Healthy Treats

Real Food Recipes

Meals you can make for your family that will support your goals of a strong, lean body

Feb 6, 2022
2 min

Top Favorite Protein Overnight Oats - 2 ways

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! Without it I'm grumpy, irritable, and I find I crave more sugar on days I don't eat a good...

Mar 10, 2020
2 min

Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter "Nice Cream"

Today in Minnesota it reached 60 degrees - and it's March! That's pretty unheard of, and it's got me excited for summer already! I've...

Feb 25, 2020
2 min

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Muffins have become my new favorite snack to bake. I grew up baking a lot of cookies with my mom - we have perfected chocolate chip...

Feb 9, 2020
2 min

Health(ier) Twix Bars

For Super Bowl this year my family dropped in and enjoyed some delicious homemade meatloaf, potatoes, salad and dips. I provided the...

Jan 5, 2020
2 min

Carrot Cake Muffins (GF & DF)

Looks like I'm on a muffin streak around here! My last post was for those chocolate protein muffins and, well, today I have another...

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Chocolate Protein Muffins

Healthy eating doesn't have to mean avoiding baked goods forever. Over the years I've adapted a lot of my baking to be gluten-free by...

Dec 1, 2019
1 min

Cookie Dough Balls

Christmas is coming! Which means that a plethora of sugary treats will be around to tempt us very soon. I know that if treats are in my...

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Gluten-Free Ginger Snaps

Going gluten-free can be a challenging life change. Some do it because they want to lose weight, some do it for life-saving health...

Sep 2, 2019
1 min

Cinnamon Vanilla Protein Bites

School is starting, and this year I get to lump myself into the moms who are sending their kids off to school - even if it is half-day...

Aug 24, 2019
2 min

Quick Blender Breakfast Muffins

Most mornings me and my family enjoy scrambled eggs and sausage to go along with our coffee and cream. And by 'most' I mean 5 out of 7...

Aug 1, 2019
2 min

Homemade Protein Pops

All summer long ... actually, all year long... my kids ask for popsicles. I love having the option of a popsicle after a hot day out at...

Jun 25, 2019
1 min

Chocolate Pecan Fudge + Sea Salt

It's unrealistic to say that we should all be sugar-free or dessert-free every day for the rest of our lives. I believe food should be...

Apr 8, 2019
1 min

Not-So-Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins

...butter technically isn't Paleo, which means I could never be 100% paleo. Butter is a real food however, so I am totally on board with...

Mar 15, 2019
2 min

Copycat Perfect Bars

Have you seen or tried those new(er) Perfect Bars that have popped up in every store? I bought the kids version for my own littles this...

Dec 29, 2018
2 min

Flourless Chocolate Cake

This Christmas it was my job to provide dessert and I was more than happy to make this flourless chocolate cake. What I love about this...

Dec 1, 2018
1 min

Health[ier] Hot Cocoa

My daughter loves to play in the snow during our Minnesota winters. But more than that, she loves the hot cup of cocoa that usually...

Nov 26, 2018
1 min

Berry & Greens Protein Smoothie

I love a quick smoothie for a snack or even for lunch on a busy day. However, a lot of times smoothies can be a bit heavy on the...

Nov 26, 2018
1 min

Low Sugar, High Protein: Walnut Banana Yogurt Parfait

I get sugar cravings just like you. Sometimes I have ice cream, but most of the time I try to get creative and fix myself a snack that's...

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Sautéed Cinnamon Apples

I love apples throughout the year, not just in the fall. I pair them with peanut butter, cheese and love to flavor them with cinnamon!...

Oct 11, 2018
1 min

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Not all gluten-free treats are share-worthy, but I've made these cookies a couple times now and I can share these with confidence that...