Almond Flour Vanilla Cupcakes with Vegan Chocolate Frosting

Quinoa Veggie Meatballs

I saw these meatballs a while back on The Small Boston Kitchen blog (http://onceuponasmallbostonkitchen.blogspot.com) and I thought I’d try them out and share them with you. They have a great texture and flavor and are very versatile. I ate them for breakfast with a fried egg on top, for lunch inside a wrap and for dinner on top of a salad. They take a little bit of effort to make, but I encourage you to try them!

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Almond Flour Vanilla Cupcakes with Vegan Chocolate Frosting

Breakfast Really is the Most Important Meal of the Day

Yes, your mom was right, you should eat your breakfast every day. Studies show that eating breakfast regularly has the following benefits:

  • a more nutritionally complete diet
  • improved concentration and performance
  • higher levels of strength and endurance
  • lower levels of cholesterol
  • easier to achieve and maintain a healthy weight

Yes, that’s right, breakfast eaters actually weigh less than their counterparts who routinely skip breakfast. The point here is that achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn’t all about calories in and calories out. There’s a LOT more to it than that.

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