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GIVEAWAY! 🎉🎉 The other week I took you inside my fridge and showed you where I keep my @perfectbar’s and now it's your turn to make some space in your fridge because I'm giving away one box of their new limited batch SALTED CARAMEL perfect bar to ONE lucky winner! 😱🥰👌🏻As a nut butter lover, I love the texture of these bars and that they're made with 20+ superfoods and whole food protein. I always have one in my bag on Tuesdays because I take my favorite workout class across town and need a snack ASAP right after --> that's where these come in! 🙋🏻‍♀️Get some for youself here! 👇🏻⠀
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To enter —>1. LIKE this photo⠀
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Giveaway ends thursday and is open to U.S. residents only! Good luck! #sponsored #itsjustperfect #onceuponapumpkin

Asian-y veggie noodle stir fry! 🎉🥦🌶 I have all the antioxidant packed, nourishing veggies in the brain today because I woke up feeling a little sicky 🤧 so I'm upping my defenses through what I eat! 💯👌🏻🙋🏻‍♀️ I'm never not craving Asian food, and love finding ways to healthify it at home! This veggie stir fry base would be awesome topped with chicken, salmon tofu or beef too! You could even mix in some soba noodles or keep in just veggies like I did here -- all good stuff! 👇🏻👇🏻✨⠀
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make it quick like this:⠀
sauté zucchini noodles (about 2 zucchinis), carrot ribbons (about 2 carrots), sliced peppers (1-2), and 1 cup of broccoli florets⠀
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For the sauce mix together ⁣1/4 creamy unsweetened almond butter. 2 tbsp. cup reduced-sodium soy sauce, or coconut aminos, 1/2 tsp. minced garlic. 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, 2 tsp. sesame oil, and a splash of rice wine vinegar. ⠀
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Toss with sautéed veggie noodles and top with cashews, green onion, and sesame seeds! 🔥🔥 #veggienoodlestirfry #asianzucchininoodles #onceuponapumpkin

You don't have to label the way you eat if you don't want to! 👏🏻 I've been thinking a lot about how we feel like we have to eat under one of the popular diet labels (GF, DF, paleo, etc) in order to be a certain definition of healthy. That can be stressful and confusing especially if you’re striving for perfection because maybe you actually want to something that doesn't fit in that category and get caught up feeling stressed that you can't have it because someone said it was bad for you or it doesn't fit into that certain way of eating.🤯⠀
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Having a variety of foods across different labels works for me — just focusing on the foods that make me feel good, bring me joy, help me move my body, and bring me together with other people over a meal! Don't stress about the labels if you feel like you don't fit into one. You can simply be on a journey of healthy eating that makes you feel good and that's unique to you, learning things about yourself along the way!🙋🏻‍♀️🎉✨
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This was my favorite meal from last week ---> Asian @sitkasalmonshares wild caught salmon, roasted spicy sweet potatoes, asparagus and garlic herb @rightrice! 🎉
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I hope you have a good Sunday night and sending you all the good calm and productive, energizing yet relaxing vibes for the week ahead! 😊👌🏻👏🏻 #simplemealsforthewin #goodmoodfood #onceuponapumpkin

Happy Friday! Brightening up your feed with these healthier LEMON SUGAR COOKIES! 🙋🏻‍♀️🍋☀️ They’ve got a fresh tart flavor, slightly crispy around the edges and soft and chewy in the middle! 😍 With the days getting longer and the temps reaching 50 this weekend (truly tropical for us in Chicago 😝) I’ve got spring on the brain and these cookies go perfectly with that probably overly optimistic warm weather mentality hah! 👏🏻 Recipe on the blog and if you make them I’d love to hear what you think! 😘🙋🏻‍♀️ #lemonsugarcookies #sunshinevibes #grainfreesugarcookies #onceuponapumpkin

Our bodies tell a story before we even say a word. 🤯 Body language is our first language and as an advocate for women empowerment & body love I’m so excited to share with you what I learned from working with a body language expert for the past 3 months.👏🏻
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I set out to work with Karla from @thenarrativebody to improve my body language for TV segments, but everything I learned from our sessions quickly seeped into my personal life and how I carry myself in everyday situations.✨✨
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I can't pinpoint the exact moment last year when I started feeling like my confidence in certain situations was wavering. ⁣Some days I felt super confident and ready to run with anything I was doing, and other days I would second guess myself over and over again. Maybe it's an entrepreneur thing, maybe it's a thing we as women do and go through? All I knew was I wanted to dig deeper so that I could fully show up as MYSELF on TV and more importantly IRL!
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After working with Karla not only did I begin to uncover the things that were leading my body to sometimes say I wasn’t as confident as I felt in certain situations, but I also began to read situations better because I could understand cues better from other people’s body language more clearly. A basic example is when you say “I’m fine” yet your arms are crossed, your whole body is tense and you’re sitting on the other side of the couch. Nobody believes what you just said. They believe what your body is saying!🙋🏻‍♀️
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No matter what line of work you’re in -- entrepreneur or not, being aware of your body’s narrative is something I think is hugely effective in making us better communicators in our personal and professional relationships AND a way to BOOST our own confidence in any situation ESPECIALLY AS WOMEN! 👯‍♀️ I’m SO excited to share this post, and hope you take a second to read it! #thenarritivebody #onceuponapumpkin

Snack plate of chompaians, I mean champions! 😜🏆🍎🥚But seriously. No snack plate of mine is complete without @chomps meat sticks— made with grass fed & finished beef, with zero fillers and sugar! 🎉🎉 You know I’m all about making small changes in the diet as a starting place and it’s never too late to start! 👊🏻 Its still the beginning of the year and you CAN commit to and stick with any changes you want —> something like upgrading your snack game with @chomps is a good place to start too! 🙋🏻‍♀️ #stickwithit #chomps #chompspartner #snackplate #onceuponapumpkin

Inspired by a dish at one of my favorite restaurants in Chicago —> @abarestaurant (if you haven’t been you must go!), I give you these chicken zucchini meatballs! 😍🍝 So easy to make, NOT DRY AT ALL thanks to the added zucchini and easy to pair with a bunch of stuff like veggies, pasta & more! 🎉Grab the GF recipe with a DF option on the blog now! 💯👌🏻 #chickenzucchinimeatballs #chickenmeatballs #onceuponapumpkin

Save this one under cozy #brunchrecipes to make at home when it’s too cold to go out! 👌🏻🥰 The other weekend I just really had a taste for French toast —> enter this blueberry brioche french toast that totally hit the spot! 😍✨☺️ Fluffy, lightly sweetened and with extra nutrition from the blueberries! 💯Grab the recipe on the blog now and happy Sunday! Hope it’s relaxing, productive or whatever you need it to be to recharge and feel good for the week ahead! #blueberryfrenchtoastbake #briochefrenchtoast #weekendeats #onceuponapumpkin

Keeping it super simple this morning with an egg on buttered toast with microgreens on top, PB & bananas and grapefruit cause I’m still on my citrus kick! 🍳💥 Microgreens contain more vitamins, minerals & antioxidants than their fully grown veggie counterpart — im calling them vegetable CONFETTI 🎉🎉 because they’re perfect for sprinkling on literally anything for an extra boost of nutrition! 💯👍🏻 Happy Saturday friends! 💋 #breakfastplate #putaneggonit🍳 #onceuponapumpkin #vegetableconfetti #weekendbreakfast

King of my heart 🧡🐶🧡 (sorry rob😝🥰) Pumpkin reminds me today and every single day to love unconditionally always. 💕If you have a cav you know that all they know is love — it’s really the best reminder to tell others you love them and TELL YOURSELF. Self love might be the hardest. I didn’t always have it for myself and sometimes it’s not always there, but that’s the greatest love story that will ever be! The one thats it’s totally OK to still be writing, making mistakes on, and learning from! 💯 So squeeze all your loves extra tight today and don’t forget to say I LOVE YOU to yourself too! It’s not selfish it’s necessary!💋💋#lovelove #vday #cavlove #selflove #onceuponapumpkinpuppy #onceuponapumpkin

Butternut squash falafel! 🙋🏻‍♀️💯 The first time I had falafel was from a food truck in New York City — fried in all its glory and everything! This time I baked it, added butternut squash and turmeric and drizzled it with a maple tahini sauce! 🤤🤤 I think I like my version better! 😛 Made from chickpeas, these little balls are the perfect source of protein for a plant based salad or eating as a side dish with anything else! ✨👌🏻Grab the gluten and dairy free recipe via the link in bio now! #butternutsquashfalafel #bakedfalafel #onceuponapumpkin

Celebrating #NationalCheddarDay with a cozy bowl of pumpkin mac and cheese made with @tillamook cheddar cheese! 🎃🧀 #AD It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, I’m always down for pumpkin mac & cheese and this one made with @tillamook’s farmstyle thick cut sharp cheddar shreds is extra delicious and has added nutrition from the pumpkin and grated zucchini I threw in there! 👌🏻🙋🏻‍♀️💯Tillamook Shreds are farmstyle, meaning they are thicker so you get more cheese and more flavor in every bite - definitely an upgrade. I also like that Tillamook cheese is made from only the highest quality ingredients -- meaning they use milk from cows not treated with artificial growth hormones. 👍🏻 Recipe below! 👇🏻#TillamookCheese #pumpkinmacandcheese⠀
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Cook a package of pasta according to the directions (I used chickpea pasta here!) Once the pasta is cooked, melt 2 tbsp. of butter in a saucepan ½ cup pumpkin puree, 1 bag of @tillamook sharp cheddar cheese shreds and 2 cloves of garlic minced, and ⅓ cup of your milk of choice. Once cheese is melted fold in pasta and combine. Grate one zucchini on top and fold into melted, cheesy pasta and enjoy!

Zucchini bread oatmeal! 🥰💯 So creamy and fluffy with an unreal texture thanks to the grated zucchini!!👌🏻 I topped it with banana, melty PB and a few chocolate chips for good measure! 🍫 it’s my new favorite way to add more nutrition to breakfast 👊🏻 Grab the full recipe and recipe for making it into #overnightoats on the blog now via the link in bio! ✨ happy Wednesday! #zucchinibreadoatmeal #cozyoatmealbowl #onceuponapumpkin

⁣I asked you guys in my stories the other day whether you stay in or go out for #vday and most of you said stay in! 💕We do too, which is why I'm excited to partner with @marianosmarket to show you everything they have to make the perfect valentines day dinner! ❤️🥖🍫#ad Swipe to see all of the things I picked up for a cozy night in! 👉🏻 I'm most excited for the chocolate covered strawberries, raspberry rose jam (made here in the midwest!), mini cheese board, heart crackers and a little bubbly! 🍾 I also picked up sea scallops, steak and asparagus for us for friday! 💯👌🏻🥰
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#onlyatmarianos #vdaydinner #mymarianos #lovelove #datenighathome #onceuponapumpkin

Perfect #oscars watching treat?! ✨🎥These healthy chocolate chip cookies made with @getskinnydipped NEW super dark + sea salt skinny dipped almonds! 🥰🍪🍫 This year the menu at the oscars is over 70% plant based, so I followed suit by making these cookies with the newest and first vegan flavor from @getskinnydipped!🎉
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This recipe is my healthy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe (gluten and dairy free!) that I added the super dark + sea salt almonds to. Can you say best dressed?! 👌🏻 I think yes! #sponsored #getskinnydipped #darkchocolatechipcookies #plantbased #onceuponapumpkin

Hello 28! 🥳🎃 It is so true what they say—it really does get better as you get older. 💯 I feel more me now, more confident in my skin, and my truest self than I ever really have before. 🙌🏼 I always look at my bday as the start of my new year vs NYE and I’m so excited for this year ahead—bring it! •
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No day is guaranteed, and above all today I’m just so grateful for this beautiful life — my family, friends, this community, clients, colleagues, mentors and rob 🧡 who make the everyday moments extra special, challenge me, and inspire me me in so many different ways! 🧡🎉🧡 #birthdaygirl #thisis28 #birthdaygratitude #aquarius #gratitude #newyear #selflove #attainablewellness #onceuponapumpkin #pumpkinpositivity

A few weeks ago I was at my parents house going through the drawers in my old dresser and found a waist trainer I bought to get “ready” for vacation. Yuck. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It made me sad. Thats what mattered to me about vacation. The girl in this photo is different. She is focused on the inside and non scale markers like energy, mood, joyful movement, good digestion, etc. to dictate her happiness. 💯💯 Self love is a journey—one I’m still on, but now I appreciate the journey — every twist and turn. Everybody is truly a good body.✨ Why did we ever wait to for something or someone to tell us when it was ok to love ourselves the way we are?! As we’ve been reminded —life is too short to let other people’s options, or the media’s definition of what a body should look like define what ours should look like! 🧡 Also not ready to go back to the Chicago cold 😭 The vitamin D & sea have been muy bueno 👍🏻

You’re not too old. It’s not too late. It’s not too saturated. You do have enough experience to FOLLOW YOUR DREAM and this IS the sign you’ve been looking for! 🧡✨ Tulum is pretty magical — my soul is happy for this little vacation we’re on, soaking up the sun and the fresh guacamole at literally every turn! 🌴👌🏻🥑Grateful to be enjoying place on earth and thankful for home at the same time..you know?! ☀️ Tell me you’ve been here before, and if not put it on your list! 👍🏻🥑🌴😎 #followyourdreams #matchaamor #tulumvibes #onceuponapumpkin

Happy Feb! 🧡🎉 My second favorite month after October because it’s my birthday month and so I’m kicking it of with #PUMPKIN birthday cake bread! 🥰🥳🙋🏻‍♀️ This is for your friend who loves pumpkin but has a birthday in the middle of winter! 😝 It’s gluten and dairy free and the sprinkles are non negotiable! 🎉🎉🎉 Grab the recipe on the blog now via the link in bio and a few of my reflections on turning 28 in just a few days! 🧡 About to take off to warm weather & sunshine for a couple of days — see you soon! ✈️🌴☀️ #pumpkinbread #birthdaymonth #aquarius #onceuponapumpkin

Breakfast is my love language! 🥰🥞Too soon for vday pancakes?! I think not! ☺️💕🧡I found the same mini pancake/waffle maker that I have in a pumpkin 🎃 shape in a heart shape @target and had to have it! I used my pumpkin pancake recipe and added some grated zucchini to the batter too for an extra delicious texture! 💯 Happy Friday and who else is excited to welcome February after 37463 days of January?! 😝🙋🏻‍♀️ #vdaywaffles #heartwaffles #zucchinibreadwaffles #onceuponapumpkin

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