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A Weeks Worth of No Cook Meals

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  This week, I have a selection of no-cook recipes for when it’s simply too hot to cook! Let's kick off the week with an Italy-meets-the-tropics salad , cool down with cucumber gazpacho .  Enjoy! ~Tiffanyxx Sunday: Papaya and Prosciutto Salad Monday:   Chilled Cucumber Avocado Gazpacho Tuesday: Classic Chicken Salad Wednesday :  M arinated Snack Board Thursday :   H asselback Caprese Tomatoes Friday:  Sardine and Roasted Pepper Toasts   Weekend Bonus: Peanut Butter Banana Pops Papaya And Prosciutto Salad Recipe 6  cups baby arugula 1  (2 pound) ripe papaya, peeled, seeded, and sliced into 3/4-inch wide wedges 1  small (2 pound) cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and sliced into 3/4-inch wide wedges 1  (8-ounce) ball burrata, torn 4  slices Prosciutto di Parma, torn into bite-size pieces 1 /  4   cup  extra virgin olive oil Flaky sea salt , to taste Freshly ground black pepper , to taste Aged balsamic vinegar, for t...

1 Hour FULL BODY DUMBBELL WORKOUT at Home

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  The exercises within this dumbbell workout will be hitting our entire lower body, upper body, abs and core throughout, whilst also improving balance, co-ordination and mind to muscle connection. You will need a mat and a pair of dumbbells. I am using 2 x 10 kg dumbbells for your reference. Each exercise is performed for 45 seconds, 15 seconds to then get ready for next exercise! Every 3rd exercise is a staple exercise relating to either lower body or upper body and will be bodyweight only! This real time workout consists of: every 3rd exercise: SUMO SQUAT TO HAND TAP MAKER SINGLE ARM PRESS SQUAT SINGLE ARM PRESS SUITCASE SUIT VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL RAISE LUNGE PASS THROUGH DIAGONAL PRESS LUNGE W/PULSE STANDING CHEST PRESS LUNGE W/PULSE SUPINE ROW CALF RAISES SUPINE ROW (opposite side) every 3rd exercise: DEAD STOP PUSH UPS ALTERNATING REAR LUNGES RENEGADE ROW (one arm) ROMANIAN DEADLIFT W/PULSE RENEGADE ROW (other arm) SNATCH (opposite side) DIAMOND PRESS W/PULSE ALTER...

Pineapple Blueberry Ooey Gooey Butter Cake (gluten free

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A yellow butter cake with blueberries and an ooey gooey pineapple topping. Ingredients: 1 gluten free or ketobutter cake mix 1 egg 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup pineapple juice(no added sugar) 4 cups blueberries Topping 8 oz. cream cheese 2 eggs 1 16 oz. can crushed pineapple - drained - reserve juice 1/2 cup butter - melted 3 cups swerve powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: In a mixing bowl dump the cake mix, egg, 1.2 cup melted butter and pineapple juice. Mix until it is thoroughly combined. Press on the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle the blueberries over the base. Press them down lightly into the batter. In another bowl combine the cream cheese, 1/2 cup melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix until combined. Make sure the crushed pineapple is well drained. Add to the cream cheese. Mix until combined and add the confectionery sugar. When mixed pour over the blueberries. Bake at 350 (325 if a glass pan) for an hour. Check several times before that. Mine took 1 hour ...

30 MINUTE DUMBBELL HIIT WORKOUT + Bodyweight | Complex Series - Day 5

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The weight I will be using is 12lbs. You can do what is right for you. You can even do water filled bottles. This was a very intense workout and I just will keep posting her workouts. Just love her. ~Tiffanyxx The timer will be on for 40 seconds of work, 20 seconds rest between each mini complex! Within each mini complex, there will be 2 exercises; every exercise will be performed for 4 reps! So just remember, every exercise simply perform for 4 reps, then straight into the paired exercise for the 4 reps then back to first exercise for the duration of 40 seconds! There is a staple mini complex and this will appear every 5th set! There will be a low impact alternative provided throughout! Each complex, apart from the staple, will be performed for 2 complete sets! All of the exercises below will be performed for 4 reps each!! DB SQUAT TO PRESS PRESS (all same side) DB SQUAT TO PRESS PRESS (all same side) LUNGE LUNGE (switch) LUNGE LUNGE (switch) STAPLE: HAND TO FLOOR BURPEE P...

keto chili redo

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  Brown beef w/ the veggies, seasons and bacon. Add in a crockpot or instapot. Add the bone broth, paste and tomatoes and let it go on slow for 8 hours or instapot it for 45. Top w/ Cheddar and sour cream.

The Health Benefits of Ginger

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  Fresh herbs and spices that come from the plants of the earth – a hallmark of a primarily raw diet plant-based diet – have a number of medicinal properties. Since the civilization of the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus, these dietary condiments have been used to remedy a number of different ailments, according to Dr. Axe's natural health source. Today, the dietary condiment most used around the world is ginger. Sourced from the rhizomes of the plant, ginger comes from the same family as cardamom and turmeric, both of which have a number of health benefits as well. Though ginger root has more than 100 chemical components, gingerols are what give ginger its exceptionally beneficial properties. As Dr. Axe explained, the oily gingerols are anti-inflammatory and also works as antioxidants. The positive health outcomes that result from incorporating ginger into your daily diet have been backed by much research and review. Here are a few ways ginger can im...

1 HOUR FULL BODY WORKOUT at Home - Dumbbells, Bodyweight | Complex Series - Day 4

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For this 1 hour full body workout, you will need a pair of dumbbells, your mat and a chair! The dumbbells I am using for your reference are 15kg each and 8kg each! SQUAT x15 RDL x15 RENEGADE ROW x10 LANDMINE ROW x20 LUNGE x15 FWD STEP LUNGE x15 (same foot forward) LUNGE x15 (switch side) FWD STEP LUNGE x15 (same foot forward) SHOULDER PRESS x10 WIDE CURLS x10 STAGGERED RDL x15 STAGGERED SQUAT x15 (same side) STAGGERED RDL x15 (switch) STAGGERED SQUAT x15 (same side) SQUAT TO PRESS x10 ALT REAR LUNGES x20 DIAMOND PRESS x15 PULLOVER x15 SIT UP x10 ALTERNATING HOVER REACH x30 BULGARIAN LUNGE x15 SINGLE LEG DECLINE PUSH UP x5 BULGARIAN LUNGE x15 SINGLE LEG DECLINE PUSH UP x5 ALTERNATING LATERAL RAISE x10 ALTERNATING REAR FLY x10 KNEEL TO SQUAT x10 NARROW TO WIDE SQUAT x10 KNEEL TO SQUAT x10 NARROW TO WIDE SQUAT x10 DIPS x15 TRICEP PUSH UPS x5 MAKER x5 X BODY MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS x30 You will notice the body exercises will be just as, if not more challenging in a different w...