Food – Drea Marie Blog

Vegan Low Carb Mac N’ “Cheese”

July 31, 2019 No Comments

K you know that mac n “cheese” I posted on my IG story yesterday? WELL HERE IT IS. I’ve been playing around with my new favourite ingredient…. NUTRITIONAL YEAST. I know, I know, I’m late to the game here but hey, at least I started now and if any of you haven’t used nutritional yeast, like me, add it to your grocery list NOW. I have another AMAZING popcorn recipe featuring it coming your way this week or next. It’s magic. This recipe can be used as a side dish or full meal. I’ve included the weight watcher points as well! I feel like kids will LOVE this and it was legit soooooo easy to make. Definitely add it to your weeknight dinner rotation. I […]

Food

CHIA SEED PUDDING

March 15, 2019 No Comments

I’m not sure if I’ve ever shared this but I used to make chia seed pudding a lot. like… A LOT. Every day I’d have it as a mid morning snack at work. Well I just got back into it. Chia seeds can help stabilize your blood sugars so you aren’t hitting sugar highs and lows all day. Plus it’s SO good for keeping you feeling full. Just don’t over do it on the chia seeds in your recipes or it’ll turn into a hard ball. I’ve created my basic chia seed pudding below and you can alter it to your taste by adding ingredients. My favourites are berries and coconut or banana and cocoa. YUM. Pretty straight forward so have at it! xxoo […]

Food, Lifestyle, YYC

HOW TO EAT TEXAS STYLE BBQ WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN TEXAS

February 26, 2018 No Comments

Hey, newsflash, I love BBQ. Yeah maybe it’s not the most diet friendly food but everyone needs a cheat meal once in a while and usually mine is BBQ. Or pizza. NOWWW the secret to kick ass BBQ is finding the right spot. This can be tricky if you’re not living in Texas so I’m here to help you out. The SECRET is the smoker. A bad ass smoker makes or breaks your BBQ experience. Calgarians, you are in SOME LUCK. I’ve toured around looking for the best BBQ joint in town and I am loyal to the best, Hayden Block. This is not the first spot I’ve gone to and I even tried a few more after Hayden Block, but it only confirmed what […]

Fitness, Food

WEIGHT WATCHER CINNAMON BUNS THAT ARE AMAZING

February 8, 2018 No Comments

OMG I am SO HAPPY I tried this recipe out. Diet life just got WAY better. If you’ve been following me along, you know I have a wedding coming up… MY WEDDING. AKA why I’m kicking my butt into gear. I was on a downward spiral full of nacho binging and life got out of hand/unhealthy. But I’m back. With a secret power. WEIGHT WATCHER CINNAMON BUNS So no. I haven’t signed up for weight watchers. BUT I’m following their points system with the help of our most loyal friend, the Internet. If you want more info on exactly what I’m doing to shed my winter weight, COMMENT BELOW. I’ll write a post explaining exactly what I do. ONTO THE ROLLS!!! Now, these are not […]