Tip of the Day

Not only will adding red foods to your diet make your plate more colorful and aesthetically pleasing, it can also help keep you healthy enough to live to 100! Cruciferous veggies like red cabbage are known to help protect against cancer, while beet juice contains nitrates that relax blood vessels.

Healthy Snacking

What's your "hungry" time of day? Does your stomach rumble midmorning? Are you starving by dinnertime? Smart snacking is a great way to control your hunger and keep you on track. Here is a list of easy-to-prepare, tasty treats to safely snack on when the snacking urge strikes!

Snacking is not a dirty word if you're careful about what you reach for! I can think of loads of nutritious, low-calorie foods that can help you feel full and boost your energy without ruining your day. Remember to stick to a sensible serving size and you're good to go! Here are some ideas to get you snacking healthfully:

• Cut up veggies with hummus
• Sliced fruit with nonfat Greek yogurt
• A few almonds or walnuts
• Low-fat cottage cheese
• Air-popped popcorn
• Hard-boiled eggs
• String cheese
• Baked tortilla chips with salsa
• Homemade smoothies or fruit shakes

Make a Healthy Choice, For a Healthier You!

A Few Simple Ways to Add More Fiber to your meals

Increase your Fiber and Improve your Health.  

• Eat fruit with breakfast every morning — try berries with your cereal, slice a banana into yogurt or add an apple to your smoothie.
• Add lettuce, tomatoes, and onions to your sandwiches and swap white bread for whole wheat.
• Throw a bag of mixed frozen veggies in the microwave for a veggie side dish that's ready in minutes!    
• Add vegetables to casseroles, soups, rice dishes – almost anything is better with more vegetables!
• Drink plenty of water as you work on increasing your fiber intake.
• Add a seeds like Chia, Flax and Quinoa to your smoothie’s or sprinkle over salads.  

Challenge yourself to try at least one of these tips every day — before you know it, you'll be full of fiber, healthier, and feeling fabulous!

Make a Healthy Choice for a Healthier You!

New Month, New You

It's April 1st so why not start the month and day with new mind set towards Healthy Living.

- Begin with one Healthy meal choice today that includes fruits & vegetables.

- Go for a walk, walk as is you are in a hurry to get somewhere for at least 30-45 mins.

- After the walk stretch your arms, legs and back.

- Now, before your next meal drink 6-8 ozs of water with lemon.

Make a Healthier Choice, for a Healthier You!

Vegetable Chili

Ingredients
1 green, yellow, orange and red pepper sliced in small pieces.
1 can tomato sauce
1 can of Red Kidney beans
1 pkg of Chili mix
1 cup of shredded carrots
1 teas Chili powder (add more depending on your taste)
Place the above in a large sauce pan.
Cook over medium heat until all vegetables are cooked and softened.

Blender/Juicer options

When creating smoothies you can use a Blender or Juicer. They several one the market. GE has one for $20, the NutriBullet is more costly and durable for $99. Shop around online for the best one to meet your needs.

Jean's Vegetable Smoothie

This is a Breakfast and/or Dinner smoothie.

approx 300 calories

 

Use any vegetable you like. However, this is what I use:

 

- Handful of Baby Kale leaves

- Handful of Baby Spinach leaves

- 2 tablespoons Chia Seeds

- 2 tablespoons of Flax Seeds

- 1-2 pieces of Celery

- 1 Fruit of your choice

- A little bit of ginger

- 4 ozs water or 100% fruit juice

- 4-6 Ice cubes

 

Place all of the above ingredients in a blender or smoother maker and mix thoroughly. Do not guzzle this it should take about a hour to finish.

 

It's what you do 'consistently' that shapes your life.

Choose Health!!