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Necessary Food: Low Glycemic Cookbook Review

January 31, 2017 By Gwen Brown 21 Comments

Necessary Food Low Glycemic Cookbook Review

If you haven’t yet gotten your hands on a copy of Briana Thomas’ new cookbook, Necessary Food, it’s a must have if you enjoy low glycemic cooking. Briana was kind enough to send me a copy of her cookbook to review, and I am thrilled with what she’s created! While I can’t really name the…

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Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook Review

December 8, 2015 By Gwen Brown 9 Comments

Cooking through the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook has been such fun! With over 350 recipes, I’ve barely made a dent in this tome of healthy low-carb and slow carb recipes- there are literally dozens of recipes that I’ve marked and can’t wait to try! I was given a copy of the Trim Healthy Mama Plan…

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Trim Healthy Mama Plan Book Review

November 30, 2015 By Gwen Brown 16 Comments

The new Trim Healthy Mama Plan book has hit the shelves, and become a nationwide best seller! You may have seen the book in your local department stores and grocery stores- it’s really become a THING! (I’m kinda SUPER thrilled about this!) Since I reviewed the original Trim Healthy Mama book here on Gwen’s Nest…

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Convert Recipes to be Healthy

August 18, 2015 By Gwen Brown 9 Comments

Converting recipes to be healthy can be frustrating, but it can also be a fun and rewarding process...here are my top tips!

How do you convert recipes to be healthy if your family has decided to pursue a healthier lifestyle? I’ll share my top tips and tricks for converting family favorite recipes, as well as the easiest recipes to convert. I wrote an article for the Trim Healthy Mama Ezine about how to convert recipes to be THM…

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Trim Healthy Mama Quick Start Guide- All New!

June 16, 2015 By Gwen Brown 172 Comments

This free Trim Healthy Mama Quick Start Guide has been called the "Mac Daddy" of resources for starting THM.

I’m SUPER excited to share this updated THM Quick Start Guide with all of my Trim Healthy Mama friends! The Trim Healthy Mama book (click to read my review of the Original book here and the new Plan book here) and community helped me make some major changes in my life. The book helped me to understand food…

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THM Summer Menu- Easy Dinners

May 11, 2015 By Gwen Brown 6 Comments

This easy summer menu is healthy, carb conscious, and THM friendly. Click to get the printable with recipe links!

This THM easy Summer Menu is perfect for the hot, busy days of summer. And of course by busy, I mean that I’m busy being lazy. So all of these meals are minimal prep and next to no sweating in the kitchen. Because who has time for that? I know not all of my readers…

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Amazon Trim Healthy Mama Store

March 17, 2015 By Gwen Brown 10 Comments

Have you ever wished for a personal grocery shopping service. *pausing to daydream* Oh. My. That would free up SO much time for me each week! Choosing ingredients and foods is time consuming, and a true labor of love. (And let’s be honest- often a labor of frustration) If you’re a Trim Healthy Mama, you know…

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Trim Healthy Mama Stevia Review

March 26, 2014 By Gwen Brown 106 Comments

The Trim Healthy Mama Stevia & sweeteners were released today in their online store, (Amazon affiliate link) and there have been SO many questions about them that I thought I’d put together a review. I was given a one ounce bag of their organic Pure Stevia Extract, and a one pound bag of their Sweet…

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