Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
I never heard of Chia seeds until the July/August issue of Clean Eating Magazine. I read a very interesting article about them. The ancient Aztecs claimed they provided energy and endurance. The seeds come from the Salvia Hispanica plant, and according to the Aztecs, 1 …
First, I want to say that I did something today at lunch I haven’t done before….I took a boot camp work out class at a Pilates studio a few doors down from my office! Some friends of mine do Pilates, but several days a week, …
I make mac and cheese a few times a month. It’s my go-to meal when I don’t know what to make or want to make something easy. And there are usually leftovers to take to work for my lunches! I ended up sprinkling a few …
So after working 9 hours yesterday, then grocery shopping after work, I was tired! So an easy dinner was in store for me. My kids were gone again with their old babysitter for the afternoon/evening, so I made something only my husband and I like….Sloppy …
I had a great weekend, busy and HOT in Chicago!! And, believe it or not we didn’t make it to the pool this weekend!! Saturday my kids and I spent a few hours at the local High school for their annual book fair. I’ve always …
Last weekend I purchased a HUGE package of ground beef (90/10 ratio). 8 pounds of it! It was on sale, so I couldn’t pass it up. I was trying to think of something to make with it besides the usual burgers or tacos. Then I …
I know what you are thinking…Jenn there is beef in beef stew, why do you call it very veggie beef stew? I’ll tell you why! Last week, I made my very veggie pasta sauce by adding a bunch of extra veggies in my blender and …
I usually go to Aldi to grocery shop, or the local Fair Share by my house, once in a while Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. I’ve kind of stopped going to Jewel or Dominick’s in the Chicago-land area, because their food is so much more …
When I was at my local Farmer’s Market on Saturday, I happened to walk by a table from a local restaurant in my town called Trattoria 225. They were passing out little cups of this FANTASTIC orzo salad with a recipe card! I make an …
First of all, I want to say thanks for all your well wishes about my car accident! I appreciate everyone’s kindness! I do think all things happen for a reason, so I’m moving on! The rest of my weekend was great. I got a lot …
I’m normally a super positive person, and can roll with pretty much any punch that’s thrown my way. But yesterday was bad… Friday started out great, it was gorgeous outside, I only had to work 4 hours. After work I was going to take the …
I’m participating in a 5-a-day challenge on blog to lose to try to eat all your veggies and fruits per day. So far, its going great. I’ve been eating fruits and veggies as snacks and sneaking them in my smoothies, and tonight I snuck a …
I’ve seen a lot of bloggers, including my sister make these for breakfast and I have to say, I was always skeptical. Well, that all changed today, when I decided to take the plunge and see what happened. I wasn’t quite sure what people put …
When I got home from work, I had already made the announcement I was working out before dinner. It was so nice outside, I decided to talk a brisk 30 minute walk. Once I told my kids, I was going walking and would be back …
This is something I can have virtually every day and never get tired of it! It’s a lot of chopping, but I just chopped all the veggies: celery, carrot, garlic, red onion, cauliflower, pea pods, broccoli slaw, water chestnuts and sauteed them in a pan …
Weekend breakfasts are my favorite because I usually sleep in and have a late breakfast, so that usually turns into breakfast and lunch, so I can have something with a little more points. Searching bed and breakfast recipes again, I came across a recipe for …
Since starting back counting points these last few weeks, I always go through all the things I did the first time I lost 60 pounds using Weight Watchers. I’ve kept all my food journals, recipes, tips from my success to try to help me out …
Thanks to Jen @ a2eatwrite@blogspot.com for inspiring me to make these muffins. I visited her site yesterday and saw her blueberry muffin recipe. We exchanged a few e-mails, and I was excited to make them last night. Of course, when I got home, I didn’t …
I’m trying to stick to a program where I work out as soon as I get home from work. I only work about 5 minutes from my house, so I am home by 5:05 and by 5:15 I am ready to go to work out …
Yesterday was a great day! It was one of those days that I got everything done that I wanted, I stayed within my points, I EXERCISED, and made a great dinner! First of all, one of the best things that happened yesterday was this: My …
I had a great weekend, I used some of my flex points, but all in all I did great keeping track of my points!! I think the biggest thing for me is to plan so I don’t have to go out for lunch at work, …
Last night my family and my sister-in-law’s family went to a Chicago Fire Game! The best part?? The company I work for has a suite there, with V.I.P. parking. The suite had a perfect view of the field, you could watch the game from the …
My breakfast this week has made me very happy! I mentioned I was eating a Lite Organic Cereal from Trader Joe’s and topping it with fresh fruit. It’s so good and filling! This was my breakfast today! 1 srv. Trader Joe’s cereal 1/2 cup of …
First of all, today was my very first weigh in after joining Weight Watchers on-line and really keeping track of points. I love the on-line version, its so easy to enter in what you eat, save foods as favorites and I love the recipe builder …
I have a new favorite cereal, and it comes from Trader Joe’s Organic Morning Lite Cereal I had a bowl of this morning, with 1 serving of Trader Joe’s High fiber cereal So, this was my breakfast with 1 cup of fresh blueberries and 1 …