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    Healthy Eats. Beauty. Lifestyle

    Welcome to Beauty and the Bench Press! Here you will find tons of tasty, healthy recipes that are easy to prepare. I hope to help you find some new favorite dishes for busy weeknights or your next meal prep session! In addition to healthy recipes, I also sprinkle in my love of all things beauty, fitness and lifestyle.

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    About Jen

    I am an Educator by day and a blogger by nights/weekends. I live in sunny San Diego with my husband and our puppy, Lima. I hope for this blog to be a place you can come to for healthy recipes as well as real, honest information and reviews on beauty and fitness related products. Thanks for being here!

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