Our 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2024

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Our 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2024

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a foodie! When I come across a healthy recipe that sounds too good to pass up, I immediately add the ingredients to my next grocery list and get to work making it. This year, I discovered some of my all-time favorite recipes – from savory proteins and soups, to healthier versions of sweet treats.

Below, I’ve listed out our top 10 recipes from this year – I encourage you to try one whichever one (or two) calls your name! These recipes are well worth the effort, trust me. 

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10 Ingredients I Keep On Hand For Healthy Meals

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10 Ingredients I Keep On Hand For Healthy Meals

Leading up to Thanksgiving, I shared a list of shelf-stable ingredients I keep on hand for all of my winter holiday cooking and baking. This week, I’m dishing on the 10 ingredients I always (always) have in my kitchen that make throwing together a healthy meal easy, cost effective, and delicious! 

Whether you’re a cooking beginner or you cook all the time, these ingredients (and categories of ingredients) are worth adding to your shopping cart on your next trip. I’ve even included recipes for each one that I hope you’ll try!

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The 411 On Ultra Processed Foods

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The 411 On Ultra Processed Foods

In case you didn’t see it, The New York Times recently published an interesting article about ultra processed foods, shedding light on their prevalence and potential (negative) health impacts. The article explores the work of Carlos Monteiro, a nutritional epidemiologist from Brazil, who identified a rise in obesity rates linked to changes in food consumption patterns.

As someone who has always valued nutrition and its role in longevity, I wanted to summarize this article for the Pure Joy Wellness community and give you the gist of what you need to know from these new findings. 

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Two Days of Plant-Based, Protein-Forward Eating

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Two Days of Plant-Based, Protein-Forward Eating

In recent years, plant-based eating has blossomed into a lifestyle embraced by many, not just for its delicious offerings but also for the array of health benefits and positive impact on the environment.

In this comprehensive guide, I’m delving into what I call “plant-based, protein-forward” eating, and providing you with two days worth of meals that are both rich in plant-based protein and nourishing for your body (and not to mention, kind to the planet!).

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My Morning Routine (And How To Create Your Own)

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My Morning Routine (And How To Create Your Own)

A question I’m often asked by my friends and clients is: What is your morning routine? I actually love answering this question, because it makes me reflect on how far my routines (both morning and evening) have come. The more I’ve learned about wellness over the years, and the more I’ve prioritized my physical and mental well-being, the more effective and efficient my routines have gotten.

AND they’re super sustainable now—I used to have super long routines and I never ended up sticking with them because they demanded too much. Below is an overview of my morning routine, as well as my top three tips for developing your own!

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Pure Joy Wellness Approved - Click and Grow (Indoor Herb Garden)

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Pure Joy Wellness Approved - Click and Grow (Indoor Herb Garden)

We talk about the benefits of vegetables a lot—how many nutrients they have, their fiber and water content, their antioxidant properties—but one food group that doesn’t get as much attention is herbs.

Like veggies, herbs are plants too, and for centuries they’ve been used to fend off disease, treat ailments, and improve the function of the body (think immune system, organ function, and more).

As someone who is always thinking about the long-term effects of what I eat, I’m constantly looking for ways to integrate herbs into my diet. Thankfully, I came across a product that has made keeping fresh herbs on hand SO MUCH EASIER.

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8 Foods You Should Always Have On Hand—No Matter What

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8 Foods You Should Always Have On Hand—No Matter What

It’s hard to remember a time when grocery stores were so full and empty at the same time—of course, I mean full of people and out of items. As the weeks pass, we’re all trying to stay stocked on food and minimize trips to the grocery store in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. So with that in mind, I thought I’d put together a list of items you should ALWAYS have in your pantry and freezer—no matter what. 

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3 Healthy, Affordable Recipes You Can Make With Canned Or Frozen Ingredients

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3 Healthy, Affordable Recipes You Can Make With Canned Or Frozen Ingredients

With restaurants and stores continuing to close due to the coronavirus, eating at home has become a necessity for everyone (and this may or may not be the case for a while, depending on how this situation pans out). Everyone is stocking up on canned foods, frozen foods, and anything non-perishable—but these foods still carry a stigma of being less healthy or not as delicious as fresh (usually more expensive) ones. Fortunately for us, that is not the case.

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What I Learned By Eating Slower

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What I Learned By Eating Slower

As you can image I live a very busy life. Running my own business, while I love it, is also at times very stressful. My days are filled rushing from one client to another, doing Skype coaching sessions, writing blog post, taking conference calls and managing my own life. I rush through my day with very little time for anything and when I have time to get a bite to eat, I gobble it down.

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