Tonight my hubby and I went for a cup of joe at Starbucks. I thought I would try something new, so I got a Tall Hazelnut Signature Hot Chocolate with a shot of espresso in it. When I got home I looked up on line the nutritional information:
For my tall drink made with non-fat milk [...]
Filed under: Friends, Health, Holiday on November 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
My husband and I went to a new restaurant in Tulsa called D’Novo Lean Gourmet. The whole point of the restaurant is to provide gourmet food without the calories. Each meal is supposed to be under 500 calories, which isn’t too bad considering some of the smoothies sold at Jamba Juice have over 1,000 calories.
The [...]
Filed under: Food, Health, Nature on October 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
A new food for you to try: Amaranth. It is a grain that is extremely high in fiber and protein. One of my friends eats it every morning for breakfast in class and it always smells so good, so I asked her how to make it. First off, I had to go to Whole Foods [...]
Filed under: Food, Health on October 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
Today I got hungry for some fresh bread - more specifically Great Harvest bread. If you have not been to Great Harvest Bread Company in Tulsa and you like fresh bread, you are missing out. They mill their flour every morning and use all whole wheat flour. Anyway, I had a buy one get one [...]
Filed under: Family, Food, Health on July 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So, if you all would like to know why I have this recent interest in going organic here it is:
I must warn you — it is very hard to watch.
I don’t even know how I found this video. One night I was just surfing around on different blogs and found this. After watching [...]
Filed under: Food, Health on June 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
In the book To Buy or Not to Buy Organic, Burke provides a list of 15 foods that “are the least likely to contain pesticide residue even if they are not organically grown.” Here they are:
Asparagus
Avocados
Bananas
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Garlic
Kiwi
Mango
Onions
Papaya
Pineapple
Shelling peas
Sweet corn
Watermelon (domestically grown)
Filed under: Food, Great Reads, Health on June 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am reading To Buy or Not to Buy Organic by Cindy Burke right now. It is an excellent book. Burke lists 12 items to eat only if they are organic. Here they are:
Strawberries (This one is the most important)
Red and Green Bell Peppers
Spinach
Cherries (hard to find and $$$)
Peaches
Nectarines
Celery (usually about the same price as [...]
Filed under: Food, Great Reads, Health on June 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here is my mom on our new bikes. We love this style of bike. My mom and I rode 20 miles on the Saturday morning she was here. She is coming back down to Tulsa to “see me” but we both know she just wants to ride my bike.
Here is Ryan on his bike. Mine [...]
Filed under: Family, Good Buy, Health, Nature on June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
I found another video podcast that is really good. It is called Budget Health Nut. The theme is healthy, five star flavor on a budget. I have tried two of Joe Dias’ recipes: the eggplant dish and the omelet. They turned out really well. There are several more recipes I would like to try. The [...]
Filed under: Food, Health, Podcast on April 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
No matter where you look these days, you will read about staying healthy. What does your body need to stay young, live longer, and live better? Pretty much every reliable source agrees that one must eat a wide variety of healthy foods, drink water, and exercise.
I have always done a fairly good job on the [...]
Filed under: Food, Health on April 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »