Starting your day off with a healthy breakfast is the best way to begin and maintain your weight loss journey. We often hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it is true. How you begin your day matters. As the day progresses, your metabolism slows down. Because it is highest when you first wake up,
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Overnight oats (“Proats” – Protein Oats) are one of my favorite easy morning eats. Oats are chock full of heart healthy fiber. The body needs fiber, even though we do not EVER fully digest fiber. There are two types of fiber. Soluble fiber turns into a gel in the tummy and slows down digestion which helps lower blood glucose and
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I created this recipe this past week when my husband, aka the Texan, was craving some comfort food. I decided that some warm soup for these very cold (brrrr) East Tennessee days we are having was just the ticket. I happened to have a big bag of shredded collards, and I came up with this delicious, warm, and comforting crock
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