Paradise Plates

08/04/2025

🌴Welcome Back to Paradise ☀️

A lot has happened since I last posted here.

I chased my dreams and went back to school to become a PTA!

Today marks 6 months at my dream job. I am so fortunate to absolutely love what I do, love my co-workers, and most importantly, my patients.

I am the aqua clinician, working with adults and pediatrics in the pool. I also treat a variety of diagnoses on land, including sports medicine, neuro, balance disorders, gait, pediatrics, and so much more. I see it all: the good & the not so good.

My patients inspire me every day to be a better provider, to learn as much as I can so I can be the best support system for them.

This platform will always be about body positivity, healthy & mindful living, nutrition, but it will also incorporate what I see in the medical field on a daily basis to better help those who are post-op, battling cancer, or dealing with a life altering diagnosis.

Remember, we all matter, our journey matters, what we’re going through matters. & we’ll get through it, one step at a time 🫶🏼

One day, if we’re not there already, we’ll find our piece of Paradise. “And it all starts with the plate in front of you” 🌴☀️

Thanks for coming along for the adventure

Xoxo,
Paradise Plates

04/11/2021

Loving this life, one day at a time

October was a travel month. Brooklyn two weekends to visit life long friends, Hamptons to try out the vineyards, Finger Lakes to brewery and winery hop in a limo.

I took time to be with my friends that I don’t always get to see. I took time to take life in around me. I took time to not have to worry about workouts, macros, or a basic routine every day.

I thrive is chaos. But sometimes you need to make everything more quiet around you to take it all in.

Don’t get caught up in your to-do list. Make time for yourself, your friends, things that make you happy & experiences you’ll never forget

14/10/2021

🚩🚩🤦🏼‍♀️Let’s change the dialogue

fitness

07/10/2021

My love language is cooking & feeding people.

I love cooking a meal for the people I love.

Sometimes it’s more than good food. It’s showing someone the beauty of a home cooked meal, sharing a meal, laughing and sharing stories and catching up with old friends.

The kitchen is my happy place. Throw on some good music, pour a glass of wine, and get to work creating something different and experimenting with new flavors and ideas.

One of my favorite meals is paella. It’s labor intensive but worth every bit of love that’s put into it!

What’s your favorite thing to make?!

05/10/2021

Let’s talk weight & sizes for a minute

My mom has a habit of saving old clothes 🙄 well I’m glad she did because all of my favorites from highschool still got!

Well, for the most part. These were my soccer shorts. They were the shorts I wore when I *thought* I was in the best shape of my life. They were the shorts I put on for every Varisty game, running on the field as a forward.

I weighed less back then than I do now but how are the shorts still big on me??

Muscle weighs more than fat! Well, sort of🤪
Muscle is more dense than fat! It takes up less space in the body.

I may be 15-20 pounds heavier than I was in highschool but I am the strongest I have ever been and more toned than ever.

So next time you get on that scale and don’t see a number that thrills you, just remember that you may be building more muscle while still losing fat

Be proud to be strong!
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17/09/2021

Learn how to say ✨NO✨

Does anyone else find themselves saying “yes”
All the time? I know I do

Doesn’t take much to get me out of the house, out to a bar, on a hike, on a vacation… the list goes on.

I thrive having a busy life, constantly on the go. I recently took a look at my calendar and realized the next two months are completly booked. Every weekend is filled with plans, trips, occasions. Weekdays even seem to be hardly free. When did that happen?

Last night & today became unexpectedly free last minute. What to do?!?

I decided to say no to everything else & yes to myself.

Mind off, self care, wine, movies, things that make me happy! It was a much needed re-charge and focus on myself.

I’m a strong believer that even if you have a busy life, you make time for the things you want to do & the people you love. Maybe that’s how I find myself constantly so busy, never wanting to say no to my friends, showing up for my people… or maybe it’s simply FOMO 🤣

Reminder: YOU are the most important person to make time for.

Remember to say no once in a while so you can say yes to yourself. Time for yourself is the most important time to have

14/09/2021

Thank you to Authority Magazine for interviewing me about how to have a successful career in the health & wellness industry! I enjoyed looking back on my journey and remembering how I felt at each stage of becoming this person I am today, & the person I continue to learn to become

Success isn’t measured by numbers. If you can change one persons life, that’s a success within itself.

14/09/2021

“The motivation for me is to never have to say ‘no’ again due to body limitations.”
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I had amazing opportunity to be interviewed by Authority Magazine on how to have a successful career in the health & wellness industry!
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This interview made me tap into my past and get back down to the roots of how and why I started focusing my career around a health and wellness driven force.
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09/09/2021

✨RESTOCKED✨

Happy to announce the stainless steel are back in stock! If you missed the first round, now is your chance to score😉

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1044852622/stainless-steel-shaker-bottle?ref=listings_manager_grid

06/09/2021

Good thing it’s always summer here at Paradise Plates!! Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day!

See you in Paradise 🌴🌺🍽

30/08/2021

Mango Jalapeño Air Fried Wings 🥭🔥

2 Mangos, diced
2 Jalapeños
6 Cloves Garlic
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
1/4 cup Hot Sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire
1/4 cup Honey
1 tsp Liquid Smoke
1 tbsp Dijon Mustard

1. Make sure chicken wings are patted dry with a paper towel
2. Season chicken as desired
3. Air fry at 360 for 8 minutes, flipping over half way (check your air fryer for cook times as each air fryer is different, specially if you put the chicken more towards the top)
4. While chicken is cooking, heat butter over a skillet & add garlic and mangos. Add salt to taste & crushed red pepper.
5. Throw contents into a blender, adding the peppers
6. Once blended, toss back into the pan and add remaining ingredients.
7. Toss cooked chicken into mango sauce & enjoy!

*this recipe originally called for habaneros but Jalapeños are the next closet pepper. Jalapeños usually have a more earthy taste while the habaneros are sweet but the mangos help to intensify the sweet factor in this recipe!

27/08/2021

Strawberry Basil Kombucha Cocktail 🍓🌱🍹

I’m constantly on the hunt for a simple cocktail that isn’t filled with sugar & artificial coloring! Over the years, my drink order has gone from sugar filled to bare minimum.

My go-to drink order? or Peach Blossom on the rocks, PLEASE! Lime optional 🤗

I know, I sound crazy! Can’t tell you how many weird looks I get when I order my drink but I know my body cannot handle the sugar anymore & on nice summer days, drinking vodka rocks isn’t always ideal.

This cocktail is both refreshing and uses more natural based ingredients, which we all know is so much better for you!

Per 2 cocktails
4 Strawberries, sliced
4 Basil Leaves
1 tsp Natural Honey
3 do oz Vodka
1 cup Kombucha (lemon or ginger lemon)
Ice Cubes

Divide strawberries, basil leaves & honey into 2 glasses. Muddle ingredients then add 1.5 fl oz of vodka & 1/2 cup Kombucha to each glass. Add ice & garnish!

*shaking kombucha in a shaker can cause it to explode!