Author Archive: SarahTravis
As a healthy food enthusiast, Sarah is committed to proving to people that it’s not hard to have a busy life and also find a way to eat healthy, delicious food. Every Saturday, Sarah shares stories about her own experiences with food, as well as recipes and tips for having a healthy kitchen. She says that if she can turn her life around and find a better relationship with food, anyone can. Learn more about Sarah on her Contributor page under the About tab.
Sarah graduated Magna Cum Laude from USC in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism. She is also the recipient of a Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Saturdays with Sarah: Trying New Things
Happy Saturday! Let’s get it out there. To a certain extent, we are all afraid of change. Change is scary. Change is uncomfortable. Change is taking a risk. You might experience change when you take a new job in a new city, you could experience change when your child moves away to college, you can [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: You Don’t Have To Be A Chef
Happy Saturday! A lot of times, when people are wanting to eat healthier, they get super frustrated because they don’t know any healthy recipes. I know this to be true, because I’ve been there. We think that since we aren’t professional chefs, we can’t possibly come up with some cool, amazing, great food idea. But [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: My Juice Cleanse
Happy Saturday! For many of us, spring comes around, and we think of fresh starts; new beginnings. We often apply this in our diets: trying new things, starting an exercise program, trying to eat healthier, etc. For me, I decided to try a juice cleanse. My roommate and I decided that for Monday thru Friday, [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: Eating Healthy on Vacation
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I’m going to talk to you about one of the hardest tricks in the book: eating healthy while on vacation. You’re away from stress, away from work, away from the grind of the everyday routine, and for many of us, we go away from our healthy lifestyles. We forget about workout, [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 7
Happy Saturday! In the past couple of weeks, I have discovered what is quickly becoming a “go-to” meal in my house. Many times when people want to start eating healthy foods or just living a healthier lifestyle, they think pizza needs to be thrown out the window. But today’s “go-to” meal is a healthy pizza [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: JUICE
Happy Saturday! Instead of a “Go-To” meal this week, I decided to share something new with you that I’m trying. JUICE! Everyone “knows” that you should have plenty of fruits and vegetables every day. That’s what our mothers constantly beat into our heads as children, right? But do we know how much plenty is? This [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 6
Happy Saturday! We’ve talked before about how busy our mornings are. We’re sleepy, hit the snooze button a couple times, then rush rush rush to get out the door to make it to work on time. So where in that list was making lunch? Here!
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 5
A lot of people are trying to go gluten-free these days, and this meal is an excellent option. One thing I really love about it is that it can serve as an excellent side dish to a fish fillet, for example, or it could serve as a meal all on its own. What is it? Read on.
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 4
As a single girl with two jobs, I understand and appreciate the importance of cooking a meal that will last for many more meals. If I’m going to invest time in cooking, it had better last me more than that day, ya dig? That’s why I absolutely LOVE this “go-to” meal.
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 3
Happy Saturday, folks! I hope you’ve all had an amazing week! Today, I am continuing my series of “go-to” healthy meals that are easy and delicious. Let’s talk about the most important meal of the day…BREAKFAST! We all know how busy mornings can be, but as a result, breakfast gets forgotten a lot of times. [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 2
Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I’m continuing this series with one of my FAVORITE “go-to” meals. It’s delicious, healthy, and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Meal 2: Garlic Pesto Salmon The way I prepare this salmon is adapted from a recipe I found on a Publix fish paper label. Here’s a picture of the [...]
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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals
Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about a really important aspect of eating healthy on a daily basis, a term I refer to as “Go-To Meals.” Meals you can make easily without thinking much about them. So many times I hear people say they can’t eat healthy because they don’t know what to make, [...]
Category: CONTRIBUTORS, Featured Articles, Healthy Eating
