Original Recipe from Very Well: Slow Cooker Moroccan Beef Stew This recipe didn't need too much of a makeover. Around our house, we love beef stew and we love international flavors. This beef stew recipe has that. The calories weren't too bad as was the protein and vitamin A. The tomatoes had to go. Here [...]
Hi I'm Kerry and I've overtrained. Yes I did. It’s hard to believe that anyone these days overtrains. With the obesity issue being what it is, why is this even a problem. Well, it is and it’s easier than you think to do. It’s also dangerous. Hence, why I wanted to tell my story [...]
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 [...]
“I don’t want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger.” I’ve heard this statement come out of the mouths of many women. Also, “I gain muscle too quickly.” or “I don’t want to get big.”. What am I talking about? I’m talking about women and weightlifting. There are still lots of women out there that are afraid [...]
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 [...]
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