Balance
Moderation
Healthy living
Your favorite foods, lightened up.
Hello there!
My food philosophy is pretty simple – I’m all about eating what you love, but in moderation. To me, it’s all about balance. That’s what has kept this lifestyle sustainable for me.
Here you will find simple recipes with fresh ingredients that are lightened-up; but you won’t be able to tell! I promise.
I hope you enjoy browsing for family-friendly, healthy recipes for you and your loved ones to enjoy!
Steph
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Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Maple Butter
I love a good shrimp recipe, but a bacon-wrapped shrimp recipe? Sign me up! This bacon wrapped shrimp with maple butter is so easy to prepare, but bursting with flavor. Fresh shrimp are seasoned, wrapped…
Gluten-Free, Egg-Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
There’s nothing better than a chocolate chip cookie. These chocolate chip cookies are gluten-free and egg-free, which makes the raw dough perfectly safe to eat too! Made with almond flour, brown sugar, some applesauce for…
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Broccoli and Cheddar Egg Sandwiches
The easiest breakfast to meal prep is hands down an egg sandwich, and you can create all different varieties. My classic freezer egg sandwiches feature sausage, egg and cheese, but these broccoli and cheddar egg…
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Hi, I’m Steph! I am married and a mom of three young children, a boy and two girls all under the age of 5.
Here you’ll find healthy recipes by category, lots of lightened up comfort foods (burgers and pasta anyone?). But you’ll also find a lot of European influence in my cooking, as I often take our families’ recipes and rework them.
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Join the Queen of Meal Prep and lighten up your favorite foods!
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring! I’ve made it a goal to lighten up our most favorite recipes so the whole family will love them!
If you don’t love your meals… I want to help change that!