Hi! My name is Charissa and I blog about healthy food, fitness, and my everyday adventures. To me, balanced living is strawberries dipped in chocolate.
1
Mar
I’ve decided I have had enough of this nagging cold I have. So I’m doing an intense detox…which I’ll be doing for 3 days (started yesterday). A couple years ago I did the full-fledged Master Cleanse which typically runs 10 days of just drinking
28
Feb
This week has been very special because my sister and her family have been visiting. My sister has a sweet daughter who is such a little honey! We’ve been having such fun playing together. After being here a week, they’re leaving tomorrow so I’m going to miss little Katy so much.
25
Feb
I find that any store bought, fruit-flavoured yogurt is not only high in calories, but extremely high in sugar. And it’s not usually sweetened with something natural…more like the evil high-fructose corn syrup. We must
23
Feb
I am a big devotee of homemade salad dressings; they are just so much more flavourful than the store bought versions. Plus, you don’t have all that hydrogenated fat, white sugar, excess sodium, and processed ingredients that you can’t pronounce. I like things simple
21
Feb
When I made up this drink I had just finished a 3 mile run, and somehow after a good workout a blended drink is what appeals the most to me. Your body is overheated, you’re sweating, the thought of eating anything heavy doesn’t sound good, and
18
Feb
The other day we had a big, family dinner and my contribution was dessert. My brother, sister-in-law, and their children stay away from gluten, and my Dad can’t eat gluten or dairy, and then there’s me, who doesn’t really
16
Feb
I promised I’d post this dip, so here it is! The other day my Mom and I had this for lunch…a whole platter of freshly cut veggies with this cheesy deliciousness. I’m afraid I can’t take credit for this recipe, but I’m glad I can share it with you all!