Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! My family did. I successfully cooked a turkey for only the 2nd time in my life and it turned out great! Although it was a good thing I checked because it was done an hour earlier than I …
I know a lot of you don’t live in the Chicago-land area, but my sister, Mom and I went to a great place for lunch yesterday! Okay, I may be biased, since the architecture firm I work for designed the restaurant and friends of mine …
I think so many times in the past when I have tried to lose weight, I would follow some strict program, or couldn’t eat certain foods, or eating foods in combinations. Why do that to yourself? So many times you read that losing weight is …
My husband went out with friends, and after the kids were in bed, it was an evening of Jenn-TV! My husband puts up with my obsession with watching FOOD TV all the time. I think if that’s the only channel we got, I would be …
For those of you who have been following my blog closely, I really wanted to do great this Holiday starting with Halloween and going through the new year. Not only did I not want to eat like a huge pig, but I wanted to actually …
For those of you who know me personally, you know I almost NEVER go to work without bringing food for the day. I eat my breakfast and lunch at my desk, as well as bringing fruit or veggies for snacks. I like knowing what I …
So, I almost caved…I had a great healthy breakfast yesterday, I had my soup and banana for lunch and as the lunch hour approached, I wasn’t feeling the soup. What I really wanted was a slice of deep dish pizza! There is an Italian restaurant …
I made probably the best pork tenderloin over the weekend. I normally buy the ones that are pre-marinated. But this time, I decided to buy one that I can add my own spices too. I decided to do a rub. I added in a small …
My twin sister Biz calls weekends that are crazy a Bizzy weekend and that’s exactly what I had! It’s Sunday evening and I had a no computer weekend!! It was on purpose too. It was my daughter Claire’s birthday yesterday, she turned 8 and we …
So, as I was riding my bike home from work, thinking about what to do for dinner. I still didn’t do a whole weeks worth of shopping, so I needed to stop at the store to pick up something. I was going through ideas in …
I made another batch of these last night to bring as a snack for work (also counts as veggie serving!) It’s so good, I wanted to post the recipe again. I would suggest using 2 cans of chick peas (garbanzo beans) because the process takes …
I mentioned the other day, my Mom sending me a link to Eat Better America. One of the recipes was for a chicken tortilla casserole. It sounded really good, and they replaced a lot of the fattier ingredients with different ones such as using fat …
The other day I mentioned Bolthouse 100% fruit and veggie drinks and I have 3 coupons to give away!!! I drew names out of a hat! The winners picked are: Diane at Fit to the Finish!!! Kerstin at Cake Batter and Bowl!!! And DEB! my …
It was non-stop at work today, from the moment I walked in until the moment I walked out! Phew was I tired by the time I went home! BUT, some great things happened during the day….I did NOT give in to food at work! Why …
I’ve done a few things differently as I mark the first week of trying to consume 10-13 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. I’ve noticed a few patterns here: *I’ve had almost no snacks. Just breakfast, lunch and dinner *I’ve had NOTHING after dinner …
One thing that helped me out today was preparing my food the night before. That way I have time to make something deluxe if I want and not be rushed throwing things in my bag. For breakfast I had: 1 Thomas whole grain English Muffin …
So, after trying to get more fruits and veggies in, I didn’t do so hot over the weekend. I ate better, but I did NOT get all the servings I needed, so on Monday, I was back on. One thing I am noticing by eating …
First of all, I have to say that by proclaiming to the world that I would not have one piece of candy this Halloween, it made it easier for me to say no to all that candy! That means not only yesterday, but also as …