This recipe is one of my favorites because it is so easy to make and an easy on the go snack to bring with you to class, work, or wherever you may be! It is also super easy to customize this recipe to add your favorite foods such as adding dried cranberries or cinnamon. Try this recipe out, and let me know what you think! xoxo

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • If you are allergic to nuts, try sunflower seed butter or soybean butter as an alternative!
• 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/8 cup chia seeds
• 2 Tablespoons honey

Directions:

1. Combine all 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir to combine.

2. Place in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes so they are easier to roll.

3. Roll into 12 bites and store in the fridge for up to a week.

Recent studies show one in five people track their health, fitness, and food through smartphone apps.

With a fast-paced world that is constantly changing and thrives off accessibility, apps and websites are the latest trend in health care. Wearable digital tools that track health and wellness, such as FitBit and Apple Watch (#notsponsored), are becoming increasingly popular. Follow me along on this 5-week series to learn all there is to know about health tracking apps!

Benefits of Tracking Your Health

1. Become more aware of your health and fitness
2. Assist you in health or disease related conditions such as diabetes and hypertension
3. Track your progress in your health and wellness journey
4. This can immensely help your primary physician or any other medical practitioner assess your health care status with your prior data

Why Should You Use Apps To Track Your Health?

1. Convenience — in this day and age, if it takes you longer than 3 minutes to do it, you’ve probably lost all interest
2. Easy to understand — these apps are set up so a monkey could easily operate them
3. Positive accountability — you are more likely to continue to pursue your health care goals if you are being held accountable
4. Personalization — health apps take your exact information to create a personalized plan, just for you

Stay tuned for next week where I will talk about why and what you should track via digital apps! xoxo

I know, I know… I have been MIA for the last 5 months. Honestly, I don’t really think there is a valid excuse for it, but I got in a rut and I didn’t know how to present and promote my content in the way I wanted to. BUT that has all changed now! After attending the 2017 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE), my inspiration and motivation to inspire others is through the roof! Now you may have a few questions about what FNCE is all about and how that inspired me to start my blog back up, and I am going to answer all of that for you in this post!

What is FNCE?

FNCE is a national Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo for all those nutrition nerds out there like myself! It is held in a different city each year, and this year it was held in Chicago, Illinois. FNCE was extra special this year because it was the centennial year of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The conference was packed with all sorts of events, establihshed speakers, poster sessions, and the HUGE expo center.

The Expo Center

The expo center was always a busy and bustling area throughout the entire conference. There was a large variety of vendors ranging from health food products, different schools, supplements, functional foods, and more! One of my favorite parts of the expo was the Ocean Spray section. Ocean Spray had a cranberry bog set up in the expo center that you could wade through, and I honestly felt so nerdy getting excited about it (but who cares)!

How I Got Inspired 

One of the sessions I attended at FNCE was about “How to Make a Killer Video”, one of the speakers being Holley Grainger, nutrition expert and health blogger. Throughout the session, I realized how much I can help others through content outreach such as creating  blog posts, videos, and social media blasts!

Get Ready!

Now that I have my motivation back and inspired to try new things, get ready for some new and exciting content! If you have any suggestions of posts or videos you would like to see in the future, please use the ‘Contact’ tab at the top of this page to submit them. Also, subscribe to my blog on the home page to stay up to date on my latest posts! xoxo