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I’m so excited to partner with @toogoodtogo.usa $I’m so excited to partner with @toogoodtogo.usa and @ninjakitchen to show you how you can help fight food waste and get delicious food at a fraction of the cost! #sponsoredbyninja #tgtgpartner Too Good To Go is an app that connects you to local restaurants and grocery stores in your area with surplus meals and ingredients that were likely going to be tossed but that you have the chance to save 🥰 I picked up a surprise bag from a local café and used the focaccia that was inside it to make these plant-powered sandwiches filled with hummus, pesto, and veggies I had in the fridge that were also on their way out. 🥪 I brought the veggies back to life by roasting them with a little balsamic in my Ninja Foodi Dual Heat Air Fry Oven (that comes with 13 functions, like roast, air fry, and more, and that can flip up and away for convenience), assembled the sandwiches and gave them a final toast. Doing good has never tasted so good! • Download the app to help reduce food waste today and be sure to check out the link for this oven in my bio! #TooGoodToGo #NinjaCutlery #NinjaFoodiOven$

You know I love smoothies but nothing beats a thic

You know I love smoothies but nothing beats a thick and creamy smoothie bowl! #sponsoredbyninja
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I’m showing you how to make a High-Protein smoothie bowl using the Ninja Twisti High Speed Blender Duo, which has a lid with a built-in tamper you can twist to push ingredients down and a drizzle cap that allows you to add ingredients while blending. The blender also has 5 preset Auto-iQ programs, including a bowls program!
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The perfect smoothie bowl can be tough to master, but the built-in tamper creates the perfect thick and creamy consistency every single time—see for yourself! 😎

What are your favorite smoothie bowl toppings?!👇

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After one too many rum punches, I said yes!… to

After one too many rum punches, I said yes!… to one more. And to Steven 🥰

It’s the first Monday of the new year, and we kn

It’s the first Monday of the new year, and we know what the means… crash diet season has officially started😕
I did this last year for 2021 and it was very well received, so I thought I’d update my list for 2022!
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Let me preface this by saying I’m not anti weight loss, I’m anti weight loss culture. So, if weight loss is on your agenda for 2022 and you have yet to spend your hard-earned money on a crash diet plan, I encourage you to consider trying some (or all) of the FREE tweaks above first. Yup, totally free (well, you do have to buy the food).
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Most are pretty self-explanatory but if you have a question about any of them, please let me know in the comments and I can clarify! And note, these are general guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Don’t commit to any of them with an all or nothing mentality, or you’ll go insane.
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I’m sure I missed some tweaks, so share any that I missed or your favorite healthy habits in the comments!👇👇

These plant-powered lasagna roll-ups are one of my

These plant-powered lasagna roll-ups are one of my favorite meatless dishes! @barillaus Lasagne is filled with a creamy plant-based “ricotta” filling, rolled, and baked in marinara sauce. #ad
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Did you know, pasta supports a well-balanced diet?! In fact, enriched pasta is an excellent source of folate (providing 50% of the Daily Value (DV) and a good source of iron (providing 10% of the DV)– two nutrients that are important for healthy pregnancies and fetal development.
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To make:
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 9 Barilla Lasagne sheets
• ½ cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 to 3 Tbsp nutritional yeast or fresh grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 block firm tofu, drained
• 1, 10-oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed & squeezed of excess liquid
• 1 jar Barilla Vero Gusto Heritage Marinara
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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Combine cashews and 1 cup boiling water in a small bowl, cover, and let sit while you cook the lasagne according to pkg directions. Drain the cashews and add to a blender with the tofu, basil, parm, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt; blend until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the spinach. Spread ~1/3 cup mixture down the center of each lasagne, roll, and carefully cut each roll in half widthwise (to make 18 mini rolls). Pour the marinara into the bottom of a 13x9 dish and place each roll, ribbon-side-up into the dish. Sprinkle with the mozzarella. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake until hot & bubbly about 10 to 15 minutes more.

Homemade candy cane perfect(er) bars! This has to

Homemade candy cane perfect(er) bars! This has to be my favorite flavor out of all the versions I’ve made 🤶
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1/2 cup drippy PB*
1/2 cup drippy cashew butter
3 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp collagen powder
3+ Tbsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
Mini candy canes
Dark chocolate chips
White chocolate chips
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Microwave together nut butters & honey to soften for about 20 seconds. Stir. Add vanilla + peppermint extract + collagen + 3 Tbsp coconut flour. Add more coconut flour by the 1/2 Tbsp if necessary til you get a soft, not too dry dough.
At this point, make sure the dough isn’t warm at all or the chips will melt. Can place in the fridge for a little to cool down. Fold in some crushed mini candy canes (I used about 4), a few Tbsp each of dark and white chocolate chips. Press into a parchment-lined bread pan (I use the bottom of another bread pan to flatten the top). Sprinkle extra mix ins on top (like candy cane & chips) & a little sea salt, press down, freeze til hardened (about 20-30 min) store in fridge.
*use fresh, recently opened nut butters not the hard bottom of the jar stuff.

An excerpt from The Plant-Forward Solution! When I

An excerpt from The Plant-Forward Solution! When I first started writing this book, I didn’t anticipate I’d end up discussing the gut microbiome as much as I did. But really, it makes sense that I’d end up doing so.
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So much can be tied back to the microbial ecosystem living inside us. There are trillions of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, and viruses—that call the human body home. In fact, it could be said that half of you isn’t human. That is, about half of the cells that make up “you” are bacteria, the majority of which are hitching a ride in the gut.
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These guys have been linked to the health of just about every organ in the body; when they’re happy, you’re happy, both figuratively and literally speaking. And like you, your gut friends must eat to survive. Their favorite food?
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FIBER--my second favorite f-word and the hallmark of the plant-forward solution. Although we humans may not possess the enzymes needed to break down fiber, our bacterial tenants have an arsenal of enzymes at their disposal, and they are armed and ready to use them. 🦠 🦠

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