[dropshadowbox align="none" effect="lifted-both" width="550px" height="" background_color="#ffffff" border_width="1" border_color="#dddddd" ]This post has been sponsored by Isopure . All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. #Behindthemuscle #Isopure[/dropshadowbox] I've been such a gym slacker since school started! Granted we are super busy--which is unintentional by the … [Read more...]
Easy Week night meal: 3 Ingredient Shepherd’s Pot Pie
If you follow my blog on a daily basis, you know that I’m a busy mom of two. Not just busy as in we do a lot of stuff, but around here we play a lot of soccer. Soccer is almost a nightly thing between practices and games and by the time we get to dinner, I’m pretty much wiped. So, I started thinking about ways I could make weeknight dinners easier. My solution? I love … [Read more...]
Tacos to fit your taste and nutritional needs!
Did you know that adults and children have different nutritional needs? I do my best to follow the "If it fits your macros" (IIFYM) method of eating. Simply, my diet is based on the percentage of carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy fats I eat in a day. It's much easier than counting calories for sure. I try to eat at 40% proteins, 30% healthy fats, 30% complex carbs each … [Read more...]
Healthy after school snack: Peanut Butter Banana Nut Snack Balls
My kids eat lunch at school at the time they used to eat breakfast over the summer. My son eats lunch before the fast food places switch from breakfast to lunch! Add that to 6:30pm soccer practices and you can see why healthy snacks for kids are a big deal in my family. I don't feed my son dinner before practice like some of my friends do because he is prone to … [Read more...]
4th of July Activities Perfect for Kids
It’s hard to believe that the 4th of July is right around the corner. Adults have no problem getting into the perfect amount of mischief when this holiday rolls around, but what about the kids? As a matter of fact, my dad has decreed that none of his children (and their spouses) are allowed to set of fireworks while drinking on his property. (Party pooper-It's not like the … [Read more...]