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Eat With Leah

September 11, 2015

 After months of anticipation, Leah Itsines finally released her e-cookbook ‘Eat with Leah‘, woo hoo! Not to freak Leah out, but I was expecting a lot from her.

Eat with Leah

For those of you who do not know who Leah is, you may know her sister, Kayla Itsines. Leah is an accomplished woman in her own right – she is a personal trainer and she has a massive Instagram following. I’ve followed Leah for over a year and I’ve always appreciated how funny and down to earth she seems. I especially appreciate her love for real and good food! As much as I like healthified recipes, some people just go too far. I like to make and eat healthier recipes that everyone can enjoy and Leah gets that. Her e-cookbook isn’t a ‘diet’ book. It is full of flavorful meals with healthy ingredients that combine to make a flavor bomb in your mouth. My husband and I have greatly enjoyed trying out her recipes and literally every recipe I have tried so far has been fantastic. I am excited to introduce you to my favorite recipes from ‘Eat with Leah’! And just as an FYI, these are all my photos so please tag me if you use them on your social media 🙂 Continue Reading…

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The End of Summer Smoothie Bowl

September 8, 2015

Although I know it’s September, I was still in such a summery mood until literally 2 days ago. I threw on my usual top and shorts and headed out of the door to my car … only to be caught completely off guard by how cold I was!! The sun was shining but the air was distinctly colder. I don’t know why it caught me off guard as I did – perhaps I am trying to be willfully ignorant of the fact that fall and winter are fast approaching, with this year’s winter predicted to be cold and miserable.

I realized that soon I would be craving warm foods again like soups, pho and oatmeal bowls, and that I needed to make a smoothie bowl ASAP before the it started to sound unappealing. Hence the creation of this lovely and berry filled summer smoothie bowl! It’s really a mix of everything – bananas for sweetness; cherries, strawberries and raspberries for that low(er) sugar berry goodness and beautiful color. I recently switched to having cashew milk because I find it is much creamier and pleasant tasting that your standard almond milk. I prefer to have a dairy-free milk in my smoothies to keep the overall caloric content lower. I was also sent a few samples of Kura Lifestyle’s Sweet Mint and Berries, which is a healthy and tasty addition to this smoothie! It is composed of super greens, camu camu and eleuthro root so it really adds in a superfood punch to the smoothie.   Continue Reading…

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A Healthier Strawberries and Cream with Zing

September 2, 2015

As most of you know, or have seen from social media, I have a big sweet tooth. More often than not, I will indulge in small amounts of sweet treats. However, I have been indulging a bit too often recently and I really needed to cut down on the amount of indulgences I was having. Cue a slightly sad Alice who immediately starting thinking of ways I could have something sweet that wouldn’t affect my current fitness and fat loss goals.

Born Sweet™® Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener

Want to know what’s AmaZING? The moment you find a perfect sweet taste without a funny aftertaste, and zero calories! Enter, Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener which as the name states is a zero calorie stevia sweetener. I am not normally one to use low or zero calorie sweeteners as they often have a really bizarre aftertaste but true to their statement, Zing™ did not have that funny taste aftertaste – finally! Continue Reading…