5 Ingredients or Less!

5 Ingredients or Less!

I've had a lot of you email me telling me that you're looking for quick + easy + healthy recipes that don't have a lot of ingredients. Well, I feel ya - I want the same. So I figured it would be fun to do a little recipe round-up of quick + easy AHP recipes with 5...

5 Hacks to Make Meal Prep Faster

5 Hacks to Make Meal Prep Faster

Let's face it. Time is something we all are a bit strapped for these days and if there's any way we can speed up a task so we can gain a little time back most of us would be on board. Well today, I'm here to share with you a few of my meal prep hacks that I've...

Caribbean Black Bean Soup with Fish AHP 064

Caribbean Black Bean Soup with Fish AHP 064

There are few things more traditionally Caribbean than black bean soup with some crusty bread for dipping. There's also nothing more distinct to the islands than subtly spiced white fish. So what if you had a black bean soup with subtly spiced white fish cooked right...

Macerated Berries

Macerated Berries

Summertime is in full swing and if you're anything like me weekends are spent entertaining or attending cookouts and get-togethers with friends. Grilling out and spending time outdoors with family and friends is something I look forward to most each summer. One thing...

How to Know What to Eat

How to Know What to Eat

Today I'm talking what to eat. It's something I get asked all the time and to be honest I totally get it. It can be completely overwhelming with where to begin. There are so many different diets out there and to some extent, they all work... for a short period of...

Fajita Beef with Broccoli AHP 401

Fajita Beef with Broccoli AHP 401

No matter how busy your weeknight, we believe that everyone has time for a 15-minute meal. And this tasty combo of fajita-style ground beef cooked with tender carrots and broccoli and finished with fresh cilantro and lime only requires one skillet, 15 minutes of...

How to Avoid Temptation

How to Avoid Temptation

Ooooh, I love this topic. Temptation, it's one of those things unless we live in a bubble, is unavoidable. And while it may be an issue that is sabotaging your health goals with a few strategies it can be something that, while you'll still run into from time to time,...

How to Find Balance

How to Find Balance

We all have the best intentions. To get to the gym every day, eat a big salad for lunch, only drink wine on weekends. But then we end up working late, running out of time to pack that healthy lunch, getting a last minute invite to go out for drinks with girlfriends....

5 Habits to Keep You on Track While on Vacation

5 Habits to Keep You on Track While on Vacation

It's that time of year. Kids are out of school, summer is in full swing and most of us have at least one if not more trips on the horizon. And while vacation is meant to be enjoyed there are a few strategies you can implement into your next trip to help you stay on...

Use AHP to Build a Meal Plan

Use AHP to Build a Meal Plan

One thing I hear all the time from busy ladies is that they struggle with meal planning. As a busy lady myself I find that if I don't spend a little bit of time pre-planning it's impossible to stay on track. But when we were creating AHP we struggled with what the...

Caprese Chicken with Roasted Asparagus AHP 473

Caprese Chicken with Roasted Asparagus AHP 473

Is there any collection of ingredients that better encapsulates summer than caprese? While caprese is traditionally served as a salad, we add a bit more substance to ours by accompanying our marinated mozzarella, balsamic roasted tomatoes and fresh basil with...

Meal Planner Print Out

Meal Planner Print Out

I don't know about you but as much as I love technology I am still a pen and paper girl at heart. I love to handwrite things from my planner to my shopping list and even my meal plan. While digital is great I love to have a physical copy as well. And when it comes to...

How to Swap Ingredients in MFP

How to Swap Ingredients in MFP

When we were developing AHP one thing I felt was really important to help busy women stay on track and reach their goals was the ability to simply track the recipes in My Fitness Pal. When I first started learning about and tracking my food in college I found at...

How to Stay Organized with Lists

How to Stay Organized with Lists

Life is crazy and it seems to only be getting busier. Anyone else feel the same way? And you're probably balancing a million things trying to do your very best to keep it all together - me too, girl. One tool I depend on to keep me organized is the new list feature of...

What’s New!

What’s New!

We've made some major upgrades so let's dive into what's new around here!! The first new feature is the ability to now create lists so you can stay organized. From creating meal plans to organizing your favorite recipes you'll always be able to find what you need. To...

Cook this for Easter

Cook this for Easter

It can be a little challenging to stick to your healthy lifestyle in social settings when you're first starting out. Today I want to share some of my  F A V O R I T E  quick and easy A Healthy Passion meals perfect to take cook up for your Easter Sunday Lunch or...

How to Eat More Greens

How to Eat More Greens

One of my top tips for improving your health is to add in more leafy greens. They're loaded with nutrition and have truly transformed the way I feel. I promise if you start adding them to your life you will notice an increase in energy and decrease in cravings. Greens...

How to Start Your Healthy Lifestyle

How to Start Your Healthy Lifestyle

I hear all the time from women, "I want to lose weight and get healthier, I just don't know how to start" and it breaks my heart because that's 99% of what's holding them back from reaching their goals. This quote explains it best. If you have a dream, you can spend a...

What are Macros and Why Count Them?

What are Macros and Why Count Them?

Macronutrients or Macros are the fat, protein, and carbohydrates that make up a food’s composition. Gram for gram, macronutrients are what translates to the calorie counts of our food. Carbohydrates and Protein provide 4 calories per gram, and one gram of fat provides...

How to Get Rid of Cravings

How to Get Rid of Cravings

C R A V I N G S  it's something {especially as women} we all struggle with. And while there's no solution to completely eradicate them from our lives. From experience (yes, I am a former sweet tooth eat-ten-brownies-in-one-sitting girl) you can tweak your lifestyle to...

5 Hacks to Make Meal Prep Faster

The Best Way to Make a Meal Plan

Meal planning can be one of those things that sounds amazing but in reality, is really dang hard. There's really no all-encompassing solution (trust me - we've been trying to create it for 3 years). No one really knows your exact needs, your exact life, the way you're...

How to Use AHP to Add In More Whole Grains

How to Use AHP to Add In More Whole Grains

I'm super excited today because we're talking whole grains. Now I'm not talking about whole grain bread but rather the ancient cultivated grains that are loaded with healthy carbohydrates, protein, and fiber that help boost immunity and maintain health and balance....

Using AHP to Build Your Own Custom Cookbook

Using AHP to Build Your Own Custom Cookbook

Today we're diving into how to use AHP to create your own custom cookbook. This is one feature we were super focused on creating from the very beginning of the development of A Healthy Passion. I envisioned a place where you could go to find all of the recipes you...

How to Carb-Cycle with AHP

How to Carb-Cycle with AHP

It's another Tip Tuesday and today we're diving into how to use AHP to support a carb-cycling lifestyle! But before we dive in, here's why I love carb-cycling. What does Carb Cycling do? Carb cycling allows for planned high carb days that increase your thyroid output...

Use A Healthy Passion to Search by Ingredient

Use A Healthy Passion to Search by Ingredient

It's Tip Tuesday and today I am sharing a tip on how to make the most out of the AHP software to better simplify your healthy lifestyle! Today I want to share how to use AHP to search by ingredient. Say you have a bag of brussels sprouts that need to be used up or...

4 KEYS to Burning Stubborn Belly Fat!

4 KEYS to Burning Stubborn Belly Fat!

Belly fat can be a real pain and for most of us ladies, it’s a lifelong battle of the midsection bulge. Today I am sharing a few tips that I have discovered to help us trim those waistlines without hating our life! 1 - Try Carb-Cycling Carb Cycling is one of the...