Food and Nutrition Blog by Mackenzie Burgess
Recipes that do not contain any dairy products or give you the choice to not use ingredients containing dairy products or use an alternative dairy-free ingredients
These energy bites are the perfect snack to grab and go! Completely customizable and take 5 minutes or less! I always have these bites on hand to grab-and-go because if I don’t pack snacks with me for the day, I get serious “hangrxiety”. Hungry, angry, and anxious. Never a good combo. Avoid the hunger with […]
Sometimes the most comforting thing on a cold day is a delicious bowl of soup, especially when it’s this homemade Roasted Tomato Basil Soup! I even love soup in the summertime because it’s a great way to utilize fresh produce in an easy way. This recipe is great because it works for all seasons. You […]
Banana bread is a classic treat I grew up eating often whenever we had a few browned bananas left. Although nothing can quite top my mom’s made-with-love banana bread, I decided to develop this banana bread recipe to create a healthier, protein-packed twist on the classic loaf. Disclosure: I received free samples of Further Food […]
With Super Bowl Sunday right around the corner, hummus is a must. Don’t be left dip-less when the grocery shelves empty. Instead, whip up this healthy peanut butter hummus in 10 minutes or less with ingredients right from your pantry. Hummus typically calls for an ingredient called tahini. Tahini, a paste made from sesame seeds, […]
Eating fish twice a week is the magic number for health but sometimes it can seem like a daunting task to prepare a nice seafood meal. Luckily, this nut-crusted salmon takes just 5 minutes to whip up and is on the table in under 30 minutes! This recipe is a spin off of my Walnut-Crusted […]
Have you ever heard of the flavor umami before? If you haven’t– it is a game changer. Umami is a category of taste–just like sweet, sour, salt and bitter. It is described as the savory taste (aka indescribable yumminess). More technically speaking, umami corresponds to glutamate, a type of amino acid, that is present in […]