It’s prep time my friends. With The Whole Damn Thing ‘officially’ kicking off on Sunday, it’s time to talk about the rules. 1. Whole 30 allows meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils. Key points: * Protein every meal * 3 meals per day,…
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Gratitude, Vegetables + Love: Featuring Zoodles [ Day 7 of #23to30 ]
The last 5 years have taught me more than I can fully communicate in the #23to30 chronicles, but these three concepts have proven to be critically important day to day. When one is missing, the whole day is off balance. I’ve always been a vegetable lover – growing up my dad had to have a backyard garden…
Prepping for the Week + The Whole 30 Challenge
There are some weekends that stand out from the rest, and this weekend was one of them. Fall is in full swing in Charlottesville, and things in MADville are getting crazier by the day. A full social, sweat, and food recap of the weekend is in order, but I need to take a day or…
Grocery List, Breakfast Favorite + Monday Things
From the moment I opened my eyes this morning I could just feel the monday-ness looming in the air. I had the classic weekend where I had more to get done than I could have ever reasonably accomplished, and it was actually a struggle for me to admit defeat at 10pm on sunday night to…
Upcycling + Food Inspiration
I have a habit of grabbing coffee at Whole Foods when I go in to buy groceries, but somehow despite my frequent drop ins I had perpetually missed some very important facts that they have posted on the wall. I love Whole Foods for their foundation work, and knew that they were leaders in renewable…
Building Strength in Kids: Body + Mind.
If there’s one thing that we feel more passionately about than health and fitness in our own lives, its health and fitness in kids’ lives. There’s something so raw and rewarding about empowering a kid to be active and believe in themselves, and giving them the tools to develop the habits for healthy active lifestyles….
fuel | sweat | grow 