It’s Friday,,, But Sunday’s A’Comin’!
Posted by M. Terry on April 6, 2012
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Snacking on Rabbit Food
When I am not very hungry, but it’s been awhile since I’ve eaten, and I know it will be awhile before I eat again, this is one of the snacks I like to have.
Light Lettuce wraps
2 leaves of romaine
A few red pepper slices
A few baby carrots
A sprinkling of feta cheese (or a dollop of hummus)
A drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette
I fold over the leafy ends like you would do for a burrito, and then I begin eating at the crunchy end. Fill with whatever veggies float your boat!
This quick and handy snack gives me some extra veggies for the day and, with that, I get just enough complex carbs and a little fat and protein to tide me over. Doing this keeps me from over eating when I do finally get to sit down for a meal, and it also keeps my metabolism at a steady rate.
Click here and check out some Easter basket snack ideas for filling your kids’ Eater baskets.
Posted by M. Terry on April 4, 2012
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Our Easter Basket Goodies
Our Easter Basket Goodies
Since the Easter Bunny hops all across the earth in one single night, he needs some Easter basket treats that energize him and allow him to fill every basket along the way. So, our family’s Easter bunny makes sure that the kids also have baskets filled with goodies that they deem as treats but are also not sugar and fat laden. Here are some things that will be awaiting my little ones as they head down stairs on Easter morning:
- Annies’ Bunny Grahams
- Annie’s Snack Mix
- Peeled Snack Dried Fruit (Paradise Found is our favorite mix)
- Clif Kids Z Bars- S’mores
- Mixed Nuts
- Dove Dark Chocolate Squares
- Archer Farms Fruit Bites
- Gum
- Skittles –My Anna loves Skittles, so I bought a small box that I will divide among the 3 kids. I never want to totally restrict them, so I’m happy to indulge them just a bit. Most of the other items that I bought are things that I buy occasionally, so these will also be a welcomed sight.
Posted by M. Terry on April 3, 2012
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Calorie Burning Chart for Your Spring Cleaning
If you are like me, you have taken time recently to do some (or a lot of) deep cleaning around the house. Here are some approximate figures on how many calories are burned when doing certain chores. It’s nice to know that you can kill two birds with one stone!
From Weight-by-date
| Task or Chore |
120 Lbs |
150 Lbs |
180 Lbs |
210 Lbs |
240 Lbs |
| Chopping Wood – 30 mins |
170 |
212 |
254 |
297 |
339 |
| Farming (Baling Hay) – 30 mins |
222 |
277 |
332 |
388 |
443 |
| Farming (Driving Harvester or Tractor) – 30 mins |
70 |
87 |
104 |
122 |
139 |
| Farming (Feeding Horses or Cattle) – 30 mins |
126 |
157 |
188 |
220 |
251 |
| Farming (Forking Straw, Cleaning Barn) – 30 mins |
223 |
279 |
335 |
391 |
446 |
| Farming (Milking by Hand) – 30 mins |
84 |
105 |
126 |
147 |
168 |
| Farming (Shoveling Grain) – 30 mins |
154 |
192 |
230 |
269 |
307 |
| Gardening – 30 mins |
147 |
184 |
221 |
258 |
294 |
| Grocery Shopping – 30 mins |
75 |
94 |
113 |
132 |
150 |
| Mopping Floor – 30 mins |
111 |
139 |
167 |
195 |
222 |
| Moving Furniture or Carrying Boxes – 30 mins |
186 |
233 |
280 |
326 |
373 |
| Mowing (Push Mower) – 60 mins |
270 |
337 |
404 |
472 |
539 |
| Painting – 60 mins |
280 |
350 |
420 |
490 |
560 |
| Raking Lawn – 30 mins |
118 |
148 |
178 |
207 |
237 |
| Shoveling Snow – 30 mins |
171 |
214 |
257 |
300 |
342 |
| Vacuuming – 30 mins |
376 |
470 |
564 |
658 |
752 |
| Walking Down Stairs – 5 mins |
14 |
17 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
| Walking Up Stairs – 5 mins |
34 |
42 |
50 |
59 |
67 |
| Washing dishes – 30 mins |
63 |
79 |
95 |
111 |
126 |
Posted by M. Terry on April 1, 2012
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‘Eating Clean on the Cheap’ – Seasonal Vegetable Omelet
When it comes to my birthday and Mother’s Day, there is one gift that I want- time. My favorite thing to do is to leave the kids with my husband and drive to the bottom of the causeway. I go for a run over the river and then head to one of my favorite beachside restaurants- The Beachside Cafe. I always order their seasonal vegetable egg white omelet. They simply use whatever veggies are in season and create a wonderful omelet. Although I typically eat just egg whites, I have learned a bit about how organic eggs are so much better for you than conventional eggs. They offer more nutrients and are naturally lower in saturated fat. Since the yolk still holds those extra calories, when I do eat the yolk, I use approximately 2 egg whites to 1 whole egg.
‘Eating Clean on the Cheap’ – Seasonal Vegetable Omelet
*On sale this week at Publix (March 29- April 7)
- 5 egg whites (or 2 eggs and 3 egg whites)*
- 3 Tablespoons low-fat milk or milk alternative
- ½ cup chopped spinach
- ¼ cup dice d peppers*
- ¼ cup diced tomatoes*
- 1/8 cup diced onion*
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil
- Parmesan Cheese
- Whole grain English muffin*
Whisk eggs, milk, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper in a bowl or large cup. Heat a touch of olive oil over medium heat in a small pan. Pour in eggs. Once eggs have cooked alongside the bottom, add the veggies in the center of the eggs. Click here to see how to cook an omelet with the correct technique. Serve the omelet with a dollop of greek yogurt and some salsa if desired., and a toasted English muffin.
Posted by M. Terry on March 30, 2012
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Wendy’s Frosty – A Boardwalk Favorite
Along the Boardwalk, Wendy’s has a monopoly as far as traditional fast food restaurants go. So this was another favorite spot to stop at the end of a beach day if we decided against a 7-11 Slurpee (see my healthy recipe here).
Here are the ingredients in the original Wendy’s Frosty:
Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Cream, Whey, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa (processed with alkali), Guar Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Calcium Sulfate, Disodium Phosphate, Artificial and Natural Flavoring, Vitamin A Palmitate
I can do without several of those ingredients, so here is my version of Wendy’s Frosty- a healthy and sustainable smoothie better tasting than the original fast food treat! This is my all-time favorite smoothie that I make!
- 1 cup almond milk (unsweetened)
- 1 frozen banana (frozen a must- keeps it thick!)
- 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 large tablespoon peanut butter (no hydrogenated fats)
- 1 large tablespoon brown rice protein powder (I use vanilla flavor)
Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until frozen banana is broken up and completely mixed. Makes 1 serving.
Posted by M. Terry on March 27, 2012
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7-11 Slurpee – A Traditional “After the Beach” Treat
It is Spring Break for us this week, and in honor of all my memories of going to the beach as a child and teenager, I will be posting some recipes that remind me of my beach outings.
After a few hours at the beach, one of my favorite treats to get was a Slurpee at the 7-11. The particular beachside 7-11 that where we would stop does not have a gas station. It is simply a convenience store, and I am convinced that they stay in business strictly because of beach-goers and their sunny day needs. Here is my slurpee recipe that is a much healthier option than the one that flows from the slurpee machine.
- 2 Cups Seltzer
- 1/3 cup 100% juice concentrate (I used Old Orchard blueberry pomegranate)
- 1/8 cup honey
- 2 1/2 cups ice
Place seltzer, concentrate, and honey in blender. Pulse intermittently until blended because the carbonation from the seltzer can cause an overflow 🙂 Add ice and blend until slushy. Serve immediately. Serves about 3-4.
Posted by M. Terry on March 26, 2012
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Fill ’em When They’re Empty (With Veggies That Is!)
The above picture is what happens when you’re children have had a full day of school, special activities, and a play date at the park. When we got home, they had a “picnic” on the floor while watching one of their favorite Disney cartoons. The pictured tray was filled with cauliflower, snow peas, and carrots when the show began. When it was over, my children were full of these wonderful veggies! It counteracted the green-frosted cupcake their father let them share at school 🙂
So, if you want to get your kids eating garden goodies, make sure they are hungry and offer it to them without any alternative. They will eat it when they are super hungry, and hence begin to acquire a taste for vegetables.
Posted by M. Terry on March 23, 2012
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Publix Greenwise Market
Aleyah only had a half day at school today, so we decided to keep everyone at home for the day and take a trip to the new Publix Greenwise Market that opened over the weekend. This new breed of Publix stores caters to those who are seeking more organic and all-natural products. This store has all the traditional/conventional products found in a typical Publix, but just has a much larger selection of the “greenwise”-type groceries, a cafe, and a salad and hot bar to name a few extras.
Today, Scott did some shopping for the youth camping trip this upcoming spring break weekend, The contents of my cart, however, varied quite a bit from Scott’s cart. Because of the grand opening, Publix had some great deals. I picked up some new items that we are looking forward to trying. They include:
- Nature’s Path Flax Plus Pumpkin Raisin Crunch
- So Delicious Coconut Milk
- Cedarlane Frozen Three Layer Enchilada Pie
- Rustic Crust Ready-Made Pizza Crust
But the best part of my day was that we were never in a rush to get somewhere. We took our time, played, did art projects, and even cleaned together. Our “mental health day” was a success in many ways!
Posted by M. Terry on March 21, 2012
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GMOs on Our Plates
In my latest issue of Natural Health Magazine (April/May 2012), there was an article written by Allison Young about the potential dangers and the recent findings on GMOs. If you have this issue, make sure to read the article- it’s very interesting!
Genetically Modified Organisms are plants that have had their DNA altered in order to establish a useful trait within that plant. The purpose of this is to make them more resistant to insects, disease, and herbicides.
Animal studies have linked GMOs to infertility, food allergies, liver damage, gastrointestinal problems, resistance to antibiotics, and cancer. Europe even now requires such foods to be labeled as GMO foods. GMOs are found in about 70% of processed foods here in America. A possibly good aspect to this reality is that there is virtually no DNA left from the plants by the time the foods are processed. These may be deemed “safe” to consume since the DNA is no longer there, but I ask, “Who wants to eat food that requires that much processing anyway? “ All the chemicals used to wipe out the DNA is probably just as harmful to the consumer than the genetically engineered plants.
Unfortunately, the US leads the world in genetically engineered crops. There are several American harvested vegetables and fruits that have been genetically modified. They are sugar beets (95%), soybeans (94% of the crop), cotton (90%), field corn (88%), and smaller amounts of zucchini, squash, alfalfa sprouts, sweet corn, and papayas.
With this information now under my belt, I will continue to avoid processed foods (I am always leery of foods with the word “modified” in the list of ingredients. Why would you want to eat something that has been modified by man?) and stick with organic when it comes to the above list of fruits and vegetables.
Posted by M. Terry on March 20, 2012
https://wholetothecore.com/2012/03/20/gmos-on-our-plates/
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