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Holly Yzquierdo

New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

December 28, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo Leave a Comment

What are your new year’s resolutions?

Do you hope to lose weight? Eat healthier? Start (and continue) exercising?

According to Google, only 8% of people keep their resolutions. You might as well give up now. Or you could rethink your resolutions.

New Year's Resolutions

Instead of choosing crazy out of reach resolutions I have some suggestions for you.

Help Others

Whether you choose to volunteer in your kids class, pick up extra food for the food bank or donate money to a charity choose something that will help others. You don’t have to do something through an organization. Do you know a busy family, volunteer to bring them a dinner or to baby sit so they can get a night out.

One Small Change

Instead of trying to change every bad habit choose something small and doable. Maybe you want to wash your face every night or floss twice a day. Do you want to get rid of clutter? Mark a time every Saturday to remove 2-3 things to donate or throw away. What ever it is make it something small.

For Your Health

January is the perfect time to make healthy changes. I’m not saying go out and join a gym but you can make lasting changes that will help you get healthier. If you’ve been wanting to make the move to a plant-based diet, now is the time.

Any time we want to make changes to the way we eat, it’s difficult but not impossible. I’ve made it my mission to help people make the move from the standard American diet to a plant-based diet.

That is the reason I developed the Plant-Based Basics eCourse! If you are struggling to eat a plant-based or don’t know where to start you really need this eCourse.

The Plant-Based Basics eCourse starts January 1st.

This eCourse is perfect for anyone wanting to make lasting changes and adopt a plant-based diet. (And you can get 50% off from now until January 1st using the code prebuy.)

The lessons will start with the basics and teach you what to eat, help you figure out how to shop, plan and answer those nagging questions about protein, supplements, and more. You’ll also get support and accountability to help you be successful.

You’ll actually be able to keep your resolutions because you will have support.

FAQs about the Plant-Based Basics eCourse

Is this the same eCourse as the 31 Day Plant-Based eCourse last year?

This eCourse has the same foundation but it has been reformatted for ease of use and has been enhanced to help keep you on track for the months to come.  The lessons are in a new order and have been updated.

Last year the lessons were in individual files for you to download each day. The new eCourse is in an ebook format. You’ll have the choice of downloading a printer-friendly PDF or an epub file to use on your phone or tablet. There is also a set of printables for those who use the epub files but want to print the meal plans.

What do I actually get?

You will get:

  • 17 lessons
  • 4 week work out guide
  • 3 week’s of meal plans
  • Meal Planning mini-course
  • 30+ Recipes
  • Adapting Recipes ebook
  • Daily emails for first three weeks, plus bonus emails after that
  • Private Facebook Group
  • and more.

How long is the eCourse?

The eCourse is designed so you can go at your own pace. You don’t have to complete the lessons in a certain amount of time. Those buying now will be part of the January 1st launch date.  You’ll get everything (except the Adapting Recipes ebook) on January 1st.

You can take as long as you want to go through all of the eCourse. I will be leading you through about 5 lessons a week plus bonus materials through email and the Facebook group.

I recommend you take 3-4 weeks to go through this eCourse.

I did the eCourse in 2015, can I do this one too?

Yes! Email me for options! You may be able to take the eCourse with no extra charge.

How much does the eCourse cost?

The eCourse is $49.99 but you can get it for 50% off through December 31, 2015. You must use the code “prebuy” to get the discount.

Still got questions? Leave them below and I’ll answer them as soon as possible! You can also learn more about the Plant-Based Basics eCourse and see what people are saying!

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Big News

December 21, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo Leave a Comment

I’ve got a lot of BIG news so read all the way down!

Newsletter

First, I’m starting up a bi-weekly newsletter! You really want to sign up for this because I’m going to share some great info! The first one will go out before the end of the year and will include a giveaway and special deals!

Instant Pot

Second, the fancy, blue-tooth enabled Instant Pot is a lightning deal on Amazon for the next 3 hours! I don’t have this version, only because it had not come out when I bought mine.

If you are unsure about the Instant Pot you can read 10 Reasons I Bought Mine! I’m going to share a lot more Instant Pot tips soon! We cook with it more than anything thing else in our kitchen. Buy it here!

Heather C. was our Instant Pot winner for the recent giveaway! Congrats Heather!

(KitchenAid Stand Mixers are also a lightning deal!)

 

The Plant-Based Diet Starter Guide

My Book

Third, my ebook The Plant-Based Diet Starter Guide: How to Cook, Shop and Eat Well is now in PRINT!

You can only get it on Amazon! The printed version is $7.99 but you can get the kindle version for $4.49!

This book is a quick and easy read but will quickly fill you in on what you need to know to start a plant-based diet.

Plant-Based Basics eCourse

eCourse

Forth, I have a brand new eCourse that will walk you through everything you need to know to transition to a plant-based diet! The course is 50% right now but will go back up to its regular price soon!

Printer-Friendly Recipes

Fifth, I started using a new recipe plug-in. That means that you will have an easier time printing recipes! I had two requests in the same week and decided it was time to adopt it. The only problem is I have to go back and manually add it to all my recipes.

Tell me your favorite recipes and I’ll do those first!

More News

holly

We had a great visit with our grown-up daughter that lives in Michigan! She was here for a few days and we had a blast. This is one of my favorite pictures of us. We were laughing hysterically! Neither one of us can keep our eyes open when we laugh.

I work for a non-profit and this is our busiest time of the year (but we are always really busy). If you are looking to help people in need check out our Gift Catalog.

I’ll be putting the finishing touches on the eCourse over the next week. I’ve got a few bonus’ for everyone who signs up! I may even try to post a few blog posts too.

I hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas!

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Easy Plant-Based Meal Plans for the end of the year

December 7, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo 2 Comments

Easy Plant-Based Meal Plan

The closer it gets to Christmas the more difficult it is to plan healthy meals. Between all of the office parties, school concerts, shopping and everything else, planning and cooking gets pushed off the priority list.

Read on if you want some help. I’m skipping breakfast and lunch and focusing on dinners. Yes, you have to eat breakfast and lunch too but I think these dinner ideas will offer up enough leftovers to lighten that load. Feel free to plan whatever breakfast that will be most reasonable for your schedule.

Easy Plant-Based Meal Plan

Easy Plant-Based Meal Plan

The five meals listed below will make enough food for two nights worth of dinners or dinner and lunch the following day. My hope is that these easy meals will help you have a little more peace while allowing you to eat well. [Read more…] about Easy Plant-Based Meal Plans for the end of the year

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Instant Pot Giveaway

December 2, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo 116 Comments

Instant Pot Giveaway

There are two kinds of people:

People who love their Instant Pot…

and people who want an Instant Pot.

Today I’m excited to make one of you a little closer to owning your own Instant Pot!

Instant Pot Giveaway

When I went to work full-time a little over a year ago the first thing I did was buy an Instant Pot. I knew that my time would be limited and I wouldn’t be able to watch a soup simmer all day or keep an eye on my Crock Pot.

Instant Pot was a huge help for my family. We most frequently use it to “bake” potatoes, or to cook beans, rice and oatmeal.

I wrote a post called 10 Reasons I Bought an Instant Pot and I’ve come up with more reasons since then.

What You Need to Know

I get a lot of email about Instant Pots. Here is what you need to know:

  • Instant Pots are safe.
  • You can cook things quickly, but it’s not magic, it takes a little time to come to pressure and release pressure.
  • You can use it as a slow cooker, but you’ll want this lid. I just bought it.
  • You don’t have to use all of the buttons, I cook many things on manual.
  • When you first unbox your Instant Pot you will be overwhelmed but it’s a lot easier than it looks.
  • You can find recipes made for the Instant Pot so you don’t have to figure out conversions.
  • When it is done cooking, it will keep the food warm until you are ready.
  • It comes with a trivet that is used inside the Instant Pot, we set potatoes on it to steam

The Instant Pot Club

Ok, there isn’t a real “club” but there are a ton of people who use and love their Instant Pot, it’s kind of like an unofficial sisterhood (society is another alternative) (or brotherhood if you prefer) of people who love to talk about cooking with their Instant Pot. You can connect with them on Facebook or Twitter but this Facebook Group is one of my favorite resources.

There are also several great books like New Fast Food Kitchen and Vegan Pressure Cooking that have a lot of great plant-based recipes that are made in the Instant Pot. Vegan Pressure Cooking for Kindle is only $2.99 right now!

Get Your Instant Pot

Instant Pot is available on Amazon. This is how I buy almost everything except perishable groceries. I love Amazon! The price on the Instant Pot is great right now, barely over $100 but it changes all the time so buy it quickly. Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial to get free shipping!

Instant Pot is also available on Walmart.com with an in-store pick-up option.

Giveaway

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Instant Pot is making this giveaway exclusively North America, the continental US and Canada (sorry Hawaii and Alaska) due to shipping: We cannot ship to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or Internationally. The UK site is a separate business entity, not sponsoring the Giveaway.

This page contains affiliate links. I was not compensated for this giveaway. All opinions are my own.

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November 30, 2015 Meal Plan

November 30, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo 1 Comment

Plant-Based Meal Plan

It’s almost December, the season synonymous with healthy eating. Wait, that’s not right.

In fact, it’s a lot harder to eat well this time of year. Despite our best intentions junk food calls out to us even more as the holidays approach. We finished our Thanksgiving leftovers on Friday and are back to a mostly empty fridge. As much as I love Thanksgiving leftovers I really wanted to get back to healthy meals.

In an effort to avoid unhealthy foods I’ll call upon soups and casseroles that are warm, comforting and healthy.

Plant-Based Meal Plan [Read more…] about November 30, 2015 Meal Plan

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Don’t Miss the Instant Pot

November 27, 2015 by Holly Yzquierdo Leave a Comment

I’m not a Black Friday shopper. I prefer to avoid chaos in every circumstance.

I’ll make an exception for online shopping because I can to that while I sip coffee in my pajamas.

I’m done with my shopping for today but I wanted to share a few deals I ran across.

Instant Pot

I can’t recommend the Instant Pot enough. We use it multiple times per week. It counters the chaos in our lives by helping us create healthy meals with very little time and effort.

Updated

Right now it’s on Amazon for $78.50! This is the same one I have and I love it! They will probably run out so buy it now! If you aren’t sure check out my post 10 Reasons to Buy an Instant Pot!

I hope you got it because that deal is done! They now have the Smart bluetooth-enabled version is a deal of the day for about 7 more hours. I don’t have this version but it is the newest, fanciest version out and it is a great price.

Blendtec

Go ahead and a Blendtec blender to your Christmas list! They have a wide range of prices, I highly recommend the refurbished. They come with an excellent warranty and are jut over $200. They have a Black Friday Coupon Code listed on their site.

My friends are buying tablets like crazy because they have a lot of Black Friday Deals.

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Enjoy your weekend!

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