Healthy Weeknight Dinner Plans! I have to admit that I really like thinking up healthy weeknight dinners. It's kind of like doing a puzzle with a formula - at the left - to insure yourself a balance of protein, carbs, fat, vitamins and minerals. So, for all of you who don't share my love of meal planning, here are some options to use this week, and week-after-week. 5 Healthy Weeknight Dinner Options! 1. Tangy Lime Chicken with brown rice and steamed green beans. Slices of mango for dessert. 2. Spaghetti & Easy Marinara Sauce with broccoli and tossed green salad. Oatmeal … [Read more...] about Healthy Weeknight Dinners!
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Reasonable Resolutions: Be the Best You!
This is a Guest Blog by Kaylie Chrismon Reasonable Resolutions! What makes a resolution reasonable? A reasonable resolution is one that: • Doesn’t judge • Isn’t impossible • Makes you feel better instead of exhausted, frustrated, and wanting to give up This year let’s make a resolution to promote our well being: mental, physical, and spiritual. Let’s realign our behaviors instead of drastically changing them. Get Started! Start with a weekly goal. Every week, choose a goal. Write it down on a sticky note. Stick it on your mirror or microwave, somewhere … [Read more...] about Reasonable Resolutions: Be the Best You!
Featuring Heart-Smart Meatless Meals!
February 2013 Easy Solutions: A warm bowl of soup is your dinner solution! Click here to learn more about healthy homemade soups. Click here to read more blogs by Cindy. Seasonal Choice: Meatless Meals! It's Heart Month and one smart plan for keeping your heart healthy is to incorporate meatless meals into your repertoire for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now, don't worry, I'm not suggesting that everyone becomes a vegetarian. But, I am suggesting that you add one or more meatless meals to your weekly plan and your meal table. It's a … [Read more...] about Featuring Heart-Smart Meatless Meals!
A Turkish Breakfast is a Healthy Meal!
Breakfast Foods Eaten in Turkey! When I visited Turkey, I was greeted in the morning with a hearty and healthy breakfast. Some of the foods I ate were these: olives, hummus, bread, honeycomb, figs, fresh pear, apricot juice, tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese. Can you find them on my plate at the left? Mediterranean Foods are Nutrient-Packed! All foods offer us calories and nutrition. Those that are grown and eaten in the Mediterranean area of the world, though, are especially tasty and high quality calories. The good news is that we can choose many of these same foods in an American … [Read more...] about A Turkish Breakfast is a Healthy Meal!
Spending Less on Groceries and Bringing Home Better Nutrition
If sticker shock is following you around the grocery store these days then you're not alone. There are reasons why grocery prices go up-and-down year to year. In the past 2 years, the impact of a global pandemic is largely to blame for prices going up and then up again. Across the board, food prices went up about 6% in 2020 and we can expect prices to go up another 2-3% in 2021. So, yes, sticker shock is very real and it's smart to learn some ways around it. 5 Ways to Get In-and-Out of the Grocery Store and Spend Less Money Have a budget - weekly or monthly - and stick to it. Plan … [Read more...] about Spending Less on Groceries and Bringing Home Better Nutrition
Cooking at Home with Mediterranean Ingredients
Cooking and consuming better nutrition starts with a home kitchen full of great ingredients, Mediterranean style. The easiest way to shift to high quality, Mediterranean nutrition is to transition your home kitchen's ingredients. This begins with a focused effort to replenish your dry pantry, fridge, and freezer. A Dry Pantry with Better Nutrition The dry foods in your kitchen are important to every meal. To improve their quality, Mediterranean style, try a few changes at a time. Here are 3 steps to take: Add more canned or dried beans, lentils, and nuts Expand your … [Read more...] about Cooking at Home with Mediterranean Ingredients