Get your 'gut' moving

Our digestive systems need execise for peak performance. Not really going to say any more on the matter but try it and let me know what you discover if anything. (walking is exercise so next time if you can take the stairs or the scenic route)

It really is your decision

I was just thinking that when someone needs to take their health, their dietary health to be exact into consideration it really lies in their 'wanting' to enough to take the steps necessary to make the changes. Yuh coulda preach till yuh blue...so I need to do more inorder to learn how to help persons get there. I am seeing it play out as I type with a good friend of mine. I am going to post the results if he/she will let me.

ps lets just say it is amazing what the removal of carbonated beverages (alone) can do the 'bottom line' where weight management is concerned.

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Guava & Carrots

I am making Guava and Carrots the fruit and vegetable of the month. So tomorrow I will have two recipies utilizing each. Your contributions are welcome.

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ps kid friendly recipes are most welcome

'sweet'

Well I use myself as the experiment and I tend to want to have a little something sweet after most meals or even before I go to bed at night. I believe in the theory/concept of moderation so yes ice cream (the real stuff does have a place in a healthy diet) Grovesnor & Smolin. So usually what happens is I keep some sweet treats in the refridgerator (chocolate usually) and snack on them as the urge surfaces, but this weekend it occured to me that fruit with yoghurt is an excellent way to sort out that craving without denying it. There is nothing wrong in my humble opinion with chocolate as I mentioned before moderation is key. So I know this is not a discovery for the world but a moment when it was made clear to me and so I share it with you . I would love you to share some of your thoughts on this... maybe even giving me some more healthy ideas on ways to deal with the need for sweet without denying it.

• plain yoghurt with fresh fruit (mangoes are great)
• flavoured yoghurt with fruit inside
  
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Cold Cereal

Oh my well there really is no excuse but I have not posted in what appears to be almost a year. Well school is finished and there maybe more in future (: but for now I am going to try and make regular updates (: I have made a discovery now I may not be the first but it really is niffty. I keep my cereal in the refridgerator because it helps to keep them fresh and keeps the ants out (: So I have a box of cereal which has wheat, oats and raisins and I confess when I first tasted it it was not so yummy but I love raisins (so it has been in the refridgerator for a while). It occured to me the other day that if I mix it with some flakes that don't need sugar added it might do the trick well it was delicious. The great thing is I get my fibre some fruit and the cereal conatins sugar there is no need to add any. So just letting yoou know that you can mix and match your cereals (half&half) or whatever proportions suit you.

• It's a good way to use cereal you might have otherwise dumped
• and also a niffty way to sneak some more nourishment into what we eat (children and adults alike)

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This month

This month we want to look at cheese and all the possibilities it offers (: I have been having been making some progress with eating and making better decisions where food is concerned. Planning is essential : this type of planning cutting/preprepping veggies, meats and other items that will be used to make meals to cut down on prep time. I stumbled upon this quite by accident I was doing some green leafy veggies and had done too much so I stored if for the next day and thought I am on to something here (: I mean I know it in theory but it really works!!! so thats one tip to share. Cooking and doing different things with the left overs is also a time saver!!!!! fruit and veggies are the food groups I have to work hardest on I mean staples amd food from animail are in abundance!!!! I been thinking about going to the farmers market and may be too about doing smoothies I got a smoothie machine for a wedding gift and may be I have used it a grand total of lemme see????? (: so as always I will keep you posted and lemme know about the cheese!!!

This month

The fruit of the month PINEAPPLE & the vegetable CABBAGE ooooooohhhhh the potential for greatness!!!!! (:

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