Macro Friendly Mondays — TKN Thanksgiving Poppers! 🦃

Got a festive recipe for you for this week’s #MacroFriendlyMondays post, although it is great year-round! This one comes directly from the Trevor Kashey Nutrition blog recipe archive! Fresh herbs combine with lean ground turkey for an easy meatball recipe with a range of applications. Since this recipe uses lean ground turkey, which traditionally contains…

Food Tips From Kaci — Check Nutrition Labels For Changes!

I’ve been doing #FoodTipsFromKaci here and there, but wanted to get formal with the series! The posts in this series will cover anything from macro hacks to tracking tips to cooking wisdom you should know about! First up! Check the foods that you consume often for updates to the nutritional values! If you pull forward…

#KaciDoesKickStart

I mentioned in a previous post (see here) that I believe in what we do at TKN so much that I decided to jump in full force and enroll in the Trevor Kashey Nutrition KickStart program myself! For those interested in following along, I’m going to be documenting my journey through the 12 week KickStart…

Macro Friendly Mondays — WW 7 Layer Salad!

🥗 Got a new #MacroMicroBowl idea for ya! I grew up eating Weight Watchers 7 layer salad; it was a family favorite. I could l seriously smash half of a tray of that stuff at once, easy. Wanted to see if I could make it a bit more #macrofriendly for a meal-sized serving, and here’s…

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,…

How To Track Gourmet Cookies

Update to add: I now have a PDX Cookie Company affiliate code for you guys! Use “CookieGains” for 10% off your order! After my PDX Cookie Co and Waffle Queen Wookie reviews, I had several requests to explain how I track gourmet cookies when they don’t have any nutrition info provided. As I mentioned in…

How I Use #DessertEveryDay As One Of My Nutrition #SuccessStrategies

Ladies, Listen Up! Eat The Dessert! 🍪🍫🍩🧁🍨 Whatever food you truly love and enjoy, you can get to a place where you work it in. Whether it’s sweets or salty snacks, don’t avoid foods you love. Life is too short to not enjoy yourself and it will actually help you make more progress to include…

A Quick #MacroHack {Vlog}

  ✅ When using salad dressings like vinaigrettes that have a lot of oil that separates to the top, you can save on fat and calories by discarding a good portion of it. ✅ Note: I am not advocating avoiding using some oil or fats in your salad, as you need them to help absorb…