Month: October 2008

Losing weight, where do you get information can you trust??

Losing weight, where do you get information can you trust??

I’m taking an Introduction to Nutrition course at my local community college and I am learning all sorts of things I didn’t know.  Part of chapter one discusses that with all the information out there on what people should eat, and how to lose weight, 

Light pumpkin pie

Light pumpkin pie

I love when fall comes.  The leaves changing, getting warmer clothes out of storage, the cool mornings, by this time of the year I am done with summer and can’t wait for fall!  This started me thinking about all the foods of fall.  Soups, stews, pumpkin, 

Roasted Chick-peas (garbanzo beans)

Roasted Chick-peas (garbanzo beans)

I read about a dozen different varieties of how to make them.  You can used canned chick peas, or dried chick peas, where you soak them overnight.  I also read many variations of how long to cook them as well as at what temperature.  I 

Microwave potato chips?

Microwave potato chips?

I have to admit, one of my huge weaknesses are chips.  Any kind of chips; Doritos, Cheetos, Frito’s, Potato chips, pretzels, etc…  One of the things that has been hard for me to change is my chip habit.  I actually gave up chips for lent 

Fiber One “pop tarts”

Fiber One “pop tarts”

  When I was at the store over the weekend, I happened to see on the shelf there was a new product for Fiber One toaster pastries.  I love their cereals, so I thought, now I can have pop tarts and not feel bad about 

Fiber One "pop tarts"

Fiber One "pop tarts"

  When I was at the store over the weekend, I happened to see on the shelf there was a new product for Fiber One toaster pastries.  I love their cereals, so I thought, now I can have pop tarts and not feel bad about