Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
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 …
I can’t believe its Halloween already!! It’s going to be a great day. I can’t remember the last time it was on a Saturday, but to have the time to get costumes on, help with make-up and not have to take a vacation day from …
So trying to get more fruits and veggies in, I’ve had to really think about what I was eating and how to fit it all in. For breakfast, I made a smoothie, with spinach, acai berry juice, and 2 servings of frozen mixed fruit. It …
Yesterday, I talked about how fruits and veggies affect your health. I listened to a Dr. who suggested we eat 10-13 serving of vegetables and fruits every day! How is that possible, I thought? But I decided to give it a try and see if …
Kind of shocking isn’t it? A friend of mine gave me a CD with that same title written by Dr. Susan Silberstein. . I had never heard of her, but apparently she has been researching how what you eat affects whether or not you get …
Sometimes its the most obvious thing to make, yet you never make it. Take for example, chicken parmesan. Its super easy, quick and can be made healthy, so when I saw Chicken Parmesan on The Pioneer Woman Cooks site, I decided it was now or …
Okay, I had 14 comments on getting a free coupon for Silk Soy Milk and so I asked my 3 kids to each pick a number. The winners are: Duo Dishes Sophia of Burp and Slurp Cassie from Foodie with a Little Thyme Please e-mail …
It’s the time during the school year where there are conferences, plays, and music concerts that makes working full time, getting a healthy meal on the table in a jiffy really hard. Yesterday was that kind of day. My husband and I ran to one …
I’ve read a bunch of blogs lately using pumpkin and I LOVE pumpkin! It’s one of those things that I bake that smells like fall. I’ve had a can of pumpkin in my pantry for several months now. Every time I would see it, I …
Last week Christina posted a recipe using the noodles of ramen noodles to make her own soup that was more nutritious as well as quick and easy. That was the inspiration of my soup today. I’ve been sick the last few days and nothing makes …
I was so busy this weekend, I didn’t go on the computer once! What’s up with that?? First off, I have to share a major score I got yesterday. I was picking my daughter up from a birthday party and on the way home, I …
I want to give a big thanks to Molly at POM Wonderful for sending me two new flavors of POM that will be coming out next month. POM Kiwi and POM Peach. Both were excellent!! I’ve been kind of eating the same thing for breakfast …
Today I would like to introduce Keith Ahrens who I was privileged to meet on line. I have been looking for people with weight loss success stories who are losing it the right way. Diet and exercise. No pills, no surgery, no tricks, just hard …
It’s a chilly and rainy day in Chicago today, so no riding my bike to work. First off, I need to update my weight loss! I am down another pound this week, which is a miracle considering last weekend after the death of my brother …
I’ve had a bit of a set back this past week. My brother in law passed away at the age of 51 on Sunday October 4th. He lost a 15 month battle with lung cancer. It’s always a shock when you hear anyone who has …
I have to thank Pots and Plots site for the basis of my soup I made this weekend. She made a Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup that sounded amazing. Since I already went to the store, I decided to see if I could use that as …
I can’t believe its Friday already! It’s been a long week, and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend. No big plans, just plans to relax! (And of course cook/bake!) I didn’t update my weight loss efforts last week, but I was up 1/2 …
Grub Street New York compiled a list of the TOP 20 chef empires. These chefs were scored based on how many restaurants they owned, TV shows, cookbooks, gadgets, etc…they are involved in. I’ve had so much fun visiting these sites and learning about chefs I …
Congrats to Errign who wins a coupon for a free POM tea drink!! Thanks to everyone who left a comment! Errign, I will contact you to get your address. Do you know what this is? Neither did I. When I was grocery shopping over the …
OK, who doesn’t love boston cream pie? When I saw this recipe at www.myrecipes.com I knew it would be a great way to have a lo-cal dessert after dinner. This recipe makes 2 servings: 1 large banana (frozen)* 1 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt 1/2 cup …
My Mom gave me a great loaf of bread that’s perfect to make French Toast. But, after looking at the nutritional information, each slice of bread was 160 calories! Yikes! But, I thought two slices of french toast with sugar free syrup wouldn’t be THAT …