Healthy Snacking

PB&J Yogurt Parfait

PB&J Yogurt Parfait made with peanut butter, fresh strawberries, and plant-based yogurt. Serve with granola for a fun meal prep breakfast.

I’ve been on a *huge* peanut butter and jelly kick recently, friends.

I think I approach the classic combination of fruit and nut butter with more curiosity after M explained that it really isn’t a thing in Germany.

It’s hard for me to divorce the nostalgia of childhood from mixing sweet jam and nut butter…in any form.

With berry season well on its way, I thought I should get a head start on making recipes bursting with berries.

Whether you grew up on PB&J or are entirely new to the combination, you’re going to love this post.

These PB&J Yogurt Parfait are my latest breakfast obsession.

They’re so easy to meal prep in advance or layer together in less than 5 minutes the morning.

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Lemon Cashew Chia Seed Muffins

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Vegan and grain-free lemon cashew chia seed muffins with superfine almond flour, chia seeds, cashew butter, and lemon. Perfect for snacking!

Last week M and I went on an adventure in New York City to visit friends.

It’s been a while since I made a trip to the big apple; since pre-Covid days.

In art school, my classmates and I took the “art bus” once a semester to tour the art museums.

It was then that I tried my first New York pizza, strolled through central park, and navigated the grid system of the city.

This trip was special because it was M’s first time to the city that never sleeps!

Each time in NYC always feels simultaneously too much and never enough for me.

While I don’t think I could ever live there, I always enjoy being a tourist for the day.

We ate vegan Mexican food from a food truck, gazed at Starry Night in the MoMa, and gleefully rode rented bikes through Manhattan.

On the train ride home I was exhausted but content at a day of making memories.

Make some memories in the kitchen with me by making these Lemon Cashew Chia Seed Muffins.

They’re made totally vegan and grain-free with superfine almond flour, chia seeds, cashew butter, and lots of lemon!

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Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookie

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Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookie made with oats, banana, and dark chocolate chips. Bakes in 25 minutes for a fun breakfast!

Sometimes reality TV is weirdly comforting to me.

The day I first made this a single serve breakfast cookie I was simultaneously binge-watching Love Is Blind Season 2 on Netflix.

Judge me, but watching these “love stories” unfold from the comfort of my living room was wildly cathartic.

And inspired me to make an equally cozy baked breakfast.

I alternated between sitting on the TV couch and standing by the oven to check on the cookie progress.

When it was done I enjoyed mouthfuls of cookie while watching drama unfold on the TV screen.

I’ve made plenty of breakfast cookies on Flora & Vino, but I’ve never made a *single* breakfast cookie.

This Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookie is made with, oats, banana, and dark chocolate chips.

Each cookie has all of the healthy nutrition of a bowl of oats, shaped and baked into a crave-able cookie!

It bakes in just 22 minutes with 7 ingredients you probably already have on hand.

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SunButter & Jelly Bliss Balls

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SunButter & Jelly Bliss Balls that taste like a PB&J in energy ball form, without any nuts! Perfect to meal prep for on-the-go snacking.

Happy April, everyone!

I brought in the month with some wonderful women away at a bachelorette weekend in Pennsylvania.

It’s been a while since I was in the company *just* girls, and I thoroughly enjoyed the dressing up and down.

We shared a cabin and had a slow-paced weekend of hiking, games, wine tasting, exploring, and chatting.

It was also my birthday on Saturday, so there was lots to celebrate.

When I got home I was inspired to rearrange my entire closet for spring!

I replenished my closet hangers with pastel T-shirts where jewel-toned fluffy sweaters used to be.

These SunButter & Jelly Bliss Balls are the energy ball you need to get through your spring cleaning.

They’re perfect to meal prep for on-the-go snacking and taste like chewy a PB&J without any nuts!

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Carrot Cake Almond Flour Muffins

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Carrot cake almond flour muffins with almond milk yogurt, shredded carrots, walnuts, and raisins. Perfect to meal prep for snacking.

I have my first sunburn of the year, friends.

The warm pink glow on my forehead is a reminder of happy hours spent outdoors on Saturday.

This past weekend I hiked the “Difficult Run” 10 mile trail in Virginia with friends.

It was strange to sweat and squint in the sunshine; my body and brain adjusting to the feeling of actually being HOT.

It felt so good, despite the fact that my face probably got a little more Vitamin D than necessary.

As of yesterday, it’s officially Spring, so I’m testing all of the seasonal flavors in F&V kitchen.

These Carrot Cake Almond Flour Muffins are my current favorite seasonal snack.

They’re made plant-based and gluten-free with super-fine almond flour and old-fashioned oats.

They’ve got the best taste and lots of texture, made with shredded carrots, walnuts, and raisins.

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Green Tahini Date Shake

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Green plant-based protein shake with creamy tahini, Medjool dates, and a big handful of leafy greens. Perfect for a quick breakfast or snack!

Did I tell you that I’m training for a marathon?

You might also find it amusing that I *just* completed my first two runs of 2022 this March.

As warm weather teases us here in Maryland, I’m slowly getting my running momentum back.

Those 26 miles seem unreachable right now, but that’s kind of the point, right?

After my half marathon a few years ago, I couldn’t imagine running anything further.

Which is why I want to do it; to prove to myself that I’m stronger, more resilient, more capable than I could imagine.

Well, that, and because I love running.

Needless to say, for the remainder of the year, I’m going to need all of the fuel.

This Green Tahini Date Shake is the fresh shamrock-colored shake you need for Saint Patrick’s Day.

It’s got creamy tahini, Medjool dates, a big handful of leafy greens, and plenty of plant-based protein.

Let’s shake things up this spring!

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Blended Cacao Chip Chia Pudding

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Blended Cacao Chip Chia Pudding with Chocolate SunButter and sweetened with Medjool dates. Perfect to meal prep for breakfast or a snack!

Hello!

I haven’t posted in a while and that’s because I’ve been a bit busy with video.

No, I didn’t start a YouTube channel, but I have bene dabbling in Instagram reels and I even created a TikTok account (come say hi!).

If you’re on social media lately you know that our feeds are now filled with moving images set to popular music.

It’s a brand new world, friends.

It’s helped me to approach the project as a big experiment, and as a total beginner.

The whole endeavor kind of feels like Flora & Vino did in my business baby’s infancy stages.

New, exciting, and scary, with low lows and high highs and a step learning curve.

All for the potential of a viral post or video, right?

I’m less concerned with going viral and more concerned with continuing to provide you with delicious content, like this Blended Cacao Chip Chia Pudding.

It requires just five ingredients for a decadent yet nutritious breakfast, snack, or dessert.

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“Cheesy” Vegan Popcorn

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“Cheesy” Vegan Popcorn made with organic popcorn kernels, nutritional yeast, and garlic powder. The perfect healthy snack for movie night!

One of my besties and I have frequent virtual movie nights where we start films at the same time and watch separately but together.

Kind of like Netflix Party but way cooler because…we create the party.

“3, 2, 1, GO!” we type furiously vix text message and quickly jab the PLAY button from different states.

We sit down with wine and snacks and half-watch half-talk through the movie plot.

There’s something so cozy and comforting about co-watching something at the same, even from a distance.

And what better snack to cozy up to than a plant-based popcorn?

I’ve decided that we need this “Cheesy” Vegan Popcorn for our next movie night.

If you try it, you might never buy store-bought popcorn again!

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Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins

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Protein-packed vegan muffins made with banana, walnuts, dark chocolate, and plant-based protein. Perfect for breakfast, snack, and dessert!

Hi, friends, and happy 2022.

How is your new year treating you?

It’s been a while since I last posted, and I missed you!

I had the unique opportunity to travel to Germany over the holiday and new year to meet M’s family and friends.

Those four weeks abroad were the longest I’ve ever taken away from a job, from my business, or, from, well, anything!

Germany was beautiful and historic and welcoming and I loved getting to know M’s favorites and identifying my own in Europe for the first time.

After a month it felt like home; a cozy slice of the earth that was hard to leave.

I’m forever grateful for the special people and beautiful places I connected with there.

I teared up in the airplane on the way back, wondering how many more people and places could also become home if given the chance.

But for now, I’m back home, which for me is in my condo in Maryland.

I’m finally fully recovered from jet lag (which is *no* joke, by the way!), and craving all of the plants.

These Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins were my first post-vacation creation!

They’re vegan, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free without any added oils and a boost of plant-based protein.

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Vegan Zucchini Pizza Poppers

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The cutest plant-based pizza bites made with a zucchini base and loaded with more vegetables. Serve solo as an appetizer or over grains for a meal!

I just finished my bookclub book for the month!

It’s always a bittersweet feeling to read a book cover to cover and lose the characters after the epilogue.

During last month’s bookclub meeting, we had an epic discussion via Zoom.

I remember the meeting clearly, because I tested these zucchini pizza bites while on the Zoom call.

While talking motifs and heroines and historical context, I sliced zucchini and veggies and made mini vegan pizza poppers.

When the were done I plated them and proudly showed my friends my creation through the screen.

I quickly decided that they were absolutely fantastic and deserved a place on the blog.

I’m so excited to share them with you today!

These Vegan Zucchini Pizza Poppers are a delicious plant-based pizza alternative baked and served in under 30 minutes!

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