Love fall time baking!

 

This time of the year we hear a lot about recipes with pumpkin, I love them however my kids are not big fans. After a summer of not baking much it is great to be back in the kitchen doing just that. My Daughter and I created  Carrot Apple Muffins today, we loved the sweetness form the apples and how the carrots made the muffins so moist!

 Carrot Apple Muffins

Ingredients
1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/3 c. honey
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
dash of sea salt
1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/2 c. grated carrots
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. vanilla almond milk
2 small apples chopped into small pieces

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Place liners in 12 muffin cup pan. In a large bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking power, sea salt, In a separate bowl combine carrots, applesauce, honey, eggs, almond milk and chopped apples. Add half the carrot mixture to the flour mixture, stir until blended and then add the rest of the carrot mixture. Spoon the batter in to muffin liners. Bake about 20min. Enjoy~

My favorite. . . . .

Eating Clean does not have to be complicated. I get asked often about my favorite go to dinners. Everyone is busy doing whatever they have gong on in life, and for most taking time to making a healthy meal is not top on the list. But with such a busy life could you imagine feeding your body the right nutrition that give you the energy you need to get thru the day! Make it a priority to feed yourself good for you foods your body will thank you.

Steak Salad is 1 of my favorites! Fast, Easy! Filling!

 

Cut Flank Steak into Bite Size Pieces.

 

I cook my right on the stove top in a pan and Season with and organic steak seasoning!

 

I plate up either Spinach or Kale

top with Tomatoes, Peppers

& Fresh Blue Cheese Crumbles

 

DONE!! Easy as that.  You can pick your favorite greens and veggies. That is what makes this meal so easy it can be what you have on hand.

 

I hope you enjoy!   

 

Kids School Lunch all packed up!

More and more parents are making their kids school lunch. All for different reasons! I pack mine so I know they are getting great nutrition to keep full and ready for a good day!

 

However being creative and thinking outside the sandwich takes some practice. I want to share a few ideas and tips with you.

 

Make sure you have:

1. Lunch Cooler (write your child's name on it)

2. Ice Pack

3. Simple container to hold their lunch

4. Water bottle

 

You can choose what works best with your schedule to prep in the evening or in the morning. Have items ready and prepped as much as possible so you do not have to spend a lot of time packing their lunch. You can even get your kids involved.

 

Make sure you have a variety of food groups, protein, carbs, fruit, veggie and good fats!

 

Fun tips:

1. Cut into bite size pieces. (remember kids do not have a lot of time and they are busy talking with friends)

2. Make it fun and colorful.

3. Do not forget a napkin and if they need any plastic ware. 

 

 

 

 

 This photo is my daughter favorite lunch.

An Organic Wrap with all natural peanut butter, honey and strawberries.

I have cut in to those easy bite size pieces.

Greek Yogurt, half of banana and a peanut butter balls.

** If you school is peanut free you can use a seed butter.

 

Here is a new lunch I have started this year.

Organic grass fed beef sticks with a cheese stick.

Homemade Banana Muffin, Pea Pods and berries!

 

 

Pictured above is a Silicone Ice Pop holder, I mixed Greek Yogurt, berries & Honey to this one!

There is also Applegate Pepperoni with Laughing Cow Cheese in the middle, a grass fed beef stick, grapes and a applesauce cup!  ** This is a peanut free lunch!

 

More Ideas:

Hard Boiled Eggs

Ants on a log (celery, peanut butter & Raisins)

Apple Slices Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Any Raw veggies

Homemade Granola Bars (any homemade goodies)

Trail Mix

Dried Fruit

Veggies Straws

 

I have a rule and allow 1 pre packaged item in the lunch. The rest is fresh or homemade.

 

Do not forget the athlete in your house! For many high school students they are gone all day with practice after school and even longer is they have a meet or a game!

 

My son is in cross country and track and some evenings he dos not get home until 9pm.

He has a full meal replacement protein bar right after school on the way to practice or a game. This gives him the nutrition he needs!

Then we pack a dinner and a few snacks, growing active teens need to eat!

 

 

Since I pack his dinner early in the morning I freeze 1 water bottle and it keeps his food cold and he can have more to drink for later.  Pictured above is his after school protein bar, Whey Thins for fun, Sandwich with Applegate sandwich meat, fruit and Want More Energy this he adds to his water that offers natural electrolytes.

 

 

I hope this give you a few ideas to a creative healthy lunch for your children!

Happy Packing!!!!



I LOVE success stories!

I am always here to lead by example and inspire others to live the life that they desire. Honestly I have a happy dance for every email, text, or message from someone telling me they are ready to make a change and Jump Start their Journey! Once in awhile it will be a dear friend of my that reaches out, not only am I excited that they are trusting in me but it is because I know this lifestyle change works and they are ready!!

Meet Autumn, and read about her Journey . . . . .

 I grew up always being self conscious about my weight and the way that I looked. I was not an athlete growing up, but I always have had this passion to be one. I just simply wanted to believe in myself enough to go out and run, to to go the gym and not worry if I could accomplish a workout without looking like a failure. In September, 2010 I committed to myself that on my birthday of that year I would start taking care of my body and to release the weight that had been holding me back for so long. On October 2, 2010, with the support of my family and friends, I started with my journey...

It all went so well in the first 3 months. I had released almost 30 pounds and felt great about what I was doing. Then, I got comfortable. I stopped keeping track of what I was eating and would over indulge on the weekends because I had "been good" throughout the week. For three years I continued to slowly release weight, but I would yo-yo up and down fighting the lose the few pounds that I had lost the week before. It was a constant battle for me that I found myself feeling defeated and discouraged.

I had a friend, Nichole, that I had met a few years ago when I lived in Minnesota, prior to starting this journey. When I met her we both had pre-schoolers and husbands that would work late nights. We would spend a lot of time eating pizza together (ok, an entire LARGE pizza between the two of us). After I moved away I noticed she started changing her lifestyle. I watched her improve on so many levels and become a successful clean eating coach and personal trainer. I followed her and I would stalk her clients, yes stalk them, and watch them as they transformed their lives. I found myself wanting what she was teaching, yet I was ashamed to admit that my way of releasing weight hadn't been working for me. I finally reached out to her in March of this year. She shared with me her passions and her visions. She wants to simply help people acheive the best of who they can be. After being coached by her, releasing the weight to meet my first personal goal, I too have decided that I want to continue to improve my health and to share with others what has helped me become what I am today.  You see, she didn't teach me to only eat a certain number of calories a day and to keep track of everything I was putting in my mouth. She introduced me to Isagenix and clean eating. At first I was dead set against trying any product or supplement. I wanted to do it on my own and to just eat the proper nutrition to maintain my weight. I found myself overwhlemed with trying to eat clean all of the time. It was time consuming to prepare the foods that I knew were healthy and clean for me to consume for every single meal. This is where Isagenix has been a game changer for me and has helped me to acheive and maintain a healthier lifestyle. It has made me confident in knowing that I am consuming clean nutrition, nourishing and cleansing my body. My husband, Brad has jumped on board and has been my biggest supporter in maintaining this lifestyle, along with my boys. We have made so many improvements in our nutrition, making Isagenix and clean eating a part of our daily lives.

I am looking forward to the next part of my journey, my families future, sharing with my family and friends. I am now confident in knowing that what I have been taught and the tools that have been given to me are tools that I can't keep to myself.  I have been taught that it's consistency over perfection and that we are all in this together, so why not share what has given to me? Why wait? The time has come...

Pictured: Autumn & Nichole

Friends for over 10 years. The left photo was from 10 years ago.

What a difference now!!

Exciting Announcement

We are excited for 3 new amazing and inspiring ladies to join forces with  Jump on My Journey and become our lifestyle coaches. You will see them being guest bloggers, inspiration on facebook but over all helping many or our current and new clients start their journey towards better health, and happiness.  They will also be there in many other ways hosting coaching calls, assisting our weight loss challenges and more!

Meet our team!

Ovid Henry
Significant other Jamie, Mother of 3 and a go getter!

Ovid's Journey . . . . .

For majority of my life I didn't really ever take my health seriously, I was young and felt invincible. Granted I always believed in healthy healing. I had just never needed it to its full extent. I had gained weight and lost weight over the years. And after each of my 3 children the weight became harder to loose. But little did I know that weight was going to be the smallest of my worries. I decided to become a surrogate 3 years ago, and it was with twins! My pregnancy was great until my last week, I became very ill and by the time I delivered I had developed Help syndrome and was very close to death. It had also left me with a severe brain injury.
For 8 months of my life became a daily struggle. I had to learn how to live and function again. From waiting for my eyesight to return, learning how to feed myself again and every daily task most take for granted.

Then 8 months into my new very unhappy life. Came an amazing gift of health and life through nutritional healing and cleansing that has turned my world upside down.
My mental health has returned, and I've released 40 pounds in the last 2.5 years and kept it off. Just by using an amazing product line and living life to its fullest potential everyday!

Shawna Winter
Daughter, Sister & Auntie! She is the friend who is always there for everyone.

Words from Shawna . . . . . . .

I am extremely excited to say I am working to be a lifestyle coach to help you and others learn how to live a healthy happy life!  My journey or should I say my turning point was Sept. Of 2013.  I was finally done with not being happy with myself, feeling sluggish, and depressed.  I was struggling with life because of my weight.  I was at my heaviest point I had ever been.  I talked to Nichole (my coach) and reached out for help on what to do.  She had talked to me a year prior about clean eating and Isagenix.  At that time I was not ready to make a lifestyle change.   Finally the day came and I said I am doing this!  I made a 60 day goal to shed 20 lbs by my 35th birthday!  Through clean eating and Isagenix I made my goal!!

I have never felt better health wise, emotional wise or had the confidence in myself that I do now.  I finally feel good about myself again!!  I have more energy than ever before!!  I am so pleased with my transformation and have such a strong belief in Isagenix  and clean eating that I want to share and help others in much of the same way Nichole has helped me change my life!

Jenna Rudy
Husband Buddy and daughter Stella Rae. Devoted to her family she is!

Get to know Jenna . . . . . .

Growing up I was always active. Hockey was my favorite sport to play!  I my mid 20's I became interested in feeding your body good foods and healing thru food and natural remedies. I was very intrigued.   It was when my husband Buddy saw a photo of himself and knew he need a change.  Buddy making a change gave me all the support to continue with the path I wanted to take for my family.  1 1/2 years later we are both down pounds and even more inches and we are healthy and active as a family. With the tools I have gained and learned over the last year I am excited to share with others and helping them achieve the same success.

 

You can do things alone or you can make a bigger difference as a team!

Kids lunches all Cleaned up!

Kids are home & they are hungry for lunch!!

I try my best to keep a eating schedule for my kids during the summer or someone is always in the kitchen. I am lucky enough to work from home so I have found that is I make them lunch there is less snacking thru the day and that their lunch is full of better options! With that I strive for fun summer lunches that will keep active kids full.

A few of my favorites:

Strawberry Peanut butter Wraps ( I think my daughter would eat these every day)

Grilled Fish and Sweet Potato Tots
  
Clean Chicken Quesadilla  (these are awesome because we typically have grilled chicken prepped)

Coconut Chicken Nuggets with a fruit and/or veggies

Salads with Hard Boiled Eggs (for some reason my kids prefer a salad if there is eggds on it)

Ham/Turkey and veggie wraps ( I try and limit the sandwich meat and when I do buy it I purchase nitrate free sandwich meat)

Homemade Organic Mac&Cheese with fruit and/or veggies

Pita Pizzas

Try to have your fruit and veggies cut and ready to add to just about any lunch. You can use cookies cutters to cut your produce in to fun shapes for smaller children. We will use the Bolthouse dressing as their veggie dip or peanut butter or yogurt to dip their fruit in.

I hope you enjoy this summer with your kids and share with them the importance why we eat for nutrition! 1 and 3 children are over weight in America, lets help make a difference in thia country and lead by example with your children!

Schools out for Summer!!

 

Summer is in full swing and for the mothers out there it means keeping the kitchen stocked full of “clean” options for our kids.

You may notice your meal prepping shifting in the summer. For some you need to be even more prepared due to summer sports and activities and for others it may be opposite! I know in my house I need more on the go options ready and available not only for me my three very hungry growing kids.

I wanted to share a few of may favorite treats to keep on hand:

Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Popcorn with coconut oil & Sea salt

Trail Mix

Protein Bars

Fruit & Peanut butter dip

Want More Energy Popsicles

Ants on a Log

Yogurt and Coconut Granola

Kale Chips

NEW!!! Graham Cracker Sandwiches – these are a fun new frozen treat I just created!

 

 

 

Recipe: Frozen Graham Cracker Sandwiches

 

Ingredients:

Annie's Organic Graham Crackers

All natural peanut butter (or any nut or seed butter)

1 can of coconut milk

1 t. vanilla

2 packets of stevia

 

First you will make your Coconut Whip Cream.

 

What You Need to make Coconut Cream!

Ingredients
One 15-ounce can full-fat coconut milk
2 packets of Stevia
1 teaspoon vanilla or more to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. Place the can of coconut milk in the refrigerator and leave it there until well-chilled. You can even leave it in the fridge overnight.
2. Open the can of coconut milk. There will be a firm, Scoop out this firm layer coconut cream.  Do not take out the bottom layer that looks like water, you do not use this layer.
3. Place this cream in the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large bowl.
4. Turn your mixer or hand beaters to high speed, and whip the coconut cream for 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Whip until it becomes fluffy and light, with soft peaks. Mix in stevia or vanilla, if using.

Once your cream is made, take out your crackers brake them in half spread your nut butter on one cracker then add your cream and top with the other cracker.

 

Place in a Container and add wax paper in between each layer so they do not stick. 

 

Once Sandwich is frozen ENJOY~

Stay tuned for, Kids Lunches all Cleaned up!, Staying on track during the summer, What to make for your weekend at the lake and How to incorporate your kids with your workouts.