Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
This is by far the easiest and quickest dinner ever! I saw a recipe from www.menshealth.com that had very few ingredients, but that I could double to make for my family. Here’s the ingredients to serve 4 12 ounces flank steak 1 medium onion, sliced …
I just tried these for the first time this morning. I heard on an Oprah show where she had Dr. Oz on that he suggested this as a fabulous way to start your day. What is steel cut oats? It is unrefined oats that …
I have to laugh every time I do this. I have an idea about making something and I will find a recipe and start to throw ingredients in the bowl and realize I have no business making this recipe because I don’t have 75% of …
I love orzo! There are so many great recipes you can make with it. Yesterday I was trying to think of a side dish to make with it. I have made different variations and depending on what I have in the kitchen, that’s what goes …
I love beef stew! It is so hearty and wonderful. I have a super easy recipe, which I have posted before, but this time I made it the Rachel Ray way and made it in under 30 minutes. I mentioned that my power …
I couldn’t go to my regular meeting again this week, because I had a work conflict, but according to my scale at home, I was exactly the same as I was last week! I always think that is so weird when that happens, especially when …
99% of the time, I bring my own food to work. Whether its leftovers, or a wrap, of stir fry that I make. But, I have had now power the last two days at my house due to a storm in the Chicago-land area. A …
In my opinion, yes. I use one every single day to weigh cereal, chicken breasts, uncooked pasta, so I know I have one serving, grapes, apples, bagels, bread, etc… I use a scale so I can keep tabs on my portions, but to also make …
I love weekends because I can spend more time in the kitchen and try more recipes. It was a busy weekend, kids sleeping over, one of my kids going to a sleep-over, play dates etc…so by 1:15 today I still hadn’t had lunch, I was …
I never would have thought about this before, but my sister told me about Taco Bowls she makes at home. I said, “How do you make taco bowls at home?” We both love the Mission Low Carb Tortillas that are only 1 point on Weight Watchers. They …
I didn’t get a chance to go to my regular Weight Watchers meeting, but unofficially I gained .8 this week. I’m not worried about it though. I’ve had a loss for the last 10 weeks, and last week I still wrote everything down, and exercised …
I never thought in a million years I would try Hemp milk! I didn’t even know it existed until a few months ago. What is Hemp milk? It’s a non-dairy product that comes from the Hemp seed. I started reading about it and it turns out …
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, …
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 …