Hi Everyone!
Yes, I am back with my weekly product review! I know, I know, it took me a while - but here we go!
At this blog, I review products that claim to be green, healthy, organic, vegan, or vegetarian on their packaging.
1. Fantastic World Foods "Vegetarian Sloppy Joe"
4 Stars!
Great flavorful meal, quick and easy to prepare, and it is vegan. All you have to add is water and tomato paste, so it is convenient too. The only downfall of this product is, it is too spicy for my kids. This is definitely a grown-up food. So if you like sloppy-Joe's and want a healthy, yet spicy variety, go for it. Available in most grocery stores.
2. Arnold Select Sandwich Thins - Multi-grain
5 Stars!
Perfect, thin buns with a great multi-grain flavor without all that puffiness of regular buns. Great for the sloppy Joe's above or any sandwich! Great buy!
3. Silk Creamer "French Vanilla"
5 Stars!
I love flavored creamers - and I love this one even more, considering that is soy-milk-based! Finally an non-dairy coffee-creamer I can feel good about. For those who are not used to soy-milk, this product is thinner then a regular creamer, as most soy-milk products are. But it adds great flavor to your cup of coffee!
4. Gardenburger "Mama Mia Meatballs"
5 Stars!
These little soy "meat"-balls are delicious, easy and fast to prepare, for those days when you are in a hurry, and still want quality. Non-Vegan. Available at most grocery stores.
5. Morning Star Farms "Chick Patties Original"
5 Stars!
100 % Vegetarian
When everyone else is eating chicken sandwiches, you can chow down on the healthier alternative! Convenience that will curb your cravings and temptations for the real thing. Quick, easy lunch! Great! Non-Vegan.
I will be back next week with some more morsels I have discovered along the way. Have a great, and delicious week!
Blessed Be!
Claudia
P.S. Don't forget to check out my new Wiccan Blog!
Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Green Tip of the Day # 2
Hi Everyone!
Here is Green Tip # 2
Use Rechargeable Batteries!
If you are like me and have allot of electronical gadgets, remote controls, digital cameras and kids toys that need batteries, you know how many batteries you can go through within a year. That also can get pretty expensive. The green and less expensive solution to the chemical filled throw-away batteries, are rechargeable batteries. With battery chargers available in many stores, this little green helpers are easy to find, and affordable. Do the switch today!
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Life Coach, Fundraiser
http://www.create-your-life-dreams.com/
Here is Green Tip # 2
Use Rechargeable Batteries!
If you are like me and have allot of electronical gadgets, remote controls, digital cameras and kids toys that need batteries, you know how many batteries you can go through within a year. That also can get pretty expensive. The green and less expensive solution to the chemical filled throw-away batteries, are rechargeable batteries. With battery chargers available in many stores, this little green helpers are easy to find, and affordable. Do the switch today!
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Life Coach, Fundraiser
http://www.create-your-life-dreams.com/
Friday, June 6, 2008
Green Tip of the Day
Hi Everyone!
Today, I will be launching my own little step into the world of green here, and bring you each day from now on a "Green Tip of The Day"
Living Green can be fun, easy, healthy, easy on the budget, and small changes that need minimal effort can get you started in the right direction.
So let's get started!:
Tip # 1:
Unplug your appliances!
Unplugging your appliances can save you on your electric bill! Plugged in appliances actually use some electricity - so while saving your own green with that simple choice, you can live a greener life style! How easy is that!
Peace
Claudia
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Today, I will be launching my own little step into the world of green here, and bring you each day from now on a "Green Tip of The Day"
Living Green can be fun, easy, healthy, easy on the budget, and small changes that need minimal effort can get you started in the right direction.
So let's get started!:
Tip # 1:
Unplug your appliances!
Unplugging your appliances can save you on your electric bill! Plugged in appliances actually use some electricity - so while saving your own green with that simple choice, you can live a greener life style! How easy is that!
Peace
Claudia
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Review of "Planet Green" - First Impression
Hi Everyone!
Here is a link to my review of the first impression of the new, first all green channel, called "Planet Green", which launched yesterday.
http://rinabee.gaia.com/blog
See you there!
Claudia
Here is a link to my review of the first impression of the new, first all green channel, called "Planet Green", which launched yesterday.
http://rinabee.gaia.com/blog
See you there!
Claudia
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Food Reviews - New Things to Try Out!
Hi Everyone!
Here is another list of healthy living products, I have been trying out for you!
As always, in order to be featured here, a product has to fit under the following categories:
1. Indicate that it is considered a healthy choice on the package, or
2. Is a whole-grain product, or
3. Is organic, or
4. Is a green household product
Let's begin!
1. Quaker Multigrain Minis - Cinnamon Sugar
5 Stars! Wonderfully sweet little treats, that are made with whole grain, and have only 60 Calories per serving! What is not to like!
2. Activia Yogurth from Dannon
5 Stars! Great tasting yogurth, and good for you! It makes getting a shot of calcium a pleasure!
3. Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch from General Mills
5 Stars! I love the high iron content. It takes great - okay, it taste like sweet cheerios, what did you expect? With 100 Calories per serving it is a great way to get your vitamins, fiber and the iron many of us our lacking in our diet.
4. Seventh Generation, Natural All Purpose Cleaner.
5 Stars! With no perfumes and dyes, do not expect the usual scents or smells of a cleaner - which I find such a refreshing change - but it works as well as any of the products I used to use, and which fumes I inhaled. So, do yourself, the enviroment and your family a favor and switch to Seventh Generation.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Here is another list of healthy living products, I have been trying out for you!
As always, in order to be featured here, a product has to fit under the following categories:
1. Indicate that it is considered a healthy choice on the package, or
2. Is a whole-grain product, or
3. Is organic, or
4. Is a green household product
Let's begin!
1. Quaker Multigrain Minis - Cinnamon Sugar
5 Stars! Wonderfully sweet little treats, that are made with whole grain, and have only 60 Calories per serving! What is not to like!
2. Activia Yogurth from Dannon
5 Stars! Great tasting yogurth, and good for you! It makes getting a shot of calcium a pleasure!
3. Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch from General Mills
5 Stars! I love the high iron content. It takes great - okay, it taste like sweet cheerios, what did you expect? With 100 Calories per serving it is a great way to get your vitamins, fiber and the iron many of us our lacking in our diet.
4. Seventh Generation, Natural All Purpose Cleaner.
5 Stars! With no perfumes and dyes, do not expect the usual scents or smells of a cleaner - which I find such a refreshing change - but it works as well as any of the products I used to use, and which fumes I inhaled. So, do yourself, the enviroment and your family a favor and switch to Seventh Generation.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Monday, May 19, 2008
Starting Your Day!
Hi Everyone!
Here is a quote from Louise Hay's book "You can Heal Your Life"
"How do you begin your day?
What is the first thing you say in the morning when you wake up? We all have something we say almost every day. Is it positive or negative? I can remember when I used to awaken in the morning and say with a groan, "Oh God, another day." And that is exactly the sort of day I would have, one thing after another going wrong. Now when I awaken and before I even open my eyes, I thank the bed for a good night's sleep. After all, we have spend the whole night together in comfort. Then with my eyes still closed, I spend about ten minutes just being thankful for all the good in my life."
How do you begin each day? Are you inclined to looking forward to another day filled with bliss, or are you already focusing on where you are hurt, or how you are dreading to go into the kitchen, because you are on another one of those diets?
Please begin your day from now on, with a more gentle approach. This kindness you are showing toward yourself and toward your surroundings will carry throughout your day, and enhance your experiences more then you might imagine at the moment.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Fundraiser
Call me for a free initial coaching session at 813 - 531 - 8379!
Here is a quote from Louise Hay's book "You can Heal Your Life"
"How do you begin your day?
What is the first thing you say in the morning when you wake up? We all have something we say almost every day. Is it positive or negative? I can remember when I used to awaken in the morning and say with a groan, "Oh God, another day." And that is exactly the sort of day I would have, one thing after another going wrong. Now when I awaken and before I even open my eyes, I thank the bed for a good night's sleep. After all, we have spend the whole night together in comfort. Then with my eyes still closed, I spend about ten minutes just being thankful for all the good in my life."
How do you begin each day? Are you inclined to looking forward to another day filled with bliss, or are you already focusing on where you are hurt, or how you are dreading to go into the kitchen, because you are on another one of those diets?
Please begin your day from now on, with a more gentle approach. This kindness you are showing toward yourself and toward your surroundings will carry throughout your day, and enhance your experiences more then you might imagine at the moment.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Fundraiser
Call me for a free initial coaching session at 813 - 531 - 8379!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Harmonious Living
Hi Everyone!
"If you wish harmonious conditions in your life, you must develop a harmonious mental attitude."
Charles Haanes - The Master Key System
As we all are looking for that harmony, balance and comfort in our lives, the key to where this harmony is to be found is not in the food, or the addictions or the temporary distractions. The power we have to turn our lives into that which we want it to be, and yes, that includes the subject of weight loss, and health, is within.
Sounds like that new age thinking to you?
The book this thinking is primarily inspired from has been written 1916, and is one of the inspirations for the making of "The Secret."
So much for new age thinking.
But does it really work? Is what the teachers of Law of Attraction and numerous other writers like Eckhart Tolle have been writing about, really something that works?
If you consider how many times, many of us have spent hundreds of dollars upon the quick fixes, that everyone else promised us, that they would work, I think the purchase of a book for under 20 Dollars, or even better, the reading of a book that is available free, as a public domain on the Internet, is worth considering even if only for a moment.
What do you have to loose, but a few moments of your time?
Think about it!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
"If you wish harmonious conditions in your life, you must develop a harmonious mental attitude."
Charles Haanes - The Master Key System
As we all are looking for that harmony, balance and comfort in our lives, the key to where this harmony is to be found is not in the food, or the addictions or the temporary distractions. The power we have to turn our lives into that which we want it to be, and yes, that includes the subject of weight loss, and health, is within.
Sounds like that new age thinking to you?
The book this thinking is primarily inspired from has been written 1916, and is one of the inspirations for the making of "The Secret."
So much for new age thinking.
But does it really work? Is what the teachers of Law of Attraction and numerous other writers like Eckhart Tolle have been writing about, really something that works?
If you consider how many times, many of us have spent hundreds of dollars upon the quick fixes, that everyone else promised us, that they would work, I think the purchase of a book for under 20 Dollars, or even better, the reading of a book that is available free, as a public domain on the Internet, is worth considering even if only for a moment.
What do you have to loose, but a few moments of your time?
Think about it!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I am Back!
Hi Everyone!
I am back to post on a regular schedule! Thank you to all my regular readers for being so patient!
New article is on the way tomorrow. See you then!
Claudia
I am back to post on a regular schedule! Thank you to all my regular readers for being so patient!
New article is on the way tomorrow. See you then!
Claudia
Friday, March 28, 2008
Quotes on Health
Hi Everyone!
Here are some quotes about health, from the book "The Secret"
"You cannot "catch" anything unless you think you can, and thinking you can is inviting it to you with your thought. You are also inviting illness if you are listening to people talking about their illness. As you listen you are giving all of your though and focus to illness, and when you give all your thought to something, you are asking for it. And you are certainly not helping them. You are adding energy to their illness. If you really want to help that person, change the conversation to good things, if you can, or be on your way. As you walk away, give your powerful thoughts and feeling to seeing that person well, and then let it go."
"You don't have to fight to get rid of a disease. Just simple process of letting go of negative thoughts will allow your natural state of health to emerge within you. And your body will heal itself."
Here are my thoughts on this:
Here are some quotes about health, from the book "The Secret"
"You cannot "catch" anything unless you think you can, and thinking you can is inviting it to you with your thought. You are also inviting illness if you are listening to people talking about their illness. As you listen you are giving all of your though and focus to illness, and when you give all your thought to something, you are asking for it. And you are certainly not helping them. You are adding energy to their illness. If you really want to help that person, change the conversation to good things, if you can, or be on your way. As you walk away, give your powerful thoughts and feeling to seeing that person well, and then let it go."
"You don't have to fight to get rid of a disease. Just simple process of letting go of negative thoughts will allow your natural state of health to emerge within you. And your body will heal itself."
Here are my thoughts on this:
- Be careful about any messages of how you are supposed to feel, look or act like at a certain age. You know what I mean, hearing loss and eye sight diminishing with age - that is only so, if you invite that thought into your life.
- Collect other topics that are positive. Many times people speak about negatives or health problems, because they have not really anything to talk about. Collect many different informations on various positive subjects, and you will always have a topic for conversation.
- Use your affirmations daily. If you want to hear well, affirm yourself hearing well. If you want to feel strong, state that in your affirmations. Personalize them to your current situation, put on a smile and proclaim how you want to feel like.
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
For a free, initial Life Coaching Session, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 to schedule an appointment, or contact me via email at claudiablanton@lycos.com !
Thursday, March 20, 2008
So, What Did I Eat Yesterday - Results of Food Diary
Hi Everyone!
Here we are with the results of my keeping a food diary for a day.
This is what I ate ( I deliberately did not censor myself, only recorded)
1/2 banana
1 serving of cream of wheat with milk and a little bit of sugar
1 serving of white beans in tomato sauce with some chicken breast (about a serving)
medium mixed salad (mixed lettuce, tomato, zucchini, onion), light dressing
3 pieces of chocolate
1/2 serving of the white beans from above (leftovers)
2/3 serving of lasagna
1 tomato
1/2 serving of steak-onion-zucchini stir-fry
******
What is the conclusion of this challenge?
Personal observation, I did not eat allot of complex carbohydrates yesterday.
My general observation was, that while it is tedious to record everything, the awareness that the recording brings, is worth the work. Being aware gives you the opportunity to create balance, that goes for eating as well as everything else in your life. Therefore if you have to use the tool of a food diary to create this awareness, by all rights do so.
If you want to share your experience, or discuss anymore food and relationship of health and thinking, feel free to join my Yahoo Group
"Think Well of Food" at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thinkwelloffood
See you there
Peace
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Here we are with the results of my keeping a food diary for a day.
This is what I ate ( I deliberately did not censor myself, only recorded)
1/2 banana
1 serving of cream of wheat with milk and a little bit of sugar
1 serving of white beans in tomato sauce with some chicken breast (about a serving)
medium mixed salad (mixed lettuce, tomato, zucchini, onion), light dressing
3 pieces of chocolate
1/2 serving of the white beans from above (leftovers)
2/3 serving of lasagna
1 tomato
1/2 serving of steak-onion-zucchini stir-fry
******
What is the conclusion of this challenge?
Personal observation, I did not eat allot of complex carbohydrates yesterday.
My general observation was, that while it is tedious to record everything, the awareness that the recording brings, is worth the work. Being aware gives you the opportunity to create balance, that goes for eating as well as everything else in your life. Therefore if you have to use the tool of a food diary to create this awareness, by all rights do so.
If you want to share your experience, or discuss anymore food and relationship of health and thinking, feel free to join my Yahoo Group
"Think Well of Food" at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thinkwelloffood
See you there
Peace
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Quick Tips For Easier Sleep
Hi Everyone!
If you have a hard time falling asleep, you are not the only one. Many factors can influence your ability to sleep, but here I want to give you some active tips, that you can implement into your daily routine today.
1. Meditate. Right before going to bed, is a wonderful time to meditate. You do not have to practice for a long time, a few minutes of guided meditation does the trick.
2. Make your agenda for the next day, and put it away, before you are starting with your sleep-routine. Whatever you do, don't make the list while laying in bed, right before turning of the light.
3. Exercise! Keep the stimulating exercise for the morning time, and relaxing exercises like Yoga for the evening. The additional activity will bring you into a more natural rhythm of tiredness after an physical active day.
4. Turn off the TV, or the computer a few minutes earlier. Do not go from the news, directly into bed. The quietness of the house, will quiet the mind.
5. Talk to your doctor. If you have a chronic problem with insomnia, check with your doctor. She might be able to assist you in combination with behavior adjustment and medication, to give you relief.
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
For more information on living a healthy and balanced life, Motivational Life Coaching, and a free Life Coaching Session, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 or email me at claudiablanton@lycos.com
If you have a hard time falling asleep, you are not the only one. Many factors can influence your ability to sleep, but here I want to give you some active tips, that you can implement into your daily routine today.
1. Meditate. Right before going to bed, is a wonderful time to meditate. You do not have to practice for a long time, a few minutes of guided meditation does the trick.
2. Make your agenda for the next day, and put it away, before you are starting with your sleep-routine. Whatever you do, don't make the list while laying in bed, right before turning of the light.
3. Exercise! Keep the stimulating exercise for the morning time, and relaxing exercises like Yoga for the evening. The additional activity will bring you into a more natural rhythm of tiredness after an physical active day.
4. Turn off the TV, or the computer a few minutes earlier. Do not go from the news, directly into bed. The quietness of the house, will quiet the mind.
5. Talk to your doctor. If you have a chronic problem with insomnia, check with your doctor. She might be able to assist you in combination with behavior adjustment and medication, to give you relief.
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
For more information on living a healthy and balanced life, Motivational Life Coaching, and a free Life Coaching Session, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 or email me at claudiablanton@lycos.com
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
What To Do With All That Chicken-Breast?
Hi Everyone!
Today's home school cooking lesson for my daughter was to use the lean source of protein, chicken breast.
Here is what she created:
Garlic-Infused Ginger-Lemon Chicken breast
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken breast
2 gloves of garlic (we love garlic)
Ginger grated, about 2 teaspoons
a small amount of fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
Serve with:
Brown rice, large serving of mixed tossed salad
First she rinsed the chicken breast and put it into a bowl. To that she added the garlic (squeezed through the garlic press), the ginger, finely grated, a small amount of cilantro, and the lemon juice.
Next she covered it and let it marinate for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile the brown rice, went into the rice cooker.
After the 30 minutes of marinating time, she wrapped the chicken into a foil package and baked it for about 45 minutes.
This simple, but flavorful, and moist chicken put a smile on all our our faces. Try it out!
The cook is getting a hug!
Have a wonderful day!
Your Motivational Life Coach,
Claudia Blanton
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Food Reviews Time Again! Yummy!
Hi Everyone!
Here we go again! It is time to try out new foods! I had fun experimenting and revisiting old favorites. I hope you will be enjoying this little trip to the grocery store, right along with me!
Keep in mind that the food products featured on this blog have to fall under one or more of the following categories:
1. Indicate that their healthy on their package
2. Are a whole grain product
3. Is an organic product.
Here we go:
Here we go again! It is time to try out new foods! I had fun experimenting and revisiting old favorites. I hope you will be enjoying this little trip to the grocery store, right along with me!
Keep in mind that the food products featured on this blog have to fall under one or more of the following categories:
1. Indicate that their healthy on their package
2. Are a whole grain product
3. Is an organic product.
Here we go:
- All Bran Multigrain Crackers from Kelloggs. 5. Stars! Okay the packaging is not the greatest, looks more like a not to great cereal package, but do not let yourself get sidetracked by that, and go for the stuff inside! It is great! With a slight sweet aftertaste these crackers are a little treasure. And with 5 grams of fiber per serving, you can not beat that snack
- "Clearly Organic" Organic Black Beans 15 oz can. 5 Starts! Beans are a must in a healthy kitchen and these canned black beans make it easy to add nutrition to any meal. Do not forget to rinse, though, even if they are already low in sodium (85 mg = 4 %)
- Tropicana No Pulp Calcium Orange Juice 5 Stars! You already know that we should have more calcium in our diet, so there is a chance for a great, sweet, tasty way to bring more of that good stuff into your life.
- Goldfish Whole Grain Crackers from Pepperidge Farm 4 Stars! Not quite as cheesy as the regular variety but still satisfying! Worth the switch!
Now it is your turn to be adventurous!
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Part Two of the Dr Oz - Oprah Recap
Hi Everyone!
Real quick, and then back to motivation, here is the second part of the recap as promised from Tuesday's Oprah show about Anti-Aging:
Here are Dr. Oz Vitamin recommendations (you can check out the transcripts on Oprah.com)
1000 unites of Vitamin D per day
600 milligrams of calcium plus 200 milligrams of magnesium TOGETHER twice a day
DHA omega 3 - 600 milligrams per day
over 40 - under doctors supervision - 2 baby aspirin
Multivitamin - cut in half ( I did not know that either) - one half taken in the morning, the other half in the evening.
On Oprah. com Dr. Oz has posted a printable by age-group divided vitamin guide, so take a look at it.
This information is not meant as medical advice, therefore check with your doctor, and check out the info for yourself again on Oprah.com. I am by no means a medical professional, I am a Life Coach, who wants to point you into the direction of valid information, so you can make the best decisions for yourself.
Have a wonderful, inspired day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Self-Talk Expert
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Real quick, and then back to motivation, here is the second part of the recap as promised from Tuesday's Oprah show about Anti-Aging:
Here are Dr. Oz Vitamin recommendations (you can check out the transcripts on Oprah.com)
1000 unites of Vitamin D per day
600 milligrams of calcium plus 200 milligrams of magnesium TOGETHER twice a day
DHA omega 3 - 600 milligrams per day
over 40 - under doctors supervision - 2 baby aspirin
Multivitamin - cut in half ( I did not know that either) - one half taken in the morning, the other half in the evening.
On Oprah. com Dr. Oz has posted a printable by age-group divided vitamin guide, so take a look at it.
This information is not meant as medical advice, therefore check with your doctor, and check out the info for yourself again on Oprah.com. I am by no means a medical professional, I am a Life Coach, who wants to point you into the direction of valid information, so you can make the best decisions for yourself.
Have a wonderful, inspired day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Life Coach, Self-Talk Expert
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
A Quick Oprah - Dr. Oz Recap - Part One
Hi Everyone!
This is going to be a quick recap of Oprah's show from yesterday, about ant-aging, and living a healthy lifestyle. (Part one)
White tea!
Again Dr. Oz stressed the importance of drinking white and green tea, but pointing toward the white teas, as they have a more powerful level of antioxidants.
I agree with the good Doctor. Drink your white tea! Available now in so many different varieties, my daughter loves the strawberry flavored one, and I am a blueberry tea person. Check them out!
Dr. Oz also mentioned spices. Here are a few to have in your cabinet at all times:
1. Cinnamon
2. Ginger
3. Cayenne Pepper
4. Turmeric - which is within cumin
5. Paprika
6. Rosemary for focus.
Now, lets get to the fiber, people!
Women need 25 grams, men need 35 grams, a day!
Remember to please add them slowly over time to your diet, to avoid digestive problems, as I have mentioned in various posts, here, on my groups, and in my articles. Slow down people!
How do you add fiber into your diet?
1. Eat 100 % Whole Grain Bread!
2. Eat beans
3. Eat fruits and veggies (don't drink them, chew)
4. Eat Whole Grain Cereal!
5. Switch to Steal Cut Oats
6. Switch to brown rice
7. Switch to whole grain pasta
Tomorrow, I will be posting the second half of info from the show, which will mainly include exercise and the recommended dosing of vitamins according to Dr. Oz.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
This is going to be a quick recap of Oprah's show from yesterday, about ant-aging, and living a healthy lifestyle. (Part one)
White tea!
Again Dr. Oz stressed the importance of drinking white and green tea, but pointing toward the white teas, as they have a more powerful level of antioxidants.
I agree with the good Doctor. Drink your white tea! Available now in so many different varieties, my daughter loves the strawberry flavored one, and I am a blueberry tea person. Check them out!
Dr. Oz also mentioned spices. Here are a few to have in your cabinet at all times:
1. Cinnamon
2. Ginger
3. Cayenne Pepper
4. Turmeric - which is within cumin
5. Paprika
6. Rosemary for focus.
Now, lets get to the fiber, people!
Women need 25 grams, men need 35 grams, a day!
Remember to please add them slowly over time to your diet, to avoid digestive problems, as I have mentioned in various posts, here, on my groups, and in my articles. Slow down people!
How do you add fiber into your diet?
1. Eat 100 % Whole Grain Bread!
2. Eat beans
3. Eat fruits and veggies (don't drink them, chew)
4. Eat Whole Grain Cereal!
5. Switch to Steal Cut Oats
6. Switch to brown rice
7. Switch to whole grain pasta
Tomorrow, I will be posting the second half of info from the show, which will mainly include exercise and the recommended dosing of vitamins according to Dr. Oz.
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Play with your Food
Hi Everyone!
Sounds like a strange title for a blog.
This is an invitation to do exactly, what we were told not to do, when we were kids: Play with your food.
Okay, I am not talking about having a food fight, what I am talking about is, to get more in touch with what you are eating, by getting more in touch, literally.
Touch your food - feel the texture of the flakes of your (hopefully whole-grain) cereal. Break it, crunch it up, really examine it. You are putting this into your body, don't you think you should know, how it feels like, and what the texture is?
Become familiar with all of your foods, your lunch meat for example. Bend it pull it apart, hold it in your hands, feel it. You can find out lots of things by it's texture, like the fat-content, just by the way it feels, and looks.
When you make a cake, feel the dough, touch the flour with your hands, to break up the clumps before sifting. Can you feel a difference between whole-wheat flour, and regular cake-flour? Find out!
The purpose of this is the following:
1. Too many times we connect so many emotions to how we are eating, that we forget how it feels like to really be present with food. This exercise or game if you will, gets you back in touch with the food, and away from the emotions.
2. You should really think about what you are putting into your mouth. After all it effects you greatly. Then shouldn't you know all about it, at least all that your senses have to offer?
3. Being aware that the rules we are usually taught in childhood about food, are not because they have any merit - expect the one of not talking with your mouth full - but because they were either a convenience for our parents, or they were simply brought forth, because they were taught that way.
This gives you a chance to detach from these rules, and make up your own. After all, it is your life, not that of your family you are living, so why play by their rules still? At the same time, you are giving yourself an opportunity not to pass those rules onto another generation, who is already beginning to struggle with issues relating to food.
Think about it!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Sounds like a strange title for a blog.
This is an invitation to do exactly, what we were told not to do, when we were kids: Play with your food.
Okay, I am not talking about having a food fight, what I am talking about is, to get more in touch with what you are eating, by getting more in touch, literally.
Touch your food - feel the texture of the flakes of your (hopefully whole-grain) cereal. Break it, crunch it up, really examine it. You are putting this into your body, don't you think you should know, how it feels like, and what the texture is?
Become familiar with all of your foods, your lunch meat for example. Bend it pull it apart, hold it in your hands, feel it. You can find out lots of things by it's texture, like the fat-content, just by the way it feels, and looks.
When you make a cake, feel the dough, touch the flour with your hands, to break up the clumps before sifting. Can you feel a difference between whole-wheat flour, and regular cake-flour? Find out!
The purpose of this is the following:
1. Too many times we connect so many emotions to how we are eating, that we forget how it feels like to really be present with food. This exercise or game if you will, gets you back in touch with the food, and away from the emotions.
2. You should really think about what you are putting into your mouth. After all it effects you greatly. Then shouldn't you know all about it, at least all that your senses have to offer?
3. Being aware that the rules we are usually taught in childhood about food, are not because they have any merit - expect the one of not talking with your mouth full - but because they were either a convenience for our parents, or they were simply brought forth, because they were taught that way.
This gives you a chance to detach from these rules, and make up your own. After all, it is your life, not that of your family you are living, so why play by their rules still? At the same time, you are giving yourself an opportunity not to pass those rules onto another generation, who is already beginning to struggle with issues relating to food.
Think about it!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Friday, February 1, 2008
Bean and Cheese Quesadillas Recipe
Hi Everyone!
Try out this quick and easy recipe! It is delicious, fun to make, and nutritious.
You will need:
2 Small Whole-Wheat Tortillas
1/4 cup of refried beans
1/4 cup of shredded cheese (I prefer 2% mild cheddar for this dish)
substitute for a Mexican blend if you prefer
Salsa ( get your desired heat-level - I am a medium gal)
Red Chili Sauce
Spread the beans on one of the tortillas.
Place the tortilla in a nonstick pan, over medium high heat.
Top right away with cheese.
Top the whole thing with another tortilla.
When the cheese begins to melt, flip like a pancake.
Heat for about 2 more minutes, or until the cheese is melted completely.
Remove from pan, cut into wedges, and enjoy immediately, with a spoonful of salsa on the side.
You can add some spice to the refried beans, if you like it really hot! Use some red chili sauce (just a few drops) or put some jalapenos slices in the tortilla before topping it with cheese.
Enjoy!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Try out this quick and easy recipe! It is delicious, fun to make, and nutritious.
You will need:
2 Small Whole-Wheat Tortillas
1/4 cup of refried beans
1/4 cup of shredded cheese (I prefer 2% mild cheddar for this dish)
substitute for a Mexican blend if you prefer
Salsa ( get your desired heat-level - I am a medium gal)
Red Chili Sauce
Spread the beans on one of the tortillas.
Place the tortilla in a nonstick pan, over medium high heat.
Top right away with cheese.
Top the whole thing with another tortilla.
When the cheese begins to melt, flip like a pancake.
Heat for about 2 more minutes, or until the cheese is melted completely.
Remove from pan, cut into wedges, and enjoy immediately, with a spoonful of salsa on the side.
You can add some spice to the refried beans, if you like it really hot! Use some red chili sauce (just a few drops) or put some jalapenos slices in the tortilla before topping it with cheese.
Enjoy!
Claudia Blanton
Motivational Coach, Fundraiser
813 - 531 - 8379
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
More Motivation
Hi Everyone!
If you are interested in more motivational articles, visit my blog on typepad at
http://livingpossibilities.typepad.com/motivation
Also watch out for more articles and motivational tips, as well as some discussions, at my Yahoo Group "Think Well of Food."!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thinkwelloffood
Join in the discussion, introduce yourself, and get more info on an active, motivated lifestyle!
Have a great day!
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
If you are interested in more motivational articles, visit my blog on typepad at
http://livingpossibilities.typepad.com/motivation
Also watch out for more articles and motivational tips, as well as some discussions, at my Yahoo Group "Think Well of Food."!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thinkwelloffood
Join in the discussion, introduce yourself, and get more info on an active, motivated lifestyle!
Have a great day!
Claudia Blanton
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Food Reviews - New Things to Try Out!
Hi Everyone!
Again, it is time to review some products! As always, these food products fall under the one or more of the following categories:
1. They are considered healthy.
2. They are labeled as healthy in some form on the package
3. They are labeled as whole-grain.
4. They are labeled as organic.
Here are the products:
Triscuit Rosemary and Olive Oil Whole Grain Wheat Crackers
3 1/2 Stars! Okay, they do not have the same texture, then "normal" crackers, it is more in texture like cereal, but the flavor is good. So, if you are adventurous, feel free to try these crackers.
Celestial Seasonings "true blueberry" herbal tea, caffeine free
5 Stars! Yummy! This is a great tea to relax to and wind down with! I love the strong flavor, and it's scent is also delicious. Love it!
Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal with real Strawberry
5 Stars! Smells nice, taste great, what is not to love. I like the iron contest 45 % (got a growing daughter at home! Iron is important!) Overall a good thing!
Picksweet Deluxe Steamers Edamame Soybeans in the Shell!
5 Stars! A great snack, or a crunchy addition to a healthy salad, with lots of fiber and in an easy to prepare steam bag, these little things are a stable in my kitchen.
Okay, now you have a few more products to try out! Have fun being adventurous, and step a little outside of your usual "eating box"!
Have a great day!
Claudia
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Again, it is time to review some products! As always, these food products fall under the one or more of the following categories:
1. They are considered healthy.
2. They are labeled as healthy in some form on the package
3. They are labeled as whole-grain.
4. They are labeled as organic.
Here are the products:
Triscuit Rosemary and Olive Oil Whole Grain Wheat Crackers
3 1/2 Stars! Okay, they do not have the same texture, then "normal" crackers, it is more in texture like cereal, but the flavor is good. So, if you are adventurous, feel free to try these crackers.
Celestial Seasonings "true blueberry" herbal tea, caffeine free
5 Stars! Yummy! This is a great tea to relax to and wind down with! I love the strong flavor, and it's scent is also delicious. Love it!
Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal with real Strawberry
5 Stars! Smells nice, taste great, what is not to love. I like the iron contest 45 % (got a growing daughter at home! Iron is important!) Overall a good thing!
Picksweet Deluxe Steamers Edamame Soybeans in the Shell!
5 Stars! A great snack, or a crunchy addition to a healthy salad, with lots of fiber and in an easy to prepare steam bag, these little things are a stable in my kitchen.
Okay, now you have a few more products to try out! Have fun being adventurous, and step a little outside of your usual "eating box"!
Have a great day!
Claudia
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Kitchen Makeover - Part One
Hi Everyone!
All right, time to be truth-full:
How "healthy-living ready" is your kitchen?
What I mean with this is:
1. How cluttered is your kitchen?
2. When is the last time you threw out spices and other things you really did not need or want anymore, but have anyway?
3. How much junk food is in your kitchen? Do you have any space left for healthy foods?
4. Are your drawers filled with gadgets you never use? How about your cabinets?
Why am I asking you this?
Let me elaborate:
- As you know, what you think effects your life greatly. An organized kitchen feels good, may it be by giving you a sense of pride or a feeling of control. The main goal is that it feels good to be in your kitchen for yourself.
- Appreciation and Gratitude (which draws more of what you want toward you), is only possible if you know what you have. You can not be appreciative of a mess, but you can be appreciative of an deliberately, organized kitchen.
- Filling your life with things you do not need, robs you of space and energy. Give this energy away by donating these items to neighbors and friends. You free yourself for things you do need and want.
- It is so much easier to cook in a clean, organized, deliberately chosen kitchen. Make it as convenient as possible for you and your family to cook healthy.
If you need any tips on how to make your kitchen a deliberate co-creation tool, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 or email me at
ClaudiaBlanton@lycos.com
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
All right, time to be truth-full:
How "healthy-living ready" is your kitchen?
What I mean with this is:
1. How cluttered is your kitchen?
2. When is the last time you threw out spices and other things you really did not need or want anymore, but have anyway?
3. How much junk food is in your kitchen? Do you have any space left for healthy foods?
4. Are your drawers filled with gadgets you never use? How about your cabinets?
Why am I asking you this?
Let me elaborate:
- As you know, what you think effects your life greatly. An organized kitchen feels good, may it be by giving you a sense of pride or a feeling of control. The main goal is that it feels good to be in your kitchen for yourself.
- Appreciation and Gratitude (which draws more of what you want toward you), is only possible if you know what you have. You can not be appreciative of a mess, but you can be appreciative of an deliberately, organized kitchen.
- Filling your life with things you do not need, robs you of space and energy. Give this energy away by donating these items to neighbors and friends. You free yourself for things you do need and want.
- It is so much easier to cook in a clean, organized, deliberately chosen kitchen. Make it as convenient as possible for you and your family to cook healthy.
If you need any tips on how to make your kitchen a deliberate co-creation tool, call me at 813 - 531 - 8379 or email me at
ClaudiaBlanton@lycos.com
Have a wonderful day!
Claudia
www.create-your-life-dreams.com
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