MaraNatha Nut Butters

MaraNatha Nut Butters

I was asked if I would try MaraNatha Nut butters and I jumped at the chance. I LOVE almond butters and all natural peanut butters anyway vs. the sugary kind and super processed kind. Please check out their website at www.maranatha.com. Their company was founded …

New smoothie

When I went to the store last weekend, I found in the freezer section all sorts of flavors of Goya Brand Fruit Pulps. Flavors like papaya, pineapple, passion fruit, etc… For each 1/2 cup its only 39 calories. So I picked up the passion fruit …

Smoothies

Smoothies

I know I’ve posted smoothies a lot on this blog. I think for me, its such a great way to get more veggies/fruits in PLUS they taste so awesome! I decided to enter my favorite smoothie into Calorie Count to see how many calories it …

Fritatta!

Since my twin sister is diabetic, she mostly makes savory breakfasts vs. sweet ones. Sometimes I get a little jealous that her breakfasts are so deluxe, so I decided to make a great breakfast for myself. Today, like many people, reality hit, weight was gained …

The best smoothie ever!

The best smoothie ever!

Even though in Chicago the actual temperature is 0, with a windchill of -23, I still enjoy making smoothies for breakfast and today’s was the tastiest EVER! Ingredients in my Magic Bullet: 3 handfuls of fresh spinach 1 tsp. sugar 1 TB. ground flax seed …