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Do These Things When You Grocery Shop

If you don’t come prepared, grocery shopping can feel overwhelming and can take up a considerable chunk of your time. Not to mention, there is no worse feeling than coming home from the store only to realize that you didn’t buy anything you need. A little organization helps to make sure you can make the…

4 Tips for Meal Prepping (No Salads Involved)

Meal prepping saves time, money and helps you stay on track with your healthy eating goals. But that doesn’t mean the meals have to be bland and boring. If you’re tired of eating salads every day, here are some meal prep ideas that are both delicious and healthy and will satisfy all your food cravings.…

7 Tips for Eating at Home More Often without Overwhelm

Home-cooked meals are great for both your wallet and your health, but the convenience of take-out is hard to resist, especially when you’re low on time. However, restaurant food is often highly processed and is high in calories, not to mention the cost of eating out quickly adds up. Cooking your own meals doesn’t have…

How to Keep Your Groceries Fresher for Longer

As easy and convenient as pantry items and frozen dinners are, it’s also important to have fresh groceries in the house. Fresh produce contains the majority of nutrients that we need to be healthy, but they can take another level of attention that our pre-packaged counterparts don’t need. Here are some tips to help you…

4 Tips for Cooking Veggies to Make Them Taste Great

Vegetables are such an underestimated part of the food group. We know how healthy they are for us, with all their vitamins and minerals, but most people don’t enjoy eating them because of their taste. Luckily, there are many ways to prepare delicious veggies that you can actually enjoy eating! Here are a few cooking…

6 Ways to Use Your Lunch Break as a Mid-Day Refresh

Lunch breaks are proven to increase productivity and are a great time to refresh and recoup for the rest of the day. However, too many of us are working through lunch breaks or are wasting them by doing nothing at all. It’s time to make the most out of your lunch break and start doing…

7 Practical Tips to Give Your Life a Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning isn’t just for the home and physical space we occupy. You can also take that same idea and bring it into your entire life — your mental space, your energy, your thoughts, and more. Infusing the exciting rebirth of spring into all areas of your life leaves you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated for…

5 Tips for Tackling Those Spring Allergy Symptoms

After being cooped up all winter long, the warm weather brings us outside to enjoy the sunshine. The warmer weather also brings pollen, which can leave you feeling uncomfortable. If you’ve tried all of the over-the-counter tricks to no avail, give these natural approaches a chance to fight those allergies for you. Here’s how to…

6 Stress-Free Meal Planning Tips That Will Simplify Your Life

I’m sure you’ve heard the age-old saying that hindsight gives us 20/20 vision, but a little foresight can be helpful, too. In fact, foresight when it comes to meal planning can be your saving grace for making it work for you. Meal planning can feel a little overwhelming, but I invite you to see it…

7 Tips for an Organized Kitchen

How often have you felt like a pantry staple you swore you just bought somehow vanished into thin air? You may even have a few condiments in your fridge that expired ages ago. The next time you’re hunting for your Tupperware lids and feeling frustrated with the disarray, make the commitment to do a kitchen…