Breakfast – Page 2 – Healthified Magazine

When upgrading to a more blood sugar balancing lifestyle, traditional pancakes for breakfast might not be your best bet. Focusing on healthy fat and protein in the morning instead will…

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I Had The Best Bagel And Lox In Bristol, VA. Here Is How I Healthified It At Home.

January 3, 2024

It’s rare, but sometimes I crave something savory for breakfast. Typically when it is time to eat my morning meal, I want a “carby” concoction on the sweeter side: think…

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Pumpkin Spice Breakfast Bread {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free}

October 3, 2023

When I started to bake using upgraded ingredients, I found that most of the recipes were delicious enough for dessert, and healthy enough for breakfast. I was actually in the…

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Apple Spice Donuts {Gluten-free, Vegan}

September 21, 2023

Donuts can be a hard thing to Healthify. First of all, I don’t want to assume people have a donut pan. Not everyone does. I have been a baker for…

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Chocolate Fudge Muffins With Pumpkin {Grain-free, Dairy-free}

September 18, 2023

I love using fruit and vegetable purees in my recipes, and with pumpkin having its seasonal moment, I thought why not incorporate the ingredient into something chocolate? Sure, it might…

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Nostalgia Chocolate Chip Banana Bread {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free}

September 12, 2023

There are many reasons why I wrote this recipe the way that I did. I had a craving for some old-fashioned banana bread, but given I refrain from eating gluten,…

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Which Leavening Agents Should You Use In These Gluten-Free Vegan Pumpkin Muffins? Here Is What I Suggest.

September 9, 2023

It’s that time of year, and you might not need another pumpkin muffin recipe. There are a lot of them out there. Even though I have a few that I…

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Pumpkin Banana Chocolate Chip Bread {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free}

August 29, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin It’s late summer. Labor Day weekend is right around the corner and I’m ready for fall. I can already tell the sun is setting earlier in the…

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Buckwheat Fig Muffins

August 15, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin In 2016, we planted a couple of fig trees in our backyard. Five years later, they finally started to bear fruit, and now provide us with a…

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Fig Jam

August 15, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin For the longest time, fig jam was just a staple on a charcuterie board. Is there anything better than a buttery cracker topped with a salty sliver…

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Empower Bar Cacao Cottage Cheese Donuts

August 10, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin One of my least favorite things about recipe writing is when something doesn’t turn out. This happens more with baking than it does with cooking. While both…

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Afternoon Chocolate Cravings? Try This!

August 3, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin The other day I experienced a big craving for chocolate around 3PM (sound familiar?). I almost grabbed one of my cupcakes (and if you know me by…

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Oat Buckwheat Blueberry Muffins {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free}

July 20, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin Did you know your tastebuds change? As in, if you are someone who craves certain foods (let’s call them less nutritious foods) and you want to eat…

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Brazil Nuts, Selenium, & the Smoothie I Drink Almost Every Day

June 13, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin Did you know, that in order to increase your selenium levels, all it takes is eating two brazil nuts per day? Why care? Let me back up……

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A Lesser Known Benefit of Black Coffee and How to Make it Frothy

June 8, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin I recently made the switch to black coffee after riding the bulletproof train for years. I remember the first time I consumed the coffee concoction made with…

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Empower Bar Carrot Cake – 2 Ways

April 17, 2023

By Sara McGlothlin It’s the time of year when spring has sprung and Mother’s Day is just around the corner that reminds me of carrot cake. While there are already…