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Dani Spies is a Health & Food Coach and Fitness Trainer who enjoys finding simple, d'lishes ways to incorporate nutritious ingredients into an everyday kitchen. More about Dani »

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Secret Ingredient Chocolate Mousse Dip

Secret Ingredient Chocolate Mousse Dip
What could be better than a rich, creamy, decadent Chocolate Mousse you ask??

I'll tell you...

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Game-Day (or any day) Guacamole

Game-Day (or any day) Guacamole
I used to have a video post showing how I liked to make my Guacamole but it was one of the videos I lost in my big video crash!  So in the words of Snookie (from the Jersey Shore)...

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Bacon Studded Potato Skins (an itsy-bit lighter!)

Bacon Studded Potato Skins (an itsy-bit lighter!)
Okay, okay I KNOW... a Potato Skin Stuffed with Cheddar Cheese and Bacon doesn't exactly scream, "Clean Eating" BUT let us remember that...

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Broccoli and Chicken Quesadillas - Video

Broccoli and Chicken Quesadillas - Video
Pre-Baby = Dani makes fast, easy, nutritious meals.

Post-Baby = Dani makes faster, easier, nutritious meals.

And simply put, "Unless we're talking peanut butter and jelly...

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"Lower-Cal" Chocolate Walnut Cookies

"Lower-Cal" Chocolate Walnut Cookies
I'll be the first to say that a cookie is a cookie and if your looking for the nutritional profile of a bowl of cabbage soup then by all means DON"T MAKE COOKIES!

I mean c'mon, a cookie is a sweet.

It's a treat. 

It's an indulgence...

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Cornmeal Crusted Tilapia w/ Avocado Cream

Cornmeal Crusted Tilapia w/ Avocado Cream
While I may not be the world's greatest writer I think that I can clearly communicate a point when I need to. So allow to sum this meal up in the most elementary of manners with these three simple yet powerful words...

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Food For Thought »

What Kind of Eater Are You??
Feb 1, 10 - Comment
I have to be honest, I've always been a bit of a fast eater BUT
Ask Dani - How Do You Come Up With Ideas?
Jan 13, 10 - Comment
Hi Dani, I've been reading your blog for about a year now and I've never
Ask Dani - How Many Calories in Steel Cut Oats?
Jan 13, 10 - Comment
I was curious to know how many calories are in 1 cup of cooked steel