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Let’s face it.  Most of us women lead extremely busy lives.  That leads many of us to eat out frequently or eat packaged foods at home or work for convenience.  While there are healthy restaurant and packaged food options out there, we all know that cooking fresh foods at home is:

• Safest: You control what ingredients go into your food.
• Healthiest: You can swap out ingredients to make your recipes as healthy as possible.
• Cheapest: No restaurant or packaged food will ever be less expensive than preparing at home, especially if you’ve got a family.

However, none of those great reasons for cooking at home change the simple fact that cooking meals takes time. Even if you try to pre-plan recipes and do all your grocery shopping on the weekends, making dinner can still take up 30 – 60 minutes each night.

What if we could cut that dinner prep time down to 5 minutes?  Wouldn’t that make life easier?

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Happy Independence Day to all the fit and healthy ladies out there!  Are you looking as forward to the long weekend coming up as I am?  I bet there are barbecues, summer treats and maybe even a few cocktails in your future!

Here at Athlean-XX for Women, we love finding the tastiest, healthiest ways to enjoy holiday food without sacrificing the fun.  One of the best ways to make sure there’s always healthy food at the party table is to take a healthy potluck dish with you. If you’re the hostess, you’re the boss, so you can make the whole party healthy!

In honor of the 4^th of July, let’s look at some of the health benefits of our favorite natural red, white and blue foods.  We’ll also throw in a couple of great Independence-themed recipes incorporating these healthy foods that you can make to take as potluck dishes or to entertain your own guests.

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Who doesn’t love summer!  It’s a great time to play with so many colorful fresh fruits and veggies that just aren’t available any other time of the year.

Don’t know about you, but summer inspires me to be healthier. There’s nothing better than enjoying fresh summer foods, spending time outdoors, and sharing both with family and friends!

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For many of us women life is so busy that we eat most of our meals and snacks away from home.  For that reason it’s super important that we keep on hand plenty of healthy snack options that combine high amounts of protein with healthy fats and carbs.

On our Athlean-XX for Women meal plan we recommend that women eat 5 – 6 small meals per day.  Why this strategy?  Eating about once every 2 – 3 hours helps ensure that your metabolism keeps running smoothly like a well-oiled machine, preventing a slow-down in your metabolic rate (and fat burning capabilities). So, as you can imagine, when you’re eating 5 – 6 times per day, portable snacks become all the more important!

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