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…
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…
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. …
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…
101 Soups
I love how versatile omelets and stir-fries are. It’s easy to go months and not eat the exact same one twice. But we can add even more variety into our diet with soups, salads, and low-carb sandwiches. Soups today, salads…
Where to get “diet” foods at the best price
Yesterday I promised to tell you where I shopped for my fancy foods. We have several local chains that carry what I typically use at great every day low prices. Occasionally I can find even better sales in Grocery Store…
The Many Faces of Stir Fry
I’ve mentioned a lot about stir-fries in my previous posts, but I’ve also gotten a lot of emails asking for more information. So I’ll tell you exactly what to do, step by step. Tomorrow I’ll tell you where I get…
Guest Post: Combining Fitness and Family
I’d like to introduce you to a new blogger, Candy AKA Imperfect Mama. Candy enjoys exercising while playing with her kids and has some great frugal tips for us to include fitness in our daily routines. We might not even…
Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread Recipes
We love peanut butter around here. But when I’m losing weight, grabbing a thick gooey peanut butter sandwich just isn’t an option. One 2 T serving of peanut butter has 190 calories; 17 grams of fat, and 8 grams of protein and…
The Adaptable Omelet
Omelets are a wonderful breakfast, because they are full of protein. If we exercise before we eat breakfast, our bodies are forced to use body fat for energy. But sometimes it’s not physically possible to exercise first. Then, a protein…