• Monday, December 08th, 2008
Call me pregnant (which I am not), but I crave this treat like no other! You see my mom had been staying with me at my house for a few weeks with a broken foot. Therefore, I have been making her her favorite salad and since I am doing it for her, it started to look sooooo yummy so I began making it for me too. I get some lettuce, tons of chopped green onions, sliced up bell peppers, some chopped celery, and sliced cherry tomatoes. I then poor a good amount of extra virgin olive oil (cold pressed is the best- my mom says) all over the top. Then I take 1 to 1 1/2 limes and squeeze the yummy juice all over that salad. Since it is the limes that I crave the most I even take the pulp (or whatever it is called inside the lime) and put that on top of my treat! I love it! I love it so much that I even find my self drinking up all the juice after the salad is done! Sick, yet delightful! And it is guilt FREE! You can’t ask for more than that! Can’t wait for the kids to go to bed so I can sneak myself some more!!!!
Ingredients:
Lettuce
Chopped Green Onions
Sliced up Bell Peppers
Chopped Celery
Sliced Cherry Tomatoes
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (cold pressed)
1 to 1 1/2 Limes Juiced
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• Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
DIET AND HEALTH SECRETS-GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK-LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT FOOD THAT WILL HELP YOU GET THE MOST OUT OF WHAT YOU EAT!
-Did you know that the skin on a tomato has more nutrients than any other part? That is why scientists say grape tomatoes are even better for you than the larger kind.
-Keep the seeds! You know how people say drinking red wine is good for you? That is due to the antioxidant properties of the seeds found in grapes. They even sell it as a supplement! Eat seeded grapes-you get all the health benefits with none of the negative health consequences from the alcohol intake found in wine.
-Did you know that bananas are called “natures coffee”? Supposedly, eating a banana gives you more energy than many other food options and is healthy too.
-Figs-never liked them when younger but I can’t get enough of them now. They are packed with nutrients and fiber and eating one makes you feel like you are having dessert. When they are in season, we go crazy!
-Eggs-a great, quick and cheap way to get protein. For awhile, they were hard on the egg yolks but know say that they are good for your skin.
-Spicy food-do you know boots your metabolism and helps with your immune system? From ordering spicy food or nibbling on chili peppers, I get an adrenaline rush also. If it is cold, I take a cayenne supplement and it immediately warms me up. It is healthy and a way to keep warm in the winter!
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