Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
I have been reading more and experimenting with Vegan cooking. Not so much for the reasons most people are, but by the way you can cook without using margarine, oil, eggs etc… For those of you who don’t know what being Vegan is, here is …
I’ve finally made the switch to buying things that are whole grain/whole wheat. For the longest time, I didn’t buy the whole wheat pasta, for example, because I thought it would taste bad. The funny thing is it doesn’t taste any different to me than …
I was thinking about this today. I’ve been doing really well for the last 3 months on my healthy eating plan and I’ve noticed some subtle changes that I think are helping me stay on track. Usually I will do good for a couple of …
Sometimes when I go to the store, I have a plan about what I am making every night. Growing up, my Mom would do the weekly shopping, make a menu and post it on the refrigerator so if you asked her “What’s for dinner?”, she would say …
I have been reading about this book through Men’s Health on-line. (www.menshealth.com) and this book was written by the Editor in Chief of Men’s Health magazine. Basically, his approach is a non-diet way of looking at food, and knowing what the right choices are when …
I went to Weight Watchers today and was elated to be down another 1.4 pounds! I thought today as I was sitting in my meeting that I think this time its for real, this is going to be my year to make goal again. The …
I forgot how much I liked these muffins until I made them again last night. For most Weight Watchers they are familiar with making muffins this way. Basically you take any muffin mix (the one I used was 170 calories for 1 cupcake, mix only) …
I’ve had this breakfast the last 2 days: 2/3 cup granola, 1/2 cup of skim milk, 1 small banana and 1 cup of fresh blueberries and both days I was not hungry even when it was lunch time. So, I am trying it out for …
I did my grocery shopping this week at Super Target. When I got to the yogurt section, I started to reach for the usual Dannon lite yogurt, but when I happened to see the Target brand Archer Farms yogurt for about 10 cents cheaper, …
One thing I am trying to do is to expand my horizons eating wise and trying new things. I guess you can say I am a picky eater, although as I have gotten older, I am starting to tolerate more things. One thing I used …
I can’t believe they exist, but there is a low fat/low calorie version of Ramen Noodles out there! I LOVE Ramen noodles, so I was happy to find these on the shelf at the grocery store. They were right above where the regular ramen noodles …
One thing that I have been trying to change in my weight loss this time around is the night time eating!! For some reason I would do great during the day, stay on track, drink my water, avoid food pitfalls at work, but then when …
I couldn’t go to my regular weigh in today because of a work conflict, BUT, I think I did great this week making healthier choices. I refrained from weighing myself at home because I am still in the zone, and I want to stay there, so …
I get a regular e-mail from www.fitnessmagazine.com and in a recent e-mail they listed a few summer drinks that won’t sacrifice your waistline! The first one was for a Mojito Fresco: 2 large limes, cut into pieces 2 cups water 2/3 cups sugar 2 cups water …
Let me first start out by saying that I LOVE McDonald’s Sausage Egg McMuffin’s and hash browns. Back in my fast food days, it was not uncommon to start my day like this. And the worst part was I wouldn’t get one hash brown, but …
Believe it or not, this is an example of one pound of fat lost!!I can’t believe another week has gone by!! I’m diggin’ my new outlook of taking things one day at a time, because before you know it, its time for my weekly …
Sometimes its hard to lose weight when no one else in your family needs to. I still get requests to make dishes that may not fit into my healthy eating plan. One request I got from my oldest son for one of his favorites: Baked …
Earlier today, I mentioned I got a few cookbooks from the library. I made a recipe from a cookbook called “Low-Calorie Cookbook” by the American Heart Association. The recipe made 12 muffins, but since they were so low in calories, and I LOVE big muffins, I just …
I took my daughter to a branch of our local library the other day to get her some books to help her get ready for 1st grade. Looking on the online catalog, I was wondering if they had The Biggest Loser cookbooks, books, vidoes etc… …
I was at the grocery store picking up some snacks to go to the pool with my family. I was going to get fat free Pringles, or pretzel sticks when I saw these chips on the shelf. I picked up the bag and looked at …
For the longest time, if I was trying to lose weight I would for some reason stay away from smoothies because I always thought they were too many calories. Not so! Today I made myself a mango smoothie and it was a great way to …
Happy 4th!! I’ve been on vacation for the past week which has been so nice! Today we are going to a family party. I’ve had one of my Peanut Butter muffins for breakfast, and I plan to have a light lunch and I am thinking …
These muffins make me very happy! As I’ve said before, the allure of the bakery by my house to get a muffin before work was very strong. It would get to the point where I would say to myself, if there is a parking space …