As I promised from our vacation post, I said I would make a post on how to make a salad entirely from convenience food. When we're on vacation, it can be really hard to eat right. However, if you stack the deck in your favor, you can have healthy meals every day. Here are some [...]
Tony and I just took a short vacation up to Marquette, Michigan. It's located on the north central part of the Upper Peninsula on Lake Superior. We had a wonderful time. While we were out, we saw many really pretty things like the river pictured below: One of the things we didn't do was [...]
The two main types of ingredients that contain potassium are potatoes and beans. So what can you make with both? Chili of course. I have below a recipe for a two bean and sweet potato chili that has a whopping 511mg of potassium per serving. That helps you get to the amount you need for [...]
Have you felt a little bloated at the end of the day? The standard advice is to drink plenty of water and it will go away. It doesn’t always work. Why not? You may not be getting enough potassium in your diet. Potassium is an electrolyte. When we get enough, it balances out the sodium [...]
I looked at my fitness tracking app this week and it said today was the one year anniversary of beginning to log my food. I can't believe I made it a year. I remember when I started tracking it was my next step in gaining control over my diet. When I began my weight [...]
In my last post I showed you how to add vitamin C to a recipe. I created a recipe that has a high amount of vitamin C and tastes great! You'll also noticed I used two types of protein. Sometime one protein is too high in calories to add more. This was the case with [...]
This is a cross post from Jacqueline on Facebook: This morning, scrolling through Facebook, I saw a lot of post relating to "health and wellness," and this really got me thinking. I used to be of the mindset that it was an all or nothing thing. For example: I missed a day of Insanity Max [...]
I’m sure everyone here has had their orange juice to get their vitamin C for the day. Juice is stripped of all the fiber and other good things and is loaded with sugar and calories. While that’s one way to do it, there are other healthier ways to do it that work much better. According [...]
Meet Jacqueline a busy mother of two who understands how to fit in a healthy lifestyle when you're short on time. She has plenty of tips for busy moms (or anyone else who is really busy) on staying healthy and fit. Post questions for her in the comments!
With all of the great ingredients I showed you about vitamin A. I decided to come up with a recipe to use them. The only ingredient I did not use was the carrot. This recipe has three times the amount of vitamin A you need in a day. Leftover Vitamin A Ingredient Casserole Print this [...]
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