All Things Holiday Season

Luminous Life
Dec 14, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Dec 17, 2024

By: Kate Leeney

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✨ It's the holiday season, and winter is here!

I wanted to send out a fresh blog for all your holiday needs. I’ve been taking some time off to focus on my kids, and it has been amazing. I’m so grateful for this time, but I’ve missed sharing knowledge and connecting with the community! I truly appreciate your support through the years. I hope you enjoy this post and look out for more content and blogs in the future.

✨ Happy holidays to you and yours! I’m wishing you a happy, healthy, and peaceful new year.

First up: a few of my favorite seasonal items!

I’ve been noticing so much more discussion about food ingredients on social media and in news outlets. I’m extremely happy that this is coming to light, as I’ve been trying to spread awareness for years. I’m excited for the future and to see how our food system evolves. Remember to always read your food labels.

Protein Powder & My New Favorite Smoothie:

I have been having this smoothie on repeat with 33g of protein & 21g of fiber! You might get scared, but putting black beans in my smoothies is my new favorite hack. You can't taste them & they add so much fiber and protein!

Smoothie:

-1 scoop chocolate peppermint protein

-2oz avocado

-1/2 cup black beans

-handful of ice

-1 cup spinach

**Blend and serve!

Other Items:

FlavCity Chocolate Peppermint Protein Smoothie

Lesser Evil Chocolate Candy Cane Popcorn

Harmless Harvest Chocolate Peppermint Coconut Smoothie:

A few of my favorite holiday recipes:

Peppermint-Mocha Protein Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup pitted dates

1/2 cup whole grain oats

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp ground coffee

1/2 tsp peppermint extract

2 tbsp flax seed

2 tbsp hemp seed

1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

crushed peppermint coating for coating (optional)

2 tbsp white chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients into a bowl (besides the crushed peppermint candy if you use it).

Form the mixture into balls

If using crushed peppermint candy, put it into a ziplock bag and roll each ball (while the balls are still wet).

Store in the refrigerator!

Double Chocolate Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

1 box Simple Mills chocolate cookie mix

1/2 cup Lily's Sweets white chocolate peppermint chips

1/4 cup cacao Lil Bucks (optional)

Directions:

1.Preheat your oven to 350.

2. Follow preparation directions on Simple Mills box using butter + milk.

3. Pour your lil bucks into the mixture and mix. Use a tbsp to scoop out 12 cookies onto a sheet and flatten. Top each cookie with white chocolate chips before adding them to the oven. Cook for 9-11 minutes. Top with cacao bucks at the end!