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When you see blueberries on the box,
do you believe there are really
blueberries inside?
Check the ingredient list
to find out what’s REALLY
in your food.
Food
New Year’s Resolutions Revisited
The new year held so much promise. A new beginning … New dreams … New goals. We could start fresh in 2012, so we gave it lots of thought and decided on a New Year’s resolution. Odds are it was one of the top ten New Year’s resolutions.
It’s the end of April and many New Year’s resolutions are long forgotten. How are you doing with yours?
Lose Weight and Get Fit
With all the weight loss products and systems, why can’t we lose weight and keep it off? Athletes know the secret: It’s leucine. Leucine helps you keep muscle while you lose weight. And since your metabolism is in your muscles, you lose the weight and keep it off. Stop the vicious diet cycle. Losing weight can be a Cinch!
Quit Smoking
Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the United States. There’s no good reason to smoke and every reason to quit. My Top 10 Reasons to Quit Smoking and links to resources to help you quit.
Learn Something New
Great for brain health. Take a class, learn to dance, volunteer at church or a hospital. These are just a few suggestions. The possibilities are endless.
Eat Healthy
Goodbye pizza, chips and Coke. Hello broccoli, apples and green tea. You don’t have to do it all in one day. I believe that continuing to make little changes adds up to a big difference over time. Make one little change today. I love salad. Make it interesting, add a protein and you have a healthy meal.
Get Out of Debt and Save Money
If you spend more than you earn, you’re heading in the wrong direction. The sooner you balance your spending to your income, the sooner you can start saving for larger purchases, vacation, children’s college and retirement. Make a plan and stick with it. You can Calculate your way back to financial health.
Spend More Time with Family
The number one regret people have is spending too much time working. While you’re at the office or the factory, the children grow up and sometimes spouses grow apart. You wonder where the years went. But, you can never get them back. It took me many years to realize that not everyone works 60-80 hours a week at a job. What If you could work from home, be your own boss and be there for your family?
Travel to New Places
Vacation in a distant land or close to home. There are many places in all price ranges. Even a weekend getaway can be fun and exciting.
Be Less Stressed
Suggestions: Deep breathing, meditation, yoga and Baroque music are all ways to de-stress. You may not be able to change what happens during the day, but you can change your reaction to it.
Volunteer
When you can see past your own life, you see a bigger picture.
Drink Less Alcohol
At a party, make every other drink non-alcoholic. If you have a glassful of sparkling soda with a slice of lemon or lime, you cut your calories and alcohol in half. At home, try drinking out of a smaller glass or have one less drink. Drink slowly and enjoy every sip.
Thanksgiving Turkey
Here is a new way to prep your
Thanksgiving turkey.
Just for fun, of course!
1. Cut out aluminum foil in desired shapes.
2. Arrange the turkey in the roasting pan.
3. position the foil carefully. (see photo)
4. Roast according to your own recipe and serve.
5. Watch your guests’ faces …
When you’re thru laughing, check out Healthy Holiday Eating Tips
Have you ever made a turkey like this?
What is your Thanksgiving menu this year?
Be sure to add a comment with your Thanksgiving traditions.
Two Steps Forward and One Step Back
I believe in living healthy and green. And that by taking little steps in the right direction, I will achieve my goal. But, it’s not always easy.
Most mornings, my breakfast is a little fruit, cottage cheese and coffee with low fat milk. Once in a while I’ll have a piece of whole grain toast. But, today I made pancakes. I chose the Heart Smart Bisquick pancake mix because it doesn’t have all the chemicals and unrecognizable ingredients that the other mixes have. And if all the white flour and Mrs. Butterworth syrup wasn’t bad enough, I cooked them in a Teflon pan so I wouldn’t have a crumbly, stuck to the pan mess. Once in a while it’s OK to splurge, right?
After making twice as many pancakes as we would eat, I served mom and dished up mine. I ate too fast. I added too much syrup. I ate too many pancakes. I felt uncomfortably full for hours. So did mom. I decided the right thing to do at that point was to drink lots of water to flush all that glop thru my system, but I could barely sip a little lukewarm coffee.
Stomach Soothing Complex and time were the only two things that helped. Tomorrow … I’m going back to fruit, cottage cheese and coffee with low fat milk.
Add a comment and let me know … What’s your favorite breakfast?
Healthy Holiday Eating Tips
It’s that time of year when everyone wishes Happy Holidays! But, wouldn’t it be nice to be wished HEALTHY Holidays, too? The Holidays are a wonderful time of year for everyone – Young and old. But, it can also be a whirlwind of parties with not-so-healthy food. Buffet tables are filled with high calorie, but low nutrition party food. I can picture it now … Bacon wrapped hors d’oeuvres, cocktail wieners, candied yams, marshmallow fruit salad, cookies and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. And lots of Holiday drinks.
Just because there’s a buffet table overflowing with food and an open bar, it doesn’t mean you have to eat everything you possible can. That may be easier said than done. So, here are Healthy Holiday Eating Tips . . .
