Foodie Loves Fitness

Sharing my passion for living a healthy & happy life

  • 5 Fun Family-Friendly Hikes Near Zion National Park

    Visiting Southwestern Utah? Check out my list of favorite family-friendly hikes near Zion National Park. They’re moderate trails with no shortage of amazing views!  During my nomad adventures with my family, I spent a few months living in Utah this year, including a five week stay near Zion National Park. Southern Utah is full of breathtaking… [Continue Reading]

    5 Fun Family-Friendly Hikes Near Zion National Park

  • My Favorite Family-Friendly Wineries in Paso Robles

    Visiting California’s Central Coast with children? Make sure to check out these great family-friendly wineries in Paso Robles!  After my nomad family and I made our way south down the east coast and lived in several cities heading west to San Diego, we moved about five hours north to the lovely wine country area of… [Continue Reading]

    My Favorite Family-Friendly Wineries in Paso Robles

  • My Favorite Things to Do with Kids in Austin

    Visiting ATX with kids? Check out my list of my favorite things to do with kids in Austin.  My family and I have been living on the road for ten months now, which is wild for me to really think about! We’ve been traveling across America living in places for a month at a time,… [Continue Reading]

    My Favorite Things to Do with Kids in Austin

  • 10 Awesome Things to Do in Asheville With Kids

    Looking for fun things to do in Asheville with kids? Check out my round up of our favorite things to do in & around the wonderful North Carolina city of AVL!  My family and I have been traveling around America living as nomads for eight months now, and Asheville remains one of our favorite stops.… [Continue Reading]

    10 Awesome Things to Do in Asheville With Kids

  • 10 Things to Do With Kids in the Baton Rouge Area

    Looking for things to do with kids in the Baton Rouge area? Check out my round down of the best places to see in the area!  After spending a month eating our way through Asheville, my family and I resided in the Baton Rouge area for five weeks last fall. Being unfamiliar with the area,… [Continue Reading]

    10 Things to Do With Kids in the Baton Rouge Area

Mini Vegan Strawberry Cheesecakes

This mini vegan cheesecake recipe is made with an easy graham cracker crust + a cashew & plant-based cream cheese center, and they're topped with a fresh strawberry sauce - making them the perfect sweet tooth bite!  Hello Berry Season! It's getting towards the end of May in the northeast and the weather is (finally!) warm, the sun is shining... and berry season is upon us (yay!). I'm a big fan of all kinds of berries, and strawberries are high on my list of favorites. I try to make it to a local farm for berry picking every year. I'll get a huge crate full of berries, and then my household has fun enjoying them. And of course, I enjoy making recipe favorites & coming up with new recipes to enjoy summer berries with! I've had a mini vegan cheesecake recipe on my "to test" list for ... [Read More]

7 Nutrient-Packed Juice & Smoothie Recipes to Start Your Days Right

Looking for new nutrient-dense breakfast ideas? This round up features 7 healthy juice and smoothie recipes - one for every day of the week!  It feels like springtime has finally arrived in the northeast! The winters here seem to drag on & on (& on), so I've been excited to get outside & enjoy the sunshine now that it's a bit nicer out. Something about springtime arriving makes me want to feel my healthiest... so I figured what better way to start off the first week of May than with a nutrient-packed juice or smoothie every morning of the week.  In fact, I made each of these juice & smoothie recipes last week. Each one offers a slew of nutritional benefits that will fuel your day right! From green (and orange!) juices, to smoothies that taste like ... [Read More]

Family Friendly Things to Do in Woodstock, VT

Looking to go on a New England getaway? Check out my list of family friendly things to do in Woodstock, VT! Do you enjoy going on road trips? I'm passionate about traveling in general, and adore road trip getaways. It gives me a chance to plan adventurous, long weekend trips to new-to-me places that are just a drive away.  Since moving to New England 3.5 years ago, my family has gone on many road trips - especially since 1.) the pandemic started in 2020 and we wanted to travel while staying socially distanced, and 2.) I had my daughter (Check out my 10 tips for traveling with a toddler!). Perhaps my favorite time to go on a New England road trip is in autumn, when the foliage is complete eye candy and the temperatures are cool yet comfortable. Last fall, we hit the ... [Read More]

10 Healthy Snacks & Drinks to Enjoy During At-Home Movie Night

Love having at-home movie nights? Check out these 10 healthy snacks & drinks that'll make your movie nights delicious while still keeping it healthy.  At-home movie nights are great. Even before the COVID pandemic hit and turned us all into cozy weekenders, and before becoming a mom made me much more likely to be home on a Saturday night, I enjoyed relaxing on my couch watching a movie with my husband - with yummy snacks in hand of course.  Instead of munching on snacks & drinks packed with high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated palm oil and Red 40 dye, I opt for healthy snacks that I can feel good about consuming. That way I can have my cake and eat it too, so to speak! After all, who says you can't enjoy yourself and still keep your healthy diet on ... [Read More]

30-Minute Lentil Coconut Curry

This lentil coconut curry is a flavorful plant-based meal packed with veggies like sweet potato and baby spinach - and it takes just 30 minutes to whip up. [vegan + gluten free] We've been really into lentils in my household lately. I mean, what's not to love? They're tiny legumes that pack a powerful nutritional punch, and they can be incorporated into so many dishes - from lentil soup and plant-based shepherd's pies to Indian-inspired dishes like my recipe today. Benefits of Lentils Lentils have A LOT to offer. One perk is that they're loaded with polyphenols, which are active compounds that fight against harmful agents in the body, including cancer and heart disease. Lentils are also high in protein, iron, fiber, folic acid, magnesium, and calcium, to name a few ... [Read More]

7 Ways to Practice More Mindfulness This Year

“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn It's so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, go into survival mode, and sort of just forget to live mindfully and purposefully. However, I think that mindfulness is actually most important to practice when we're in the midst of a busy, stressful time. Mindfulness offers so many benefits, including stress reduction, increased ability to deal with illness, boosting job performance and lowering depressive symptoms. Honestly, I've found the past couple of years to be the most stressful ones of my life thus far. I moved cross-country and went through a draining moving, home selling, and home buying process. I got ... [Read More]