Tag: food

  • Greek Meatballs

    Greek Meatballs

    One of our quick and easy family favorite dinners or lunches is Greek meatballs. They don’t require a lot of ingredients and they are pretty quick to prepare and cook. You can serve them with multiple sides like cut bell peppers and hummus, garlicky Greek fries, couscous, or a Greek salad. They always go great…

  • Sun-Dried Tomato Burgers

    Sun-Dried Tomato Burgers

    These sun-dried tomato burgers are not your average burger. Filled with sun-dried tomatoes and topped with balsamic onions, arugula, and goat cheese. Pre chopped sun-dried tomatoes through Amazon More ground beef recipes

  • How to Frittata–Recipes

    How to Frittata–Recipes

    Are you looking for a few good frittata recipes? Have you ever cooked a frittata? A frittata is a nice size egg dish that can be used as a breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or as a side dish. One great thing about frittatas is that you throw all the ingredients together in a baking dish,…

  • Veggie Lentil and Sausage Soup

    Veggie Lentil and Sausage Soup

    This Veggie, Lentil, and Sausage Soup has been one of our family favorites for years! It’s full of veggies and quick to prepare. It’s great to eat year-round. Don’t have a large soup pot? We’ve had our T-fal soup pot for over 25 years and it’s still going strong! Do you like soup? Check out…

  • Are Meal Plan Programs Worth It?

    Are Meal Plan Programs Worth It?

    Happy New Year 2022! Are meal plan programs worth it? Worth the time and money? To kick off the new year lots of people start thinking about getting into shape and taking better care of themselves physically, mentally, emotionally. It’s great feeling like we have a fresh start or a do-over, isn’t it? Last year…

  • A Holiday Treat To Please The Whole Family

    A Holiday Treat To Please The Whole Family

    Sweet potatoes pack a serious punch when it comes to health benefits. They are highly nutritious and rich in antioxidants. Studies show that sweet potatoes can improve your digestive system, immune system, vision, and may even improve brain function! And this delicious, crowd-pleasing holiday treat is super easy!  You need 4 medium sweet potatoes (peeled…

  • Healthy Holiday Dishes

    Healthy Holiday Dishes

    Gathering around the dining room table is a holiday tradition. But many of our traditional recipes are not so healthy for us. Let’s see if we can create some healthy holiday dishes this year. I am going to break down the nutrition labels of five popular holiday dishes and beverages. And then share some healthier…

  • One Simple Food Tip For The Holidays

    One Simple Food Tip For The Holidays

    With Thanksgiving last week and Christmas in under a month a lot of us are thinking about how to maintain our healthy habits while enjoying all of our favorite holiday foods. I want to share one simple tip with you that will help you minimize holiday weight gain. Do you love the holiday season? Spending…

  • Food is not the enemy…

    Food is not the enemy…

    It is easy to look at food as the enemy when you are trying to lose weight.  All of the choices regarding your diet and nutrition can be overwhelming.  Counting calories and depriving yourself of certain treats can feel defeating.  But what if you realized that there is an entirely different way of looking at…

  • The Flexitarian Diet

    The Flexitarian Diet

    This past summer, Forbes came out with a “Best Diets of 2021” list. (See the full list here: https://www.forbes.com/health/body/best-diets/) The Mediterranean Diet held the top ranking spot because of its “ “harmonic combination” of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.” And the Flexitarian Diet, aka the “semi-vegetarian” way of eating, came in at number two. A mostly…