Anyone else love lamb? Especially around Easter, it’s a favorite of mine! This dish comes strait from the TKN blog and offers a unique contrast between savory lamb, sweet plantains, and fresh juicy berries. Coming together quickly, it’s the perfect weeknight dish! 🥣 Ingredients:🍴Lamb – 100g🍴Raspberries – 50g🍴Plantains – 20g🍴Coconut oil – 5g🍴Salt, pepper, cumin,…
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Kaci’s Quick Life Tips — “Two-for-One” Toast!
So here’s a little hack for you to upgrade your bread square footage. For any of your favorite breads that come in thick enough slices, you can actually turn ONE slice into TWO. Pictured is Dave’s Killer Bread Raisin’ the Roof, which I find comes sliced anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. I takes…
Power Foods of the Pros
I’ve shared before how I have struggled with chronic fatigue syndrome since childhood. I’ve been to many medical practitioners and no one can seem to find a root cause or solution. For those who are not familiar with CFS, I’ll try to explain. It’s very unpredictable which is the hardest part outside of brain and…
#MacroFriendlyMondays — Chili Cheese Dog Salad!
When in doubt, take your favorite comfort food and make it into a salad! I’ve done this with pizza before, and there’s a plethora of recipes that employ this concept to make a big Mac or cheeseburger salad, but I can’t believe I never thought to try this one before! All inspiration to this hot/cold…
Kaci’s Friday Finds — Healthy Cracker and Chip Favorites!
Today’s #KacisFridaysFinds post is not one specific product, but a list of of my favorite crackers (with specific flavors too) and chip like crunchy snacks! These are all (mostly) relatively minimal ingredients and great nutrition for the number of pieces that you get for a serving (most 28-30g). Reader Questions:1/ Have you tried any of…
Kaci’s Friday Finds — Powdered Nut Butters + How to Use Them!
I feel like this find is obvious to some, but I still get people who haven’t heard of these products before! It’s basically nuts with most of the fat removed turned into a powder. It is much lower in calories and fat, and high in protein, but tastes very similar to the respective nut from…
Macro Friendly Mondays — Cut Da Carb Cheeseburger Quesadillas!
Got another Cut Da Carb recipe for y’all. Anyone surprised? 😂 What’s shown in the photo above is only half a serving! Inside shots of that #CheesePull!👇🏼 🥣 Ingredients:👉🏼1 Cut Da Carb flatbread👉🏼46g liquid egg whites👉🏼28g sweet onion, cooked to caramelize👉🏼84g 94% lean beef, cooked👉🏼1 tsp taco seasoning (or to taste)👉🏼21g cheddar cheese (I used…
Macro Friendly Mondays — Cut Da Carb Breakfast Pizza!
Got another Cut Da Carb recipe for y’all. Anyone surprised? 😂 So this idea was was born of a mash up of the bfast crunch wrap and sandwich recipes I’ve seen floating around. I wanted the same flavors, but more square inches 📏 I finally hopped on the Velveeta bandwagon and now I understand what…
Five Tips for Accurate Macro Tracking
So you’ve been diligent about tracking and your workouts, but it doesn’t reflect in measurements, how your clothing feels, what you see in the mirror, or the number on the scale (remember that changes in some but not others does indicate progress). You don’t understand why you’re not seeing results. You definitely understand the basics,…
Macro Friendly Mondays — Roasted Root Veggies!
Just a reminder that my first book, The Savior’s Heart: Lessons of Truth From The Gospel of Mark is now available for purchase here! Ordering your signed copy through my site helps cover the costs it took for publication—and supports my work in the cost of publishing future books too! I have many ideas on…
Cycling Your Macro Tracking With Low And High Days: What It Is + How To Do It
At some point you might have seen a fitness enthusiast post about how they are incorporating high carb and low carb days to accommodate their training schedule. Many people will plan to consume higher carbs on days where they train more intensely (especially lower body days). This same concept can be a useful tool for…
#MacroFriendlyMonday — PB&J Protein Clouds!
This recipe couldn’t be any easier! You only need three ingredients for the protein clouds plus toppings of choice. The clouds are essentially a meringue, but not cooked until completely dry. 🥣 Ingredients:1️⃣ 6 egg whites (best if you use real eggs, as carton kind don’t stay as puffy)2️⃣ 1 tsp cream of tartar3️⃣ Sweetener…