WholeFoodFor7 - Whole foods for a family, from a Certified Whole30 Coach

TOOLS, RECIPES, AND RESOURCES TO GET YOU CLOSER TO HEALTHY.

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HELLO I’M AUTUMN

I am a home-grown recipe creative who is also a mom to 5 boys, a Whole30 Certified Coach, and Whole30 Coaching Coordinator. I love making easy Whole30 & Paleo recipes for my family of 7 – we have eaten Paleo-ish as a family for 3 years.

My background is a BS in Exercise Physiology and I am a Certified Personal Trainer with many aerobics certifications – but I left that to focus on the food we eat when I realized how much it can change our health.

We live just north of Sacramento, CA and when not in the kitchen can often be found hiking, camping, and adventuring.

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CHOCOLATE COVERED BANANAS: 2-3 ingredient, 10-minu

CHOCOLATE COVERED BANANAS: 2-3 ingredient, 10-minute gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free dessert. The instructions are about as simple as it comes: peel and freeze bananas, then cover with melted dairy-free chocolate (like @enjoylifefoods or @nestle dairy-free ones) and then any toppings of choice (chopped nuts, coconut flakes, or sprinkles). Sprinkles are @missjonesbakes and though contain cane sugar, are naturally colored.

TIPS: We melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in a glass dish, cooking 30 seconds at a time then stirring until chocolate is melted. If you want them on a stick and easier to eat/make, be sure to stick the popsicle stick or skewer into them *before* freezing. Once chocolate hardens (within minutes for us), eat or store in freezer for up to a month in a sealed container.

Boom. 🍌🍫 Summer desserts just got easier. Bookmark to hit that EASY button!

Homemade Whole30 Chicken Apple Sausage - DF/GF, eg

PALEO HOMEMADE MILKSHAKES – Georgia Mudfudge Bli

PALEO HOMEMADE MILKSHAKES – Georgia Mudfudge Blizzards from @dairyqueen were my all time fave, but milkshakes in general have always been one of my favorites. My dad used to let me order them with my chicken strips when we would eat out growing up.

This creamy dessert in a cup is one I haven’t had in years when I gave up dairy. But, tonight when I made this Paleo version of a Georgia Mudfudge Blizzard, oh man did it make me happy – SO DANG GOOD.

It’s my Paleo Chocolate Ice Cream + chopped up bits of my Paleo Fudgy Brownies + chopped walnuts. We used my ice cream right out of the ice cream maker, as it is the perfect soft serve texture.

It’s definitely the first of many milkshake varieties to hit our household that my Paleo Ice Creams would make such an awesome base for.

Bookmark to make your own paleo milkshake soon! What’s your all time favorite milkshake flavor?

https://wholefoodfor7.com/paleo-chocolate-ice-cream/

POSITIVE BODY IMAGE is hard. We all have heard we

POSITIVE BODY IMAGE is hard. We all have heard we *should* love our bodies, but how many more times have we heard/seen/internalized messages to the contrary?

As a personal trainer, I saw it all over the gym. People there (especially but not exclusively women) to “fix” “lose” or change. Don’t get me wrong, I am all about self-improvement, I think growth is critical to happiness. I also love being strong. But, was it really out of self love to lose “10 more pounds” or a societal expectation pressuring us? Mine usually wasn’t.

As I’ve stepped away from working at the gym, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about why we want our bodies to look a certain way and how healthy various expectations are. I don’t work out 9+ hours a week anymore. I don’t change the way I eat as a punishment. I don’t have a magic how-did-I-even-pick-it weight number I will spend the rest of my life chasing. I don’t weigh myself twice a day or even once a month. I also weigh a little more now. AND I’M STILL HAPPY.

I LOVED these three questions that @sarahgrentfro shared while ago. They really struck me how differently our image of our bodies would be if we used THESE as our measuring stick instead of Vogue or even the person next to us at the gym.

Have there been times in my life when the answer to these questions was no and I did need to eat more veggies, less junk, and move more? Of course. But *most* of the time, I am healthy and beautiful and I need to STOP with the self-criticizing.

I challenge you the next time you are poking at yourself in the mirror to consider these questions. Anyone else struck by these?