I partnered up with Whole Foods Market to bring you 3 ways you can meal prep snacks using a base of cashews!
Head over to the WFM market blog to catch the video and the full recipes.
Admit it: we all love a good list with anything Trader Joe’s, right? It’s a favorite grocery store for many people because the prices are reasonable, the food is fun and straightforward, and the employees are honestly the nicest around. I love how they make somewhat “trendy” food a bit more accessible for everyone looking to try new things. There are so many great quality items you can find here for a much better price comparatively to other health stores.
I’m sharing a few items that I’ve loved since my first day in a Trader Joe’s (circa maybe like 2012? If you’ve been following Nutrition Happens since it started in May of 2013…..then you know!!) – all items with a simple + minimal ingredient list:
Before you roll your eyes at me and say “not another healthy ball recipe” and silently think I’m one basic betch (which, I do admit myself than I am in fact, 100% a #basicbetch) I have to let you know that I originally had no intention of sharing this recipe with the world.
Quick marathon training update: things are moving right along – I hit the 13 mile mark last weekend and realized I’m basically halfway there (AND I’M FREAKING OUT ONLY A LITTLE BIT!)
In a true nutrition fanatic sense, one of my favorite things to talk about during training is marathon fueling (aka the food). I spent a good amount of time researching sports nutrition during my undergrad years, which I’m always happy putting to good use!
My picks for travel snacks are always changing to match the meals I’ve been eating. I use to be very habitual about eating on a routine and the same things on repeat – and although it’s obviously not a bad thing to know what you like (and routine eating can often take the guess work out of healthy eating) it doesn’t quite work for me when I travel.
I knew I was going to be spending a good amount of time exploring the food scene in the area – so I stashed a few items that were versatile enough for both snacks, mix and matched for meals, and (pre) breakfast. Do you wake up extremely hungry or is it just me? I find that I always need a bite before everyone officially rolls out to brunch together – I can never wait that long! The hangries for sure gets real for me, and it’s not the prettiest thing in the morning!
The items above are from a recent trip I took – I definitely did not go through everything. Being the compulsive packer and picky eater I am, I like to be prepared rather than not. Here are a few items I packed this go round:
I definitely ate too many of these while making them. I mean, can you blame me though? They’re the perfect snack-sized granola clusters. It always happen with granola, doesn’t it? You go in a for a handful one minute and find an empty bag and yell YOLO the next.
I don’t know about you, but every time I open a new bag of granola, I reach for the biggest cluster first. Why is it that the rest of the bag is just slightly less exciting?