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40 Protein-Rich Oxtail Recipes You'll Love | Looking for some soul food to indulge in? Grab your instant pot, crockpot, or slow cooker and give some of these delicious oxtail recipes a try! From Jamaican, to Southern, to Asian, to Italian, we’ve curated 40 recipes that are equal parts easy and delicious. Whether you like your oxtail boiled, braised, in a curry, or in a soup, there’s a recipe here for you! #oxtail #oxtailrecipes #soulfood #comfortfood

Soul Food: 40 Protein-Rich Oxtail Recipes You’ll Love

36 Foil Pack Meals You’ll Love | Whether you’re camping, grilling, cooking in the oven, or creating a summer cookout for kids, foil pack meals are where it’s at. You can create healthy family-friendly meals with your favorite ingredients with next to no clean up. From a basic sausage, potato, and green beans foil pack, to grilled halloumi and veggies, to keto steak foil packs, we’re sharing 36 ideas for all palettes. #foilpackmeals #foilpacketmeals #hobomeals #campingmeals

No Fuss Dinners: 36 Mess-Free Foil Pack Meals You’ll Love

The Pegan Diet for Beginners | New to the Pegan Diet? We’re sharing all the rules to help you get started, the benefits of the Pegan Diet, a list of foods you can and cannot eat, as well as a 30-day menu plan with delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and dessert recipes that will keep you feeling full. Clean eating has never tasted so good! #peganrecipes #peganmealplan

The Pegan Diet for Beginners: 120 Tips and Recipes

6 Grazing Table Ideas to Inspire You | From rustic vegan, to decadent dessert, to tropical breakfast, to BBQ lunch, to late night indulgences, we’re teaching you how to make a grazing table for every palette and occasion! Whether you’re celebrating something specific, like a wedding, baby shower, Christmas, or birthday, or you just like throwing parties and need to add some oompf, these DIY ideas will not disappoint! #grazingtables #grazingtableideas #entertaining101

Entertaining Made Simple: 6 Grazing Table Ideas to Inspire You

17 Oat Milk Recipes | Your mornings are about to get tastier with these easy and healthy homemade oat milk recipes! We’re sharing a step by step guide to make oat milk using water and steel cut oats plus the best recipes for coffee, creamy chocolate oat milk, smoothies, and desserts! Cooking with oat milk is surprisingly easy, and if you’re looking for healthy breakfasts, you'll love the peanut butter banana oat milk smoothie! #oatmilk #oatmilkrecipes #howtomakeoatmilk #homemadeoatmilk

17 Delicious Oat Milk Recipes You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

35 Healthy After School Snacks for Kids | Looking for simple, clean eating snacks for children to keep them full until dinner? We’re sharing our favorite make ahead snack recipes, easy grab and go ideas, self-serve snacks and options for older kids, and gluten-free recipes for kids with allergies. From a delicious trail mix with chocolate chips, to super simple DIY granola bars, to almond butter energy balls, even your picky eaters will love these recipes! #afterschoolsnacks #makeaheadsnacks

Easy and Delicious: 35 Healthy After School Snacks for Kids

50 Mushroom Recipes | Whether you like your mushrooms sautéed, baked, roasted, stuffed, as an appetizer, cooked in a soup or pasta, or as a side dish, these ideas are healthy - with a few low carb and creamy keto approved options to choose from! From button, to shitake, to portabella, you can cook these in a pan, in the oven, or throw them in your crockpot, instant pot, or slow cooker. #mushroomrecipes #mushroomsidedishes #stuffedmushrooms #mushroomsouprecipes #sauteedmushrooms

Sauteed or Stuffed? 50 Mushroom Recipes We Love

15 Immune Boosting Elderberry Recipes | If you’re looking for healthy natural remedies to boost your immune system, elderberry is about to become your new BFF. Click to learn the health benefits of elderberry, how to cook with elderberry, and our favorite elderberry recipes! From elderberry syrup, teas, and jam, to homemade gummies, cough drops, and lollipops, these cold, flu, and allergy fighting ideas will help you and your kids feel better sooner! #elderberry #elderberryrecipes #immunity

15 Immune Boosting Elderberry Recipes the Whole Family Will Love

55 Family-Friendly Taco Tuesday Recipes | If you’re looking for healthy taco recipes your kids will enjoy as much as you, this collection of easy ideas will inspire you! Whether you prefer ground beef, steak, chicken, turkey, fish, shrimp, or vegetarian options with beans, these ideas will take your weeknight meals to the next level. With low carb keto options and simple slow cooker recipes, there’s a Taco Tuesday recipe here for everyone! #tacotuesday #tacotuesdayrecipes #tacorecipes

55 Family-Friendly Taco Tuesday Recipes To Indulge In

30 Homemade Jam Recipes | Whether you’re new to canning and want to know how to make homemade jam, or you’re an old-timer looking for new recipes to try, this post is for you! We’re sharing simple tips for beginners along with 30 recipes made with every fruit you can imagine, including no sugar, gluten-free, easy, and healthy homemade jam recipes. And we even threw in 10 recipes without pectin! #homemadejam #homemadejamrecipes

Canning 101: 30 Easy Homemade Jam Recipes You Have to Try

30-Day IIFYM Diet Plan for Beginners | If you’re looking for a clean eating plan that will help you lose weight without counting calories and depriving yourself of the foods you love, cooking macro friendly recipes is key. We’ve created a 30-day IIFYM kickstart diet with 30 delicious IIFYM recipes each for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to help you learn macros for beginners for weight loss that lasts! #macrofriendlyrecipes #IIFYM #IIFYMrecipes

If It Fits Your Macros 101: 30-Day IIFYM Diet Plan for Beginners

20 No Bake Keto Cheesecake Recipes | Whether you need no bake cheesecake bites for one or no bake cheesecakes the whole family can enjoy, this collection of easy to make low carb ideas will NOT disappoint! Whether you like traditional cheesecake flavors, like strawberry, raspberry, or key lime, or prefer something richer, like pumpkin pie or a peanut butter and chocolate combo, there’s a recipe here for you. We’ve even included some gluten free options! #ketocheesecake #nobakecheesecake

Eat Dessert First! 20 Guilt-Free No Bake Keto Cheesecake Recipes

21 Day Fix Overnight Oats Recipes | Whether you’ve committed to the 21 Day Fix Beachbody program, or just need some clean eating recipes to help with your weight loss goals, this collection of overnight oats recipes is for you! Whether you enjoy fruit-infused oats, like blueberry, strawberry, banana, apple, or peach, prefer a chocolate and peanut butter combo, or like something more specific, like pumpkin or carrot cake oats, we’ve got you covered! #21dayfixbreakfast #21dayfixrecipes

21 Day Fix Overnight Oats Recipes to Fuel Your Mornings

35 Healthy Power Bowl Recipes | Clean eating has never been easier than with this collection of super easy and delicious power bowl recipes! From quinoa, rice, and oatmeal, to chicken and beef, to protein rich plant-based vegan options, power bowls aren’t just for breakfast – they make great lunches and dinners, too! And with 4 simple meal prep tips, we’ll teach you how plan your meals a week at a time. #powerbowls #powerbowlrecipes

Weight Loss Made Simple: 35 Power Bowl Recipes for Every Meal

How to Make Acai Bowls | Want to know how to make acai bowls at home? We’re sharing everything you need to know about acai (health benefits, side effects, etc.), tips for making acai bowls, as well as 45 delicious and healthy homemade acai bowl recipes we love. From a basic acai breakfast bowl, to bowls with fruit and berries, to creating a creamy acai smoothie bowl using bananas and/or avocado, these ideas will take your mornings to a whole new level! #acaibowlrecipes #acaibowls

How to Make Acai Bowls: 48 Tips and Recipes for Weight Loss

25 Smoothie Bowl Recipes for Weight Loss | If you’re looking for low calorie, healthy, and easy step by step recipes to help you learn how to make the perfect smoothie bowl to start your mornings with a bang, these simple ideas will not disappoint! From acai, to berry, to green, to keto, to complete vegan, there’s a smoothie bowl here for everyone! #smoothiebowl #smoothiebowlrecipes

Smoothie Sundays: 25 Smoothie Bowl Recipes for Weight Loss

How to Count Macros for Beginners | The right balance of macronutrients – carbs, fat, protein – is key to losing weight, building muscle, and helping you get the most out of your workout sessions. Of course, knowing how to create a balanced and healthy nutrition plan to support your weight loss goals and help you get more out of your exercise plan takes practice, and this 30-day macro diet plan is a great starting place, with 120 mix and match recipes! #countingmacros #macronutrients #macros

The Macro Diet for Beginners: How to Count Macros for Weight Loss

50 Mason Jar Meals for Weight Loss | If you’re looking for healthy, make ahead meals to help you lose weight, this post has it all! From overnight oats and other breakfast favorites, to mason jar salad recipes for lunch, to mason jar dinner recipes and our favorite dessert in a jar ideas, these easy clean eating recipes are perfect for on the go, and make meal prep a cinch! #masonjarrecipes #masonjarmeals #mealprep

Meal Prep Sundays: 50 Packable Mason Jar Meals for Weight Loss

How to Get into Ketosis Fast | The internet is filled with keto diet plans for weight loss, but they don’t always explain what ketosis is, ketosis symptoms to look out for, and how to cope with the dreaded keto flu. Check out this collection of 40 tips (hello coconut oil!) and keto recipes to help you get into ketosis and stay in ketosis for weight loss that lasts! #ketosis #ketosisrecipes #ketodiet

How to Get Into Ketosis Fast: 40 Tips and Recipes We Swear By

20 High Protein Vegan Breakfast Ideas | Looking for healthy cleaning eating vegan breakfast recipes to fuel your mornings? Whether you’re looking for on the go options (protein smoothies, breakfast sandwiches, quinoa bowls, smoothie bowls, protein muffins) or prefer something heartier at home (buckwheat porridge, chia pancakes, French toast, sweet potato toast), this post has it all - even low carb and healthy no bake options! #veganbreakfast #veganbreakfastrecipes #highproteinrecipes

20 Delicious High Protein Vegan Breakfast Ideas to Fuel Your Day

30 Days of 21 Day Fix Recipes for Weight Loss | We’re sharing 150 breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and dessert recipes you can enjoy on the 21 Day Fix diet! Whether you like cooking on the fly or prefer using your crockpot / instant pot, need vegan or vegetarian options or prefer meals with chicken, beef, and/or pork, follow a gluten free diet or eat absolutely ANYTHING, these meals will fill you while still getting you beachbody ready! #21dayfixrecipes #21dayfixapproved #21dayfixextreme

Weight Loss That Works: 30 Days of 21 Day Fix Recipes We Love