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60 Super Bowl Recipes Under 300 Calories | If you're looking for super bowl party food ideas that are healthy and delicious, you're in for a treat! We've curated tons of easy to make low calorie recipes, including vegan and vegetarian options that will leave you satisfied. From appetizers you can make in your crockpot to desserts that hit the spot, this collection of super bowl recipes has a mix of options to suit different diets, including low carb, keto, Whole 30, and gluten-free ideas!

It’s Game Day! 60 Super Bowl Recipes Under 300 Calories

75 Comfort Food Recipes Under 500 Calories | If you're craving comfort food without the guilt, this post is for you! We've curated the best healthy, low calorie comfort food recipes, allowing you to enjoy your favorite meals without sabotaging your weight loss goals. From vegan and vegetarian comfort foods loaded with plant-based protein, to crockpot and casserole dishes that are easy to whip up, to our favorite guilt-free desserts, these comfort food ideas will not disappoint!

Guilt-Free and Delicious: 75 Comfort Food Recipes Under 500 Calories

21 Plant Based Desserts that Satisfy | If you're looking for easy plant-based recipes that are equal parts healthy and delicious, this post is for you! We've curated tons of easy to make treats made from whole foods to support your dietary needs and clean eating goals. These vegan-inspired desserts are flour, oil, and sugar free and made with plant-based protein to keep you feeling full and satiated while also satisfying your sweet tooth! These desserts are great for weight loss too!

Healthy & Delicious: 21 Easy Plant-Based Desserts that Satisfy

75 Authentic Greek Recipes | If you love Greek food and want to try and make some traditional dishes at home, this post has tons of ideas to inspire you! From brunch and lunch, to appetizers and snacks, to main dishes and delicious desserts, we've curated the best Greek recipes, many of which are easy and healthy. Whether you're a meat lover looking for chicken, beef, or pork recipes, or you prefer things like vegetarian moussaka or spanakorizo, there's a recipe here for you!

Let’s Eat! 75 Easy and Authentic Greek Recipes You’ll Love

44 No Fuss Sheet Pan Dinners | If you're looking for easy and healthy one pan dinners you can meal prep ahead of time, this collection of quick and easy dinner recipes is just what you need! We've curated a ton of ideas for every palate and dietary need, including low carb, keto-friendly recipes and vegan dinners that are loaded with plant-based protein. And for our meat lovers, we've included a mix of chicken, sausage, steak, pork tenderloin, and beef recipes that will hit the spot!

Simply Delicious: 44 Sheet Pan Dinners that Save Time and Money

75 Almond Butter Recipes | Hold onto your underpants! Whether you're looking for healthy breakfast or snack ideas, high protein keto desserts, or glutinous chocolate treats, this post is full of easy, healthy, and DELICIOUS homemade almond butter recipes, including smoothies, desserts, cookies, muffins, and fudge recipes. Many of these are vegan and naturally low carb, with many options for our paleo, Whole30, and gluten-free friends!

Simply Delicious: 75 Almond Butter Recipes Everyone Should Try

55 Drool-Worthy Peanut Butter Recipes | Whether you're looking for easy, healthy, low carb, keto-friendly peanut butter recipes, or decadent peanut butter desserts that include yummy ingredients like Nutella and chocolate, this post has it all! We've curated tons of ideas, including peanut butter cookies, peanut butter pie, no bake peanut butter balls, peanut butter rice krispie treats, and chocolate peanut butter recipes that will not disappoint!

Creamy or Crunchy? 55 Drool-Worthy Peanut Butter Recipes

Vitamin B12 Deficiency Treatment | What causes a vitamin B12 deficiency, and what are the signs and symptoms? What are the treatment options? Which foods and food groups should you consume to help boost your vitamin B12 levels? Are there any natural treatments and remedies for a B12 deficiency? Whether you suspect you are vitamin B12 deficient - or you're looking for information and a list of B12 rich foods for kids - this post is a great place to start!

14 Vitamin B12 Deficiency Treatment Options and Foods

16 Sweet and Savoury Rice Cake Toppings | Whether you're looking for gluten-free breakfasts, filling snacks for weight loss, or no sandwich packed lunch ideas, this post has lots of simple and easy ideas to inspire you! With a mix of sweet and savory snacks and desserts to choose from, these healthy low carb recipes are low calorie and really hit the spot. From high protein breakfast recipes, to a delicious twist on avocado 'toast', to a chocolate combo worth trying, these are delish!

Healthy Snacking 101: 16 Sweet and Savoury Rice Cake Toppings

36 Eggnog Recipes and Desserts | If you're looking for homemade eggnog recipes, you're in luck! We've curated the best classic eggnog recipes, along with tons of other ideas, including homemade non alcoholic eggnog, alcoholic options, and tons of eggnog desserts that will inspire you to do some baking over the holidays! Whether you're looking healthy, low carb keto recipes, or prefer your eggnog spiked and boozy (like me!), we've also included dairy free and eggless recipes!

Holiday Favorites: 36 Eggnog Recipes and Desserts Worth Trying

100 Asian Instant Pot Recipes | Convenience meets delicious with this collection of healthy and easy Asian-inspired instant pot meals. Whether you're a vegetarian, or love all things chicken, beef, and/or pork, there's a recipe here for you! We've included noodle and rice instant pot recipes, and sprinkled in some of the best low carb, keto, paleo, Whole30, and vegan recipes to satisfy every palate and dietary need!

100 Asian Instant Pot Recipes You’ll Wish You Tried Sooner

44 Christmas Cookie Recipes You'll Wish You Tried Sooner | Whether you're kicking off the holiday with a cookie exchange at work, or getting a head start on your Christmas baking, we've curated the best Christmas cookie recipes for every palate and dietary need! From traditional to healthy, gluten-free to vegan, we've also included cookie recipes kids can make (think: easy sugar cookies, simple cut out cookies, and fun no bake peanut butter cookies)!

44 Christmas Cookie Recipes To Indulge In This Season

80 Leftover Candy Cane Recipes | If you have crushed candy canes leftover from the Christmas holidays, this post has tons of easy candy cane desserts and candy cane drinks to try. From white chocolate candy cane cookies, to peppermint bark fudge, to no bake candy cane cheesecake, to candy cane drinks (FYI: candy canes taste delish when melted in vodka!), these peppermint desserts are easy to make and taste amazing!

80 Leftover Candy Cane Recipes to Try This Holiday Season

15 Zero Calorie Foods to Lose Weight | If you're on the hunt for a list of the best foods for weight loss, and need healthy, filling, zero carb snacks to keep you going between meals (and to ward off late night snacking!), this post is for you! We're sharing a collection of ideas, including easy grab and go snacks to buy, make ahead recipes you can freeze, keto treats to satiate your hunger at night, and healthy, low carb options you can enjoy anytime, and anywhere!

Best Foods for Weight Loss: 15 Zero Calorie Snacks to Keep You Full

120 Christmas Breakfast Ideas | Whether you're looking for make ahead Christmas breakfast recipes, fun foods for kids to nosh on while they open gifts, healthy brunch ideas, and/or easy recipes for a crowd, this post has it all! From hash brown breakfast casseroles, to overnight crockpot cinnamon rolls, to vegan breakfast tacos, these recipes are designed to make Christmas mornings simple and easy so you can be fully present with your family and friends.120 Christmas Breakfast Ideas | Whether you're looking for make ahead Christmas breakfast recipes, fun foods for kids to nosh on while they open gifts, healthy brunch ideas, and/or easy recipes for a crowd, this post has it all! From hash brown breakfast casseroles, to overnight crockpot cinnamon rolls, to vegan breakfast tacos, these recipes are designed to make Christmas mornings simple and easy so you can be fully present with your family and friends.

Ho! Ho! Ho! 120 Christmas Breakfast Ideas The Whole Family Will Love

54 Hanukkah Recipes The Whole Family Will Love | Whether you spell it Hannukah or Channukah, this collection of traditional Hanukkah / Channukah recipes is for you! With tons of traditional Jewish food items, including healthy upgrades to support your clean eating and weight loss goals, low carb keto recipes, and vegan and vegetarian options, you can make ahead many of these recipes. We've also included lots of delicious dessert recipes for kids! Happy Holidays!

Traditional and Tasty: 54 Hanukkah Recipes The Whole Family Will Love

60 Cauliflower Rice Recipes | If you want to know how to make cauliflower rice, this post has all the basics, along with some of the best healthy, easy to make recipes you'll wish you tried sooner! From simple cheesy recipes, to low carb keto cauliflower rice, to spicy Mexican ideas, to flavorful Asian fried cauliflower rice, to vegan recipes chock full of plant-based protein, you can meal prep many of these so you have a healthy and filling meal on even your busiest days!

Healthy & Delicious: 60 Cauliflower Rice Recipes You Won’t Regret Trying

44 Baked Salmon Recipes for Weight Loss | Salmon offers so many health benefits. It's rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin B, high in protein, and it's a great anti-inflammatory food. If you're looking for a collection of the best healthy salmon recipes to add to your weekly meal plan, we've curated tons of ideas to inspire you. From simple lemon honey garlic, to brown sugar teriyaki, to dill, to pesto and more, you can cook these recipes in the oven, in foil packs, or on the barbeque!

Healthy and Filling: 44 Baked Salmon Recipes for Weight Loss

40 Sandwiches Under 300 Calories | From make ahead breakfast sandwiches, to the best cold and hot sandwiches, to vegetarian sandwiches that satisfy, we've curated the best sandwich recipes for weight loss! Each recipe is 300 calories or less, with tons of make ahead recipes you can meal prep for work or school. There are so many ideas here, including upgrades of your faves, like philly cheesesteak, egg salad, tuna, grilled cheese, meatball, and traditional club sandwiches!

Simple and Filling: 40 Sandwiches Under 300 Calories

60 Pasta Recipes Under 500 Calories | If you're looking for healthy lunch and dinner recipes under 500 calories to help with your weight loss goals, we've curated tons of easy ideas to inspire you! From vegan to vegetarian, chicken to ground beef to shrimp, simple tomato sauce to creamy Alfredo, this post has it all. And as an added bonus, many of these are make ahead recipes that are also freezable, making meal prep a breeze!

Satisfy Your Hunger: 60 Pasta Recipes Under 500 Calories

60 Make Ahead Mason Jar Desserts | If you're looking for dessert recipes you can meal prep ahead of time, these dessert in a jar recipes will not disappoint! We've included healthy dessert options, no bake recipes, and chocolate desserts that really hit the spot. Whether you gravitate towards Oreo and brownie desserts, prefer things like strawberry cheesecake and red velvet cake, or key lime pie is your jam, there's a recipe here for you!

Dessert in a Jar: 60 Make Ahead Mason Jar Desserts to Try

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‘STOP TRYING TO CALM THE STORM. CALM YOURSELF, T ‘STOP TRYING TO CALM THE STORM. CALM YOURSELF, THE STORM WILL PASS.’ —Unknown . My daughter went back to school virtually today, and while the Type A in me is excited we’re back in some kind of routine, I had forgotten just how chaotic and impractical distance learning is. A province-wide internet outage took down her teacher within 2 hours, shattering any hopes I had of grabbing a little time to myself to get caught up on all of the work stuff I’ve been putting off for the last 3 weeks. I’ve dried tears, prepared snacks, provided new Zoom logins, helped with grade 4 math, and I even made paper plates out of construction paper for a last minute craft. . Wash, rinse, repeat. . All is good in our world again, and soon we’ll dive back into those math problems and whatever else is on tap for homework before I retreat to my office to print off tomorrow’s agenda and worksheets. We’ll all play Roblox before dinner to help us unwind after a crazy day, and I’ll stay up later than I want to tonight trying to get caught up because I know tomorrow will bring more unforeseen challenges, and I hate starting my day feeling behind schedule. . Parenting in a pandemic is extra messy, and if this sh*t storm has taught me anything, it’s that we need to give ourselves a hell of a lot of grace right now. There will be days where we’re super productive and get through everything on our never-ending ‘to do’ lists, but there will be many more days where we feel like we’ve accomplished absolute nothing. . It’s on these difficult days that we need to remind ourselves that our most important job right now is making sure our kids are healthy and happy, and that they feel safe and loved. When they look back on this time, they won’t remember if the house was clean and the laundry was folded, how often we ordered takeout, or if we gained weight. All they will remember is how we showed up for them - even on the days we were struggling to show up for ourselves. . If the return to reality has you feeling overwhelmed today, stop trying to calm the storm. Take a deep breath, get present in this moment, remind yourself what’s important, and focus on that instead. . We’ve got this. 💙
BACK TO REALITY… . Are you ready to get back at BACK TO REALITY… . Are you ready to get back at it? . While we’ve certainly been busy organizing, packing, and getting our new home ready and didn’t really relax as much as we’d hoped to over the holidays, I’ve enjoyed operating at a slower pace the last couple of weeks. We’ve stayed up late, slept in a little bit each morning, had too much to eat and drink, and enjoyed a break from routines and schedules. . Toronto is currently under lockdown, so my daughter is going back to school virtually tomorrow while my husband and I continue to work from home. It’s not ideal, but we’ll make it work and I’m excited to get back into a routine. The time away from my computer helped me reset and recharge, and I feel like I’m starting 2021 with more realistic expectations of myself. And that feels good. . 2020 was definitely not my favorite year, but when I look back at the last 12 months, a lot of really great things came from it. It gave me more time with my husband and daughter and brought us much closer than our busy, pre-2020 lives would’ve ever allowed. It helped me reconnect with friends I had lost contact with due to the craziness that is being a working mom. And it helped me form amazing new friendships that I will cherish forever. . I know 2021 is likely going to be just as challenging - if not more so - as 2020 was, but for the first time since becoming a mom, I finally feel like I have a tribe of people around me. I feel less lonely than I’ve ever felt in my life, which is hilarious since we have been holed up in our house for ~10 months, but it feels pretty amazing. . I’m not sure where I was going with this post, but suffice it to say I’m ready to caffeine and conquer! ☕️
‘ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE. KNOW THAT ‘ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE. KNOW THAT IT IS YOU WHO WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, NO ONE ELSE.’ —Les Brown . I think we can all agree that 2020 was the absolute shits, and I know we’re all looking forward to a chance to start fresh in hopes that the universe will be a little kinder to us in 2021. . Of course, our lives aren’t going to magically go back to the way they were at 12:01 am. It’s not easy to be positive right now, but instead of getting stuck in the suck, remember that the only thing you have control over is your attitude. You can continue to feel sorry for yourself and mourn all the ways your life has changed, or you can straighten your crown and focus on all of the good things happening in your life. . If you dig deep enough, you’ll see that there is so much to be grateful right now. . And if you can’t think of anything that you feel proud of or that brings you joy, then it’s up to you to create it. Accept responsibility for your life. Stop making excuses and be the change you want to see. . Instead of thinking of 2021 as another year of lockdowns and restrictions while we wait for vaccinations to take place and herd immunity to take hold, look at it as an open book. . 12 new chapters. 365 new chances. 🥂
‘BE PRESENT WHERE YOUR FEET ARE.’ —Unknown . ‘BE PRESENT WHERE YOUR FEET ARE.’ —Unknown . What do you do when you have downtime? . I haven’t had time off since last Christmas. We hit the ground running in January as we were planning a 2-week family vacay in March and wanted to do ALL THE THINGS beforehand so we could unplug and enjoy the trip. Our vacation obviously got cancelled, and we’ve been on autopilot ever since. I feel like the pandemic has either made people really busy, or extremely bored. There’s no in-between! . My team and I have been busy working ahead over the past couple of months as I really wanted to unplug and unwind for a few weeks over the holidays and now that the craziness of Christmas is over, I don’t know what to do with myself! . I’m caught up on This Is Us, we finally watched The Undoing, I’m almost done Open Book, I’ve done a lot of drawing on my iPad, I’ve had a lot of wine, I’ve eaten a ton of chocolate, we’ve played games, I’ve done my nails…and I’m bored, lol. But unless I find something else to do, I have to face packing up this house (we’re moving, ya’ll!) and I can’t face that just yet. . 👇🏻how do you unwind?
‘WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? IT IS TENDERNESS FOR THE PAS ‘WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? IT IS TENDERNESS FOR THE PAST, COURAGE FOR THE PRESENT, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.’ —Agnes M. Pahro . The holidays are going to be extra hard for many this year. Whether you’re living under a lockdown with travel restrictions, voluntarily cancelling plans to keep yourself and the ones you loved safe, or dealing with heart-breaking loss, please know that you are not alone. . While we are all navigating the same storm right now, remember that we’re not all in the same boat. If you are lucky enough to be surrounded by excitement and chaos, enjoy the insanity of it all. Embrace the mess and be grateful for all your blessings, and don’t forget to check in with those who are less fortunate than you are. . And if there’s an empty chair at your table due to distance, sickness, or loss, remember that it’s okay to not be okay right now. The holidays can be hard at the best of times, and this year is unlike any we’ve ever experienced. Feel the feels, reach out to others, and be kind to yourself. . Merry Christmas my beautiful friends! 🥂
‘WORRYING IS LIKE PRAYING FOR THE OUTCOME YOU DO ‘WORRYING IS LIKE PRAYING FOR THE OUTCOME YOU DON’T WANT.’ —Denis Morton . This is your Monday morning reminder that no amount of anxiety can change the future, and no amount of regret can change the past. Worrying about something you have no control over does nothing but interfere with your ability to be fully present in this moment. So, inhale the good shit, exhale the bullshit (also a Denis Morton quote), and have faith in your ability to handle whatever life throws at you. ☺️
Is this thing on? . It’s been a MINUTE since I p Is this thing on? . It’s been a MINUTE since I posted here, and I’m not even sure I’m the same person anymore, lol, so I figured I’d re-introduce myself. . My name is Gwen and I’m the founder and managing editor of Meraki Lane - a website dedicated to sharing all of the latest tips and trends to help you be the best version of yourself in the least amount of time. . I’m 43, married to the man of my dreams, and the proud mama of a feisty 9-year-old who has an infectious personality and love for life. I grew up in Singapore, live in Toronto, and have an unhealthy obsession for clothes, shoes, peanut butter, makeup, and my Peloton bike. . I’m also anxious AF. I’ve struggled with high functioning anxiety since I was 9, but you probably wouldn’t even know if you met in IRL. I grew up at a time when mental health challenges were something to be deeply ashamed of and it took a global pandemic for me to finally realize that it’s okay not to be okay. . I’ve been thinking a lot about this little account of mine and how I want it to evolve. I’m never going to be a beauty influencer, I suck at taking photos of my food, and no one on the internet wants to see videos of me working out. While I love seeing other people do these things, they fall way outside of my skill set and comfort zone. . What I can offer is a candid look at my life with anxiety - the things that help me cope, the quotes that make me think, the mantras that keep me grounded, the products I love, and the memes that make me laugh and remind me not to take life too seriously. . My experience with anxiety probably won’t look like yours, but even though I may not be able to relate to your struggles, my hope is that I make you feel a little less alone. 💙
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