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Let's talk about cleanses. I actually had to have a hard discussion with my spouse, Neal, about cleansing. He finds cleansing, like our 3 Day Refresh quite easy and very helpful, whereas I find it OMG YOU'RE TELLING ME I CANNOT EAT THIS CHOCOLATE RIGHT NOW!?!  BUT bc I know they are good for me after doing research, I have learned to LOOOOVE cleansing my body quarterly.  And these are my results when I do the 3 day cleanse:

Some of the research I did that helped me lead me to these conclusions:  

1. These cleanse diets don’t just eliminate junk from your diet — they also focus on fueling your body with nutrient-rich foods that support your natural detoxification processes.
2. “There’s a ton out there in the media about what cleanses and detoxes are and what they’re supposed to do, but with the cleanses from my company (we have 2) a cleanse is really about putting clean burning fuel into your body to allow it to do the work...

Happy November! If you've wanted to join into the wellness thing, but you just can't motivate yourself, maybe doing it with a friend can help!  I'll share more in a minute, but wanted to sum up the goodness you're about to get right from this blog here!

1. Healthy Body + Grateful Heart ... some Partner accountability 
2. A book of meal ideas to rock your socks off, the chicken & white bean soup, dijon salmon & dark chocolate sea salt Shakeo treat and more than a dozen other recipes - I mean you're going to want to check it out!
3. A Shakeology inspired transformations - YES you can be your healthiest not just by sweating a ton in a workout, but by fueling your body too!
4. Recipe: Peppermint Mocha

I’ll get right to it....you’re invited to join my November support and accountability group: The Healthy Body + Grateful Heart Challenge! You’ll get access to the Netflix of workouts, meal plans, healthy recipes for the holidays, nutrition support, your...

For the last 4 years I have been helping people curb their candy cravings around this holiday & I'm back at it strong!!!

Ready for some recipes that will get your sweet tooth satisfied WITHOUT the sugar rush/crash or kill your health goals!?!

In the FULL ON Week of Sneaky Treats group, we are sharing recipes that taste like the best freaking desert you’ve ever made, only they are shhhhhh loaded with superfoods, some veggies, fruit and are healthy - but WHAT they taste straight up like the candy bar - I know, sneaky, right!?! We will share smoothies and we will be sharing non-smoothie things like pancakes, bars, pb cups, energy bites, and so much more!

BUT before the group ever kicks off, I want to share with you some of my TOP recipes for Healthier Holiday Candies!

I also want to share with you, you can easily hop into Week of Sneaky Treats RIGHT HERE:

It’s only $30 to join and with that you get:

• 7 different packets of the superfoods shake mix...

If you've signed up for these meal plans then you've already seen the No-Cook one I sent a week ago! Well, this one is almost as good, because it's almost no-cook! And really the only cooked items are hard boiled eggs and rice -- you can't get much easier than that!

I think I'm most excited to try the Coconut Mango Chia Pudding though :)

And since this is a simple plan, I'm going to keep this blog post simple - meal prepping has SIMPLIFIED things for me. I used to prep breakfasts, lunches and dinners every Sunday or Monday, but now I like to just prep on Monday 2-3 meals, my lunch and snacks are typically what I prep. Why?  because for the most part, I am basic when it comes to breakfast, I'm always craving saute veggies and eggs and I have the time to make them in the morning, so I do. BUT that wasn't always the case and now that my kiddos are older and going into a preschool program, my time is limited, so I'm back to trying more prepped breakfasts to make going out...

There is a way to keep things super simple with your meal plan, still see results and not get bored with what you're eating!

This 5 day meal plan - which includes 

• sweet Potato Veggie Hash (if you've never tried sweet potato has oh em goodness you are int for a treat!)
• Tuna Melt (I'm not gonna lie I do not enjoy tuna, but this...this I can handle, I think it's bc I like that the flavor of red bell pepper comes through AND that it's warmed - I will put mine all together and NOT bake them until I'm ready to eat them - and taste bud explosion!

This one is just so easy to prep & still yummy - basically, I feel like you just cook chicken and then put/combine some foods together and wa-la - you've got meals!

Try them out for yourself by signing up below!

In your email (below) you'll get the full meal ideas, a how to prep it, and a grocery list - easy peasy!

If you're in the Be Well Community on FB you already have this meal plan in the Files Section of our...

This plant based meal plan looks so delicious - you won't even miss meat! 

Breakfast includes a Vegan Caprese Avocado Toast (ya'll I LOVE me some avocado toast, and caprese bites of little cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, basil or dipped in pesto and drizzled w/ balsamic are what always bring to parties these days, so that toast is like 100% up my alley and I think you'll fall in love too.

Also, my husband, kids and I LOVE the sweet potato curry with chick peas and coconut milk! It's just sweet enough for them and spicy enough for my husband! If you can't do spice or have family that doesn't do spice, do less of the curry or give yourselves a big dollop of plain greek yogurt to calm that spice down.

Also, total side bar, but I went almost all vegan in early 2018 when I was breastfeeding our youngest daughter and had to cut out all dairy product & then I decided to cut out the meat after watching too many Netflix documentaries (you know what I'm talking about if...

I can't wait to try the recipes in this 5 Day No Cook Meal Plan. I'm a fan of anything that can save me time spent in the kitchen so I'm most excited to try the Tropical Overnight Oats -- YUM!

Also, for dinner there's a chicken burrito bowl that's loaded w/ veggies & I think I will even be able to get the kids to eat this!

I wanna give you FULL disclosure, I RARELY do an entire meal prep anymore, what I use these meal preps I'm sharing here in my blog for is to help new clients or people like you that maybe LOVE meal prepping or want to get into it. WHY share something I don't use as much?!  BC I used to use FULL meal preps ALL THE TIME when I was first learning to eat helathier - it simplified my life so I 100% believe they work.

Again, if it simplified, why stop?  Well now I"m at a point where my family and I have about 8 meals the kids will eat on rotation (maybe I'll save those recipes for another day) but alllll of the meals have stemmed from ideas...

You're gonna want to grab yourself a 3 Day Refresh -- it's on sale!!! And just in time for those post Labor Day events full of bbq, beer & sweets ;)

Click this link to take advantage of the savings!

And if you want to see more about the 3 Day Refresh and my FULLY HONEST opinion of it - you can check out this blog here:  https://www.tamarabratton.com/blog/a-clean-ish-eating-mom-s-take-on-the-3-day-refresh

Learn more about the 3 Day Refresh in this video and see some incredible results!

What is the 3-Day Refresh? from Candice Talbot on Vimeo.

If you're following the 3 Day Refresh you're gonna want to save this recipe for another day because, a sugar cookie recipe that's super easy to make, vegan and keeps me on track with my meal plan - sign me up! 

Try this 7 ingredient sugar cookie recipe and let me know what you think!

Sooo...there's a new product from the Beachbody boosts line - COLLAGEN!

My husband was talking about how he’s actually been wanting to try some for wrinkles and I’m not gonna lie I am totally game too!

Our collagen is DIFFERENT than other collagen on the market. It doesn’t include the protein like the others do. It is specifically targeted for hair, skin, and nails - and it is PROVEN TO DELIVER CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. It is proven to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

It does NOT target joints like other collagen products do. I am hopeful that this means BB is making a product that DOES target joints, but we don’t have one yet.

In summary: our collagen is:
- A SMALL scoop size
- Targets hair, skin, and nails
- It delivers POWERFUL, proven results

It's limited in what it does, but it's VERY VERY good at what it is supposed to do.

Check out: Collagen

Now let's take that Collagen Boost and make a delicious recipe out of it, shall we?

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If you came to this page to sign up for doing our 3 Day Refresh together, scroll ALL the way to the bottom to sign up - if you're here to read more first, then read this original blog post from my very first 3 Day Refresh I did back in 2016 (I've done 1 or 2 a year since)

MY STORY BEGINS HERE: 

I like to think of myself as a pretty clean eater.

Sure, I love pizza, cookies and the occasional Taco Bell, but for the most part, I make my meals and I eat foods from the outer sections of the grocery store aka fruits, veggies, and meats.

I like to spiralize noodles instead of have pasta. I seriously do love vegetables and could eat them almost all day (especially steamed or sauté), and I make 'nice' cream instead of binge on ice cream because I truly know I feel a lot better without artificial sweeteners, preservatives, and extra processed foods.

But again...I like pizza, cookies and the occasional Taco Bell. I'm human.

Well after a little too much of those extra...