Raw cacao powder is made by grounding cacao beans and are actually bitter in taste. Wait... bitter?! But aren’t chocolates made from cacao beans too? Well... Cacao beans are transformed to the chocolate we love by adding sweetener and dairy, but the medicinal value that chocolate is prized for has nothing to do with the sweetener or dairy, and everything to do with the cacao content. What makes cacao so “super” is that it’s loaded with flavonoids, which act as powerful a

I love to cook and truly believe that homemade meals are much more nutritional, you know exactly what goes in and it’s made with love. BUT some nights I’m either too tired, too busy or just not in the mood... sound familiar? that’s why I’m all about 20 minute meals. And if I’m totally not feeling it, we just order in... Who doesn't?! Tonight, we had the most amazing Vibrant Chicken Dinner and best part is that it took less than 20 minutes to prepare and I used only one baking

We have the most difficult, challenging yet amazing job in the world... Some days are great yet others are just too much to handle. Days are busy and nights are long. Don't get me wrong, I love being a mom. I love spending time with my son. But I also love spending time with just 'me', I sometimes feel guilty for simply thinking about it. I feel bad to want to be alone; not alone to do work or run errands but alone doing things for myself. Does it make me selfish? does it mak

What a day! Yesterday my husband and me experienced our first Walk for Hunger part of the NAAP Boston team; a great initiative to help raise awareness about hunger in the state of Massachusetts. Last week, I quickly skimmed through the email invitation and knew that it was something we would be interested in so we decided to join. I was all set and made a batch of Mini Oatmeal Banana Muffins to share. These made the best pre-walk snack. As soon as we arrived we were impres