Printable Guide to Split Any Recipe in Half

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Split a recipe in half. No-brainer! It sounds super simple, right? Well, it might be easy and straight forward, but simple guides that speed up our time in the kitchen is what we are all about lately! We all love doing Sunday Food Prep, but anything that gives us even 5 minutes more in our day is totally worth printing out a little cheat sheet!

Use this handy and simple little guide to cut your favorite recipes in half in no time!

You can print this guide out! Just save it as a picture to your desktop and print! Try taping it to the inside door of your spice cabinet or laminating so that it will last longer.

Deep Clean Your Wood Cutting Boards Naturally!

Making good food doesn't just rely on the recipe you use or your skill in the kitchen. It's also determined by how well you maintain the tools and surfaces that you have, regardless of how expensive they are! Let's talk about your wood cutting board today. When is the last time you deep cleaned it? Been a while? Let's do it tonight - it's so easy and you likely have the ingredients you need!

Check out our natural cleaning products list too, just in case you are in the mood to keep on cleaning after you finish cleaning your cutting board!

A few key pieces of information about wood cutting boards before we start:

1. NEVER, NEVER put them in the dishwasher! Although it seems like a good idea, wood is a porous substance and if soaking it full of water is a BAD idea!
2. On that same note, NEVER submerge your wood cutting board in water. It will dry out very quickly and will become dry and crack over time.
3. Although you can, it's not recommended that you cut meats on your wood cutting board because of the porous substance. BPA-free plastic or glass cutting boards are better for cutting meat (watch your knives though!)

Want to know what you need to deep clean your wood cutting board? A lemon and some coarse salt. 

Let's get started!

Wash your cutting board as you normally do - a little soap and a scrubber sponge or a brush. Rinse thoroughly.

Cut your lemon in half. Coat the wet board with coarse salt and squeeze the juice of 1/2 of the lemon onto your board. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes.

Take the other half of the lemon and begin to scrub the salt into the board using the cut side of the lemon, slightly squeezing the lemon to juice it as you scrub. Let the board sit for 1-2 additional minutes.

Rinse thoroughly. Stand the board upright to dry either on a towel or in your sink.

Want to restore the wood of your cutting board? Rub a little mineral oil into your board after it has dried. Mineral oil is odorless and tasteless.

Have scratches on your cutting board that drive you crazy? You can use a little bit of fine grit sandpaper to relieve the scratches. Be sure to wash and complete the steps afterward to remove the particles.

When's the last time you deep cleaned your cutting board?

8 Things You Should Know When You Start Eating Clean

When you first learn about eating clean, it can be hard to figure out exactly what you should be eating, how much you should eat and when to eat. Don't get caught up in the details - you will never start living the lifestyle if you do! We get countless emails from people wondering exactly what their macros should be and even if they are doing it the "right" way. The truth is, eating clean does have some fundamental rules, but all the other "specifics" have to do what works for you.

Below, you will find 8 of our rules for things you should know when you start eating clean. These rules are easy to follow and leave some room for personal interpretation. At the end of the day, for you to make a lifestyle change, it has to make sense to you. Make eating clean work for you!

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8 Things You Should Know When You Start Eating Clean

1. The fundamental idea of eating clean is "If it has a mother or grows in the ground, eat it."
2. If you cannot pronounce an ingredient, don't buy it or eat it.
3. Try to eat 6 small meals per day, but if you can't, eating 3 clean meals per day is better than stuffing your body full of junk! Get started with our 1,500 Calorie Clean Eating Meal Plan.
4. Eating clean lends itself to A LOT of variety - you do NOT have to eat chicken day in and day out! Try one of our Most Popular Recipes!
5. The exact ratio of carbohydrates, protein, and fats is specific for you. The amount of calories your body requires is different from the amount of calories your friend requires. Nutritional needs are never static - they are always changing.
6. You can jump into eating clean with both feet, all at once or take baby steps toward your ultimate goal. You do what is right for you as long as you are making positive progress toward changing your eating habits.
7. Eating clean isn't a diet - it's a lifestyle. Making lifestyle changes vs. dieting is key to shifting your views toward eating clean. 
8. Do not deprive yourself. Find alternative methods of making your favorite desserts and snacks that contain less preservatives and more closely resemble the eat clean spectrum. Have you seen our desserts/treats recipes?!

Need more help with getting started eating clean? Join our FREE Healthy Living Challenge, check out our "Lifestyle" resource page and grab our workout plans and eBooks to get the information all in one place.

What do you wish you knew when you started eating clean?