Valentines Day Sweets

With the little self control I have, I do my best to avoid sweets. That pint of Ben and Jerry’s containing four servings and over 1000 calories is easily consumed in a night when no matter how many times I say “I’ll just have a bite.”  But in honor of Valentines Days, I have decided to make some of my favorite cookies: cake-mix cookies. But, with a little twist. Instead of the oil and eggs the recipe calls for, I will be substituting  yogurt and egg whites to cut back on fat and calories.

The traditional recipe is as follows:
1 box cake mix
1/2 c oil
2 eggs

 

 

 

 

 

Twisted Recipe:
1 box cake mix (Valentines funfetti)
1/2 cup non fat yogurt, plain or vanilla
1/2 cup egg whites

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl until it forms a dough
2. [...]

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6 Foods with Healthy Alternatives

Food cravings are time and time again a topic that comes up with weight gain. Its a big issue. I, myself, have an intense craving for peanut butter pretty much throughout the day. I find myself going to the peanut butter jar often and scooping out a little spoonful just to satisfy my craving… thats not good! At least I only purchase peanut butter without any additives like sugar or salt – just peanuts ground up, thats all! Anyway, the point is that we all have cravings and usually it tends to be for something we really shouldn’t be eating if were trying to lose weight.

I want to share with you a healthy list of alternatives to foods that we crave or just foods that we eat often. Here’s to Clean Eating.

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10 Foods That Will Help You Lose Weight

We are all looking for easy ways to lose weight and keep weight off. I know I am. I am especially interested in food and how it is so important to our health and the old saying “You are what you eat.” is definitely true in my book. I’ve comprised a list of 10 food items that can help you on your weight loss journey. Hope this list is as beneficial to you as it is for me.

 

Whole grains (oats, brown rice): Your body works hard at breaking down whole grains, burning about twice as many calories as it would with processed foods.
Apples: Helps your body by limiting the amount of fat your cells will absorb. Apples also make you feel full, eat one before a meal and you’ll eat less during the meal.
Peanuts: Apparently the curb hunger cravings, slows your blood [...]

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Happy New Year! What is Your New Years Resolution?

It’s that time again. A brand new year and the perfect time to state your resolutions! I have a hard time making resolutions and I am sure I am not alone. Committing to something is hard. But look at it as a goal, and a beneficial one at that. Find something you want to do for yourself this year that will benefit you or your family in some way and state that as your resolution. Why not do something good for yourself or someone else? It can be rewarding either way.

One of the top resolutions of all time is to lose weight or get into shape. The holidays are full of cookies, pies, and many other treats that are so very tempting and I know I sure over ate. So, losing this overindulgence weight is for sure my resolution. And plus [...]

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11 Quick + Healthy Packable Lunch Choices

Most people have a job they go to on a daily basis. And they have such busy lives they don’t have time to think about what to take to work the next day for lunch. So, they end up going to the nearest drive through and snacking on foods that will satisfy their hunger but they are pretty toxic. It’s hard to plan ahead and make food for lunch the next day ahead of time. You can even purchase handy lunch containers like these ones.

I am going to share with you a list of super easy to make lunches that are healthy and they will satisfy your hunger. No cooking necessary.

1. Adult Lunchable – Cheese slices or cubes, salami slices, whole wheat crackers and apple slices. If you have one of those tupperware pieces that have divided cubbies that [...]

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Healthy Recipe Share – Garlic Chicken

Hey there everyone! Been a busy week for me! How about everyone else? I hope you’re all having a good December and keeping up with your diets and fitness routines as best as you can!
I was thinking of what to write about and I thought a yummy recipe share would be nice! And since a lot of you are 3 Day Diet users, I thought I would share with you a recipe that would be good for when you are on the 4 days off part of the diet. If you aren’t a 3 Day Diet user then this recipe is just an all around healthy go-to recipe. Garlic Chicken and Vegetables! Feel free to add some brown rice to go along with it if you need some carbs.

GARLIC CHICKEN
INGREDIENTS:
1 boneless skinless chicken breast
salt & black pepper to taste
10 cloves garlic, [...]

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Blood Type Diet Recipe’s – Eating right for your Type! Today: Type O!

Are you following The Blood Type Diet and wondered what you should eat? I am here to help!
See our apps for the Blood Type Diet, if you’re interested in starting a diet based on YOUR blood type:
iOS app on App StoreAndroid app on Google Play
In case you didn’t know – Type O is the most popular blood type… Type O+ to be exact. So, I decided to offer up a couple healthy recipes for Type O’s.  Enjoy!
Broccoli Beef with Brown Rice

3 TBSP arrowroot powder, divided
1/2 cup water, plus
2 TBSP water, divided
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 pound boneless round steak, cut into 3-inch strips
2 TBSP olive oil, divided
4 cups broccoli, cut into bite size pieces
1 small yellow onion, diced
1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 TBSP brown sugar
1 tsp ground ginger
cooked brown rice
1. In [...]

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NEW APP – The Cabbage Soup Diet – Get it now!

We’ve just released our newest version of The Cabbage Soup Diet app for iPhone & Android! This app has all you need to get started on the diet immediately. Best of all, it has easy recipes specially catered to each day’s allowed foods – there’s no planning needed!

Buy the apps here:
iOS app on App StoreAndroid app on Google Play

The Cabbage Soup Diet has been helping people lose up to 10 pounds in just 7 days for decades. But don’t let the name fool you – you’ll be eating a wide range of fruits, vegetables, meats, and some grains in addition to as much of the hearty cabbage soup as you like!

There is no counting calories, fats, or carbs because the foods you’ll be eating are all healthy and low-calorie. There’s no [...]

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Goodbye Hostess – This is good news for our health

I woke up this morning to the news that Hostess is closing up shop! WOW! That’s shocking! I haven’t eaten a Hostess product in about 3+ years (actually this is a guess, because I really can’t remember!)… but it still strikes a sad chord in me. Not because I want to eat these products or crave them, but just the iconic value that Hostess had in my life… growing up I LOVED the cupcakes, the donuts (“Donettes”), the Ho-Ho’s…. when I think of them in my mouth now though, I feel kinda queasy! Too sweet for my taste! But the memories are good times with my friends eating Ho-Ho’s, laughing and having a good time.

Nowadays I wouldn’t ever eat these products… unless I was starving! And there was nothing else to eat, I might. They just are nutrition-less… if that’s a word. [...]

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Good Fats vs. Bad Fats

One of the biggest diet myths is to stay away from fats: “You’ll gain more weight!” “They are bad for you!” “Non-fat is best for everything if you’re on a diet!” But this is all very untrue. In fact we need fats… the “good fats” not “bad fats”, of course. But, why would we NEED fats and how do we know what’s “good” and what’s “bad”? Well, I’m about to tell you! You can read more about good fats for your health in this book, Get Your Fats Straight. But for now, here is my guide on fats.

Why do we need fats? 

Fats help absorb vitamins and minerals and prevents vitamin deficiencies.
Fats give us energy that our body needs, especially if blood sugar supply runs out – fat acts as [...]

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