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What to Do With Overripe Bananas

At Healthy Smart Living, we hate wasting food. That’s why when we’ve let our bananas ripen a bit too much, whether due to not being home or plain forgetfulness, we still want to put them to good use. Check out these tasty overripe banana recipes that you will find yourself using over and over again. […]

Recipe Time: Feast on These Hearty Salads

Salads are one of our favorite things to eat right now. Vegetables and fruits are plentiful during the warmer months and their flavor is fantastic and bright. Add on nutritious and delicious additions like chicken, beans, cheese, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, and more for a complete meal. They all also make for great dishes to […]

Get to Cooking: Delicious Summer Fruit Recipes

Sweet strawberries, flavorful cherries, juicy peaches, and so much more! Summer is the season to really embrace fruit at its peak. While nature’s candy tastes fabulous on its own, there are a multitude of ways to enjoy them from using them to make easy ice pops or baking them in a mouthwatering cobbler. Try each […]

In Season: Tasty Recipes with Fruit

The brighter sunshine and warmer weather means an abundance of fresh fruit! While they taste fantastic on their own and in smoothies, there are also many different ways to utilize fruit in recipes to create vibrant meals that are memorable. Whether it’s just a squeeze of lemon or using whole fruits on a plate, check […]

Healthy Picks at Fast Food Restaurants

Can it be? Can you actually get healthy food options at fast food restaurants? Yes! It is possible. Now, if you’re out and about and need something quick or if you’re out with friends and don’t want to derail off of your diet progress, here are some dishes you should consider getting.   McDonald’s Artisan […]

Delicious Smoothie Recipes Chock Full of Goodness

Drinking a smoothie just automatically makes us feel healthier. Actually, if we’re being quite honest, just carrying one in our hand and walking around with it does too. Be careful when drinking those pre-packaged concoctions or when ordering one from a smoothie bar because depending on the ingredients that are used, it may not be […]

Keto Meal & Snack Ideas

The Keto (Ketogenic) Diet has been gaining so many fans these past few years. It is a diet based around eating low carb and high fat. Even multiple celebrities like Halle Berry, LeBron James, and Tim Tebow have touted their love for Keto. And these three definitely have the bodies to show why! If you’re […]

The Meal Prep Blueprint

Are you hearing the term ‘meal prep’ over and over again? When it comes to eating better, meal prepping seems to be the advice everyone likes to give. And there’s a lot of logic behind the reasoning. If you make healthy food for the week, you’ll have healthy food to eat throughout the week. While […]

10 Ways to Eat Broccoli

What the what? Why in the world are we writing about 10 different ways to eat broccoli? Because it’s crazy good for you and it’s delicious. And if you don’t think that it’s delicious, it’s probably how you have been eating this cruciferous veggie. If cooked poorly, we agree, broccoli can be an icky and […]