Under Construction and a new name!

I am so excited! I finally made the change!  I have been dragging my feet, thinking, thinking and thinking some more and finally did it!  Monkeys & Tutus (monkeysandtutus.blogspot.com) is becoming Mommy Loses It!  www.mommylosesit.com !  My focus is shifting to more of a weight loss, going semi paleo/kinda clean and transforming the health habits of our whole family!  Looking forward to the new reveal coming soon!

Making the change? Help needed!

I am really wanting to change my blog name and focus - any one have any name ideas??? haha!!! When I started Monkeys and Tutus the focused more on having 3 kids ages 3 and under, enduring deployment etc.  Now I am wanting to focus more on weight loss, clean/healthy eating and changing the health habits of our entire family....
Who has had name change success and what are your tips and any advice?  Thank you so much for following and being a part of my online community!  

Paleo and Clean Coconut Crusted Chicken and No Bake Cookies!

I love that our taste buds change!  I have always hated the taste of coconut but lately I cant get enough of it!   Last night we had Coconut Crusted Chicken with Sweet & Sour Sauce it was beyond fantastic!  I found this recipe on Beezy Body Fitness and did it a little differently, next time I think I will do it more like the original recipe.  I pan fried it in coconut oil instead of baking it because I thought it would be quicker and I didn't add any spices, mostly because I forgot, but it was still yummy!  It was very Paleo and Clean Eating friendly!

Coconut Crusted Chicken Ingredients Free Range Chicken Breasts (cut into strips) Coconut Flour Coconut Oil 2 Eggs Unsweetened Organic Coconut Flakes (next time I will use shredded - or run flakes through food processor - the flakes were a little hard to keep on because they were so big) I did a little bit of coconut oil in pan - rolled chicken in coconut flour, then in egg then in coconut flakes and pan fried.  It turned out great but next time I want to try to bake it instead. I found this Sweet & Sour Sauce recipe somewhere but I can't find where I found it anywhere but its super yum! 5 tbs of Honey 2 Tbs of vinegar 1 Tbs of Arrowroot powder 2 Tbs of Aminos 2 Tbs of Tomato Paste 1 tsp of red pepper flakes and 1/4 cup of water (more if you want it thinner)   Simmer all together in a sauce pan for 5 mins then remove from heat - it thickens up while cooling.     Along our journey of getting healthy I am trying to find great healthy replacements to everyday things.  I found this amazing No Bake Cookie recipe on Sweet Treats by Shayna made a few revisions and was amazed by how yummy they were!  Paleo and Clean too!  

1 cup coconut flakes (i use organic, unsweetened ones from whole foods) 1 cup chocolate chips  (I use enjoy life choc chips, they are dairy, soy and sugar free) 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup almond butter 1/3 cup raw local honey 1/3 cup coconut oil 1 Tablespoon cinnamon In a sauce pan - melt choc chips with oil, almond butter & honey then remove from heat and mix in rest of ingredients- then spoon on to parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 mins.  I put half them in the freezer for 10 mins and they were perfect!  

We now have a 4, 3 and 2 year old!

I haven't been blogging as much as I 'should' be but life happens, ya know?  November was crazy! Benjamin turned 4, Cloee turned 3 and Jaxsen turned 2 all in November!!!  Not to mention we had our very first Thanksgiving away from family and cooked our first Turkey, had 2 blow outs and a few dozen other happenings.  

I am trying to get back into the swing of blogging regularly but also trying to figure out the direction I want to go with it.  Health is at the forefront of everything going on in our lives right now.  Trying to eat clean, real food, somewhat paleo, trying to change the habits of our family to healthier ones, trying to decide if I want to change my blog name and a lot of other things to figure out!  Thank you to all of you who read and come back even though I haven't been able to be very consistent lately!  Next post will be some awesome coconut recipes!