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What to Eat?

We live in a world where what to eat is not clear. If you visit a grocery store and shop in the isles you may leave with highly processed, high sugar, high fat, food like items. We can all agree that Doritos and Oreos are probably not healthy items for us to consume. What about cereal, bread, meat, dairy, vegetables and fruit? I am on a constant quest for cooking and eating as healthy as I can for myself and my family. I have been vegetarian, I have been paleo and everything in between.This year I watched forks over knives documentaryon Net Flix that changed how I think about food. It is so simple eat plants to be healthy. Can it be that simple? Since January I have been eating a Plant Based Diet. What this means is that all of my meals have been made up of whole grains...rice,quinoa,millet,whole wheat, oats.Beans and lentils, tofu and seitan and miso, lots of vegetables and fruit. What I have not been eating is any dairy or meat.
I feel amazing... I have a constant energy throughout the day, I eat until I am full yet never have a (too full) feeling. I am slowly losing weight each week but honestly I feel so good that I haven't been focused on the weight. I know we live in a very confusing time with knowing what to eat, that's why I strongly encourage you to watch this documentary! If you are interested in preventing heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes watch this movie! Please let me know what you think, or if you give plant based eating a try!

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It's whats for dinner tonight!

Chicken Ceasar Salad Burrito This is a quick and easy weeknight meal your whole family will like. First you need to grill chicken breasts. I do this on my inside stovetop griddle. Second you need Ceasar Salad. You can buy the bag of ready to go caesar salad, or as in my case use fresh romaine lettuce with a bottled Ceasar Dressing with your favorite croutons. I used white flour tortillas from Trader Joes, (my family prefers them to the whole wheat), use what your family likes. Layer the Ceasar Salad in the tortilla, top with sliced chicken breast. Roll the tortilla around the salad and chicken. Enjoy! My daughter calls these green burritos.

Chipotle Edamame

Chipotle Edamame Recipe This is a quick and delicious way to spruce up that bag of frozen edamame in your freezer. Ingredients 1 bag of frozen edamame,( i used shelled, but you could also use them unshelled) 2-3 chipotle peppers from the can (chopped) 3 garlic cloves minced 1 Tablespoon of olive oil Directions If using edamame in the shell cook it first, if using shelled place the frozen edamame in a large skillet with the olive oil. Cook over medium heat. Add the chipotle peppers and some of the liquid of the peppers, depending on how spicy you like it. Add chopped garlic and continue to stir until done. May be eaten hot or cold. Enjoy! Health Benefits of Edamame Edamame has high nutritional value and health benefits. These green soybeans are a natural source of antioxidants and isoflavones. Antioxidants are beneficial because they can help prevent negative effects of free radicals in the body. Eating antioxidant-rich foods has been associated with strengthening you...

The Best Kitchen Tool!!

I Love this kitchen tool. I use mine for making smoothies to blending soups. I used to pull out my big blender for making smoothies, and it was such a pain. One day my blender broke and my sister said, why are you using a blender it is so much easier with a hand blender." She was right I never have replaced my blender, I use this hand blender for everything. Just put all your ingredients in a glass for a single serving ,or a pitcher for multiple servings, and blend away using the easy Smart Stick hand blender. My Green Smoothie recipe...even your kids will love 1 banana, cut into chunks 1 handful of frozen berries , your choice 1/12 cups of fresh spinach 1/2 cup of organic plain yogurt splash of water Place all ingredients in a glass and blend with your hand blender. Quick and easy. Experiment with different fruit combinations. Enjoy!