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DITCH THE BOTTLED DRESSINGS If you are looking to eat healthier, sometimes it is easier than you think. Ditching bottled and processed salad dressing is a simple and easy way to clean up your diet. The next time you make a salad, pair it with one of these healthy salad dressing recipes instead of dousing it with a bottled dressing with questionable ingredients. ALL YOU NEED IS 5 MINUTES! All of these dressings use common ingredients and seasonings that you can pronounce and likely already have on hand in your pantry and kitchen....

Disclaimer: We partnered with Paleovalley to bring you this post. We only work with companies and brands we truly believe in and use ourselves. Therefore, all opinions and recipes are entirely our own. Thank you for supporting Real Simple Good and our partners. Squeaky Clean And Tasty Flavors Not only are Paleovalley Pasture-Raised Turkey Sticks made from 100% pasture-raised turkeys, they also use organic spices to create two distinct flavors – Original and Cranberry Orange....

Packed With Veggies The best part about this salad is that it is full of colorful fruit and veggies. The most time-consuming part about making this chopped Thai shrimp salad is prepping the mango, kale, cabbage, bell pepper and carrots. It is so worth it though once you see the beautiful array of colors! All Prep – Short Cook Time Chopping up all the veggies is really the hardest part, and once the veggies are chopped and the salad dressing is made, all that is left to do is assemble the salad and cook the shrimp....

Summer On A Stick Who doesn’t want a deliciously creamy dessert, especially one made with fresh and local fruits? Desserts and treats in the summer are the best because all the fresh produce is so flavorful and good that you don’t need much else to make a light, tasty and satisfying dessert. These creamy strawberry popsicles are basically summer on a stick! Popsicle Molds Add Some Superfoods + Texture Some local friends here from Laird Superfood have inspired us to add more superfoods into our cooking and kitchen creations....

Looking for more? Check out all of our shrimp and seafood recipes! Making This Easy Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp Sometimes the simple recipes are the best. This garlic butter shrimp is easy to make and is so flavorful and fragrant. Cook the aromatics in butter for a few minutes to softenAdd in more butter, lemon juice and seasonings and simmer the sauceCook the shrimp in the sauce for a few minutes...

Disclaimer: We partnered with Rosebud CBD to bring you this post. We only work with companies and brands we truly believe in and use ourselves. Therefore, all opinions and recipes are entirely our own. Thank you for supporting The Real Simple Good Life and our partners. Ingredients to make CBD cookies You just need some simple ingredients from your pantry and our favorite CBD oil! Here’s what you’ll need....

The best taco meat seasoning Trust me, the best taco meat seasoning is not found in a packet at the store. If you want to stay healthy and keep unnecessary additives and fillers out of your food, start making your own spices at home. Store-bought seasoning mixes can have hidden soy, sugar, flour, wheat, grain, milk, starch additives and other preservatives. Go ahead and skip pre-packaged stuff and make this easy and healthy homemade taco seasoning in under 5 minutes with spices you probably already have in your cupboard....

Disclaimer: We partnered with Bob’s Red Mill to bring you this post. We only work with companies and brands we truly believe in and use ourselves. Therefore, all opinions and recipes are entirely our own. Thank you for supporting The Real Simple Good Life and our partners. What do you need to make dairy free hot chocolate? We used some basic ingredients and a new protein powder from Bob’s Red Mill to make this hot chocolate dairy free and Vegan friendly....

Simple + Easy To Execute We love these honey ginger salmon bowls because there is really nothing fancy about them. Yep, that’s right, simple and easy to execute pretty much always wins in our house. Don’t you just want to make something that’s good for you and also super easy sometimes (or all the time)? For these honey ginger salmon bowls, we just bake the salmon and season it with sea salt and pepper....

Stop getting bored + build the perfect salad Below you will find a graphic you can save to Pinterest that contains all the elements you need to build the perfect salad. Refer back to this graphic for inspiration when you are looking for a healthy new salad idea or looking to mix up your salad game with some different ingredients and healthy variations. We’ve also included a round-up of some example healthy salad recipes for you below the graphic for when you need some additional inspiration!...

It’s loaded with goodies When doing a Whole30, it is important to start your day off with a filling breakfast within one hour of waking up. This breakfast should include portions of protein, vegetables and healthy fats. We kept these tenants in mind when we created this delicious loaded Whole30 breakfast casserole. It’s rich and filling with bacon and sausage plus it gets an extra boost of veggies with onion, carrots and zucchini....

Making this Healthy Taco Bowl This is going to be easy. Like really easy. Here’s what you do: Prep the homemade taco seasoning.Chop up the veggies to have them ready.Cook your ground beef and mix in the taco seasoning.Warm up the cauliflower rice.Build your taco bowl and layer on your favorite toppings! Check out our Healthy 20-Minute Korean Beef Bowl for another quick + easy bowl recipe! Making this a keto taco bowl The recipe as written is already low-carb friendly, but here are some notes and options to keep things in your Keto zone....

Why Make Breakfast Ahead Of Time? We are huge proponents of make ahead breakfasts because they make eating a healthy breakfast a no-brainer. If a healthy option is convenient, people are more likely to make a good decision. As part of our meal plan subscription service, Real Simple Good Paleo Meal Plans, every weekly meal plan includes a make ahead breakfast. A large breakfast like this Mediterranean breakfast frittata is a great way to make a large batch breakfast that you can simply re-heat in the morning....

Disclaimer: We did A LOT of research on natural baby products and brands that make them. Once we determined which products and brands we were most interested in, we reached out to those brands and invited them to partner with us. Therefore, some of the products we share in this post were gifted to us by the brands. All of the opinions shared are our own. We’ve tried to balance quality with cost....

this recipe Fall Flavors Nothing says fall to me quite like squash, apples and pumpkin everything. I will save the pumpkin for another day, and focus on squash and apples because they go so nicely together. In this dish, they are the perfect combination of fall flavors. The squash is mild, and the crispy apples are a little tart and sweet. Combine this fall produce with a little cayenne and chicken and you’ve got a dish that is a little spicy, a little sweet, and full of savory goodness....

How to cook asparagus in the air fryer We are loving our air fryer for just about everything right now! From salmon patties to buffalo cauliflower to a whole roast chicken, it can do just about anything. Here are the easy steps for cooking asparagus: Looking for more? Check out all of our healthy air fryer recipes! What to serve with air fried asparagus For an easy weeknight dinner, we usually pair air fried asparagus with a simple protein like salmon or steak....

A Versatile Dish This frittata is the best because it can pull double duty. You could make it for a brunch or a large breakfast gathering, or you could make it for meal prep on the weekend so you can simply reheat it throughout the week! That’s how we have enjoyed this sweet potato breakfast frittata. We just heat it up in the morning, top it with a little avocado and we are good to go for our morning meal....

But don’t limit yourself to only enjoying this sweet potato quiche for only the occasional brunch. Make it up for your family on the weekend for a healthy breakfast and you’ll have some leftovers to munch on for lunch or to reheat the next day for an easy breakfast option. In fact, we like to make this on a Sunday so we have an entire week’s worth of breakfast at our fingertips....

Disclaimer: We partnered with Rosebud CBD to bring you this post. We only work with companies and brands we truly believe in and use ourselves. Therefore, all opinions and recipes are entirely our own. Thank you for supporting The Real Simple Good Life and our partners. Why put CBD in a mocktail? We love using CBD for helping us to get better quality sleep and with quelling anxiety and stress....

Easily add that authentic curry flavor Our trick for adding the depth of curry flavor to this soup without a bunch of different ingredients is to use Thai Kitchen curry paste. We’ve found it at several different grocery stores and it’s also available at Thrive Market. It has clean ingredients, no added sugar and adds so much flavor! All the veggies are a must The first time we tried this recipe, we made it with only chicken and mushrooms....