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Whole 30: What I Buy at Aldi and Costco / Meal Plan Ideas

My husband and I are doing Whole 30 and are currently on day 12 (we started on January 1st.) That said, I’m sitting down to sketch out our family’s meal plan for the week and wanted to share our weekly hauls at Aldi and Costco over the past couple weeks. Each week, I tend to prefer shopping at Aldi both for it’s prices as well as proximity. Additionally, I stop at Costco about every two weeks to stock up on other items we need in bulk.Above is what I got for a typical week at Aldi! (Keep in Read More

Food Healthy Living

Whole 30, Week 4 Meal Plan + Reintroduction // Observations

We.did.it. Whole 30 finishers over here- YAY!  It wasn't easy, but we have completed 30 days of clean eating, loss some pounds/inches, and gained some new healthy habits to incorporate in our lifestyle from now on. (And congrats to my parents who did it alongside us- SO proud of you guys!) So in case you missed it, here are the recaps from previous weeks: Week 1 Recap Week 2 Recap Week 3 Recap Here's what the meal plan looked like: (Yes, I do have some desserts Read More

Food Healthy Living

Whole 30, Week 3: What We Ate, What to Expect

On to week 3 of Whole 30! In case you missed it, here is how it went earlier: Week 1 Recap Week 2 Recap This week was a mixed bag. On one hand, I'm definitely getting this whole menu planning thing down. It's taking less time to plan out meals versus week 1 and 2.  Here's what our menu looked like for the week: I've been using this book to document everything...really helpful! And lots of great groceries stocked up on too: I tried several new recipes this week and some Read More

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Whole 30, Week 2: What We Ate, What to Expect

As I write this, we are currently on day 15 (halfway, yay!) Week 2 went well, and we are getting into a rhythm with this whole thing. In case you missed it, here is how it went the first week: Week 1 Recap And here are some shots of things we ate this week: BREAKFAST: -skillet sweet potato chicken hash with eggs (recipe here)// we ate the over easy eggs one day, then I had leftover hash so we paired it with hard boiled eggs to bring along on an overnight trip to the waterpark with Read More

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Whole 30, Week 1: What We Ate, What to Expect

Earlier this month, my husband and I committed to doing a round of Whole 30 to improve our overall health. A couple of my main motivations were to clear up my skin and to curb my RAGING sweet tooth. We started a few days into January, and I thought I'd share a quick recap of how it's going week by week, as well as some things we've learned along the way. Plus, I'll share what we ate in hopes that it helps spark some meals to add to your weekly menu! First, what is Whole 30? You can check Read More

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Mom Style #30 // Leggings that Work {Giveaway}

Scarf: exact, option // Tee: c/o Shopbop, exact // Leggings: c/o Sweetflexx, exact // Shoes: option, option Scarf: exact, option // Tee: c/o Shopbop, exact // Leggings: c/o Sweetflexx, exact // Shoes: option, option Scarf: exact, option // Tee: c/o Shopbop, exact // Leggings: c/o Sweetflexx, exact // Shoes: option, option Scarf: exact, option // Tee: c/o Shopbop, exact // Leggings: c/o Sweetflexx, exact // Shoes: option, option I’m totally on board with the whole “athleisure” Read More

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Whole Foods Blogger Cooking Class

This past Sunday, I attended a blogger cooking class hosted by Katie from Live Half Full.  She organized with the folks over at Whole Foods Market Northbrook and it was such a blast!  I think I'll let the photos do most of the talking, but I will say- it was a delicious and fun filled evening! We started off with some drinks: fresh-pressed juices made by Whole Foods.  I LOVED the Eye Opener- tasty! Our instructors Robin and Sarah led us through the evening and were very knowledgeable and Read More

Healthy Living

Persona VitaminPacks Review

I received this product for free from Moms Meet to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. Since turning 35 last month, I wanted to focus more on improving various aspects of my health and well being: from skin and beauty care to food to vitamins and supplements. Today, I'm covering vitamins sharing a review of Persona VitaminPacks,  personalized daily vitamin packs.I've always been curious to try something like this-- Read More

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