By: Carleen Saeger,  M.S., OTR/L, FNC, RYT-500hr, Reiki Master/Teacher, USAT L1 Empowering You to Thrive in Life! Integrative, Functional, & Holistic Occupational Therapist and Life & Wellness Coach Functional Nutrition Counselor | Registered Yoga Teacher | Reiki Master/Teacher | Endurance Coach | Entrepreneur Blended Family Mom of 5 Kiddos | Gluten and Dairy-Free Life As a gluten free family, sometimes we crave asian influenced flavors! But, most restaurants and commercially

By: Carleen, Busy Working Mom, Blended Family of 5 Kids, Gluten & Dairy Free Lifestyle [M.S., OTR/L, Wellness Coach, RYT 500 hr, Reiki Master/Teacher, Endurance Coach] This recipe is one of our family's favs and has made its way into our regular rotation! In fact, I made it last night and all of the kids devoured it and even asked for seconds! Thankfully, I made enough so that Andy and I can enjoy it for lunch throughout the week, too. [photo credit to original author] Bonus:

By: Carleen, Busy Working Mom, Blended Family of 5 Kids, Gluten & Dairy Free Lifestyle {M.S., OTR/L, Wellness Coach, RYT 500hr, Reiki Master/Teacher, Endurance Coach} This Blueberry Lemon Banana bread was so delish! (Psst… it’s also gluten and dairy free!). [ Photo credit to original author...link to original recipe below .] I made this to bring to the Empower Wellness Yoga end-of-spring brunch the other morning. Well, I actually made two batches and tested it out on my kids

This quick and easy dish is a great family meal for even busy nights!

Family friendly quick and delicious weeknight meal. Kid approved! Chicken Caprese. Recipe from ChefSavvy.com.

By Guest Author: Denise Balistrieri, owner of PflurishPBK This week we’ll learn more about some of the buzz words and acronyms used in the plant-based movement. There are so many new acronyms out there as well! The lifestyle I chose to follow is the Whole Food Plant Based or WFPB lifestyle vs Vegan, and hopefully I will be able to provide some background information on these two lifestyles as I have come to understand them! WFPBSOS- Whole Food Plant Based-Salt Oil Sugar free

By Guest Author: Denise Balistrieri, owner of Pflurish PBK Hello! I am Denise Balistrieri, owner of Pflurish PBK (Plant Based Kitchen). Carleen and I are former team members that worked together in a medical facility. We share a passion for wellness as well as a strong desire to assist others on their wellness journeys. Carleen chose to focus on the physical aspect of wellness and is an expert in her field. I chose to focus on the nutritional aspect of wellness and have purs