Isn’t ‘carrot cake’ such a funny concept? A vegetable…made into a dessert! Sounds kind of weird, but we all know…. IT’S SO DARN YUMMY! I don’t really think it’s the carrots that make it so yummy – more so the fluffy flour, sweet sugar, crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, aromatic spices, and dreamy cream cheese topping…the
Christal is the creator of Nutrition in the Kitch. She's a Certified Nutritional Consultant, twice published author, gluten and dairy free recipe developer, food photographer, speaker, wife, and mama. Christal loves good food, all things wellness, and loves to travel. Her wellness philosophy is centred around balance and sustainable health, life's way too short for boring diets and restriction!
Dinner
Sundried Tomato, Spinach & Egg Grilled Cheese
The other day my Mom came over for a little visit! She had asked me to make her lunch as she wouldn’t have a chance to eat before and she wanted a “Nutritionist in the Kitch special”. I was running low on groceries and perused my fridge to see what I could come up with!
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Dairy Free
1-Minute Banana Split Mug Cake
I wonder if I’m just going to have to turn my blog into an all dessert blog soon – it seems that all I’ve been wanting to make lately is decadent sweet (yet guilt-free) delights!! This one isn’t just ANY dessert though… it’s a made-it-in-less-than-5-minutes dessert! Yep, no slaving in the kitchen for hours covered
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Desserts
Healthy Crustless Meyer Lemon Cheesecake
Who doesn’t love cheesecake… seriously. Yep, we all love cheesecake. Unfortunately it’s a one-sided relationship. I have sad news. Cheesecake doesn’t love us. Nope, not the usual run-of-the-mill cheesecake. THAT cheesecake sits there pretty on a plate in all it’s fatty, sugary, enormously high calorie glory and smiles a malicious little smile as we take
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Dairy Free
Stone Fruit & Vanilla Protein Cream Popsicles
I’m still dreaming of the wonderful days we enjoyed in British Columbia on our holiday last week – not that I don’t love my home – I just LOVE the beauty of BC, the weather, the mountains, the lakes.. and oh yeah.. the fresh amazing fruit! I’ve been on a mad hunt for apricots
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Healthy Travel
Our BC Trip – A Whole Week of Healthy Eats (and of course, some treats!)
Hello! Today’s post is a collection of just some of my eats from last week while the hubby and I were on our British Columbia holiday! Instead of snapping pics of what I ate in just one day – I snapped pics of many of the different meals I ate throughout the week! I didn’t for some
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Breakfast
Maple Waffle, Egg & Smoked Chicken Breakfast Sammy (gluten free!)
Phewwf! After a big detour yesterday we are back on our way home this morning! The hubby and I just enjoyed a wonderful week in the Shuswap region of British Columbia! Our week was filled with running in the mornings, hanging out on the beach, swimming in the clear lake, hitting a couple rounds of
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Dinner
Slow Cooker Philly Cheese Chicken Tacos
Remember a couple weeks ago when I posted a picture of these delicious Slow Cooker Philly Cheese Chicken Tacos?! Well, I think you’ve all waited long enough for the recipe, wouldn’t you say!? I was inspired by a pin I saw on pinterest to make these tacos with an adapted recipe from Food Family Finds for
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Dairy Free
Cherry Almond Butter Bars
MMMmmmmmmmmm!!!!! That is all I have to say about these bars. Actually, I have a lot more to say, but if I had to describe these bars in one word.. or uhh… sound, it would be “Mmmmm”, 100%. I was inspired by the lovely and incredibly talented Angela from Oh She Glows to make
