Post Natal Nutrition Tips from ThriveRD

As a new mom I had trouble eating well while surviving on 2 hours of sleep and nursing twins every hour and a half.  (Don’t worry, that schedule only lasted 4 months.  They are 7 months old now.  I sleep 8 hours a night and only nurse them every 2-3 hours during the day.) But,[…]

Dish | Guide to Healthy Baking

Found this great infographic on healthy baking substitutes from Greatist on Pinterest this morning and had to share! My favorite healthy substitutes are: Flours – quinoa flour, almond flour, oat flour (just throw the grains in your coffee grinder!) Sweeteners – molasses, honey, mashed bananas Fats – Greek yogurt, mashed bananas What are your favorite[…]

2013 Round Up

What I DISHED up this year. Skinny Super Bowl Dip 101 Juice Larabars DIGGING up in the garden Homegrown eggs Baby watermelons What drove us this year to be FIT! SUP around the world Beach workout, Oahu Horseback riding, Chile Yoga, Belize Inspiration Biking, Copenhagen Yoga, Lake Tahoe 2013 Destinations Costa Rica Patagonia, Chile Lago[…]

Dancing in the Kitchen

I’ve been living in the kitchen lately!  The amount of ripe tomatoes our garden produces each week is overwhelming.  On the weekends you will find me canning, roasting, salsa-ing, or sauce-ing tomatoes nonstop.  Last night we hosted a dinner party and invited all the guests back over for tomorrow night!  Don’t get me wrong, I[…]

101 Juice Recipe

While driving home from Ventura this weekend TDH and I stopped along the 101 to pick up veggies and fruit for the week. We spent a few dollars on cucumbers, apples and delicious strawberries. The kale is from our backyard (garden update coming soon). We use a Breville Compact Juice Fountain, it’s held up for[…]

Someone has a sweet tooth

Lagkagehuset Bakery, Copenhagen, Denmark I admit, I love sweets.  In high school I thought a package of gummi bears was a meal.  My grandma’s nickname is Sugar, I’ve never heard my dad call her anything else.  Can a sweet tooth be hereditary?   When my sister and I visited Copenhagen earlier this year we were told[…]