tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51365959008584888582024-02-07T00:01:32.483-08:00My food adventureFollow me on my journey to level my blood sugar by eating vegan ONLY! And then switching to NON vegan to take the weight off that I gained eating too many vegan desserts!!Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-22444133092808333632011-07-05T22:14:00.000-07:002011-07-05T22:23:24.588-07:00The fourth of July challenge :)<span class="Apple-style-span" >so i went to a 4th of july party yesterday. i talked to myself on my way there: "don't go crazy, woman. count your calories!" i'm proud to say i succeeded! even with cheetos included i didn't exceed 1800 calories for the day, a good "maintenance calorie count" for me. i must confess though that as i was eating the cheetos, i though i would not stop until the bag was empty....what stopped me was looking at the calories and saying: "is this worth not fitting in my jeans?" the answer was "yes". do you want to go shop for new jeans?" "NO" so i'd say look at the calories and think about shopping for bigger clothes. that will help you stop from emptying a bag of cheetos.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS (foodconsultannt@yahoo.com)</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Nutrition FYI<o:p></o:p></span></b></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >For Type AB blood, foods that encourage weight loss are seafood, green vegetables, kelp, pineapple and dairy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Our spirit is perfect.”</span></p> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "> Dr. Ted Morter</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b>HEALTHY RECIPES</b></i><br /><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Breakfast Boost:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup tahini<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup plain goat yogurt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 cup rolled oats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 TBSP honey<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >4 small ice cubes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Papaya Pomegranate Salad</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup peeled and shredded carrots<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 papaya, peeled and sliced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >3/4 c pomegranate seeds<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 c bean sprouts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >3/4 c seasoned rice vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/2 tsp ground ginger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 Tbsp honey<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 Tbsp seasame oil<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/4 c macadamia nuts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 14.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Toss dressing with dry ingredients. Top with nuts.</span></span></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-44182990938268528772011-06-30T16:52:00.000-07:002011-06-30T16:52:34.520-07:00The Glamour Of Doing Stand-Up Comedy In Shady Bars<a href="http://www.thisgreatstory.com/2011/06/the-glamour-of-doing-stand-up-comedy-in-shady-bars-grace-fraga/#.Tg0MNvXXxZk.blogger">The Glamour Of Doing Stand-Up Comedy In Shady Bars</a>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-79876643435879140022011-06-11T13:10:00.000-07:002011-06-11T13:10:57.489-07:00Invincible or Invisible: Dating A Famous Character Actor<a href="http://www.thisgreatstory.com/2011/06/invincible-or-invisible-dating-a-famous-character-actor/#.TfPLuQOFgPE;blogger">Invincible or Invisible: Dating A Famous Character Actor</a>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-84060262771081166012011-06-03T19:50:00.000-07:002011-06-03T19:58:33.289-07:00Releasing the obsession.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: table; "><tbody style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><tr style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: table-row; vertical-align: inherit; "><td valign="top" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; display: table-cell; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font: inherit; "><span class="yiv387629685Apple-style-span" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em; ">weight loss/gain and </span><span class="yiv387629685blsp-spelling-corrected" id="yiv387629685SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">obsession</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em; "> are </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1307155495_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">twin sisters</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em; ">. when i gain lbs, i'm obsessed with taking them off. when i lose lbs i'm obsessed with adding them on. when will i stop torturing myself? i hope soon because it's not helping me enjoy eating a nice meal at a restaurant. don't get me wrong, i'm all for making great choices but where do i draw the line? i wanna live in a </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1307155495_1" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; ">good food place</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em; "> and not be paranoid with the scale and the </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1307155495_2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; ">measuring tape</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em; ">! so my goal today is to stop the insanity and start the fun of enjoying life with its weight ups and downs.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.2em;"><b><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)<br /></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Nutrition FYI</b></span><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; ">For Type Bs, avoid corn, buckwheat, lentils, peanuts and sesame seeds to avoid weight gain.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: black; ">“See that person or situation as a gift of opportunity for growth.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: black; "><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; ">Kute Blackson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: black; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: black; "><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b><i>HEALTHY FOOD RECIPES</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Sweet Yams<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">3 steamed yams<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">2 steamed potatoes<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">½<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>tsp nutmeg<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">½ TBSP coconut oil or coconut butter<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">dash sea salt<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Mashed yams and potatoes, mix in spices and oil and enjoy!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Cereal:</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Fiber<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Liquid<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">½- 1 ⅔cup:</i></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">TT:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Optional:</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">365 High Fiber Organic</i> Cereal </p> <p class="MsoNormal">and/or </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Eziekel Original</i> Cereal</p> <p class="MsoNormal">(sprinkle with cinnamon)</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Nutmylk… .<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">or</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Coconut water ….<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">or </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">water (sweeten with stevia or crystals)</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Top with small handful of nuts for a quick breakfast meal</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p></p><p></p><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-59786824550326716282011-05-29T18:08:00.000-07:002011-05-29T18:24:50.521-07:00From the mountains to the desert....<span class="Apple-style-span" >after my trip to gorgeous, fresh air carmel, i flew to vegas. from the mountains to the desert. that's how i feel my food adventure has been since i started. in the beginning, it was like climbing mount everest with jenny craig leading the way. and then, i decided to go on my own....that's when the desert began! i'm on my own in the middle of the desert with no leader looking for an oasis that i may never find: CAKE. i miss cake, real cake with icing, really sugary icing...AAAHHH!!! every time i got the craving to be bad in vegas, i thought about how LONG it took me to lose 17 pounds. if i craved cake, i would eat the lil' cute sugar free cakes, mousses, lemon pies at the buffet and just take one bite. and thank God it worked cause i actually lost weight. i had free time and energy to work out like in the good old pro athlete days.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</span></i></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <i>Nutrition FYI:</i></span></b></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Type A blood people flourish on vegetarian diets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >Thought of the day:</span></i></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b>“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; ">Kenneth Blanchard<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Embracing Fresh, Organic, wholefoods…..<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" > <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; " type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Make ¾ of your plate vegetables</b>, whether they’re raw, steamed, roasted, grilled, sautéed, shredded, fermented, marinated, etc. Use as many or as little variety of veggies, but keep adding them to meals to help you fill up with fiber. You eat with your eyes first, so when you see a plate with an over abundance of volume (from vegetables), your already see you’re not being deprived of food.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Focus on quality of the food</b>. Does it have white flour, preservatives, artificial colors, margarine, corn syrup, white sugar, pesticides? It is heavily processed by machinery? Would you find that food product in nature? If you’re eating a quality meal, take your time to chew and indulge in the complex flavors. Eat until you’re full. There’s no reason to feel guilty if you’re eating lots of organic vegetables! The more you fill your body with nutrient-dense foods, the more stable you’ll feel. And the less snacking you’ll need.<o:p></o:p></li> <li> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Fill up with healthy, unprocessed fats</b>. Fats have the highest satiety rate, which means it will help stabilize your blood sugar levels and hunger. At meals and/or snacks, use fats to complement your meals. Use avocados, extra virgin olive oil (unfiltered), coconut butter, coconut oil, olives, raw pecans, walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, almonds, and pumpkin seeds.</li> </ul> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Have a good stock in the refrigerator and pantry</b>. Have a variety of vegetables in the refrigerator. You may want them prepared, washed or chopped so they’re easier to prepare if you want. If you have a favorite vegetable, buy more of it. You know you like it, so you’re going to finish it anyway. Make an extra day or two worth of rice, quinoa, whole wheat pasta, salad, chicken, beans, lentils, boiled eggs, so you don’t have to grab a sweet. (If you do have a sweet tooth, try a peeled raw yam with coconut butter. Yum!)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Bring your snacks and meals when on the go</b>. If you know you’re going to leave early the next morning, the night before you should prepare your lunch and snacks. Then in the morning you place a bag or cooler. Surround yourself with foods you want to eat. The main way is to bring your own food. And purified water! Take 3-4 bottles for the day.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Don’t buy food you’ll feel guilty of bringing home</b>. You have the control of what you can bring in your house. Once you’re at home you have no choice, but to eat the good stuff <span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J</span> You may feel less guilty of buying a high priced ready-prepared salad, than a less expensive dessert, because you know you are doing your body good!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Location, location, location</b>. When traveling ask and look for vegetarian restaurants, Trader Joes, farmer’s markets, and Whole Foods Markets. In the beginning, it’s important to surround yourself with the foods you want to eat. On the road, buy food at the supermarkets. Nowadays, many contain an organic produce section. Buy avocados, sprouts, raw nuts, organic salad mixes, olive oil, organic dried fruit, coconut water, etc.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 800; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><i><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; "><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></u></i></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >HEALTHY SNACK:</span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="color: black; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Homemade Coconut/Almonds Balls:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Mix into Balls….</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="638" style="line-height: normal; width: 6.65in; margin-left: 22.5pt; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Stabilizer/binder<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Binder/Flavor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Flavor/stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Sweetener<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > 3 TBSP: </span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > 1 TBSP:</span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > TT:</span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > 1 tsp:</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" > Almond butter </span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >+ <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Coconut butter</span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >+ Cinnamon</span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" >+ Coconut <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Crystals</st1:place></st1:city></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" style="line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-left: 6.75pt; margin-right: 6.75pt; "> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:21.85pt"> <td width="132" valign="top" style="width:99.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:21.85pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right: 0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt; mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page;mso-element-left:382.4pt;mso-element-top:10.45pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Fiber<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="132" valign="top" style="width:99.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraph" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;mso-element:frame; mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:page;mso-element-left:382.4pt; mso-element-top:10.45pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="132" valign="top" style="width:99.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto; mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around; mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:page; mso-element-left:382.4pt;mso-element-top:10.45pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span class="Apple-style-span" > Shredded Coconut</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">And roll in......</span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Refrigerate for 1 hr </span><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 2.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 2.5in; "><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 2.5in; "><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings"><br /></span></span></p><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-37287241948123960122011-05-23T10:18:00.001-07:002011-05-23T10:29:43.634-07:00Out of town and out of trouble!i spent the weekend in carmel at a gorgeous place in hidden valley. managing my food was challenging because i had to eat at restaurants. also, exercising was not easy since there was no gym in sight or on campus. so this is how i managed this trip: i took some little tuna salad with cracker kits for lunch, 90 calorie snacks (quaker, i highly recommend them, they're good!) and some fullbars. these are bars that have only 60 calories and when you eat them and drink 1 glass of water, they make you feel full. the only meal i had to worry about was dinner. my trick at the restaurant was to stay away from the bread and butter unless i needed a serving of starch (1 slice of bread) and butter (1 teaspoon). another good choice was not ordering wine or dessert. so i maintained my weight this weekend and that makes me feel like i can be in control of what i eat!<div><br /></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOOD AND THOUGHT OF THE DAY:</span></i></b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "></span>Nutrition FYI</span></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >People of Type O blood do better limiting wheat gluten, which may interfere with insulin efficiency and may slow metabolic rate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Giving recognition and genuine praise to others benefits you in magical ways.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >-unknown</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="color: black; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Curry Coconut Rice Soup<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 ½ Jasmine White Rice, cooked<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 Thai coconut meat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >3 Kale leaves<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >¼ Onion, finely diced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 med. Carrots, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 TSBP chopped cilantro<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 tsp Curry<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >2-3 tsp Soy sauce<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >While warming up rice and veggies in pot, blend coconut meat until creamy. Once soup is warm, mix into soup the blended coconut meat, curry, soy sauce and cilantro.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-53018158988853030442011-05-05T13:39:00.000-07:002011-05-05T14:24:36.020-07:00On my own and torturing myself! :O<span class="Apple-style-span" >i'm on my own, no jenny craig for a while. no telling me what crappy overpriced frozen meals to eat. no support from my consultant (they only do consultations if you buy their food, how lovely is that!?). nothing. just me and my munchies. so far, i've been following the plan, counting calories and exercising. it took me 6 moths to lose 17 pounds and i don't want them to creep up on me just because i succumb to a little temptation here, a little temptation there. i still make good choices. like when i think i'm eating too much peanut butter, i plan to cut the portions in half the next day. so far, so good. keeping it real, keeping the lbs off!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Nutrition FYI<br /></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; "><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color: black; ">Top anti-radiaiton foods: Raw goat cheddar cheese, green string beans, snow peas, raw cauliflower and raw asparagus<br /></span></b>“Friends divide your sorrows and multiply your happiness."<br />Blaine Athorn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i>HEALTHY DESSERTS:</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Vanilla Coconut Pudding<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">4 Thai coconut meat<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">2-3 TBSP coconut crystals<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">1 TBSP coconut oil<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">2 tsp cinnamon<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">vanilla powder TT<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">dash sea salt<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Blend and enjoy with cereal or granola.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >SNACK IDEAS:</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Sandwiches:</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal">Holder<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal">Flavor<o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal">Fillers<o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">1-2:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">1-3 TBSP:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">TT:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">LOTS:</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Sprouted bread</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Coconut oil</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Curry powder</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Romaine Lettuce</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Sprouted tortilla</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Coconut butter</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Nama<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Shoyu </p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Spinach/Arugula</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Lavash</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Olive oil</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Kelp flakes</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Cabbage/Purslane</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Leaf’s onion bread</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Avocado</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Lemon Juice</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Zucchini/Chard</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:6"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">Leaf’s mango bread</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Almond butter</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Cinnamon, Nutmeg</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Kale/sprouts</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:7;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">+Leaf’s</i> cream cheese</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Allspice</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%">+Bok Choy/Fresh Mint</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p></p></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><br /></span></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-56487506134674364772011-04-30T11:58:00.000-07:002011-04-30T12:10:45.748-07:00Off Jenny Craig and on my own :Pi'm off jenny craig cause it's getting to be too expensive. so i'm on my own, planning my menu everyday. i was scared at first but after a few days, i realized i can do this! i haven't lost or gained which is a good thing. i have been challenged with temptations, like going to a jazz gig at the hollywood bar & grill. i had a long day with tutoring and auditions and i was starved! i thought about cheating for a minute and a half but the little angel on my right shoulder defeated the big devil on my left one. i chose an ahi tuna steak salad with the dressing on the side. i only put like 2 teaspoons of dressing and i dipped my fork in it a few times. that's one great way that a bodybuilder lady taught me: instead of puring the dressing on your salad, dip your fork before you grab some greens. guess what? it works and you can taste the dressing really well. that way you save yourself about 200 calories!!<div><br /></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</i></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Horseradish: “Dissolves mucus. Helpful for colds, sinusitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis and asthma. Stimulates appetite and the flow of bile.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">Source: Sandra Cabot M</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px; "><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; display: inline !important; "></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in; display: inline !important; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px; "><br /></span>“You are not your feelings.”<br /></span></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; "><br />-Ron Ball</span></span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><br /></i></span></span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>DELICIOUS HEALTHY SPREADS<span><span></span></span></i></span></span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; "></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; ">Easy Ideas!!</span></u></b><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Use these as spreads to make. . . . </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; " type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >tacos, </span></b></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >burritos,</span></b></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >wraps, </span></b></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >sandwiches,</span></b></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>and sushi</b>. . . . . With sprouted tortilla, whole wheat tortillas, lavash, sprouted bread, collard greens, chard leaves, romaine leaves, kale leaves, nori sheets.</span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Use these as dips for vegetable </span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; line-height: normal; " type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >snacking <o:p></o:p></span></b></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>Or to complement your meal</b>. . . . Some veggies to have for dipping can range from steamed green beans, broccoli, carrots, celery, sugar snap peas, red bell peppers, raw turnips, jicama, radishes and thin zucchini slices.</span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Basil Spread:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 1/2 cups fresh basil<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >½ cup zucchini<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup raw walnuts or almonds<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >3 cloves garlic<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >3/4 teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >TT black pepper………… blend!</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></i></span></p></span></b><p></p><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-42028770867533977422011-04-22T11:21:00.000-07:002011-04-22T14:43:17.736-07:00Sticking to it on the set!<span class="Apple-style-span">i had 3 tapings this week, with catered GOOD, FATTY food....tough 3 shoots! my plan this week is to stick to my jenny craig program to the T, no matter what the temptations may be! (i rhymed it by accident...)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">i'm on the first morning shoot, @ the catering table in front of one of my fave food group: bagel with cream cheese. i'm asking myself the oldest question in the world: is it worth getting thicker thighs for? you know the answer is "hell yes!". that's what the lil she devil on my left side yelled. the lil angel on my right was quick to rebuff her: "do you remember 15 pounds ago when you didn't fit in your fat pants?" the pictures of me struggling to zip up my fat pants stops me dead on my tracks. i see some big, red strawberries next to the bagel....what to do?....strawberries are so good....but the bagel, yum, with cream cheese!...fat pants-skinny pants.....my right hand makes a move...towards the strawberries! TA DA! the lil angel on the right won this battle. now off to the next set.....where the battle starts again. thank God the lil angel won one more time. the battle of the food angels continues...stay tuned for more challenges!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span">#6: Honeydew melon: “Excellent diuretic properties. Useful for kidney and bladder problems. Reduces rheumatic and skin conditions.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">“Replacement. Memorize quotes that thrill your soul and lift your heart."</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b></b><b><span style="color: black; ">Ron Ball</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; "><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i>TIPS ON EMBRACING WHOLE FOODS:</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span class="Apple-style-span">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> -</span><!--[endif]--><b>Bring your snacks and meals when on the go</b>. If you know you’re going to leave early the next morning, the night before you should prepare your lunch and snacks. Then in the morning you place a bag or cooler. Surround yourself with foods you want to eat. The main way is to bring your own food. And purified water! Take 3-4 bottles for the day.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><b> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> -</span><!--[endif]--><b>Don’t buy food you’ll feel guilty of bringing home</b>. You have the control of what you can bring in your house. Once you’re at home you have no choice, but to eat the good stuff J You may feel less guilty of buying a high priced ready-prepared salad, than a less expensive dessert, because you know you are doing your body good!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> -</span><!--[endif]--><b>Location, location, location</b>. When traveling ask and look for vegetarian restaurants, Trader Joes, farmer’s markets, and Whole Foods Markets. In the beginning, it’s important to surround yourself with the foods you want to eat. On the road, buy food at the supermarkets. Nowadays, many contain an organic produce section. Buy avocados, sprouts, raw nuts, organic salad mixes, olive oil, organic dried fruit, coconut water, etc.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></b><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-35423174009231385312011-04-18T21:06:00.000-07:002011-04-18T21:16:46.436-07:00Cheating will catch up with you!<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span>, i cheated twice in 2 weeks. innocent <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">flirting</span> with steak dinners and chicken salads. and what's the result? i gained 2 freaking pounds! it's hard not to be mad at myself! it's not fair! even though i made "healthy choices", my body decided to grab unto that food and store it for later. why? because <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">i've</span> been feeding it 1200 calories a day for the last few months and it needs <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sooo</span> much more than that. unfortunately, to lose weight we have to eat much less than we need to. being <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">hypoglycemic</span> doesn't help my hunger. i have to eat every 2 hours or else my blood sugar starts dropping and i get mild, moderate and sometimes severe attacks. it's hard to balance a diet with both diabetes and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">hypoglycemic</span>. the weight loss is slower for us folks with sugar issues. i hate to say it but if you wanna feel healthy and lose weight: no pain, no gain. ain't that a bitch? that's my book title right there.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span">FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">AREVALO</span> SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</span></i></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; ">#5: Guava: “Helpful for digestive problems and diarrhea. Improves circulation and reduces catarrh and asthma.”</span></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Source: Sandra Cabot MD</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="color: black; ">“Read about individuals who inspire you to overcome fear and reach for your goals."<br /></span></b><b><span style="color: black; ">Ron Ball</span></b></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i>MORE FOOD RECIPES!</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Carrot-Lime Soup<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">2 med. Carrots<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 Celery stalk<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">½ TBSP Soy sauce<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">2 TBSP Lime juice, fresh<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 tsp grated ginger <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 TBSP Olive oil, extra virgin<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Garnish with cilantro<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Blend (without olive oil), lightly mix olive oil and top with herbs.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br /></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-14944361085476295332011-04-13T16:02:00.000-07:002011-04-13T16:10:26.127-07:00Steak dinner and Hank!<span class="Apple-style-span" >so my man took me out to a steak dinner date @ lawry's. i ate a 10 oz steak, 2 slices of bread with butter and yorkshire pie. i managed to somehow maintain my weight this week in spite of my overeating (and loving every minute of it!). i'm still 15 pounds lighter than i was in november 2010. after 5 months of jenny craig, i wanted to pig out and taste non jc food. the reason for my successful weight maintenance? i worked out 3 times that week (aerobic exercise) and skipped dinner on sunday, just ate veggies and fruits. i also didn't have wine or dessert on my dinner date and i think that made a huge difference. so every once in a while treat yourself, make sure that week you increase exercise and maybe eat less calories the day after you "sinned".</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b>FOOD & THOUGHT OF THE DAY BY FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO</b></i> (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</span></div><div><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Grapefruit: “Helpful in catarrh, gallstones, obesity, slugglish liver function, digestive problems and respiratory and skin problems.”</span></span></b></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="color: black; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b>“Association. Only associate with people who help you to be a hero.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b></span><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ron Ball</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i>SNACK IDEAS</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; "><b><i></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0in; display: inline !important; "><b><i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%">Homemade Trail Mix: done</span></u></b></i></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i> </i></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></i></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; font-weight: bold; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; ">In a plastic Ziploc bag MIX:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left: 0.5in; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; "> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:15.25pt"> <td width="196" valign="top" style="width:147.2pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.25pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-left:0in; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">Complex Carbs<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="197" valign="top" style="width:147.4pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.25pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-left:0in; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="width:148.2pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.25pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-left:0in; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; line-height:115%">Sweetener<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:11.65pt"> <td width="196" valign="top" style="width:147.2pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:11.65pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal">½ -1 cup:<span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="197" valign="top" style="width:147.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:11.65pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space: auto;line-height:normal">7-10:<span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="width:148.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:11.65pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto; line-height:normal">Few:<span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="196" valign="top" style="width:147.2pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">365 High Fiber Organic</i> Cereal </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto">and/or</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Eziekel Original</i> Cereal…. sprinkle w/ cinnamon <span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space: auto"><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td width="197" valign="top" style="width:147.4pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space: auto">Any mixture of:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space: auto">RAW almonds, walnuts, cashews or pecans</p> </td> <td width="198" valign="top" style="width:148.2pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space: auto">Any mixture of:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto">Goji berries, Inca berries, dried cranberries</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></i></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-36300521205148729112011-03-20T09:15:00.000-07:002011-03-20T09:26:57.413-07:00Focusing on the past and the future!<span class="Apple-style-span">let me explain....i'm focusing on the "past" so i can to enjoy the 15 pounds i lost since i started in november. i know, it's not as fast as i'd want it either but instead of thinking that way, i have to focus on how much i lost. i'm 15 pounds lighter and i feel sooo much better! so i have 15 to go...that's the other focus, the "future", the goal. focus on the prize: in a few months i'll be 30 pounds lighter.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">there's lots of temptations along the way. like yesterday, i succumbed to cheese and frozen yogurt. why? cause it was there. i was at a storysalon event reading my pieces and they had wine and cheese...i mean, good cheese. then hank went next door and bought a huge cup of frozen yogurt @ froyolife...and i had no choice but to steal some...ok, a lot. so today, i'll work out a little harder and hope those extra calories get burned instead of settling on my thighs, like they usually do.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">live and learn, right?. my relationship with food will always be dysfunctional, all i can do is forgive myself, move on and focus on my good choices.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS</b>...(foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Grapes: “Provides a quick boost of energy. Helps in anemia and blood disorders. Improves the complexion.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">“Resistance. Don’t surrender to your fears. Be a fighter."</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b></b><b><span style="color: black; ">Ron Ball</span></b></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">HEALTHY RECIPES</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Olive Tapenade<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">½ cup black olives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">½ cup green olives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 clove garlic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 tsp lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">2 TBSP olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Blackpepper TT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Put in blender and chop into small chucks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Chocolate Dream<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 whole Coconut Water<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">1 whole coconut meat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">½ TBSP Raw cacao powder<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">handful of romaine lettuce/spinach<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">cinnamon TT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">dash sea salt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Blend and enjoy!</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-31303963082854583912011-02-23T18:20:00.000-08:002011-02-23T18:27:47.876-08:00Can you live on 1200 calories a day??!!<span class="Apple-style-span" >no, you can't! i've been cheating so much last week, i should be arrested. i'm lusting after brownies, pasta and cheesecake. i feel like i'm losing my willpower! i think it's been 3 1/2 months and only 14 lbs, so i'm feeling like i'm losing too slowly. i wanna throw it all away and eat the way i WANT to. but then i think of the consequences and it's not worth it. people think i eat a lot but i raised my calories to 1500 last week and i gained .7lbs. that's so unfair!! i have to come to terms that that's my reality and i have to work WITH it not against it. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span><div><ul type="disc" style="margin-top: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Acceptance. Don’t waste your life trying to change the impossible.” <o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Ron Ball</span></span></b></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</i></b></span></div><div><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><br /></i></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Ginger Root: “Reduces congestion and mucus production. Inhibits the formation of blood clots and lowers LDL cholesterol.”</i></span></span></b></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>Source: Sandra Cabot M</i>D<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><i>HEALTHY RECIPE OF THE DAY:</i></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><i></i></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wheat-free Noodles<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mung Bean Noodles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Broccoli, steamed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Red Bell Pepper, finely diced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Carrots, grated<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1 TBSP Nama Shoyu, soy sauce<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1/2 TBSP Olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Optional: Top with cilantro, ginger, cabbage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mix and enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p></i></b></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></p></div></div></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-73640774370793572252011-02-03T23:38:00.000-08:002011-02-03T23:48:22.673-08:00I succumbed to temptation. So sue me.<span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>ok, i committed jenny craig crime! i succumbed to temptation....in other words: i cheated!! you know what? it happens for the same reasons people cheat in a committed relationship. i got tired of eating the same foods week after week, same taste, same routine....*yawn*. the moral of this unfortunate event is: boredom can lead to cheating. so when it comes to food, this is what we all need to do: start having more fun with what we can eat to avoid eating what we shouldn't eat. this also applies to relationships: spice it up and keep it fun.</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>who knew food and sex were so connected? </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodcoonsultant@yahoo.com)</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >#1: Garlic Cloves: “Fights infections and reduces LDL cholesterol. Is a good liver and bile cleanser.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><o:p> </o:p></b><b>“Your feelings are not a reflection of your reality."</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b></b><b>Ron Ball</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>MORE FOOD RECIPES:</i><br /><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Raw Corn Chowder Soup:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" > <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 ½ cups coconut water<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 cups sweet raw corn (from cob)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 small carrot<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 celery stalk<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 clove garlic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1/3 yellow onion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >2 tsp thyme<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >½ TBSP olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Sea Salt TT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Blend veggies, then spices and enjoy!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></span></b><p></p></div><div><br /></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-52273369009122635592011-01-31T15:06:00.000-08:002011-01-31T15:20:50.858-08:00The infamous PLATEAU...get me outta here!!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" >ok, so i reached that stupid PLATEAU....it's your body's way of saying "wait, i've been losing lots of lbs, let me recover!" in the midst of my plateau, i had an accident (i'm ok, no worries). the whiplash got me resting and not working out...so my plateau lingered for a MONTH!!! but i'm proud to say i broke the darn thing by exercising ie increasing aerobic exercise by hiking and doing interval training on the eliptical. the moral of this blog is....</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >when you reach a plateau,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >don't despair,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >you'll get our of there</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >with exercise and small portions.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Don't pig out and be cautious,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >keep in mind your goal.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >You'll soon be on a roll</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >and start losing some more!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</span></i></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Figs</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">: Beneficial in gout and rheumatism. Helpful for constipation and inability to gain weight. Helpful for cases of low blood pressure. Highest sugar content of common fruits, and so may be best avoided by those with blood sugar problems.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Continually support yourself with the right language. Reinforce you dreams with positive words. Don’t say ‘try.’<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Ron Ball</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >MORE FOOD RECIPES:</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Walnut Paté<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" > <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3 cups soaked walnuts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">¼ cup Nama Shoyu Soy Sauce<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2 celery salks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2 carrots<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2 scallons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cilantro, handful<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cumin TT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Blend and enjoy with anything!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p></span></b><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-22968228159094432302011-01-24T21:13:00.000-08:002011-01-24T21:26:09.855-08:00Live in the moment & enjoy every bite!<span class="Apple-style-span" >Ok, the title says it! i'm a planner and a worrier so i often forget to live in the moment. this also applies to my relationship with food! i think about what i ate, what i'll eat and about all the bad, yummy things i'd love to eat...instead of enjoying what's in front of me, right NOW. you're wondering how the heck i learned this lesson, right? well, jenny craig made me! her meals sound amazing: cajun chicken with rice, lentils with beef, tortellini.....the catch is...portions are tiny. even a mouse would be bitching about eating jc portions. but instead of wasting my time bitching about what i DON'T have in front of me (ie a huge portion), i decided that my only option to stick to this plan was to ENJOY what i DO have in front of me. who would have thought that my eating habits would teach me about my life habits??....i know, i'm a smart girl. ;)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Fennel</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">: Calming effect on digestion stimulates gastric secretions and reduces intestinal cramps. Reduces intestinal gas, flatulence and bloating.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Settle and know your work/business/idea is a good thing worth building. Don’t be stubborn. Win your emotional battle.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Ron Ball<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >RECIPE OF THE DAY:</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height: 115%; "></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Warm Smoothie:<o:p></o:p></span></b></b></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup pure water</span></b></p><p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >½ cup almonds, soaked<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Bunch of greens<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 ripe banana<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >TT Nutmeg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" >TT Allspice………. blend!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >SNACK IDEAS:</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%">Dips:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="640" style="width:480.1pt;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:27.4pt"> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:78.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="171" valign="top" style="width:128.25pt;border-top:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-top-alt:black; mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:black;mso-border-right-alt: windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Crunchy Fiber<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="168" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-top-alt:black; mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt:black;mso-border-right-alt: windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Sprouted Grains<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="196" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:147.15pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:27.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Crackers<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:8.5pt"> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:78.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: solid black 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:8.5pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">½ cup:</p> </td> <td width="171" valign="top" style="width:128.25pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:8.5pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">Lots:</p> </td> <td width="168" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:8.5pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">1 or 2:</p> </td> <td width="196" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:147.15pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:8.5pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">10-12:</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:78.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">Almond butter </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td width="171" valign="top" style="width:128.25pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">+ Celery/Apple/Jicama</p> </td> <td width="29" valign="top" style="width:22.05pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or </p> </td> <td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"> + Sprouted bread/tortilla</p> </td> <td width="34" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:25.6pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"> or </p> </td> <td width="162" valign="top" style="width:121.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"> + Organic rice crackers</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:78.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">Guacamole</p> </td> <td width="171" valign="top" style="width:128.25pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">+ Lettuce/Collards/Radishes</p> </td> <td width="29" valign="top" style="width:22.05pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or</p> </td> <td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"> + Sprouted tortilla</p> </td> <td width="34" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:25.6pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or</p> </td> <td width="162" valign="top" style="width:121.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"> + <i>Leaf’s </i>Corn Chips</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:78.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">Hummus</p> </td> <td width="171" valign="top" style="width:128.25pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">+ Celery/Zucchini </p> </td> <td width="29" valign="top" style="width:22.05pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or</p> </td> <td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">+ Sprouted tortilla</p> </td> <td width="34" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:25.6pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or</p> </td> <td width="162" valign="top" style="width:121.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"> + <i>Mary’s Gone Crackers</i></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:78.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><i>Leaf’s</i> Cashew Kreme Cheese</p> </td> <td width="171" valign="top" style="width:128.25pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">+ carrots/yams</p> </td> <td width="29" valign="top" style="width:22.05pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or</p> </td> <td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.65pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">+ Sprouted bread/ tortilla</p> </td> <td width="34" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:25.6pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt:black;mso-border-left-alt:windowtext;mso-border-bottom-alt: black;mso-border-right-alt:windowtext;mso-border-style-alt:solid;mso-border-width-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%">or</p> </td> <td width="162" valign="top" style="width:121.85pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"> + <i>Leaf’s </i>Kale Chips</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></span><p></p></b><p></p><div><br /></div></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-57211718262440639552011-01-23T09:44:00.001-08:002011-01-23T09:51:53.275-08:00Forgive yourself and move on!<span class="Apple-style-span" >alright! i'm still losing on jenny craig. i feel so much better and more energetic! it takes a lot of willpower to stick to it and not stray....i went to a very lavish bar mitzvah and kind of strayed....but was it worth it though? yes and no. yes, it was fun to eat different food. no, it wasn't fun to see the scale go up an lb the next day. the good news is i didn't get discouraged when i saw the scale go up an lb. next day, i went back on jc and never looked back.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >if you stray from your weight loss program, forgive yourself and move forward! that's the lesson of the week for me. :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS: (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Dates</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">: Valuable in cases of low blood pressure, nervous states and anemia. Excellent for nursing mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Make a chart. Or a plan. Keep track. Have a success chart. Know and visualize that you’re going to succeed on purpose.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >-Ron Ball<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >EMBRACING WHOLE FOODS:</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Cereal:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Fiber<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Liquid<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>½- 1 ⅔cup:</i></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">TT:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Optional:</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>365 High Fiber Organic</i> Cereal </p> <p class="MsoNormal">and/or </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i>Eziekel Original</i> Cereal</p> <p class="MsoNormal">(sprinkle with cinnamon)</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Nutmylk… . <b>or</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Coconut water …. <b>or </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">water (sweeten with stevia or crystals)</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Top with small handful of nuts for a quick breakfast meal</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></span></b><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-31816507273025988162011-01-04T17:46:00.001-08:002011-01-04T17:54:39.336-08:00You gotta be choosy!<span class="Apple-style-span" >i had some digestive issues the last couples of days so i was off jenny craig. i was afraid i'd start picking foods that would make me gain weight and find "medical excuses" for my culinary sins! i wanted to have frozen yogurt soooo bad...after all it coats the stomach and helps you with heartburn, right. i'm proud to say, i resisted the temptation. then it dawned on me that i FINALLY understood that it's not about "dieting", it's about smart food choices. so let's be choosy on the way to a healthy lifestyle!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA SAYS:</i></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>FOOD OF THE DAY:</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Dates</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">: Valuable in cases of low blood pressure, nervous states and anemia. Excellent for nursing mothers.</span></b></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">THOUGHT OF THE DAY:</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Make a chart. Or a plan. Keep track. Have a success chart. Know and visualize that you’re going to succeed on purpose.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">-Ron Ball</span> </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><b>MORE SALADS....</b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Large salad: Chop lettuce, Thinly slice fennel and radishes. Grate beets, turnips, zucchini and ginger. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and dandelion or chicory or sorrel. Miz 1/2 TBSP olive oil and 1 TBSP Nama Shoyu (Soy sauce)</span></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-81548415493215677212011-01-02T09:49:00.001-08:002011-01-02T10:02:53.408-08:00Work it in 2011!<span class="Apple-style-span" >it's been a whole month, bloggy blog! i've been doing jenny craig, lost 10 pounds so far. well, it wasn't just jc, i changed my workout. having been a pro athlete, i know all the tricks to getting slim fast. here are some tips:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1- do interval training ie 2 minutes fast, 1 minute slow. this way you burn more calories in half the time of a long, steady paced workout.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2- stretch before and after your workout.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >3- stay hydrated</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >4- go hiking with a friend once a week, it makes your workout more fun (and you can catch up with your friends!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >5-do a fun class once a week like hip hop, belly dancing. if you suck at it, laugh at yourself. (laughing burns even more calories)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >as far as my eating habits, i'm re-learning to eat smaller portions by eating slower and enjoying the tiny jc portions.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS:</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>FOOD OF THE DAY:</b> <span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Dandelion</span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">: Cleanses the liver and biliary system. Stimulates the flow of bile and is useful in all liver complaints. Is also a blood builder. Helpful in eczema and constipation.</span></b></span></span></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> THOUGHT OF THE DAY: </span></o:p></span></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“Be in partnership with reality. Don’t resist. Ask what will it take? and be willing to do it with an embracing attitude!”</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; " ><span class="Apple-style-span">-Ron Ball</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; " ><b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">EMBRACING WHOLE FOODS!</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;" ><b></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span>Have a good stock in the refrigerator and pantry</span></b></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span">. Have a variety of vegetables in the refrigerator. You may want them prepared, washed or chopped so they’re easier to prepare if you want. If you have a favorite vegetable, buy more of it. You know you like it, so you’re going to finish it anyway. Make an extra day or two worth of rice, quinoa, whole wheat pasta, salad, chicken, beans, lentils, boiled eggs, so you don’t have to grab a sweet. (If you do have a sweet tooth, try a peeled raw yam with coconut butter. Yum!)</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><p></p></div><div><br /></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-27524512767662300102010-12-02T10:14:00.000-08:002010-12-02T10:37:21.367-08:00Losing it! :)so i'm on jenny craig to lose weight. and i did, so far 6 lbs in 2 1/2 weeks. yippee! eating every 2 hours has kept my sugar levels stable. i'm also increasing aerobic activity with eliptical interval training ie 1 minute fast, 1 minute slower for 20-30 minutes @ least. that way i raise my heart beat to 85% and burn more calories. i learned this when i was a competitive swimmer (and i was strong and way thinner than now). i need to lose all the weight i gained since i moved to LA 6 1/2 years ago. stress will do this to you. and having been on the road as a stand-up for the first 5 years of my LA experience didn't help. when you're on the road you eat what's available which is mostly crappy foods. there's no "whole foods" in winnemucca, nv! last time i was there, there wasn't even a starbucks! anyway, if you're trying to lose weight, i recommend eat small portions 6-8 times a day and do lots of cardio with interval training.<div><br /></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA SAYS (foodconsultant@yahoo.com)</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FOOD OF the DAY:</span></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cucumber</span></span></span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: Excellent diuretic properties to reduce fluid retention. Anti-inflammatory effect on the urinary tract, gums and skin. Rich content of silica is beneficial for the hair, nails and skin. Reduces hair loss and kidney stones.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>THOUGHT OF the DAY:</i></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Have an indestructible personality. Refuse to give up. You will not be crushed. Let rejection roll off of you!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Ron Ball</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>EMBRACING FRESH, ORGANIC WHOLE FOODS</i></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></b></p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fill up with healthy, unprocessed fats</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">. Fats have the highest satiety rate, which means it will help stabilize your blood sugar levels and hunger. At meals and/or snacks, use fats to complement your meals. Use avocados, extra virgin olive oil (unfiltered), coconut butter, coconut oil, olives, raw pecans, walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, almonds, and pumpkin seeds.<o:p></o:p></span></li></span></b></ol><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></span></span></b></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-19544092407660202012010-11-15T17:14:00.000-08:002010-11-15T17:24:33.853-08:00Back to JC...not Jesus....Jenny Craig!<span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span>, so i counted calories and apparently my math is not as good as it used to be cause i gained 1 pound in a week. so today i made a decision, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'm</span> gonna do jenny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">craig</span> so i can lose 10 lbs before my shoot on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">december</span> 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span>. so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">i'll</span> be blogging about my progress and of course always giving you guys recipes.</span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">i'm</span> also going to see my doctor tomorrow see if my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">hypoglycemia</span> is the cause of my difficulty to lose weight. i know, excuses, excuses, excuses. shut your pie mouth, grace and you'll lose weight! that's what you're thinking , right? i understand. however, in my defense, i don't eat much and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">i'm</span> forced to eat a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">lil</span> bit every 2 hours so i can maintain my blood sugars in line.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">AREVALO</span> (food.consultant@yahoo.com) SAYS:</i></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Focus on quality of the food</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. Does it have white flour, preservatives, artificial colors, margarine, corn syrup, white sugar, pesticides? It is heavily processed by machinery? Would you find that food product in nature? If you’re eating a quality meal, take your time to chew and indulge in the complex flavors. Eat until you’re full. There’s no reason to feel guilty if you’re eating lots of organic vegetables! The more you fill your body with nutrient-dense foods, the more stable you’ll feel. And the less snacking you’ll need.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></li></ol></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FOOD AND THOUGHT OF THE DAY:</span></span></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cranberry</span></span></span></i></b><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: Has antiseptic properties and contains <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">benzoic</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">quinic</span> acids, which reduce urinary tract infections. Excellent cleanser and skin tonic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">“Everyone has the same challenges in life, so your problem <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">isn</span>’t a big deal.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>SMOOTHIE OF THE DAY:</i></span></b></span></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Veggie/fruit Smoothie<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 pear<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 apple <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Handful of romaine lettuce<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Handful of spinach<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 celery stalk<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">½ tsp vanilla powder<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 TBSP hemp seeds<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 TBSP honey (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Blend and enjoy!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-6214073066944847752010-11-07T19:31:00.000-08:002010-11-07T19:44:47.713-08:00I can count on counting...calories, that is!<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i've</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> been counting calories....i have to lose weight! portion control is key, which is tough to manage with hypoglycemia! i have to eat every 2 hours so i have to make sure that the portions are small. i have always struggled with gaining weight quickly and i know i'm not alone on that quest. having been a competitive swimmer for 15 years has screwed up my eating and metabolism. our swim coach used to tell us we were gonna gain weight after we quit swimming competitively. i wish i had the time to train like an athlete again but i'm too old and tired to do that. :P so all i have left is control, control, control the portions. i'll be blogging the weight loss (hopefully) today i only ate 1400 calories. i hope i can keep it up this week.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO SAYS:</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Food of the day:</span></b></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Cilantro</span></span></span></i></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >: Relieves gas, and reduces stomach and intestinal cramps. Used successfully for appetite loss and indigestion. Excellent for salads and juices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > Thought of the day:</span></span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Whenever you believe a negative thought, you are lying to yourself.”</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >HEALTHY RECIPE OF THE DAY</span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Warm Smoothie:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></b></p><b> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></span></o:p></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; "><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; display: inline !important; "><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 cup pure water</span></span></span></b></p><p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >½ cup almonds, soaked<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Bunch of greens<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >1 ripe banana<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >TT Nutmeg<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: georgia; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >TT Allspice………. blend!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p></b><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-75135989286888089692010-10-31T12:08:00.001-07:002010-10-31T12:17:49.687-07:00I'm ba-ack!<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">it's been a long 2 weeks with lots of changes and drama. but that's material for "my hollywood life" blog. so i have made a decision about losing weight. i'm gonna try weight watchers! my doctor told me that's the only program you lose the weight and keep it off. so i'm going to a meeting on tuesday. i'm gonna still be eating healthy of course and blogging more recipes. i'm also gonna blog about the weight watchers program and how well it works (or not).</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA AREVALO (foodconsultant@yahoo.com) SAYS:</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:black"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Food of the Day- Coconut: “Coconut milk helps to relieve sore throats and peptic ulcers. The flesh can be used by the body to manufacture hormones and cell membranes. Excellent base for non-dairy smoothies.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:black"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thought of the Day: “Any ideas, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Napoleon Hill<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">SALAD OF THE DAY:</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Green string bean/yam salad:</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 cup finely sliced green beans</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 med grated beet</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 med grated yam</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4-5 grated radishes</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1-2 TBSP parsley</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">TT nama soyu</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">tt eden brown rice vinegar</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 TBSP olive oil</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">optional: top with raw nuts</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%">Homemade Nori Rolls:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Holder<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Flavor<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Fillers<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">1 or 2:<u><o:p></o:p></u></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">TT:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">LOTS:</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Nori Sheet</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">1 Avocado….<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">or <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">½ cup Hummus….<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">or <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">½ cup Guacamole</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Nama Shoyu + Ginger </p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sprouts, lettuce, carrots, yams, beets, turnips, (finely diced) cauliflower, radishes….</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%">Nutty snack:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->1 (or 2 if really hungry) handful of almonds, walnuts, cashews or pecans</p></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt; color:black"><br /></span></b></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-81875289549968464442010-10-14T22:00:00.000-07:002010-10-14T22:19:14.054-07:00Let go...and the weight will come off!<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">i realized lately that after 3 car accidents in 3 years and several bouts of bronchitis due to tutoring kids (big time germ pools), i have gained weight. my doctor says my body doesn't wanna let go of the weight in case i get in another accident or develop more bronchitis. so i realized hat not only i have to let go of my fear of needing extra pounds for survival but also that i need to let go of my fears in general. lose the extra baggage...in more ways than one.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA SAYS:</span></span></b></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:black"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Food of the Day- Citrus fruits: “Soothes inflamed mucus membranes. Powerful antioxidant with anti-aging properties. Improves collagen formation and skin tone.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:red"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color:black"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thought of the Day: “Happiness is found in doing; not merely possessing.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Napoleon Hill<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Embracing Fresh, Organic, wholefoods…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Make ¾ of your plate vegetables</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, whether they’re raw, steamed, roasted, grilled, sautéed, shredded, fermented, marinated, etc. Use as many or as little variety of veggies, but keep adding them to meals to help you fill up with fiber. You eat with your eyes first, so when you see a plate with an over abundance of volume (from vegetables), your already see you’re not being deprived of food.</span></span><o:p></o:p></li></ol></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136595900858488858.post-56049881155803632522010-10-08T19:19:00.001-07:002010-10-08T19:25:57.148-07:00The good carbs :)ok, so i had bad carbs today. i was hungry and i wanted to be bad. i had a cheese pastry....yum! except for today, i have been eating way less carbs and no refined sugar. it makes a huge difference in my weight management and my energy level. the only carbs i allow myself to have are: brown rice, wheat cereal and maybe a slice of wheat bread. i have lots of protein, veggies and fruits. and it's working! :)<div><br /></div><div><b>FOOD CONSULTANT NADIA SAYS:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="color:black">Food of the Day- Cherries: “Good blood cleanser. Valuable for anemia, rheumatism, asthma, high blood pressure, constipation and cramps.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt; font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Source: Sandra Cabot MD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color:black">Thought of the Day: “<st1:place st="on">Edison</st1:place> failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.”</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color:black"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color:black">SNACKS:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color:black"></span></b></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%">Cereal:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Fiber<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Liquid<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Stabilizer<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">½- 1 ⅔cup:</i></p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">TT:</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Optional:</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">365 High Fiber Organic</i> Cereal </p> <p class="MsoNormal">and/or </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Eziekel Original</i> Cereal</p> <p class="MsoNormal">(sprinkle with cinnamon)</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Nutmylk… .<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">or</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Coconut water ….<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">or </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">water (sweeten with stevia or crystals)</p> </td> <td width="160" valign="top" style="width:119.7pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid black .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid black .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal">Top with small handful of nuts for a quick breakfast meal</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></b><p></p></div>Grace Fragahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307847793236624699noreply@blogger.com0