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Balancing the Mommy Schedule

September 30, 2011
Calling all moms!  I'd love to encourage an open dialogue where we share best practices, tips and suggestions on balancing the busy Mommy Schedule.This is my busiest year yet - both in terms of my own personal schedule and my three girls' schedules.  Here's what we've got going on these days...Daughter #1 ~ 1st grade, soccer 2 nights per week and on SaturdayDaughter...

Fall into Fitness & Nutrition - Support & Accountability Group

September 26, 2011
It's that time of year again!!  Let's all Fall into Fitness & Nutrition together!If some of you are like me, you might relate to this.  Fall is a time of year where I absolutely love to EAT - apple, pumpkin, cinnamon - YUM.  Unfortunately, a lot of the things I tend to eat are sugar-laden, processed, and made with refined ingredients.  Not so...

And the winner is...

September 19, 2011
Drumroll, please!!And the winner is....J (Jen)Jen, please email me at debi@fitnhealthymommy.com and provide your mailing address so that I can have the Happy Herbivore cookbook sent to you.CONGRATS!!!!  This is an incredible resource for you and your new nutritional goals!  :o) ...

~ * Happy Herbivore * ~ Book Giveaway

September 12, 2011
I am SUPER excited to offer my very first giveaway here on Fit & Healthy Mommy!!As many followers of my Blog, Twitter and Facebook know, I am a HUGE fan of Lindsay Nixon and her Happy Herbivore vegan cookbook.Lindsay has simplified veganism for those of us who are curious but not sure how to go about taking the steps to make the nutritional...

Dinner: Spanish Quinoa = Fabulous!

September 06, 2011
Spanish Quinoa - wow.  It was SO good!!I planned on this dinner after seeing the recipe in Peas and Thank You.  I posted about it on Facebook and someone replied that it was fantastic.  How could I not try it on my first day of the 10-Day Pledge (see my previous blog post for more info on the 10-Day Pledge).Ingredients:1 cup quinoa -...

10 Days of Real Food Pledge = Nutritional Overhaul

10-Day Pledge September 06, 2011
When I recently saw a link on Yahoo to the 100 Days of Real Food site, I thought, great - another challenge to get myself involved in.  As some of you know, I am wildly successful at signing up for challenges, but not so much on actually following through and completing said challenges.  After exploring Lisa's site and seeing the impact that cutting...

Whole Wheat Blueberry Banana Oat Muffins - Oh My!!

Baking with Kids September 05, 2011
On my quest to introduce my girls to more homemade whole foods, I decided to try another recipe from Happy Herbivore this morning for breakfast.  Last week I made the HH chocolate zucchini muffins and they were outstanding.  All three girls loved them.  Today, I opted for Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins, with a few slight changes based on what I had in my fridge...

Crispy Sliced Potato Bake ~ YUM!

September 04, 2011
Last week, while reading one of the bazillion recipe emails I get every day, I stumbled on a blog called Fish Food and the featured recipe for Crispy Potato Roast sounded awesome.  I kept it open in a tab on my laptop for several days until I decided today was the day I'd try it.Like I do with most recipes, I altered it...