August marks our wedding anniversary every year. This year is our 9th wedding anniversary. We never go out to eat. I can make a better dinner at home that costs way less than a restaurant. This year I challenged myself to make a dinner that was a treat, but didn't bust our diets. I think [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Except for a brief period-of-time in my mid-20s, I’ve kept up on the latest research into weight lifting, running, and nutrition. We’re responsible for these bodies through our life courses. Yet, for whatever reason, K [potassium] to Na [sodium] ratios escaped me. Until now, I never knew how important they were. As I’ve mentioned in [...]
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 [...]
“Get on your feet and off your seat; don’t sit and knit” (Flo & Bert, 2017). Staying fit through the life course takes: “adjustment, work, and a stout-sense of knowing aches and pains may exist, but lessen with work”, according to Bert and Flo. They’re 70-somethings who make some 30-somethings look sedentary by comparison. Their [...]
Do you take a multivitamin every day? Are you worried that you’re not getting the nutrients you need from your food? Now, it’s easier than ever to determine what nutrients you are eating and how much. I believe strongly that we should be eating our vitamins and minerals, not taking supplements. While in some cases [...]
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