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Three Ingredients for Healthier Baking

9/30/2021

NUTRITION TIPS

Three Ingredients to Switch to for Healthier Baked Goods

that still taste delicious!

By: Chat Mills

Without a doubt fall is my favorite time of year.

One of our favorite things to do as a family is apple picking. The event is so popular in our family that when Liam coined the day as “Apple Day” all the children followed suit. It’s now a holiday in our family.

My sister and I have a follow up day known as “Baking Day.” On this day we make as many baked goods as humanly possible with all the apples picked on Apple Day.

Baking and all things sweet are very popular in my family. There is nothing like making our goodies and enjoying the fruits of our labor, no pun intended. Over the years, as both my sister and I worked on our health habits, we had to come to grips with the fact that while these treats are yummy, there is a toll on our overall health - and waist lines.

However, both my sister and I are firm believers that in moderation you can have your cake and eat it too!

So often we hear that to be healthy you need to deprive yourself of the foods that you love. Pizza, cookies, wings for the big game, even simple things like sandwiches are now off limits. In my experience I have learned that the secret really lies in balance.

Baking Day! Apple Pie, Apple Crisp, Apple Cake, Apple Cinnamon Rolls - all vegan!

To create more balance I recently started baking with three healthier ingredients.

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How to Make Yourself a Priority

9/10/2021

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SELF CARE TIPS

How to Make Yourself a Priority,
(especially when you're busy)!

By: Chat Mills

Recently on a trip to Boothbay Harbor, Maine I found myself poolside completely and totally alone. My husband is a musician and had the opportunity to play two shows in a cover band last month.

Since our boys are too young to be in a bar we decided we’d make it a weekend getaway. We secured childcare and off we went.

We got to the inn we were staying at, we checked in with our children, and then Alex was off to a rehearsal and I was off to the pool, which I had entirely to myself.

I’ve never had an entire pool to myself.

The conditions were perfect - sunny, 80 degrees, not a cloud in sight. What a major blessing! I had a phone conversation with a friend that didn’t get interrupted. I sunned myself without being splashed. I swam in the pool (which, if I didn’t mention, I had to myself) and took respite from the hot sun. I sat on the lounge chair and took a deep breath.

Then it set in. The guilt.

Those steps are the perfect size for Finn to get into the water.
Liam would love that it was deep enough to jump in.

I felt as though I was leaving them out and I felt sad, but what was more was that I knew that I was quickly interrupting this much needed time to myself.

If you’re a parent then you’ve felt this guilt as well, I’m sure. It sucks.

Our friend Kyle joined me a half hour later and he said something that changed everything in that single moment: if you don’t take the time to make yourself a priority from time to time then you’re never going to be the mother that you want to be for them.

Mind blown!

I have yet to meet a parent that doesn’t want to be a good parent. But even those of you who aren’t parents also want to be good at your jobs, good to your fur babies, and good partners in your relationships.

I know you might be thinking, "if I only had the time to take care of myself!" I had this thought myself many times but the reality is, is that it's entirely possible to be good at your job, take care of your family, and rid yourself of the guilt of having fun.

The secret lies is making yourself a priority.

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Three Ingredients to Switch to for Healthier Baked Goods

that still taste delicious!

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(especially when you're busy)!

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Three Ingredients to Switch to for Healthier Baked Goods

that still taste delicious!

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How to Make Yourself a Priority, ​(especially when you're busy)!

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How to Make Yourself a Priority,
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