This post was sponsored by Lightlife I can’t believe it’s been more than a decade since I ventured on my very first backpacking trip through the beautiful country of Thailand. That trip was truly the birth of my love for travel and while I’ve never been back (my travels have since taken me through the United States, Central
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Healthy Dark Chocolate Bark with Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter and Pretzels
This delicious and healthy vegan dark chocolate bark with salted caramel, peanut butter, and gluten free pretzels makes an incredible snack or sweet treat for holiday or special occasions (…or any day of the week!). hello…healthy dark chocolate bark! It’s been forever since I’ve made dark chocolate bark and I have no idea why, it’s
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Detoxifying Cranberry Smoothie
We are just a couple weeks away from Christmas and I’m sure many of you, like myself, have been to at least a couple of holiday parties, events, or dinners…and have enjoyed a few (or many) sugary festive treats! While I am a big advocate of balance and don’t deny myself of my fave treats
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Healthy Gingerbread Pancakes
This post has been created in partnership with iHerb. Full Holiday Mode has commenced! My house is decorated, the Christmas jazz has been on repeat, I have most of my gift shopping done (I’m not a rockstar, we just happen to pick names for most of our family members so it makes getting gifts pretty
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10 Healthy Cookies To Make This Christmas Season
We are just days away from the first of December which to me is definitely when the Christmas season officially begins (although I did actually get our tree and decor up this past week as I was itching to get a festive feel going on in our home!), so I’m getting a head start on spreading
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Easy & Healthy Lasagna with Cashew Spinach Ricotta
I used to be afraid of lasagna. Not because it’s known to be a carb-filled, cheese-loaded, make-sure-you-wear-your-stretchy-pants kind of dish, but because it has always seemed like way too much work. If you are a regular NITK reader, you know I prefer to make easy recipes that don’t take too much time or need too many ingredients.
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Rich & Creamy Super Healthy Hot Chocolate
First and foremost, I want to say how incredibly thankful I am for the those we remember today on November 11, Remembrance Day. Those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. Lest we forget. Now onto my post for today! Mmm.. hot chocolate. If you read my latest post you know I struggle to enjoy
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Healthy Pear and Apple Crisp
Tomorrow is officially Canadian Thanksgiving and we are gathering with our family today to celebrate togetherness and gratitude for all of our blessings. I’ve learned over the years however, that gratitude and thanksgiving really should be a daily attitude. When both gratitude and thanksgiving are part of our every day thoughts and actions, it’s amazing
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The Ultimate Fall Salad with Maple Pumpkin Chia Dressing
I don’t often get “writer’s block”. Usually I sit down to write my posts and things just flow naturally. Sure there’s the odd day where I have to rewrite the first couple of sentences a few times to get the rhythm going, but in general writing posts feels pretty easy-peasy. The one exception to this is