Korean Tacos are sweet and spicy

We love tacos! They are fun to eat and so customizable! Everyone can put whatever toppings they like on their tacos. We had a family party last week and I wanted to change things up a new type of taco! Korean food has a distinctive flavor; the most distinctive is gochujang.

Gochujang Sauce

Gochujang is a fermented bean paste that has red pepper powder, soybean powder and rice flour added to it to create a spicy paste. Luckily instead of having to make our own gochujang sauce, it’s SUPER easy to find at the grocery store. Another staple of Korean food is cucumbers, carrots, and cabbage, which I thought would make a nice addition to tacos!

Marinade the chicken for at least 5 hours

The secret to making these Sweet and Spicy Korean Chicken Tacos memorable is marinating them so that the chicken really absorbs the flavors. I made the marinade the morning before the BBQ, but you can also make up the marinade the night before and let your chicken marinade for up to 24-hours.

Specialty Ingredients

There were a few specialty ingredients in this Sweet and Spicy Korean Chicken Taco recipe that you may not have at home. The gochujang sauce which we mentioned above, but also sesame oil, Korean red chili flakes and fresh ginger. These ingredients really take the recipe from plain chicken tacos to Korean chicken tacos! You can find them all at your local grocery store.

Sweet and Spicy Korean Chicken Tacos can be served low-carb as Korean Chicken Lettuce Wraps too!

We served these tacos as both traditional tacos with a small street-taco flour tortilla and also as a lettuce wrap, wrapped in bibb lettuce with a small amount of rice inside with the chicken. You can make this recipe either way or both ways as we did!

Add Lots of Condiments

our Sweet and Spicy Korean Chicken Tacos condiments were cucumber sticks, tomatoes from our garden, lettuce, rice, cilantro, gochujang sauce and green onions. Yum!

So grab the recipe for Sweet and Spicy Korean Chicken Tacos and delight YOUR family!

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Sweet and Spicy Korean Chicken Tacos

Korean Tacos are a sweet and spicy spin on traditional chicken tacos. Chicken is marinated in gochujang sauce, fresh ginger and herbs and then grilled. Juicy spicy chicken combine with fresh lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and sauce for a sweet and spicy memorable taco!

Course dinner

Keyword barbeque tacos, chicken lettuce wraps, chicken tacos, korean lettuce wraps, korean tacos, lettuce wraps

Prep Time 5 hours hours

Cook Time 8 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 hours hours 8 minutes minutes

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 4 pounds chicken breasts, cut into thick strips
• 1 cup sesame oil
• 1 cup light or dark corn syrup
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup gochujang sauce
• 1 cup green onions, chopped
• 3 T. fresh ginger, grated
• 2 T. fresh garlic, grated
• 1 T. Korean red chili flakes If you can't find Korean red chili flakes, substitute regular red chili flakes
• 1 T. sesame seeds
• 1 T. salt
• 1 T. pepper
• 24 street-taco sized flour tortillas

Toppings

• 1 cup green onions, chopped
• 1 head lettuce, leaves taken off, washed and dried
• 4 cups white rice, cooked
• 1 cup gochujang sauce
• 3 cups cucumbers, chopped into sticks
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 2 cups coleslaw
• 4 large tomatoes, sliced

Instructions

• Slice chicken breasts into thick slices. Rub the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Put them in large gallon zip lock bags. I used two bags. 
• Add marinade evenly to both bags - sesame oil, corn syrup, soy sauce, gochujang sauce, green onions, ginger, garlic, chili flakes, sesame seeds. Close bags and refrigerate for at least 5 hours - 24 hours. 
• After chicken is done marninating, take it out of the fridge. Heat your grill to medium head and spray the grill with non-stick spray. Grill chicken for 4 minutes per side. The marinade will heat up and char the chicken on the outside. Cook until done inside. Cut one piece in half to see if the chicken is cooked inside. 
  
• Remove from heat and let rest while you prepare the toppings. Cut chicken into small pieces to serve. Sprinkle chicken with chopped green onions.
• Prepare the toppings, arrange it all on a platter. 
  
• Serve! 

We had such a fun time at our BBQ. And everyone agreed that the Korean Tacos were a hit!! Give them a try!

Here are a few other things we love to grill this time of year! 

The kids love grilling pizzas 

10 Summer Grilling Recipes 

Have a delicious day! 

xoxo

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On Tuesday I shared a WONDERFUL book for moms — The Complete Book of Essential Oils for Mama & Baby. It has over 200+ oil recipes to help almost anything that ails us OR our kids! I love that you can use ANY brand of essential oils in the recipes. I shared a very soothing Anti-Anxiety recipe on my post on Tuesday – be sure to print it off!

Here’s a little bit more about this fabulous book –

Christina Anthis is a fellow blogger and mom at The Hippy Homemaker. She is a DIY blogger and an expert in aromatherapy. Christina has written an amazing book full of 200 safe and effective remedies for expectant moms and babies using essential oils. I remember being an expectant mom with babies and I wish this book had been around when my kids were little!  But there are some remedies in this book that I use now, including the anti-anxiety recipe that I will share below. Some of the the other remedies are covered in the book are anxiety, backaches, breast tenderness, cold and flu, constipation, contractions, fatigue, morning sickness, depression, varicose veins and more!

Some of the natural remedies for children are allergies, asthma, blisters, bug bites, colds, colic, congestion, cradle cap, croup, diaper rash, dry skin, fever, head lice, sore throat, teething, thrush and more!

Over the past few years we have been using oils and they have helped SO much. I love that this book is for essential oils in general – you don’t have to use a certain brand. No matter which oil brand you prefer, you can make ALL of the remedies in this book. Another thing that I love about this book is that the remedies for kids age with them! Each recipe has different measurements for different age groups.

And if you don’t know that much about oils, this book has a section that teaches you about 30 plants and the medicinal properties, common uses, and precautions for each.

You can buy The Complete Book of Essential Oils for Mama and Baby on amazon!

The Kindle version of this book is a SUPER deal right now until 8/21, the Kindle edition of The Complete Book of Essential Oils for Mama and Baby is available for only $1.99.

SUCH a great resource! Send them to your mom friends – what a great gift for an expectant mom!!! 

And I am super excited to let you know that I am giving away THREE of these books!! 

Here’s how to enter: 

1. Leave a comment on this post. 
2. To get another entry, share this giveaway (twitter, instagram or facebook) and leave another comment telling me how you shared. 

I will pick THREE winners on Friday, August 25th.

Have a BEAUTIFUL Friday! 

xoxo

I’ve partnered with Althea Press for this giveaway

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I decided to start up the Whole30 diet. Have you heard of it? So, I thought I’d collect some recipes for myself, and share them with all of you too!

Whether you’re looking to change your diet, lose weight, or get healthy, these recipes are full of veggies, and will inspire you to eat better and not sacrifice on taste. This list of 20 recipes will help you reach your goals too!

One Pot Mexican Chicken Stir Fry @ Sweet C’s Designs

Mango Chicken with Coconut Cauliflower Rice @ Food, Faith, Fitness

Slow Cooker Jalapeño Chili @ Hold The Grain

Roasted Carrot Hash with Ground Beef and Bacon @ Paleo Running Momma

Thai Basil Ground Beef Bowl @ Slender Kitchen

Zucchini Noodle Breakfast Bowl @ The Almond Eater

Whole 30 Chocolate Pudding @ Accidental Farm Wife

Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa @ The Cookie Rookie

Chicken & Zucchini Poppers @ One Lovely Life

Roasted Pepper & Arugula Scrambled Eggs @ Fake Food Free

Carrot Cake Smoothies @ Tasty Yummies

Hearty Vegetable Soup @ I Heart Naptime

Roasted Strawberries & Coconut Cream @ Brooklyn Supper

Paleo Jalapeno Chicken Burgers @ Once a Month Meals

Sweet Potato Pizza Crust @ Amazon Ashley

Whole30 Ranch Seasoning @ The Pinning Mama

Low Carb Chicken & Cauliflower Rice @ I Breathe I’m Hungry

Healthy Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins @ Half Baked Harvest

Chicken Tortilla Soup @ Smashed Peas and Carrots

Eggs in a Nest @ Our Paleo Life

What do you think? Which one will you try?

What New Year’s Goals have you set for yourself this year? Tell me in the comments!

xoxo

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My bff has lost almost 20 lbs since January doing Weight Watchers. Since we talk often…we have chatted about all the fun recipes out there that reduce your sugar intake…but don’t taste like cardboard:) Some of the “low cal” recipes call for some funky ingredients. Not this one….not one thing artificial in this cupcake:) This is a recipe that I tried a few months back…and it is a huge hit with everyone in my house. I have really started to keep a closer eye on the sugar we are eating….and this recipe is low sugar but high on taste. Even if you aren’t on Weight Watchers…this is a great treat to make…

^{Here is what you will need:}

• 3⁄4cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2cup brown sugar, plus
• 1tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1⁄2teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2cup water
• 1⁄4cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1⁄2teaspoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1⁄2teaspoon vanilla extract

Heat oven 350. Mix all the dry. Separately mix all the wet. Combine and pour into foil cupcake liners. Bake 18 minutes and let cool. Dust with a bit of powdered sugar:)

They are so moist and decadent….you will never buy store bought again:)

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Thanks Tracie! I can’t wait to try those! It’s always awesome to have healthier versions of foods we love! Tracie has amazing ideas on her blog. Here are a few I know you’ll love:

She has this yummy Overnight Sausage Egg Casserole Recipe

And you’ll love her plans for a Kids Office Space. Such a great idea for homework and studying!

And I love life hacks like her post on The Easiest Way to Peel an Orange.

Visit Cleverly Inspired and

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January is my favorite time to try out new healthy recipes and kind of detox from the excess of sweets and candies that the holidays always bring. Here are…

10 Healthy New Years Recipes & Tips from this week’s Link Party Palooza! 

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Healthy Chicken Enchiladas @ Home Cooking Memories

DIY Smoothie Packs @ Lacey In Love

Superfoods for Fat Loss @ Pancake Warriors

Green Smoothie Recipe @ Pink Heels Pink Truck

Reasons to Drink More Water @ Suburban Simplicity

Skinny Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps @ Embellishmints

Carrot Cake Smoothie @ Home Cooking Memories

Three Ingredient Black Bean Soup Recipe @ Honey & Birch

Whole 30 Sample Meal Plan @ Eat Pray Read Love

Vegan Kale Pesto Hummus @ Food Faith Fitness

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Don’t forget to check out all of this week’s excellent projects for a huge variety of projects, recipes, and more!

I’m so excited to give away this prize pack of Michaels Organization Supplies!

Here’s how to enter to win:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Are you trying anything new in your diet this year?

Tell me what you’ve been working on in the comments – I would love to come see YOUR ideas!!

xoxo

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If Dessert was considered a meal in our daily eating regiment, It would certainly be my Favorite meal of the day.

I’m excited to share the recipe for these Gluten & Grain Free Peppermint Patties!

Unfortunately Dessert often comes with high amounts of sugar and sugar is one of those things that causes are bodies some of the most harm. It wreaks havoc on our metabolism, it’s an EMPTY calorie ( that being a whole lot of Calories with No essential nutrients) to much sugar can overload and lead to a Fatty Liver. There are still so many reasons beyond this to say why Sugar is bad for you, but there are just to many to mention. All in All, too much Sugar is bad for your body and quickly turns into unhealthy FAT!!!

Our Bodies are High Functioning, Powerful Machines and they need the proper nutrients to Fuel and Help our bodies run to their Maximum potential. Choosing the foods and ingredients to use can make or break the overall Health and Wellness of your body. Not to mention even that of your entire family and friends. Choosing to Eat Clean often comes with the FEAR that your food is going to be BLAND, BORING, TASTELESS and just plain NO FUN!!! I am hear to tell you just the opposite. You can still choose to Eat Clean and Make Healthier choices, while still enjoying and actually liking the foods you are eating.

One of my TOP ingredients that I will NOT make any exemptions for is SALT! Salt is one of the most IMPORTANT ingredients. WHY? Because are BODIES actually NEED it. It’s just NOT something we can do without. The body needs salt. Why? Because Salt helps control your fluid balance, it also controls the way your muscles and nerves work. Our very cells contain large amounts of salt. Our bodies automatically regulate how much salt, or sodium, that is present.Real Salt is also helpful in cleaning wounds whether in your mouth or on your body. It aids in Hydration, replacing minerals that may have been lost and of course flavoring foods. Remember in all this preparedness is to think you will not have access to any Markets, so try packing items that you know that having Quality is important.

For these Reasons alone REAL SALT is what are family chooses to use. REAL SALT is just what it says it is, REAL! No exceptions, Real Salt® brand sea salt comes from an ancient sea bed in Central Utah, where for more than 30 years we’ve delivered completely natural sea salt — nothing added, nothing taken away. That means you get more than 60 trace minerals in a delicious, healthy salt that is never chemically treated, bleached, or kiln dried.

Here is one of our Valentines Desserts our family enjoys making. Gluten & Grain Free Peppermint Patties. They are so easy and make such a Yummy Dessert for everyone to enjoy. Here’s what’s needed: Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2 1/2 cups Almond Flour, 1/2 tsp Real Salt, 1/4 cup organic pastured butter or coconut oil melted, 2 organic eggs, 1tbs organic Honey, 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar, 3tbs bakers cocoa powder and 2 tbs Raw or Organic Milk.

Add dry ingredients to large bowl and mix. In a medium bowl add wet ingredients and mix. Then add wet ingredients into your dry ingredients bowl about 1/3 cup at a time until all is incorporated. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 10-12 minutes until tops are golden brown. Once cooled slice in half.

Filling: 8oz Organic Cream Cheese, Gluten Free Peppermint Candies, (optional) 1-2tbs Organic Maple Syrup. Mix Cream Cheese and Maple Syrup until smooth. Fill your sliced GF&GF patties and Roll in your Crushed Peppermint Candies.

If you don’t want to add the Gluten Free Peppermint Candy, you can add Branch Basics Food Grade, Peppermint Essential Oil in place of the candy or even for added peppermint flavor. (which is what we LOVE to do)

These Gluten and Grain Free Peppermint Patties make a wonderful dessert for the entire family to enjoy or even to giveaway as gifts. The BEST thing about them, they’re actually good for!!! You also get to enjoy them with out ALL the added DESSERT guilt.

With Valentines just around the corner they will surely put a smile on all the ones you LOVE!!! And, you get to smile because you have made a HEALTHIER choice!

I am so EXCITED to share that the WONDERFUL folks from REAL SALT have offered to giveaway a prized packaged valued at $75.00 for one of you to enjoy. Included is a cute little boxed set to giveaway to one of your family members or friends. All so you can enjoy the wonderful Health benefits of what REAL SALT has to offer, while at the same time bringing great FLAVOR to all your cooked and baked goods. It’s REALLY a Win, Win!!!

Thanks for having me today, Jen!

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Thanks Angelina! I’m trying to eat healthier, and I can’t wait to try your recipe. They look so amazing! Angelina has so many great ideas on her blog. Here are a few I think you’ll love:

These Organic Mushroom Pizza Bites look like a yummy way to get more veggies in your diet.

She has amazing sewing projects, too like this gorgeous Ruched Ribbon Apron.

And, her recipe for Gluten Free Cranberry Cake looks amazing!

Enter her awesome giveaway below, and make sure to follow JoJo and Eloise and

xoxo

Here’s how to enter to win:

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check out these 20 Healthy Recipes!

Baked Honey Crisp Apple Chips @ This Silly Girl’s Life

Kale and Brussels Sprout Salad @ Hello Little Home 

Feta, Chickpea, and Avocado Salad @ Butter & Jam 

Curried Cashew Broccoli Salad @ Food Faith Fitness

Winter Steak Salad @ Simply Designing 

Energy Boosting Breakfast Parfait @ The Coconut Head’s Survival Guide

 Skinny Frittata with Smoked Salmon and Spinach @ The Seasoned Mom

Lemon Blueberry Yogurt Bread @ Practical Stewarship 

Banana Maple Yogurt Parfait @ Lemon Tree Dwelling 

Quinoa and Tuna Stuffed Peppers @ The Seasoned Mom 

 Tomato Beet Soup @ Aria’s Kitchen

Simple Homemade Trail Mix @ Live Laugh Rowe 

Baked Apple Fries @ It Happens in a Blink 

 30 Second Egg White Breakfast @ Homework

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup @ Pink Heels Pink Truck 

Cilantro Lime Pesto + Black Bean Burritos @ Practical Stewardship 

Brown Sugar Steel Cut Oats @ Penney Lane Kitchen

Light Ranch Dip @ Wine & Glue 

Homemade Crock Pot Yogurt @ Practical Stewardship

Ground Chicken & Spinach Noodle Bake @ A Pretty Life in the Suburbs 

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Don’t forget to check out all of this week’s excellent projects for a huge variety of projects, recipes, and more!

And don’t forget about this week’s giveaway for a “New Year, New You” pack of Young Living Essential Oils (an over $55 value)!

Here’s how to enter to win:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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What have you made in your kitchen lately?

Tell me what you’ve been working on in the comments – I would love to come see YOUR ideas!!

xoxo

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I’ve been concentrating on being happier and healthier in 2014 — and in 2015 I’m committed to be even better at it. I’ve been inspired by so many of you who have made the same resolutions for 2015!

In 2015, it’s time for a new year – and a new you! To help us all get inspired, I’m kicking off a weekly feature called “new year, new you!” It’ll be a positive place for all of us to share ideas for being happier and healthier in 2015. That may mean something different for all of us: it might mean bringing more joy into every day. It might mean being more consistent with exercise. It may mean cooking and eating healthy. Or it might mean affordably upgrading your wardrobe or living space to help you feel more focused and free. Whatever it means to you, hopefully you’ll find inspiration in these upcoming ideas!

A photo posted by Tatertots & Jello (@tatertotsandjello) on Dec 12, 2014 at 4:05pm PST

In 2014, I made good progress on my goals of losing weight and eating more healthily! I feel like I’ve made good progress in the last 18 months or so since this picture was taken:

(Keepin’ it real with the messy master bedroom!) I knew I needed to lose some of my blogger weight!

The one biggest thing that kick-started my new healthy focus was participating in April Kennedy’s 60-Day Body Mind Spirit Challenge! It focuses on exercise, eating healthy, good habits, and spreading joy and positivity. I lost 15 pounds from this challenge!

That was enough to rediscover my joy of running, and then this year since the challenge I’ve lost another 25 pounds to get me closer to my ideal weight. And I’ve been focusing on eating more healthy, drinking more water, and being positive.

So, for example, one of my favorite discoveries has been my Fitbit Zip. I’ve burned out about 4 of them this year. I like the kind that clip on — like this one — rather than the wristband kind, but you may like the wristband better!

This was the lowest price I saw for the Fitbit Zip:

My oldest daughter loves her Fitbit Flex because it has a sleep tracker – and my middle daughter got one for Christmas, too!

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One of the reasons I started blogging was because of the fun interaction and conversations we had. I miss that now — and maybe we can do more of it here and on social media like Instagram (just tag me and use the hashtag #newyearnewyou). I’m hoping this helps inspire and spark positive conversation!

I’m looking forward to a year of positive changes for all of us!

Happy New Year!

xoxo

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This year I’ve learned about the importance of taking time for myself and to have fun. I started running this year. (I’ve also lost weight and gained energy!)

(Image from my recent Instagram post.)

My daughter participated in a Color Run last year and it looked so fun!  So when Shout contacted me about this Saturday’s 5K Color Run in Salt Lake City and asked me to put together a Team Shout, I jumped at the chance!

And I’d love for you to join me Saturday, August 23rd, on Team Shout for the SLC Color Run! Here’s how you can join the fun:

This Color Run will be my first organized run, ever! I’ve discovered a passion for running, and besides running every day, I’m so excited for this event! It’s going to be so much FUN!

I love Shout’s theme of making time for fun in your daily life. And I love the Fun Finder on their site — reminding us it’s OK to get a bit messy; the most important thing is fun.

Ready to #ShoutItOut at #TheHappiest5K?

Can you come to the Salt Lake City Color Run
this Saturday, August 23?

(it’s from about 8 to 11 AM)

The first 10 people who email me at jennifer [at] tatertotsandjello.com might join me in the Color Run on #TeamShout on Saturday!

Shout will give you FREE entry and a special care package with a team outfit and swag! And you can help me tell everyone how much fun we have!

Please email your name, phone number and address! I’ll contact you as soon as you’re chosen!

Don’t want to run with us on Saturday? Come support the fun!

How do you make time for for fun?

xoxo

This post sponsored by Shout. See my disclosures.

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This is something that I really feel passionate about. As a mom of three girls, I am really hyper sensitive at how my girls’ see themselves. I have seen how harsh girls are on their appearances. And I really want my girls’ to know how important it is for women to “Fight Fat Talk,” which is making negative comments about your body or others. We are making one of our New Year’s Resolutions to “Fight Fat Talk.” It doesn’t matter if you’re the kind of person who makes New Year’s Resolutions — I invite you to join us!

I’ve learned that staying positive about myself improves my life — and studies say that a positive attitude about yourself helps you stay focused, achieve your health goals, and enjoy life. It’s taken me a long time, but I have finally learned to love my body as it is. I have learned to appreciate all of the amazing things that it does for me.

This video really touched me and it shows the importance of fighting “fat talk.” The signs in this video are actual social media posts (can you imagine finding these in a real shop?):

How can WE can #FightFatTalk??

• First, don’t join in. When a friend says something negative about themselves, don’t say something negative about yourself and join in the fat talk! Almost 2/3 of us do that (according to a study done for Special K). Instead, we can turn the conversation to something more positive.  My daughter Hannah suggested that we instead turn it around and point out her friend’s great points instead to help them feel better about themselves.
• Second, you can actively look for friends who “fat talk,” and you can reach out to counter it! The Special K site has a really cool feature where you can search Facebook and Twitter to see which of your friends “fat talk” … and then you can spread positivity instead!

Take a sec and check it out at social.fightfattalk.com!

• Finally, we can stop ourselves when we start to have these kinds of thoughts and start to say these kinds of things. As Ashton at Something Swanky said in her awesome post, “Somewhere along the way, we’ve been conditioned to think that self-deprecation and having a negative perception of ourselves is some twisted form of humility.” This kind of talk actually hurts us — even if it’s just in our heads. So we can resolve to actively avoid this kind of self-talk in the new year.

One of my daughters’ favorite actresses is Jennifer Lawrence, and she has reinforced the importance of keeping a healthy body image — and in fighting fat talk. Here’s a clip from a recent interview:

I love to see her continuing to take a stand. This type of negativity can do so much damage at any age, and especially in young girls.

Share your ideas on how WE can stop Fat Talk in 2014!

I would love to hear your thoughts!

xoxo

This post was sponsored by Special K. The opinions are all mine. See my disclosures.

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