Healthy Eating

How Many Calories in a Cup of Tea

08. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Most of us like tea and always enjoy a cup of good tea. Let’s find answers to the following question asked by one of our website visitors.. How many calories in a cup of tea? This is a tricky question to answer. I had to ask several people I know and read [...]Read more

Healthy Eating

biscuit, calories, drink, Sugar, Tea

Is the Weight Loss Challenge too Challenging?

07. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Every person has moments of weakness and moments of strength, whether they’re short or tall, fat or thin, man or woman, rich or poor, shy or outgoing, unsure of themselves or self-confident. Our point? You have moments of weakness and moments of strength too, just like everyone else. So it’s not helpful to go into a weight-loss [...]Read more

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attitude, Diet, diet plan, happy, motivation, strength, weakness, Weight, willpower

Gnocchi with vegan pesto cream sauce and shiitake mushrooms

07. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Last night I had craving for comfort food and tt has been really hot this week where I live (close to 100 degrees yesterday and even hotter the day before). Soups and casseroles were so unsuitable for this climate, so I had to invent another kind of comfort food. I had some packaged whole wheat [...]Read more

Healthy Eating

Black pepper, Cook, Garlic, mushrooms, Olive oil

A quick meal of leftovers

06. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Earlier this week I found an innovative way to make a healthy meal using the leftover vegetables from our camping trip. I decided to throw together some quick homemade veggie burgers for dinner. I used mostly carrots, peppers, and broccoli and loosely followed this recipe. The leftover burgers make for great lunches! Instead of a [...]Read more

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camping, Carrot, cuisine chauffee, leftovers, Olive oil, Potato, vegetables

Post run breakfast parfait

03. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Yesterday morning I started the day with a short run. Before heading out, because only sumo wrestlers exercise on an empty stomach, I had a Vega Sport “Performance Optimizer Pre-Workout” drink. After my run, I threw together a quick breakfast parfait ala Oh She Glows. I used banana soft serve and layered it with [...]Read more

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Almond, Banana, Food and Related Products, Maple syrup, parfait, Shopping, Vanilla

Tent camping with kids: vegan style

02. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

Last week, my husband and I took our kids tent camping in Lake Tahoe. This might sound like a crazy idea, considering that both of our kids are under five years old, but it was great! The weather was perfect and, with a little planning, we were able to eat well and have fun. [...]Read more

Healthy Eating

camping, Cooking, Eating, Fruit and Vegetable, vegan, wheat

3 Cool Soups for Summer

02. Sep, 2010 0 Comments

By Joe Wilkes It’s summer and the mercury is rising. The last thing any of us is in the mood for is a hot, steaming bowl of chicken noodle or miso soup—which is too bad, because for those of us who are keeping an eye on our calories, soup can be filling, [...]Read more

Healthy Eating

Borscht, Garlic, Gazpacho, Olive oil, Soups and Stews, Vichyssoise, Vinegar

The Best and Worst Cocktails: Think Calories

31. Aug, 2010 0 Comments

If you want a drink, you want a drink, and all the bad press you read isn’t likely to quench your thirst. So the Nutrition 911 on alcohol will be to skip the boring science and discuss what to do when you’re going to drink. Besides, studies keep telling us that [...]Read more

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Alcohol, Alcoholic beverage, Alcoholism, antioxidants, calories, cocktails, drink, pina colada, Vodka, Wine

Blackberry cobbler

30. Aug, 2010 0 Comments

As fall is quickly approaching, I am determined to squeeze a few more summery things into the year. What better way to finish a summer meal and this day than with warm blackberry cobbler? This recipe is lower in fat and sugar than most. Vegan Blackberry Cobbler 4-5 cups fresh blackberries 1 tbsp [...]Read more

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Baking powder, blackberries, blackberry cobbler, pudding, summer

Breakfast, Lunch and Pad Thai Recipes!

27. Aug, 2010 2 Comments

Yesterday was my first day properly back on the wagon and it went quite well actually! I started the morning with a Starbucks Via their instant coffee *shudder* I was pleasantly surprised, it’s really great, very smooth and coffee-y, just how I like it It’s pretty useful for the mornings that I sleep [...]Read more

Healthy Eating

Cook, Fish and Seafood, pad thai, tuna, Weight Watchers

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