Hello my loves! Happy Friday! I am hoooome from my recent water fast, and I am truly mind boggled that in just a few days it will be June. I feel like I have been living in a time warp, especially because for a total of 32 days during...

Hi guys!! As promised… today I am going to fill you in on the rest of my water fast. I last updated you on Day Four, when I was beginning to experience the most intense part of my detox. I wrote it on Day 3 though, since I usually...

Hi guys! Checking in from Day Four of my water fast, and I want to thank you all for the incredible support on this journey so far. I am so dedicated to spreading the message of alternative healing with the world, so each and every time I hear from...

I am off to Santa Rosa for another water fast tomorrow, ahhh! It seems wild to think that it’s been about 9 months since I was there last, when I did a two week fast and learned all about the SOS-free vegan way of life I have been living...

HELLLLO, my fabulous loves! Oh man, oh man — I can’t believe I am finally just now writing this… considering the extended water fast I embarked on this month was THE AWAKENING OF MY LIFETIME and I really do want to shout about it from the rooftops. But before...

Hi guys! Happy, happy Monday! This weekend was amazing. I got to meet so many of you at The Good Fest, and after a long crazy week in NYC and a full day at the festival when I got home, I got to cozy up with my love yesterday...

Hellllo, you guys! How is everyone doing? What wild times we are in… and that is an understatement… I am thinking of you all so much as this unprecedented experience we are all living through continues to unfold. I for one have been using this time for deep, deep...

Hey guys! I am currently on Day 13 of my water fast for Lyme and thought it would be a good time to check in. 🙂 I am taking lots of downtime from social media, regular work, and all distractions right now which has been a huge blessing and...

Sooo I’m about to hit you with a very stream of consciousness brain spill about living with Lyme. I mostly wrote all of this out while sitting in my sauna, furiously typing to get all of my thoughts out while my brain felt like it was functioning properly, amidst...

Well, you guys already know what my sweet & dessert-like breakfast obsession is: avo pudding, duh. But I don’t eat the same thing every day — I have learned through lots of trial and error (#LOTS), that my body does best when I mix things up! Real food, whole ingredients, balanced...

Sooo, I have a current breakfast obsession. It’s kinda awesome, because it tastes like dessert… looks like dessert… smells like dessert… but actually has no sugar whatsoever & is filled to the brim with protein, healthy fat, vitamins & minerals. And above all, it can be made with only TWO ingredients....

Ah, home sweet California. For the first time in the past several months I am in LA to stay (for a while, that is!). My home in Brentwood hardly even feels like a home yet because I haven’t been here for longer than a week or two straight since...

This morning I was laying in bed debating between walking down the street to buy a smoothie from my favorite place on the corner or making one in my kitchen – both sounded like a lot of effort. It’s one of those days. Both also sounded like a lot...

HI GUYS! How are you feeling this week? It’s more than okay to be feeling all over the place. In fact, if you’re not feeling all over the place… tell me your secret. The climate is heavy right now. Very. And if you’re here I am guessing you may...

Hey guys! How is everyone doing today? I can’t believe it’s already May. With life at home, the days have been flying by in our household. Basically each day looks like this… wake up, take my plant based nutrition classes, make yummy food, blog about it, film a YouTube...

Hello, hello my loves! I am HOME from my water fast (woo!!!!) and I cannot wait to recap it for you. I have been letting it all sink in that I did it, I finished my 14 day water fast and came out strong. I have so much to share and...

Hello my loves! So happy to be back on the blog, I have been deep in program creation land as well as relaunching TBB Podcast which I am ELATED ABOUT! It’s good to be back — slowly but surely feeling a lot more me after a long battle, and it feels...

HEY GUYS! I have missed you guys so much – I hope everyone had the best November, Thanksgiving, holiday weekend… All. Of. It. I have been enjoying the major downtime I’ve been taking during and after our wedding, during our honeymoon in Bali, and readjusting to life (and this...

HI GUYS! HAPPY 10/11! To all my fellow birthday twins… happy birthday. 🙂 It always amazes me how many people I’ve met through this blog with the same bday or similar bdays. Happy Libra month to us! It’s a tradition for me to write a post on my birthday...

Hi guys! It’s been an interesting week with stomach issues cropping up on top of my usual Lyme and fatigue symptoms, and it got me thinking about a lot of stuff I’ve been wanting to write about for a while. Story time // So first let me set the...

Helllooo, hello! I wrote this on the plane to Maui last week which is truly my favorite time to write — airplane vibes. No WiFi, no distractions, that intermittent fasting alertness — it’s my true heaven. Now I am back in LA and I am seriously high off of...

Let me start this post by saying that I write this from a place of love in my heart and I am fueled by inspiration and support from the millions of people suffering with Lyme disease, a handful of which I have the chance to interact with on a...

Helllooooo to the most long overdue post on my blog at the moment: DETOXING. FROM. MOLD. Ever since I shared my initial Lyme disease diagnosis & within that post, the fact that mycotoxin illness (a.k.a toxic mold illness) was part of what was wreaking havoc on my life, mold...

Hello loves! I have been very open sharing on my Instagram lately about healing from IBS, overall gut issues, and most recently… hemorrhoids. You know, those painful swollen veins that can get inflamed when you have GI issues. Yep, THOSE. It’s never fun to deal with stomach problems. Or...

Hi hi! So a lot of you have probably seen that I was frolicking in Palm Springs all of last week and it was pure, utter HEAVEN! I was staying at a detox spa and retreat center called We Care Spa. I didn’t share the name of it until...

Hello, beautiful friends! Thank you for all of the love on the new site layout — I am so overjoyed about it. I cannot even handle how much I feel it represents my heart and soul now, and the direction that my brand is moving. If ya couldn’t tell...

Hellloooo, beautiful shining souls! How is everyone doing? I’ve been deep in healing mode, emerging from my last plant medicine ceremony with so much inspiration and energy to begin (and nearly finish) working on a course that has been channeling through me for over a year now. I have...

Hi guys! Happy Saturday!! I have a big announcement for you today that I’ve been dying to share. Curl up somewhere cozy with your chaga latte or your celery juice because I’m going to tell you the whole story! When I was at True North earlier this month doing...

GUYS! I am officially home from True North… and it feels so damn good. Well, I should say I am in ONE of my homes: Sacramento! Spending a few days here with my parents getting my strength back before hopping on a flight to LA this week to be home,...

Hiiii guys! Writing to you from DAY FIVE of my water fast here at True North, the home of where I first learned about the SOS-free life last May. I have been eating this way ever since, and it has been one of my greatest healers throughout my chronic...

Happy Sunday evening! I wanted to write this tonight for anyone else who isn’t into watching the Super Bowl and is just perusing the internet while your significant other / friends / family are watching the game… like me. 🙂 When I first started blogging these posts were what...

HI GUYS!!!! I have missed you all so much! I am so happy to be back on the bloggy today reflecting back on this wild year with all of you. I’ve gotta be honest with you guys. I usually just sit down to write and a blog post pours...

Ahhhh, the day has come for me to write this post!!! Where do I even begin? I am excited, gleeful, hopeful, a little nervous, and even a bit HESITANT to do this, but I know deep in my soul that it’s right, so I’m going with it. I wouldn’t...

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time lately thinking about chronic illness in relation to intuitive eating, body positivity, diet culture, and the healing powers of nutrition. A lot to unpack, I know. My sleepy Lyme brain has been on overdrive thinking about it all. I’m sharing my thoughts...

In the land of hustle and grind, with Instagram entrepreneurs telling us “dreams don’t work until you do,” and “you can sleep when you’re dead,” it’s no wonder that a lot of us are drilling ourselves into the ground with work and we’re… well… burnt out. TRUST ME, I...

Last week I had the immense privilege of attending the annual Global Lyme Alliance‘s NYC Gala… on my birthday, no less. Yes, that was a coincidence. YES, I believe it was fate — because really I believe there are no coincidences in this life. I am not sure what the...

Today I turn 28. I am sitting at Soho House in New York City journaling my heart out, sipping a cold brew with almond milk (my second, shhhh), drinking a blueberry & broccoli smoothie (don’t knock it til ya try it), I have 3 books cracked open on the...

Hi guys! I have missed writing to you every day this week, ah! Though the September Series of blogging every day has come and gone, blogging will forever have such a huge place in my heart. I have been running all around this week getting ready for our trip...

So on my nightly walk last night I was contemplating what I wanted today’s post to be, and after running through nearly 9384938 topic ideas I landed on… a good old fashioned brain spill. I just have so much on my mind. I am in this phase right now...

Hey guys! It’s Sunday night over here (you’ll read this on Monday morning, look at me being all last minute & what not… wait that is how I always am 😂 ) and I have had a really brain foggy, painful (my liver is in a very weird state of...

Hi guys! Happy Friday. 🙂 I am loving, loving, loving blogging 5 days a week this month. It has been only minorly difficult to stay on top of because of basically being on bedrest post-surgery and having very little energy to play with, but for the most part it...

PATIENCE when you’re healing is a very tricky thing. Especially when you’re wired to be go, go, go like I am and the world is always telling us to do MORE is to be rewarded. What ever happened to the art of doing less? Years before I got really...

Hi lovers & welcome back to Day 3 of the SEPTEMBER SERIES on TBB! Where I am blogging every weekday of the month to get back in my blogging routine & bring you topics you’ve asked me to address and share more about. 🙂 And let’s be real… no...

Hi guys! Happy Monday. 🙂 I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend with friends, fam, loves, fur babies, or some good solo time because that is just as needed from time to time too. I had the most magical weekend in Sacramento celebrating one of my best friends since...

Hi guys! Happy Saturday! I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday week and that you squeezed every ounce outta life to the best of your ability… I add that last part in because for me, squeezing the joy out of life right now looks very different than...

Hi guys! Happy Thursday! I shared a photo on my Instagram stories last night of me looking & feeling a full-blown 6 months pregnant with bloat. This is something I am very used to and have been dealing with for a long time, but it doesn’t make it any...

Hi my loves. 🙂 Happy Tuesday. It’s time for a mega health update, especially if you’ve seen my Instagram over the last week or so. I have been sharing openly there about all that I have been going through (hint: LYME) and it has been amazing to receive the...

Hi guys! HAPPY Memorial Day, and happy first night of the BACHELORETTE season! I have been an off and on Bachelor franchise fan since the start, but something tells me I am going to watch this season. Maybe it’s the fact that I listened to Becca on Stassi’s podcast...

My loves! Happy FRIDAYYYY! How fitting that it’s FRI-day, as in… FRY-day, as in… the best day for the best SOS-free baked French fry recipe & plant-based nacho cheese dip on the face of the planet. If you’re wondering about my recent shift to the SOS-free (salt, oil, sugar-free)...

Hi guys! Can you believe it? A new blog post from me! Ahhhh! Believe me when I say I wanted to share the whole time I was gone and dreamed of writing blog posts this entire month. My ideas were running wild and I have about a million and...

Hi my babes! Ahhh, I cannot even tell you how good it feels to be HOOOME in L.A. & getting back in the swing of things! Well, getting back in the swing of things for a few days at least, before I head off to True North in Nor...

Hi guys! I am finally ready to share more details about the eczema and hives situation I have been dealing with for the last two months. I have never been the kind of blogger to act like I know everything about a subject that is new to me. And...

Hi guys! It’s finally time to share in depth about my latest 7-day Panchakarma! I know I have written a few mini recaps like my reflections during the PK, my water fasting details, and my kitchari recipes (#yum), but now I am ready to share with you my full...

Hi my beauties! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week. Between my water fast earlier this week, beginning my liver cleanse at Surya Spa yesterday (another Ayurvedic healing treatment I can’t wait to share with you guys), and gearing up for a relaxing weekend before heading to Ojai...

Hi babes! Thank you so much for the outpouring of love on my water fasting post from yesterday. Water fasting to heal from true physical ailments and health concerns is one of the most beautiful, effective healing modalities I have found for myself personally, although we are all different...

Hi, my loves. 🙂 I have been slowly coming back to life after my amazing Panchakarma experience at Surya Spa over the last two weeks, and I look forward to sharing all of the details with you. This is my first recap post and it’s mostly about inner musings...

Happy Sunday, loves! Today I thought I would write to you about cleanses and finding the type that works best for your particular goals and your individual body. I get a whole lot of questions and emails about the health benefits of juice cleansing versus solid food detoxes, water fasting, extended...

Hey, guys. Happy Sunday! It’s my favorite day of the week. Sundays to me signify sleeping in, relaxation, long runs (it’s the “Long Slow Run” day of my training), grocery shopping (favorite activity – dork alert), writing, yoga, me time and usually a quiet dinner with friends. Yesterday I...

Hello my loves! 2020 has been a weird time for us all (how sick are you of people saying that? 😂) which is the damn truth but one good thing that has come out of it for me is… I have nailed down the most specific morning routine, like...

HEY GUYS! OMG, I cannot believe it’s May. This might honestly be the first year I didn’t see everyone posting those silly Justin Timberlake “It’s Gonna be May” memes all over the Internet 😂 and it’s probably because we have more important things on our minds… like when we...

Hi hi! I wanted to put together a little guide today for helping you make eco-conscious choices in your life. It’s Earth Month, so it’s a great time to celebrate mama earth and make better choices, but honestly it’s always a good month to take care of the earth....

Hey guys! Psychic, otherworldly, amazing, beautifully awakening things have been happening over here lately and I want to share some of them with you. I hold back sometimes from writing posts like these because it’s hard to describe just HOW quickly and deeply I feel myself changing and opening up —...

Hi my loves! I was so excited that you enjoyed my TBB Holiday Gift Guide, wooo!! I thought of more fun goodies to add to it, but figured they deserved their own post rather than tacking them on to the last post where you might miss the new additions....

Hey guys! I wasn’t going to do a gift guide this year because technically I am still on a bit of a life hiatus post-wedding and honeymoon, and have been pouring all of my energy into healing. But the funny thing is… when I pour my energy into myself,...

Hey guys! How is everyone on this beautiful Sunday?! It’s been a while since I’ve done a straight up weekend recap post & I’m really feeling it today. Maybe it’s the coconut latte I’m sipping on from the farmer’s market or maybe it’s the healing benefits I have been...

Hi my loves! It’s almost the weekend already, ahhhh! Where has the week gone?! And like really, where has the month gone? It is wild to me how fast August has flown by, and that it’s already Labor Day Weekend. And on that note, that my wedding is now...

I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW VIBE ON THE SIIIIITE!! Shoutout to my incredible designer Anelise Salvo for whipping this together so beautifully in all of the ways. I feel like this new look represents the insides of my soul – and is the exact refresh my spirit...

Hi guys!! Thank you for bearing with me with this sporadic posting schedule these days. It’s been so nice to take this downtime to heal and just post when I feel inspired to — and also use Instagram captions to pour my heart out on the daily in mini...

Hi guys!! Happpy Monday!! I am so excited to share this recipe with you. It’s crazy minimal (I mean 2 ingredients… does it get more minimal than that?) and chock full of nutrients, especially fiber. These make the perfect breakfast, midday snack, dessert, pre-work bite, what have you! Also...

Hi my loves! I have been getting a lot of questions about the recent protocol I have started to help heal inflammation, Lyme, and all of the other health issues I am dealing with, so I thought I would do a post about it to lay it all out....

Hi guys! Welcome back to the September Series on the blog where I am sharing blog posts every week day during the month of September… however, I am feeling this consistency may extend beyond September because I am really enjoying being more active on the blog again. Thoughts? Also… fun idea!...

Hello my beauties & welcome back to Day 2 of the September Series on The Balanced Blonde! What is the September Series, you ask? It’s where I blog every day of the week (Monday through Friday) for the month of September to get back to my blogging roots and...

Hi guys! Writing to you on my LAST NIGHT IN BALI (how on the planet of earth did that go by so quickly?) and while I try to wrap my head around coming to a close of three solid weeks of solitude, healing treatments, BLISSFUL day long writing adventures...

You guys… I am getting back in the recipe game and it feels so good! How I have MISSSED photographing food in my kitchen. I think I needed a healthy break from it after all my food stuff went down, but these days I have been loving it more...

Hi my loves! I just got back to LA after a whirlwind week in NYC, and dayummm does it feel good to be home. I love New York so much and that city will always feel like home & fill me with an unbelievable energy and the highest of...

Hiii guys! Ah, it feels so good to be back on the blog. I know I said I was planning to blog from Bali, but guess what? My laptop crashed and wouldn’t turn on all throughout our trip, so my post from China was the first and last update...

Hey guys! My last update on my health & functional medicine journey was in May, 2016! What?! I mean, crazy. A lot has happened since then. To keep it short and sweet between then and now… I took all of those supplements, found quite a bit of balance, and then...

Hellloooo and happy Thursday, my lovely humans! Today is a LOVING LATELY post and the first in a while, so I have a lot to share. Did you know that I have been writing Loving Lately’s since I first started blogging in 2013?! When I lived in NYC with my best...

Hi guys! This week is FLYING BY. I am finishing my YOGA EBOOK (it comes out on Monday — WHAT?!?! Have you preordered?!?? If so comment below and tell me!!!), I spent the day doing yoga on a YACHT with some of my fave humans all day yesterday (check...

The LISTEN TO YOUR OWN BOD diet!!! Have you heard of it? It’s the latest trend. Or at least it is in my life. 😉 I know there can be a lot of confusion floating around out there about how to eat, what to eat, how to exercise, how...

Coming back from a trip is always one of the most bittersweet feelings. Leaving Bora Bora was hard… not only did I fall in love with the stunning scenery and living in an overwater bungalow on top of the glistening turquoise ocean, but I also fell in love with the people...

Hello beauties! I am writing to you from a gorgeous overwater bungalow in Tahiti right now, at the Four Seasons Bora Bora where I’ve been staying all week (a.k.a heaven on earth). And ahhh, I have never felt so inspired! My entire soul feel like it’s been set on fire...

Hello my loves! I know it’s been almost a full week since my last blog post (or maybe a full week exactly?) and even though I like to post way more often usually, I have a few thoughts about this: One, I interviewed the amazing How You Glow girls...

Okay, I know this is the question of the century right now on my blog and social media and now PODCAST because I have been sharing a ton about the Keto OS Bio Max product that I am d.y.i.ng over (organically, BTW, just genuinely dying over it): WHAT ARE KETONES?!...

Hey hey hey babes! Something I have not talked about much on the blog so far is my skincare journey. I have had quite a doozy of a few years with my skin. Today I interview Lisa Hyde, skincare expert & Rodan + Fields consultant (also my dear friend and neighbor),...

HI BABES! Can we discuss the fact that I have partnered with a raw, cold-pressed juice company called O2living that also has a WELLNESS CENTER in the suburbs of NY? Westchester to be exact… one of my favorite, super charming little towns — on a street called YELLOW MONKEY....

A lot of words get thrown around in the wellness blogging space when it comes to food philosophy. There is the paleo crowd, the vegan crew (we know I know about dat), vegetarianism, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, soy-free (estrogen probs- I get it), IIFYM (if it fits your macros), macrobiotics,...

Sooo we all know that going on vacation is something we love for a few key reasons: relaxation, letting loose, time off from the daily grind, spending time with peeps we love, seeing the world, and ultimately coming back feeling #GOOD & better than we did before we left. That last part...

You guys. Yesterday, my baby angel Hudson Riley turned ONE. It quite literally seems like just yesterday I fell in love with him at the NKLA animal shelter and brought him home. The pic below is his first day with me… playing with necklaces, BEFORE getting stuck under the...

Yes, you read this right. Beet-dyed deviled eggs. Otherwise known as the healthy edible Easter egg craft project of your dreams. Or was that my dreams? Hopefully both! Can we also talk for a second about how ridiculously delicious deviled eggs are? I remember the first time I had...

Jordan Younger is the blogger behind the #realness-based wellness and lifestyle blog, The Balanced Blonde. She is also the creator of health-inspired conscious clothing line TBB Apparel, and author of the finding-balance memoir Breaking Vegan. Jordan has emerged as a leading voice in the wellness space due to her...

For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest for health, balance, and to feel as good in my body as humanly possible. That’s why I’m not lying when I call myself a “wellness junkie” — I am notoriously known amongst my friends and family...

Hi boo loves! This weekend was so lovely that it inspired me to pop down and write an in-the-moment bloggy about how important it is to give ourselves a BREAK every once in a while. Let’s talk about the fact that I went into the weekend with the mentality, “I’m going to...

Loveliest lovers! I just got back from the most glorious weekend in Napa Valley for ASICS‘ Vine Body Sole weekend + half marathon! It was the most incredibly enjoyable weekend, especially considering I had just been gone for 6 nights in Mexico and am not usually all about traveling back to...

My loves!!! Springtime is here — don’t even ask me where winter went, because this year has officially been flying by faster than any other so far, in my world at least. If you’re anything like me, the weather change has me thinking, thank god it’s warm outside again because I...

So… Where did we leave off? Oh yeah, at the START LINE of the marathon!!! I graced your eyes with this photo, a.k.a an absolute sea of 30,000 people that was by far, for me, one of the coolest parts of running a marathon as large & iconic as this one....

Let me start by saying — I’ve been trying to write about my marathon experience all week and because of the scope of this experience for me, it has been hard to capture it in words. I have thought about it all in so much detail that I’ve decided to...

To follow up from my post about Why Being a Fitness Addict is the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to Me, I thought I would bring a little bit of balance into play by talking about something that is equally important in the life of an exercise fiend… rest. I promise...

So you guys know that I am a huge fan of challenging myself to do healthy things both physically and mentally in order to find the healthiest version of myself, and it’s been almost comical how seriously I have taken challenging myself during this month of January. Not to...

SOOO if you follow me on social media then I’m sure you noticed that I spent the weekend with my girlfriends in the breathtakingly beautiful Big Sur. The trip was in collaboration with Eddie Bauer for our ongoing Live Your Adventure partnership, so me and my two BFFs were decked out in EB from...

Hiii my babes! Earlier this week I took to Snapchat to ask you guys what you wanted to see on the blog this week. I have had a lot of feedback lately that you guys miss my recipe posts, “how to stay healthy on the go” posts, and my LISTS....

ITTTTT’S FRIDAY! I am usually not so overexcited about Fridays because nearly all days of the week are the same for me with my funky schedule, but sometimes it’s fun to get kinda pumped up about Fridays like the rest of the world does. So, YAY for Friday! Plus,...

Hi loves! It’s been a little bit since my last Loving Lately post, but truth be told writing about what I am loving lately is probably my favorite type of post to write… Mainly because I freaking love lists, and if all forms of expression could be summed up in list form...

YO! How’s everyone doing this week? Today I have some pretty frickin’ exciting news… And although I am getting down with nature right now in Seattle at Eddie Bauer’s influencer summit, I am taking a break from kayaking in the crystal blue Whidbey island water & hiking the beautious...

Hi babes! My question for you is… HOW is it already Friday again? This week whizzed by, and everyone I’ve talked to about it unanimously agrees. I am always so fascinated by how some weeks feel very fast and others feel slower, and somehow most people tend to agree on the rate...

Hi guys! If you receive my weekly newsletter, then you know I have been planning a verrryyyy exciting new weekly installment here on TBB. From now on, each Friday I will be featuring a “Truth Balance Virtue Babe of the Week!” Spoilers: This #TBVBabe Natasia is our inaugural babe of the...

Happy FEB! February is going to be the month of hydration on TBB. With my half marathon coming up next month staying hydrated is extra important for me right now. But even if you don’t have a rigorous workout routine that you follow, hydration should be huuuugely significant to you...

Hi sweet loves! As promised, today I am writing about my go-to coffee shop order. As someone who has never been much of a coffee drinker, it has been hard-ish for me to find my niche among morning pick-me-up bevs, but a few months ago I finally got it...

Hi loves! I’ve had an interesting week with this ulcer recovery business, and developing this massive tummy issue has forced me to cut down to the basics. A.k.a yogurt, eggs, oats, chicken, avocado, cottage cheese, nuts and a little bit of fruit. Naturally, it’s tricky waters when someone recovering...

Helllooo there, favorite people under the sun. You know what today is – Thursday! You know what that means – Loving Lately! Ah, I have been home all week with the intentions of cranking out some major book pages… but, alas, I was hit with a weird combo of...

Hello, Happy Friday & Happy Halloween (or Happy Happy-ween as we say in my family ever since a super adorable voicemail from my nephew almost 15 years ago)! Hoooww is everyone today?! Getting ready for a spooky & fun-filled evening, I hope. I am dressing as a flapper tonight…...

So, it’s no secret that I am engaged in a full-blown love affair with New York City. I have lived there twice and don’t really plan on stopping there. I got back from my most recent trip to the city last week, and while I planned on updating the...

Soo I have mentioned a few times that I have been very interested in starting the lovely Miss Kayla Itsines‘ Bikini Body Guide workout program. But let me stop you before you get any notions in your head… “Bikini Body Guide” sounds like something a littttle body image driven...

Hi loves! Last week’s Recovery Series post was more introspective than usual, and I really enjoyed writing it. It felt like such a release to put my words and thoughts on recovery/life/being alive out there into the universe. Thank you for your positive responses. I appreciate every single one of...

Hi babes! It’s Thursday, & it’s time for a Things I’m Loving Lately post. From spontaneous beach nights to FLANNELS to my new bedtime habit… Laying it all on the table. Enjoy. 🙂 1. Spontaneity ▶▷▸▹► Now that I am back in LA for good and my hectic summer...

Happppy Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve done a Things I’m Loving Lately post. It’s about time to hop back on that train because A) it’s fun to talk about lovable things, and B) there are a LOT of awesome happenings going on / things I’ve noticed that...

So my last recap post of my trip to Italy & France was great and all, but I know what you’ve all been thinking. Where’s the food? What did the “diehard vegan until one month ago and now very public orthorexic who is trying to reincorporate balance into her...

Hey, all! Happy Wednesday! It’s the middle of my DIY Health Retreat week, and although it’s been a little hard for me to fully relax midweek, I have to say I’ve been doing a better job than I thought I would. Yesterday was full of spending time with people...

Hey guys! You have heard me bring up my two upcoming events a few times now, but I wanted to take a second to describe each of them since A) Juice Press is tomorrow, so if you want to RSVP, you’ve gotta do that ASAP!, and B) We only...

Wellll THIS is exciting. Today is the day I am introducing The Blonde Vegan 5-Day Summer Cleanse!!! I’ve already talked a bit about how this cleanse can best be classified as a reset for the body just in time for that summer bikini season and warm weather shenanigans… but now...

Hey, hey! How is it Wednesday already? This week is zooming by – probably because I have so much to do before the weekend so the week is trying to slip away from me. Not gonna happen! Today I am shooting the last 8 out of 20 recipes for...

I realized that I haven’t written a typical “What I Ate Wednesday” post in several weeks – it’s been all about the fun eating days, the untypical days, like the Be Well Brunch, Smorgasburg and my 10-day juice cleanse. So here I am with a post about a legitimate...

Happy Thursday! Here I am comin’ at ya with a recipe post for the first time in… how long?! Too long. The funny thing is, when I started this blog back in August it was meant to be a recipe blog. I basically copied Chocolate Covered Katie’s style, inserting...

Happy Thursday! Have I mentioned lately that Thursdays are my new favorite day of the week? I have class Monday nights and Wednesday nights, which means that from Sunday straight through Wednesday night I am powering through schoolwork and balancing the blog, TBV Apparel, writing the novel, yoga, gym,...

A new month is on the horizon, which means it’s time for another TBV Challenge to begin… are ya ready for it? It’s going to be a wild one. And by wild, I mean crazy awesome and totally difficult and challenging in the best way. But before I tell...

Hello, hello! Hope everyone had a marvelous Easter weekend filled with family time, Easter egg hunts and lots of gooey chocolate. Since I am across the country from my fam this year, my holiday included a whole lot of me-time: juice cleansing, yoga, long walks in the almost-warm NYC...

1. Detox Water – Alright, I’m calling it detox water, but I really don’t know what the term is for sliced fresh fruit, herbs and lime in chilled water. Might as well be fruit water, because once you sip up all your h2o you’re obvi going to munch on...

Peanut. Butter. Cup. Banana. Oats. Yes, it’s as sinfully delicious as it sounds. Minus the sinful, plus some extra deliciousness.  How did I decide I was in the mood for this delicious creation this morning? I can think of a few simple reasons… A) I woke up starving and...

What if someone told you that for one month you had to love yourself unconditionally, no ifs, ands or butts about it? Would that make you uncomfortable? Do you think you could rise to the challenge? Well, I’m challenging you to do it. Starting now. The month of April...

Hello, hello! You may have noticed I took an unintended but highly rejuvenating five-day break from the Internet world – other than updating my Instagram with my vacation eats, beach yoga poses, and overall Mexico awesomeness, I was MIA from blogtown and it felt good. Vacations are a reminder...

Hey guys, it’s Wednesday… which means that lovely day of the week has rolled around where I tell you about what I eat in a day. It’s a fun way for me to share my vegan lifestyle with all of you and to link up with other bloggers in...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! If you’ve been following along with my nutritionist journey for the last few weeks, you know that I made the decision to hop off the “green smoothie for breakfast every single morning no matter what” train for a little while. The reason I did this was...

Ok, the main thing I have to say about this recipe is that it’s chocolatey. Very chocolatey. Which, by the strict laws of association, means that it’s abso-frickin’-lutely delicious. If you’ve been reading my blog for the last few weeks you’ll know that I have been on a major Dessert...

Have you ever woken up and wanted something super decadently delicious for breakfast that wasn’t going to set your whole day on the “OMG-I-ate-chocolate-for-breakfast-and-now-I-am-going-to-have-a-fat-day” track? I know that feeling all too well. Sometimes I wake up, scroll through my Instagram feed and see a fresh baked vegan dessert from...

People always ask me what I miss most being vegan. “Is it cheese?” they ask. Nope. “Meat?” “Butter?” “Pizza?” No… The only thing I’ve really missed since going vegan (other than occasionally missing certain types of fish) is eggs! I loved a good sunny side up egg. And even...

There are a handful of things you can do when you’re feeling off balance. You can rev up the self control and eat a super clean diet, do a plant-based cleanse, up your exercise level, perform an elimination diet to see which foods are not agreeing with your system,...

Hey, everyone! One of the questions I get asked most frequently is how the heck do you make a good green smoothie? That’s right, a green smoothie without half-blended chunks of kale, overly fruity flavors or disappointing watery aftertastes. A green smoothie that tastes delicious, sustains you until lunchtime...

Best thing about February? Valentines Day. Hands down. Especially now that I live on the east coast and most of February means 20-degree weather, dressing like an Eskimo, trudging through muddy snow and longing for spring. Something I absolutely love about this holiday is that regardless of whether or...

So I did something last night that I’ve never done before. Way out of my comfort zone. I soaked my first overnight buckwheat groats. Wild, right?! That may not sound like a huge fete to some of you seasoned chefs or raw foodie experts out there, but for a...

How is everyone doing with their New Years Resolutions? I know I briefly touched on this when I wrote my Resolutions post, but I believe more in long-term, sustainable lifestyle changes rather than “quick fix” resolutions. The New Year is one of the best times to evaluate our lives...

I’m giving you one warning, and one warning only. This is one of those “stick your face into the blender to lick every last drop because it’s just that good” smoothies. Otherwise known as: The Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie. Holy yumminess. I don’t even know where to begin. Ever since...

This has been a very exciting week for me: not only did the first round of The Blonde Vegan Cleanse take place, but this week was my one-year vegan anniversary! My journey as a vegan over the last year has been somewhat of a wild ride. It all began...

This should really be called the “combine all of the ingredients in your pantry into one smoothie” smoothie. I woke up in my parents’ house this morning to find that my fruit and veggie supply had shrunken if not disappeared while I was gone. But that is good news...

I vowed to myself I would have a green smoothie or a green juice for breakfast every morning this week. Reason being… I got a little heavy-handed with the oatmeal and granola last week and over the weekend. Nothing makes me feel better than starting my day with a...

A friend of mine is interviewing me this morning for an article about quinoa’s rise in popularity in the health community over the past several years, so I suppose you could say I woke up with quinoa on my mind. I have always wanted to make a sweet quinoa...

It’s been a little while since I have posted a recipe for one of these bad boys – JOY, Jar of Yumminess, overnight oats, layered oats, whatever you like to call them. I think I can attribute that to the fact that I was so excited about them this...

Eating out as a vegan can be intimidating. People often tell me that they are afraid to take the vegan plunge specifically because they fear eating out would be too difficult. No one wants to be that token vegan friend who makes choosing a place and ordering way more...

Let’s just say this smoothie got its name because if you drank it for breakfast every morning, you’d look pretty damn awesome naked. It’s packed full of veggies, superfoods, vitamins, iron, potassium and more. I think it’s going to be my new go-to. But don’t be fooled by the...

I have been on a major cinnamon kick lately. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my 6th juice each day of my juice cleanse was a delicious blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, cashews and agave, so I got pretty accustomed to ending each day with that heavenly...

Ever since my juice cleanse ended on Saturday, I have had a newfound appreciation for food, flavors and textures. And this appreciation is not limited to solid food – it also extends to smoothies! A creamy and satisfying smoothie is so much different than a juice. Don’t get me...

Lately I’ve been playing with the idea of the perfect sized breakfast. As you may have noticed, I usually get so caught up in the presentation of my breakfast smoothies and oats that I accidentally make a double (and sometimes even a triple) serving! Don’t get me wrong –...

Because of the birthday whirlwind I haven’t made layered oats in awhile (read: one week) so this morning I woke up super excited to get in the kitchen and create. This morning’s Jar of Yumminess had an added bonus, because I felt like I needed the extra energy boost…...

After telling myself I would drink a green juice for breakfast each day this week, I woke up this morning with an intense craving for oatmeal. And not just regular oatmeal – a rich, creamy, chocolatey, almond buttery, protein-packed oatmeal. Yum… right? Right. I think this craving surfaced because...

Well, by popular demand, I have another Jar of Yumminess recipe for all of you on this lovely Friday! This one is the uber delicious “Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate” JOY  — also known as: one of the most heavenly combinations known to man. ALSO… because of yesterday’s Vegan Grocery...

Hello, lovelies! I have gotten several requests lately to do a grocery list for people who are making the transition into the vegan lifestyle. I absolutely love this idea, because I think one of the main things that deter people from making changes in their diet is the fear...

Try as I might to stick to my routine of having a variation of The Balance Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning (for the sake of teaching myself how to have a routine), I gave in and made some of my beloved baked oatmeal this weekend. I’ve come to...

You know what today is… My new favorite day of the week: Parfait Thursday! I decided to create Parfait Thursdays on TBV as a fun way to interact with my followers on Instagram and have people tag me in their parfait photos throughout the week. This week I have...

Some of my most popular posts are hands down my “party on the top, party on the bottom” oatmeal/smoothie combinations. People love the idea of a good flavor twist… And when I say people, I’m talking about myself being numero uno. There’s nothing I love more than a unique...

When I was thinking of a name for this, the first thing that popped into my mind was a tequila sunrise I had in Mexico a few years ago that was made of the most gorgeous orange and red colors. Well, this Jar of Yumminess is even more gorgeous...

Once I started cooking I realized the fun I could have making food look pretty, and THEN I realized that after I had spent the time making it look pretty, it tasted a heck of a lot better (or at least it seemed to). Isn’t it amusing the way...

You all know I love my Jars of Yumminess, so you may have been surprised when I decided to make my signature namesake creation a smoothie (even though I am almost equally obsessed with smoothies as I am with JOYs). The reason I chose to make The Blonde Vegan...