Category Archives: Fitness and Weight Loss
Healthy Banana Cookies
I found this recipe scrawled on a piece of scrap paper. It is gluten free (if you have certified GF oats) and has no added sugar other than that occuring naturally in bananas and dates. I can’t tell you if it’s good yet, but I’d like to try it. I can imagine that I will [...]
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How Much Do You Want It?
I was thinking this morning about how much I want to lose this pregnancy weight. I want it so badly that I can bake a huge batch of cookies and not taste one. I can make lasagna for the family and eat grilled chicken over romaine. I can bake chocolate strawberry shortcake and only eat [...]
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Back to the Basics
Saving money on groceries gets easier and easier the longer you do it. The Grocery Shrink method is a lifestyle of shopping, planning and cooking that can lower your grocery budget like no other method can. I’d like to point new readers to The February 2011 Archives. I dedicated that entire month to describing the [...]
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High Fiber Coconut Flour Biscuits
This is not a gluten free recipe, but it’s a nice treat for people looking for reduced carb recipes. The extra fiber from the coconut flour promotes colon health too! 1 cup unbleached flour (I haven’t tried this with fresh ground 100% whole wheat yet) 1/2 cup coconut flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 packet [...]
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Cold Suppers: Chicken Ceasar Salad
This refreshing meal is low calorie and full of protein and veggies. Serve wtih fresh fruit. In a pretty bowl combine the first 5 ingredients. Serve with dressing on the side and fresh parmesan. 1 head Romaine Lettuce, chopped 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 1 small can of black olives (whole or sliced), drained 1 [...]
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Wrapping up Fitness Month
It’s hard to believe today is the last day of January! I have more weight loss recipes to share but I will tuck them in later in the year. Tomorrow we will be moving on to the basics of Shrinking our food budgets. I have some amazing guest posts lined up for you and will [...]
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How to Give Your Favorite Recipes a Healthy Makeover
In our foods, the majority of excess calories come from fat and sugar. It’s easy to reduce these amounts without sacrificing taste or texture. In sweet baked goods up to 3/4 of the fat (oil or butter) can be replaced with equal amounts of any of the following: pureed pumpkin, mashed white beans, unsweetened applesauce, [...]
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Salads
I can easily get in a salad rut, but looking through the salad section of restaurant menu’s helps get my creative juices going. Any of these creative salads can be made from the same salad mix: romaine lettuce and shredded carrots. When I have them I add spinach, home grown sprouts, and other chopped veggies like [...]
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Light Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes
Asian Honey Sesame Dressing (Adapted from Todd Wilbur’s Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad Recipe) 3 Tablespoons Honey 1 1/2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1/4 cup plain lowfat yogurt 1 teaspoon dijon mustard 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil Wisk together and store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Makes 4- 2 Tablespoon servings. 1 serving= 60 calories; [...]
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