Snacks!
I love this poster! 26 properly proportioned snack to suit every craving, and keep you slim! Snacks can be an important part of a healthy diet. Use this wonderful poster for inspiration. Happy snacking!
Recipes
Easy Kitchen Conversions
The days are starting to cool down, it’s a great time to start heavier baking and cooking without overheating the kitchen (or the cook!!) If you’re anything like me when you get into baking or cooking you cannot always find the proper utensils for measuring. The other thing I run into is having to wash
Crispy Parmesan Kale Chips
I was in a conference last week and they handed out a pack of crispy parmesan kale chips (Interestingly, it wasn’t even a health-related conference and this made me more surprised!). Honestly, that was my first time trying kale chips and I immediately fell in love with them. Kale is a super food known as
I’ve Always Wanted My Own Herb Garden…
Everyone would eat healthy if it tasted good right? The best way to achieve that goal is to use fresh herbs and fresh ingredients whenever possible. This great poster shows us what to do with all those lovely fresh herbs we see in the supermarket, and the taste may inspire many of you to grow
Pesto
My friend, Horacio makes one of the most delicious pestos on earth, that you can’t find it in any restaurant. I guess it’s an old family recipe. We usually have pesto with gnocchi, ravioli, and any other forms of pasta; and even you can have it with pita bread and enjoy it with a good
OREO Celebration Cookie Ball Pops
Ingredients (for 48 pops): 1pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese 1pkg. (15.5 oz.) OREO Cookies, finely crushed 1pkg. (8 squares) Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted 1pkg. (6 squares) White Chocolate, melted 1/2cup sprinkles Directions: Finely crush the cookies and mix them with cream cheese until blended. Shape it into 48 balls with around 1 inch diameter and
Ful Medames: Egyptian Fava Beans
Ful medames (or ful mudammas) is one of the most popular dishes in Egypt with origins that reach back to the time of the pharaohs. This simple dish is made from some simple and healthy ingredients, such as fava beans, olive oil, chopped parsley, onion, garlic, and lemon juice. Learn how to make ful medames
Amazing Omelette Ideas
Check out these amazing omelette ideas! Omelette Muffin: Omelette Wrap: Rolled Omelette: Spanish Omelette: Spanish Spinach Omelette: Spiced Vegetable Omelette: Spinach Egg White Omelette: Thermomix Chorizo and Egg Crepe: Tofu & Asparagus Omelette: Veggie Omelette:
Gluten-Free Diets
Celiac disease is an auto-immune disease that affects millions of people around the world, including 2 million Americans. 97% of those with celiac disease are not aware of their condition. In celiac disease, digestion of gluten, a protein found in barley, rye and wheat, causes inflammation in small intestine. The treatment of celiac disease is
How to Make a Perfect Smoothie
Smoothie is a smooth combination of fruits and yogurt, and you can have tons of creative ideas when it comes to making a smoothie. Smoothie is a healthy drink and yummy snack and is an excellent source of vitamins, antioxidants and other nutrients. By changing the type of milk/yogurt you use in your smoothie you
Guide to Juicing Greens
Green juices contain enormous amounts of vitamins, minerals and other beneficial nutrients. Here is a good guide to juicing greens, which many believe has amazing weight loss benefits. Is fresh green juice more beneficial than fresh fruits and vegetables? The answer is there hasn’t been any solid study on this topic. So I
How To Make Popcorn Healthy
Popcorns are low in calories and full of polyphenols, a form of antioxidants that are fighting many types of diseases. Here is the catch! The ingredients you add to popcorn determines if the popcorn you made is a healthy choice or it rather harms your body. Too much salt or sugar, butter or margarine are
4 Amazing Juices
If you like to get a boost of vitamins and minerals, try juicing. It helps you to receive a wide range of nutrients which you usually don’t receive through eating cooked vegetable or fruits. Here is an amazing list of juices that you don’t wanna miss: Kale cleanser citrus delight morning energizer tropical envy
Make Your Water Sexy
[Last Updated on April 24th 2014] In this video you can find three simple, yet effective ways to “sexiefy” your water. I personally don’t agree with her that “spring water is better than tap water”, and we have posted several times that they’re basically same, but it’s better to use tap water. Anyway, I do
10 ways to use low-fat yogurt
10 ways to use low-fat yogurt: A tangy marinade for chicken a great dip with cucumber, garlic and herbs low-fat smoothie tangy salad dressing low-fat parfait topping for baked potatoes muffins and quick breads chilled soup in stews,chills, stroganoffs yogurt cheese Some other examples of yogurt with berries, pomegranate and other fruits:
Fruit Jello Shots
These fruit jellies look yummy. Here are the steps you need to do: 1- Wash some oranges, limes and lemons (or even grapefruits) and slice them into halves 2- Remove all the pulps from inside these fruits until only skin remains 3- Fill these fruit skins with prepared jelly (to prepare jelly follow the
Laundry Stain Cheat Sheet
This is a very useful laundry cheat sheet to remove the following stains: antiperspirant chocolate gum coffee red wine blood ink makeup sweat homemade oxyclean
