Smart Eating: Feel Good Food
What you eat has enormous power to affect more than just hunger pains. Eating clean wholesome foods nourishes you, energizes you, and makes your body
Author: Kari Lund
Kari believes that everything leading to great health and performance begins with the foods we eat. Simple, nutritious food can make significant and long-term positive changes in health. In her late teen years, Kari was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease. After giving up hope of ever feeling “normal” again, she turned to a whole foods and clean-eating lifestyle. Since doing so, she has seen incredible results in healing with food.
Providing tasty recipes and resources to help others live a more fulfilling life is highly motivating. Kari's personal victories have led her to create the whole-foods focused blog, Cooking Up Clean. Her recipes are a testament that healthy eating can be a visual feast and a delicious meal for the whole family.
When she’s not cooking up something great in the kitchen, you’ll find Kari out enjoying the outdoors, shooting archery, and gardening.
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A Combo Punch of Fiber, Fats, and Protein
Being more active in the summer comes naturally, and the abundant sunshine motivates me to get more quality time biking or hiking with the family.
Jackfruit: Protein for Athletic Summers
Summer eating wouldn’t be complete without tropical fruits. The most popular summer tropical fruits are pineapple and mango but there’s another tropical fruit superstar that’s
Summer Barbecue: How About Clean Eating and a Vegetables Only Dish
The warmth of the summer sunshine has me breaking out the sunglasses, sunscreen and the grill for delightful summer eating. Grilled food is typically synonymous
Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes with Creamy Cucumber Salad
Athletes who are preparing for procreation should consider eating a nutritionally dense diet that is beneficial for both partners. Eating specific foods while trying to
Food for Fertility
New leaves and flowers are emerging and there is an abundance of energy while nature is busy creating new life. The energy found in nature
The Postpartum Meal: Recipes For Nutrition
The postpartum period is a challenging time for athletic moms. Your body is healing from childbirth and is nutritionally depleted from nourishing a growing baby
Asparagus and Spinach Baked Chicken with Black Eyed Peas
Female athletes who continue their athletic training throughout their pregnancy have a great opportunity to feel strong and fit. Getting the right nutrition and eating
Greek Stuffed Avocados
Avocados contain a concentrated source of energy, fiber, nutrients, and critical electrolytes making the “alligator pear” an athlete’s superfood. Combining avocado with a lean protein
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
Budget friendly cuts of meat typically have a tough muscle grain structure which means they can be difficult to chew if these bonds are not
Clean, Lean Protein Smoothies
Post workout smoothies are typically made with whey based protein powder, which is a no-go for vegans or those avoiding dairy since it is a
Prebiotic Food: Broccoli and White Bean Soup
Light and refreshing, full of prebiotic fiber, and quick to make, broccoli and white bean soup is a warm bowl of creaminess the whole family
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