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9 Proven Tips for Staying Healthy and Happy During the Holidays: Your Ultimate Guide to Stress-Free Festive Feasting!

The holiday season brings joy, along with tempting sweets that can derail healthy habits. With some planning, though, you can stay on track and feel your best. This guide shares science-backed tips for balanced eating and self-care over the holidays. Learn how small steps like hydrating, filling up before parties, and watching portions allow you to indulge mindfully. Discover how focusing on nutrition-packed dishes, activity, and emotional wellness helps combat stress and overindulgence. Get recipes for roasted pear french toast, sweet potato crostini apps, and more holiday foods proving healthy can still be delicious. Join the journey towards feeling vibrant this holiday season while still enjoying Gather with loved ones over flavourful, moderate meals. Our tips help you manage cravings and avoid the post-holiday regret while finding joyful moments. This holiday season, nurture yourself along with cherished traditions - your future self will thank you. holiday-health-guide

The key focus is on setting expectations around enjoying the holidays while maintaining balance and self-care. The excerpt highlights actionable tips and recipes while speaking to common emotional challenges. As a bonus, there are 3 delicious recipes.

Brain Health, Whole Foods, Sides & Snacks, Lunch, Neuronutrition, Lifestyle, Dinner, DessertsKelly AielloDecember 20, 2023Holiday's, Lifestyle, Health, Heart Math, FamilyComment

Summer Salad with Blueberries and Goat Cheese Recipe

Are you looking to make the most out of what summer we have left?

Are you always on the hunt for a healthy (yet delicious) salad recipe to feed your family that also supports proper brain health?

Well, look no further than this summer salad recipe!

In fact, the recipe I have for you today is super delicious and nutritious! It uses several ingredients that have multiple health benefits - and when you combine them all together… well, let’s just say it doesn’t get much better than this!

Brain Health, Neuronutrition, Lifestyle, Lunch, Whole FoodsKelly AielloSeptember 10, 2020Brain-Healthy Diet, Antioxidant, Recipe, Salad, Blueberries, Gluten-free, Keto, Lectin-free, Paleo, Pegan, Plant Based, Sugar-free, VegetarianComment

Healthy, At-Home Meals Made With Foods In Your Pantry

I get it. This is a strange and unprecedented time that we, along with the entire world, are navigating at the moment.

Times are stressful and uncertain. You may be trying to figure out how to occupy the kids, manage your time, get some long-overdue cleaning done, and figure out what to make for dinner.

It’s also likely that there are half-empty shelves and picked-through produce at your local grocery store. The food that you were hoping to pick up may no longer be available. Now what? What do you make for dinner tonight?

This is where I come in.

This week, I’d like to offer up some recipes for easy home-cooked meals that can be made using foods you likely have in your pantry. I’ll also include some suggestions as to how you can amend the recipes based on what foods are actually on your shelves. Hopefully, this will provide you with a renewed sense of excitement in the kitchen.

Dinner, Lifestyle, Lunch, Whole Foods, Digestive HealthKelly AielloApril 2, 2020Recipe, Diabetes, Weight Management, Paleo, KetoComment

Tuna Salad Lettuce Wraps

Remember when P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps hit the food scene? They were certainly a hit. And since that time, lettuce has become a culinary rock star when it comes to wraps and healthier eating. Yes. Lettuce. Lettuce isn’t only for salads any more... it’s now considered a "bun" and a "tortilla.”

Dinner, Lifestyle, Lunch, Whole Foods, Digestive HealthKelly AielloJanuary 23, 2020Recipe, Tuna, Diabetes, Weight Management, Paleo, KetoComment

8 Amazing Health Benefits of Sweet Potatoes and a Recipe

Ever wonder what makes a sweet potato sweet? Curious if sweet potatoes are healthy?

Have you been on the hunt for a sweet potato fry recipe that isn’t soggy or disappointing?

Wonder no longer and look no further! Check out this week’s blog post to discover more!

Keto Parmesan Chicken Wings

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Lifestyle, Dinner, Lunch, Whole FoodsKelly AielloJuly 11, 2019Whole Foods, Meal Plans, Keto, Gluten-free, Lectin-free, Sugar-free, RecipeComment

Fresh Summer Salad

Lifestyle, Dinner, Lunch, Whole FoodsKelly AielloJune 27, 2019Whole Foods, Vegetarian, Plant Based, Meal Plans, RecipeComment

Mood-Boosting Kale Cucumber Salad Recipe

It’s no secret that what we eat can affect the health of our bodies and brains. It’s also no secret that certain foods can affect our mood.

High-carb foods like donuts, muffins, and granola bars work to make us feel better by boosting dopamine and acting on our brain’s pleasure centres. Unfortunately, getting such a ‘high’ from these foods is not the healthiest way to go.

Luckily, there are healthier alternatives that also work to boost our mood. Even better still, I’ve combined a few of these foods into one healthy dish!

Read on to discover more information along with the recipe.

Brain Health, Conditions, Neuronutrition, Lifestyle, Lunch, Sides & Snacks, Whole FoodsKelly AielloFebruary 28, 2019Depression, Memory, Mental Health, Moody, Neuronutrition, Fatigue, Thyroid, Antioxidant, Carbohydrates, EFA's, Minerals, Omega-3, Protein, Vitamin C, Whole Foods, Recipe, Salad, Serotonin, Almonds, Gluten-free, Plant Based, Sugar, Sugar-free, Vegan, VegetarianComment

Peter Pumpkin-Head Stew

Nothing screams fall like trees beautifully painted in red, orange, and yellow leaves crunching underfoot, and that distinct crisp clean air. As the days get shorter and the weather continues to cool off, nothing warms the bones like a good hearty stew.

And what’s more fun for fall than cooking in a pumpkin?

Keep reading to check out my unique recipe for a hearty fall stew cooked inside a pumpkin - Happy cooking and stay warm out there!

Dinner, LunchKelly AielloNovember 8, 2018Paleo, Keto, Whole Foods, RecipeComment

Summer Fresh Recipes

I've had lots of folks reach out to me on Instagram and Facebook after last week's blog post on BBQ chicken with veg. So I decided to post a couple more ideas to help you celebrate Canada Day and the Fourth of July.

No matter what side of the border you find yourself on, be sure to unwind with family, friends and some healthy BBQ!