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20 Healthy Crock Pot Recipes for Quick & Easy Meals

8 December, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 16 Comments

These 20 Crock Pot meals will make it easy to whip up healthy meals while busy studying or prepping for the holiday season via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? As I mentioned last week, during exam time, I need as much help as I can get in the healthy meal department. When I’m worrying about studying and final grades, I don’t always have a lot of time to spend on making sure I’m eating right. Having healthy snacks on

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Filed Under: Mains, Apps & Sides, Recipe Roundups, Recipes

Dairy-Free Christmas Maple Cookies

6 December, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 2 Comments

These Dairy-Free, Christmas Sugar Maple Cookies are dense and crumbly just like traditional sugar cookies but they’ve got less fats and are free of refined sugars via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? I’ve been working on a few guest posts for different blogs for this month and the first one – Dairy Free Christmas Maple Cookies – went live over at Kitchen Frolic this weekend.  Stephanie of Kitchen Frolic is holding her annual Cookie Recipe Advent Calendar this month. Basically she reveals a new

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Recipes

Dairy-Free Peppermint Chocolate Covered Pretzels

3 December, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 26 Comments

#DairyFree Peppermint Chocolate Covered Pretzels Recipe via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? A couple weeks ago I realized that it’s been a while since I posted a recipe for something that doesn’t require baking. So, I decided to take a break from the oven and whip up these Dairy-Free Peppermint Chocolate Covered Pretzels.  It’s strange how intimidating certain things can be until

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes, Snacks

The Ultimate Healthy Snack Recipes Roundup

1 December, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 28 Comments

With exam time coming up, student's need healthy snack food to grab and go. There are 26 Snack Recipes to get you started via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? First of all, I need to mention how much I love the fact that you guys love snarky/sleep deprived Giselle. Glad to know I’m not the only one who gets ticked off by the crazy things people sometimes say to those of us who work out and/or eat healthy. Now, onto today’s

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5 Things not to say to someone who’s making a healthy life change

28 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 54 Comments

5 things you should never tell anyone who works out, is on a diet, or is trying to get healthy via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? I’ve been sick all week and I’m swamped by last minute assignments so I didn’t have anything planned for today’s pos. And now, it’s the middle of the night and I’m just sitting down to start writing. So, things are about to get sarcastic and a little snarky cuz that’s what

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Filed Under: Favourite Things, Fitness, Healthy Living

Dairy-Free Maple “Buttermilk” Biscuits

26 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 20 Comments

These Dairy-Free Maple "Buttermilk" Biscuits are soft and flaky with a hint of maple flavour- the perfect diary free twist to traditional buttermilk breakfast biscuits via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? At the end of my rant a couple weeks ago about the realities of food blogging and recipe testing failures, I promised you a new breakfast biscuit recipe. Last week, I decided to share brownies instead in honour of my birthday, but today I’m making good on my promise with these

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Filed Under: Breads & Muffins, Breakfast, Recipes

31 Thanksgiving Recipes Ready in an hour or less

24 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 22 Comments

Skip the hours of food prep this Thanksgiving and have food on the table in less than 60 minutes with these 31 thanksgiving recipes via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? American Thanksgiving coming up this week and I’ve been seeing so many awesome recipes floating around my various social media feeds for the last couple weeks. I have to admit that I was a little jealous that I hadn’t seen most of those recipes before Canadian Thanksgiving back in October and now

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Filed Under: Recipe Roundups, Recipes

7 Ways to Stay Healthy during the Holidays

21 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 35 Comments

With these 7 tips, you can stay healthy and active with still enjoying your favourite holiday treats over Thanksgiving and Christmas this year via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? First off, thanks for all the birthday wishes you guys! I’m still trying to eat my way out of the two batches of birthday brownies I made, so if you’re in the neighbourhood, holla at me for some! Now that my birthday has passed, I can finally start thinking about

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Filed Under: Healthy Living, Healthy Living Tips

Double Chocolate Chip Coconut Brownies

19 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 41 Comments

Double Chocolate Chip Coconut Brownies via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? If you follow me on instagram you would have seen this teaser image of my birthday brownies yesterday. I didn’t have a name for them when I posted that pic, but I’ve since dubbed them Double Chocolate Chip Coconut Brownies. If you haven’t realised, tomorrow is my birthday. The big TWO-THREE.

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Filed Under: Brownies & Bars, Desserts, Recipes

15 No Equipment At Home Workouts

17 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 33 Comments

It isn't always easy to get to the gym, especially in the winter so here are 15 No Equipment Workouts you can easily do at home via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? On Friday, I shared my 5 best tips for maintaining your health and fitness during the winter. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, my last piece of advice was to have a backup plan for those days that you just can’t be bothered to leave the house.

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5 Tips to help you stay healthy this winter

14 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 40 Comments

Winter is coming but that doesn't mean you have to stay indoors and give up on your Health and Fitness Goals. Here are 5 Tips to hep you Avoid Derailing your health goals this winter @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? My first year in Canada, I developed the habit of staying indoors as much as possible when we hit sub-zero temperatures. I actually stayed hungry a couple times rather than brave the cold. And if I still had that mindset, yesterday would have been one of those ‘stay at home,

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Filed Under: Healthy Living, Healthy Living Tips

Food Blogger Reality: Failed Recipes & Pumpkin Grudges

12 November, 2014 by Giselle Rochford 29 Comments

True life of a food blogger = lots & lots of recipe failures via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Hey Friends! How’s it goin? I don’t have a new recipe for you today because I’ve been having a hell of a time coming up with recipes I want to share. My imagination is still going strong but execution has been a little meh. I’ve had some good, not so good and even great things come out of

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