FOODIE FAVS

  • Safe “Any Time” Food list

    Safe “Any Time” Food list

    I thought it would be appropriate to make a shortened list of safe any time foods that hinder hunger and promote weight loss.

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  • Sprouting Brussels!

    Sprouting Brussels!

    These were my dinner last night. Fresh Brussels Sprouts are FAT free, and only contain 35 fat free calories per serving. I steamed then added a pinch of season, dash of pepper and a pad of shed spread.

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  • Adventures in Juice Land

    Adventures in Juice Land

    For days I have been raving about Juicing. Upon experimenting with Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer… I am EXtRemely impressed. Sure – for years I have seen various infomercials for juicers and food processors but never were they anything more than an annoyance I came across while search for a show of “substance.” I used…

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  • Autumn Calls

    Lately too often I have no craving for hot meals. In this “Indian Summer” weather the last feat I am willing to partake in is cooking a healthy dinner to indulge in.  The answer to this problem is not eating out, it’s finding other easy/healthy solutions to subside my hunger without resorting to the…

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  • My Favorite (Healthy) things (more anytime foods)

    Often, time moves by quicker than we would like … not only the years but the actual minutes of each day. It seems as if there are never enough when you need them. The time factor directly effects our health in plenty ways … eating habits are the most easily effected. I know from…

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  • The Good and the Bad “Cottage Cheese” part 1

    The Good Ok before you stop reading this blog about cottage cheese you have to take a look at some of the facts. Many of us cringe at the thought of cottage cheese, and gag upon seeing the curds of this type of cheese.  Regardless of how it looks or smells, cottage cheese gets…

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  • Its not just sauce!

    I can remember when the only time I thought about the word “cranberry” is when the word sauce was attached (and that was usually around the major holidays). At Thanksgiving I would smear the deep jelly-like substance all over my dad’s famous cornbread stuffing. Back then, I couldn’t have cared less about any nutritional…

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  • F-ood the Rest

    It’s Wednesday and that means its time to suggest a great healthy food or place to eat. I’ll start with something popular but not so simple. Sushi! Is fish and full of the ever beneficial and powerful protein. Fish is considered a brain food, and fish carry good fats, in particular the best kind of…

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  • Edamame – the Super Soy Green Bean

    Everyone knows I’m a direct advocate of sushi and all the health benefits it has, but today I’d like to focus on a well known before thought to the Asian culture – Edamame. Edamame (Beans on Branches) is just a fancy name for soy bean. A green pod bean that’s often served as an…

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  • The dairy aisle’s best kept secret: Greek yogurt

    Recently from the advice of a friend I tried something different in the dairy aisle. Usually I stick to specific dairy foods, as to not upset my fragile digestive track. For weeks I had seen a small section for something called “Greek yogurt” I never thought twice about it until I saw a sale…

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