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Where my Pumpkin Spice people at?! This recipe is for you! All you need is 5 ingredients and 15 minutes… and you’ll be savoring the flavors of fall!

These have popped up almost every day in our wellness Community group on FB as a treat that's being enjoyed by quite a few women. I know I LOVE energy bites, while I'll be honest, I'm not using 3 packets of my Pumpkin Spice Shakeology to make them, I'm using my Vanilla bc Hey, that pumpkin is LIMITED and I'm using it sparingly, they turn out AMAZING just w/ Vegan Vanilla Shakeology and 1-3 tsp pumpkin spice (pending on how spiced up you want it!)

Ingredients

• ¾ cup dry old-fashioned rolled oats
• ¾ cup all-natural smooth almond butter
• ½ cup pure pumpkin puree
• ¼ cup raw honey
• 3 scoops Pumpkin Spice - Plant Based Shakeology (if you don't have this sub in a vanilla protein and add 1tsp pumpkin spice mix)

Instructions

• Combine oats, almond butter, pumpkin, honey, and Shakeology in a medium bowl; mix...

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'm all about pumpkin recipes - Pumpkin Spice Shakeology, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin energy bites, pumpkin oatmeal… you get the picture (and you can find all these recipes in this month’s meal plan guide that I shared with my community members in our private FB group)! But there’s something about the combination of pumpkin spice and ginger that boosts the “wow” factor in any recipe. So, save this one for when your pumpkin spice shakeo arrives and elevate that shake! 

I made this one BEFORE pumpkin Shakeology came into a limited relase with Vegan Vanilla Shakeology and added a tsp of my favorite pumpkin pie spice blend I found at Trader Joe's and it worked perfect - so just know you can make this YEAR ROUND if you love pumpkin and only have a Vanilla protein mix like my Vegan Vanilla Shakeology!

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk

• 1 cup ice

• 1 scoop Pumpkin Spice Vegan Shakeology*

• ½ tsp. ground ginger

*if you don't have...

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 ;)

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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!

Happy Friday!! This week I kicked off Phase 2 of Morning Meltdown 100 - seriously, this program is blowing my mind!

One of our Be Well coaches, Heather is crushing this program and REALLY focusing on her nutrition. She even turned down going out to the playground w/ the kids and grabbing fast food to eat the other day because she didn't have her food with her. Instead, she went home and made a healthy lunch! Don't worry - her kids were still well entertained and played - this momma is a rockstar!

She's totally committed to transforming not only her body (do you see her 14 day results!?) but also her mindset! Plus, she's showing up like a BOSS in our Be Well Community, spreading the love!  If you haven't hopped into the Be Well Community as one of our tribe members - what are you waiting for?! Request to join

Have you ever heard of Wonder Whip? Well, it's taking social media by storm and now I know why!

Ilana Muhlstein Nutrition's Wonder Whip recipe is packed with protein and is a great way to help satisfy your sweet tooth. Try her recipe for her Reese’s Cup Wonder Whip and let me know what you think!

Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup 0% plain Greek yogurt
• 2 Tbsp. PB2
• 1 Tbsp. dry-roasted cocoa nibs
• 1/4 cup smart bran or bran buds (optional)
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• Stevia to taste

Directions:
1. Combine ingredients, stir until whipped. Enjoy!

Ok, I'm not crying, you're crying - Lauren's Morning Meltdown 100 transformation video is amazing! WATCH IT HERE for yourself -- and keep the tissues handy!

I have $10 off code for 5 people who want to try this program with me, but that's not all - ANYONE who wants to try it can get the digital access to either of our 2 nutrition programs for only $50 (access is normally $119)

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I am SO obsessed with the new vegan Recover. I used the regular for years and although I'm not vegan, I really like that Beachbody has that option now. The difference between the two is the protein. Original Recover has whey, and vegan uses a plant based (pea) protein. Either way, they're both delicious and taste just like your childhood Ovaltine or Nesquik!

Try some for yourself with either a 20 serving tub or single packets (whey only)

And then go ahead and make this delicious sounding Chocolate Zucchini Bread Smoothie!!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for...Shakeology ice cream??

It's no secret that I love serving my daughters their Shakeology as ice cream. I feel good knowing they're getting the right vitamins and nutrients (with sprinkles of course) and they feel like they're having a special treat!

Try it out for yourself and make this Chocolate Peanut Butter Shakeology Ice Cream :) 

Fit Friday Finds from recipes to fitness tips  - let's Eat Well, so we can Live Well allowing you to Be Well, bringing love, joy and wealth to yourself and others!

What I love so much about this Sweet Potato Hash with Eggs sheet pan recipe is that it can be made for so many things! Have a brunch with your girlfriends, want to meal prep for the week or even have leftovers for dinner? - this is the recipe!

Here in America, we just celebrated the 4th of July, are you like me and still celebrating through the weekend?

Even if you're not, I wanted to provide you some awesome food that's summer geared and a crowd pleaser - you can grill up a few extra of these Mediterranean Turkey Burgers this weekend to pack for lunches or have for dinner!