Instant Pot Beef Chili

Instant pot beef chili recipe is ready in under an hour! This version is made with green peppers, onions, celery, ground beef, and tomatoes. Top with shredded cheese and sliced green onions, and serve some cornbread on the side.

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Week 2 Challenge: Snack Smarter!

This month we’re pleased to welcome Katie Morford as part of our January Reset Challenge! Katie is a San Francisco-based cookbook author and registered dietitian who writes the blog Mom’s Kitchen Handbook. She’ll chat healthy snacks with us today! 

When I was a kid, between-meal snacking was sort of frowned upon. The idea of “three square meals’ was the order of the day. And even though today’s sky-rocketing snack habits has given rise to the term “generation graze,” the negative connotation around snacking still lingers.

The truth is, between-meal snacking can have positive upsides. As a dietitian, I’m pro-snack and enjoy them myself on the daily. Snacks can provide energy, curb hunger, improve mood, regulate blood sugar, fuel the brain, and may support a healthy weight. That said, it’s important to consider the amount, frequency, and nutritional quality of your snack choices. 

TIPS FOR HEALTHY SNACKING!

Part of the reason snacking has an unfavorable reputation is because “snack foods” are considered things like nacho cheese chips and cream-filled cakes, sometimes washed down with a 16-ounce soda. In other words, empty calories that may fill you up but don’t actually fuel you. That’s not to say that dipping into a Doritos bag on occasion isn’t okay, but for everyday snacking, you want to aim higher.

The number one reason to settle on a snack is because you’re hungry and your body is talking to you. It’s wise to honor those inner signals. Here are a few other suggestions around snacks:

• Aim for Nutrient Density: This means foods that pack maximum nutrition into every bite (the polar opposite of empty calories). For example, if you satisfy a craving for salty, crunchy foods with a handful of almonds rather than a bag of chips, you’ll get fiber, folate, protein, and healthy fats in the bargain.
• Try Produce Plus Protein: I love the tip from my friend and fellow dietitian Danielle Omar to snack on a combo of produce plus protein. It’s a great formula that includes such pairings as hummus and carrots, cheese and pear, turkey slices wrapped around cucumber spears, and peanut butter and apples.
• Keep Tabs on Portion: Snacks are meant to be a bridge between meals. The idea is to eat enough to avoid the hangry, but not so much that you have no appetite for planned meals.
• Find Your Rhythm: There’s no “right” formula for snacks and meals. It’s about tuning into your own personal appetite and energy level to determine when a snack is called for.
• Stop and Think: When your stomach starts to grumble, pause and ask yourself, “Am I hungry enough for a meal? Or do I just need a snack?”
• Normalize Hunger: It’s ok to be hungry. That natural ebb and flow of hunger, satiety, hunger is normal. That said, don’t let yourself get so famished that you’re irritable with less bandwidth to make healthful choices. I’m far more likely to order a cheese pizza than make myself a salad when I get to that point.

“SNACK HEALTHY” CHALLENGE

To help you build your healthy snacking repertoire, we’re making it the focus of this week’s challenge. When the hangries hit, try making “produce plus protein” your snack of choice. Any combination of fruits or vegetables along with a protein-rich food will do.

Next week, we’d love to see what snacks you come up with, and have you share them with our Facebook group or on Instagram using #simplyresetsnack so everyone can inspire one another!

And yes, of course there’s a prize for next week’s challenge! We’ll announce it over on our January Reset Challenge Facebook group and Instagram at the beginning of the week, so stay tuned. If you aren’t on social media, don’t worry! Everyone that’s signed up for the challenge is automatically entered to win, but you will get an additional entry for each photo you share of your healthy snack. Be sure to use the hashtag #simplyresetsnack so we can follow along!

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Dinner for Two: Stuffed Squash with Ground Turkey and Apples

Looking for a delicious and filling dinner for two? Then try this stuffed squash recipe loaded with ground turkey, wild rice, apples, and herbs.

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The Best Food-Based Beauty Products to Buy

When focusing on choosing healthy ingredients, it’s important to look beyond what goes into the food we prepare and consider what kinds of beauty products we’re using as well. Coincidentally, there are lots of beauty products that contain or consist of natural, edible ingredients. From olive oil-based face cleansers to pineapple-infused serums, we’ve rounded up some of the best food based beauty products to bring your favorite edible items into your skin and hair care regimen.

Farmacy Green Cleansing Balm, $34 at Sephora

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When it’s cold and dry out you definitely don’t need to use harsh cleansers on your face. This Farmacy cleansing balm is made out of rich sunflower and ginger root oils, turmeric and moringa extracts, and papaya enzymes. It leaves your skin feeling clean and moisturized instead of tight and dry. Also available on Amazon.Buy Now

Fresh Sugar Lip Polish Exfoliator, $24 at Sephora

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This lip scrub will leave your lips feeling super soft (and tasting sweet) thanks to, you guessed it, sugar! It also contains jojoba seed oil, molasses, shea butter, and lots of other ultra-hydrating, edible ingredients. Did we mention that it smells like heaven?Buy Now

Edible Beauty Coco Bliss Intensive Repair Cream, $48 at Sephora

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This decadent cream contains lots of antioxidants derived from superfoods pomegranate and açaí. It also has vitamins C, B, and E, all of which work to soothe redness, decrease inflammation, and calm irritation. It smells fantastic too, thanks to coconut and rose, and is an amazing cream to slather on at night before you go to bed. Also available on Amazon.Buy Now

Glow Recipe Pineapple-C Brightening Serum, $49 at Sephora

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Not only is pineapple delicious, it can leave your skin smoother and brighter. This serum contains vitamin C and chamomile as well, both of which work to calm and brighten skin.Buy Now

LUSH Sleepy Hand and Body Lotion, $36.52 on Amazon

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If you have trouble sleeping, this soothing lotion may just be the calming agent that you need in your routine. It contains cocoa butter, lavender, almond oil, and oatmeal—and it’s super moisturizing. It smells amazing and will definitely leave your skin smoother, whether or not it also helps you snooze.Buy Now

DHC Deep Cleansing Oil, $28 at Ulta

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The main ingredient in this face wash? Olive oil! That’s right; it’s not just for salad dressing anymore. It works to remove makeup and impurities so that your skin is left feeling super hydrated and supple. It’s particularly great for those cold winter months when harsh face washes can leave your skin feeling dry and tight. Also available on Amazon.Buy Now

Coco and Eve Hair Mask, $49.40 at Ulta

Coco and Eve

This hair mask will be your new favorite thing. It leaves dry, brittle hair feeling super soft and looking healthy and shiny. It contains nut oils, coconut and fig extracts, and shea butter. So, you know—all the good (and delicious!) stuff. Also available on Amazon.Buy Now

IGK Walnut Scalp Scrub, $36 at Sephora

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When taking care of your hair, don’t forget to nourish your scalp. This scrub uses sugar—just in case your scalp is sensitive, which means it could be irritated by salt. It also incorporates apple cider vinegar, which will help keep your scalp clear; as well as walnut oil, which will make your hair feel super soft. Also available on Amazon.Buy Now

Lancome Toner with Acacia Honey, $31 at Sephora

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Toner can help clear up and soothe irritated skin—and this one will also leave it feeling moisturized. It contains acacia honey and sweet almond oil, both of which work to leave skin feeling much more supple.Buy Now

Too Cool For School Egg Cream Hydration Mask Set, $24 at Ulta

Too Cool for School

Sometimes your skin just needs an added boost of moisture—and that’s when it’s time to call in the sheet masks. If you didn’t know any better, the cover of these masks would lead you to believe the box contained a cake mix; not quite, but these are almost as good. They contain egg extracts, coconut water, and lots of botanical extracts to hydrate, nourish, and brighten your skin. Also available at Target and on Amazon.Buy Now

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