Low Sugar Strawberry Yogurt

I absolutely love strawberry yogurt. But I absolutely hate how much added sugar companies put in it! I mean, come on, do you really need to add sugar to something that would be sweet enough if you just added more strawberries? Because unfortunately, blood sugar spikes are real. As are sugar crashes – aka how…

No Bake Trail Mix Bar

When I first tried out this recipe, I all but abandoned it. However, instead of throwing out the uncooperative granola bars, that just wouldn’t seem to stick together without being baked in the oven, I set them aside to return to later. And ended up learning quite a lesson on patience. When I came back…

Pumpkin Oat Cereal

Tonight, my dad and I were discussing fall flavors over dinner (because what else would I be discussing? ;)) and he observed that around this time of year, every restaurant goes into “pumpkin overkill”. First, there are the foods that typically include pumpkin, such as pies, lattes, and muffins. Then, you’ve got the foods that…

Overnight Oats in a Nut Butter Jar

What do you do with your empty nut butter jars? Or should I say mostly empty nut butter jars? Because I think we both know it’s practically impossible to scrape every last bit of the nut butter out of the jar with a spoon. Most people will probably answer “throw them away” – unfortunately, this…

Back to School- Greek Yogurt Fruit Parfait

It’s ten AM. On any given summer morning you would just be blinking the sleep out of your eyes, peeling the covers off your cozy, ever-so-inviting bed, and smacking your mouth as you imagined enjoying a nice stack of banana pancakes for breakfast. Unfortunately, it’s no longer summer. It’s September. Instead of lazing around the…