Slow Cooker Crack Chicken

December 14, 2017 2 Comments

It’s 5:30pm on a Tuesday night.

Your entire family just got home from all of their busy days. Your kids had sports and music practice, leaving them hungry. You and your spouse just got off work and the last thing you want to do is prepare a gourmet meal.

And between homework, chores and play time, there’s little time for anything extra. Like, say, meals.

You’re all hangry and tired and you need food stat.

I cannot even tell you how many time my family has been in this exact situation. Since then, we’ve put together tons of easy Slow cooker and InstantPot recipes that can be thrown together in 5 minutes in the morning, or taken care of in less than 30 (cooking time included!) in the evening.

So when you see this horribly, hangry weeknight situation headed your way like a runaway train, give this recipe a try:

Slow Cooker Crack Chicken

I’m not kidding when I tell you this magical fact about Slow Cooker Crack Chicken:

it takes 4 ingredients and less than 5 minutes to put together.

No joke.

Also everyone – from my husband, to my 4 year old and even my in laws – all LOVE this!

It’s super simple to make: [Read More…]

ButcherBox Review

December 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

ButcherBox Review

I remember the first time I heard about meal delivery services – my mind went crazy with all the possibilities as well as the pitfalls.

I mean, things could go very right.

But they could also go very wrong as far as spoiled food…..

Until now, I’ve stayed pretty far away from meal and perishable food delivery services because they made me nervous.

But I may have changed my mind after using ButcherBox, in an attempt to simplify my busy life.

ButcherBox is totally targeted toward meat lovers like me and you! Their meats are grass-fed, grass-finished, and never, ever contain hormones.

Even better, they help small farmers out by sourcing their meats from those who pasture-raise their cattle.

Butcherbox started out on Kickstarter, but they soon realized just how big the demand was for delivered-to-your-door grass-fed meats when they exceeded their $200,000 fundraising goal.

Take a peek at this video explaining a little bit more about ButcherBox: [Read More…]

November 2017 Traffic & Income Report

December 9, 2017 1 Comment

November 2017 Blog Traffic & Income Report

Hey there!

Gretchen here, checking in with Fit Mom Journey’s latest traffic & income report.

Quickly, let’s talk about how these income reports started. I’ve been blogging here for almost 2 years, but I have other blogs beside this one, the oldest of which is actually 4 years old.

I only dabbled with Fit Mom Journey when I started it, trying to find my groove, both in health and fitting this blog business into a health, food, and fitness niche. My other blogs are in the camping and personal finance niches, so this was a whole new type of content for me.

At the same time, I was trying to get my health under control. I stumbled upon Trim Healthy Mama, then Keto, and now a hybrid between the two, and I’ve finally settled into a healthy place where I can blog, share and am ready to build this blog into a full-blown business.

This is actually my 3rd income report, and as a result this is my highest traffic and income month EVER. You can see all my traffic & income reports past, present (and future) here, or if you want to take a peek at the inaugural post, you can find it here.

The story of watching Fit Mom Journey grow is a pretty boring one, though. It hasn’t become an overnight success, but instead has grown slow and steady as a the result of several very distinct blogging tactics:

Search Engine Optimization
Social Media
Killer Content
Email Marketing

I’ve been slowly and surely working my way through detailed articles on each of the blogging topics above, and will link to them here when they are finished.

But the one I want to talk about today is Killer Content. [Read More…]

7 Reasons Why You Need an InstantPot

December 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

7 Reasons Why You Need an InstantPot + InstantPot Recipes

Remember the old-fashioned pressure cookers found in your Mom’s and Grandma’s kitchen?

The ones with the rattling, hissing, and massive amounts of steam?

Growing up, we got most of our vegetables from a gigantic garden, which meant that during the summer and fall, the pressure cooker was in use most days, and when it was I stayed far, far away from the kitchen.

I swore up and down I would never have one when I grew up and have my own house.

Well, fast forward to today, and the thing I swore I wouldn’t use now is not only in my kitchen, it’s my favorite appliance.

That’s right, I got an InstantPot and I’m absolutely in love with it!

Here’s why: [Read More…]

The Best Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

November 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

The Best Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

For a long time, realtors have used the Chocolate Chip Cookie Trick to sell houses.

What is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Trick?

Well, it’s where they literally use the enticing smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven to entice people to buy houses. Science is now saying that we associate smells with good and bad memories more than through any other sense, and I can’t think of one reason why the smell of chocolate chip cookies could be bad! I’ve seen this trick work many times, and if you’re in the market for a house, be warned that a realtor may be using the smell of Chocolate Chip Cookies to make you want to buy a house!

But back to the task at hand: Baking the Best Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies on the planet.

I’ve toyed around with tons of recipes for low carb or keto chocolate chip cookies, but generally they all left me disappointed. I’ve tried Fathead, Cream Cheese, Coconut Flour and more trying to come up with a recipe that was even passable for a chocolate chip cookie and just wasn’t happy until I finally landed on the combination of Almond Flour + Brown Sugar Substitute!

Honestly, you guys, I’ve had worse regular chocolate chip cookies than these, which honestly was the standard here.

You can laugh 🙂 (I did, after I wrote it)

But in all seriousness, even my keto-resistant husband is on board with these cookies. Most weeks I’ll whip up a big batch, and then put them 2 in a ziploc so they can go in his and my lunches!

Related: Trim Healthy Mama Pound Cake

A couple of tips:

I really like using Truvia for my sugar substitutes when I’m baking. They are not the lowest in carbs or even made from my favorite alternatives, but they bake really, really well. And, since I usually only eat keto desserts about twice a week, I want them to taste good. So, I use Truvia. Their regular sugar substitute and Brown sugar alternative were game-changers for my keto baking. You can pick them up at your local grocery store or on Amazon.

Make sure you get the butter and Truvia nice and fluffy. This gives the cookies good volume and make them be chewy, not dense. It’s the small things that make these Keto chocolate chip cookies really good.

Finally, please use Lily’s Chocolate Chips in these. Making your own is great, and there are a couple of other brands out there that you could use (at your discretion, if it fits your macros). However, none of them are as keto and THM friendly as Lily’s. Plus, I love that they use quality ingredients. The best price I’ve found has been from Thrive Market, (+25% off and FREE shipping on your first order through my link) but Amazon also has a pretty good price too.

Affiliate Links: There are a few special ingredients in this recipe. The links below are affiliate links, which means that if you purchase something by clicking and buying through my link I earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you:

Lily’s Chocolate Chips @ Thrive Market or Amazon
Almond Flour @ Thrive Market or Amazon
Truvia Sugar Substitute @ Amazon
Truvia Brown Sugar @ Amazon
KetoKookies (15% with code “fitmomjourney”)

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Pumpkin Spice Creamer
Chocolate Chip Pound Cake (THM:S, Low Carb, Ketogenic)
90-Second Keto Cinnamon Roll in a Mug (Ketogenic Fat Bomb, Low Carb, High Fat)
Basic Chocolate Ice Cream (THM:S, Low Carb, Ketogenic)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (THM:S, Low Carb, Ketogenic,)
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The Best Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

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The Best Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Author: Gretchen

Recipe type: Dessert

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 17 mins

Total time: 37 mins

Serves: 18 cookies

Ingredients

½ cup Butter, softened
⅓ cup Erythritol (or sugar equivalent of your choice mine is linked above)
⅓ cup Brown Sugar Substitute (I used Truvia brown sugar, linked above)
2 eggs
2 cups Almond Flour
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
½ tsp Baking Soda
⅔ cup Lily's Chocolate Chips
¼ tsp Salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar substitutes together until fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, along with the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt, and gently fold in chocolate chips.
Use a cookie scoop to portion the cookies, then bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, about ⅕ inches apart at 350 for 17 minutes. We like them best when stored in the fridge, but they keep just fine on the counter for a week, too.