 of my recipes in this one meal (plus alternates).

  • Crispy Spirally Sweet Potatoes
    (julienned here)
  • Black Bean Burgers
    (vegetarian alternate)
  • The Purple Salad
    (low cost alternate)
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September 2, 2019 By
A (0 - $450)/ B ($450 - $800)/ Dinner/ Sides/ Tips & Tricks/ Vegetarian

3 Easy Budget Savvy Salads to Savor

When it comes to budgeting groceries, let’s be honest: veggies are often the first to get the boot.

Why? It’s simple math: they’re expensive and don’t offer a lot of Calories for what you pay. Unfortunately, this means some of the best foods for optimal health and a long life are getting shafted, and other foods are taking their place.

For instance, it’s really easy to grab a bag of potato chips and know you’re getting a lot of calories for only a few bucks, as a side to a sandwich or soup. Similarly, how simple is it to make endless amounts of spaghetti with bread as a side because everyone knows that a side salad won’t contribute nearly the same amount of calories as cheese bread will.

What a lot of people are beginning to practice is either nixing their salad dressing entirely, or putting it on the side. I’d like to suggest that, in keeping a balanced diet and being mindful of total Calories consumed, we can not only keep the dressing but increase the amount of it.

How?

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August 16, 2019 By
A (0 - $450)/ Sides/ Vegetarian

Crispy Spirally Sweet Potatoes

Crispy Spiralled Sweet Potatoes

This one is a forever favorite. I might need to buy a second spiralizer to officially call the potato curling a family pastime. It’s that good.

Sweet Potatoes are friendly on SO many different “diets” – paleo, gluten free, lectin free, lactose free, vegan, vegetarian, (etc) – it seems only fitting to design a delicious, family friendly, fancy side out of these nuggets. We’ve done just that.

$ – SAVVY: Sweet Potatoes are a weekly staple food for us — from a nutritional and cost perspective — it earns an A+. Organic sweet potatoes earn a B from a cost-per-Calorie basis, but fear not – I talk more about this below.

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August 6, 2019 By