Mindless Eating: You Deserve A Plate

Grazing on food is a sure-fire way to pack on pounds because it’s easy to lose track of bites and nibbles.  It’s easy to underestimate how much you’re eating when you eat directly from a bag, out of a box, or standing in front of the freezer with a spoon in the ice cream carton.
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Eat The Rainbow

When you eat fruits and vegetables, try to eat as many colors as you can on a daily basis. If you do this, you won’t have to worry if you are getting enough vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants. Different colored fruits and veggies have different nutrients and you need them all.

Red Fruits and Veggies: These provide [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookies (Lowfat)

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 20 Large Cookies
INGREDIENTS
Dry:
2 ¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
Wet:
17 pitted dates
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup fat-free vanilla yogurt
¾ cup no-calorie sweetener (use the granular/bulk sweetener made for baking, not packets)
1 tablespoon sugar free maple syrup
1 ½ ounces fat free, sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix
½ [...]

Crunching Numbers (Calorie Counting)

I advise against counting calories on a day to day basis because the numbers will start to feel like shackles. When you eat a balanced diet of wholesome foods and listen to your body’s needs, calories tend to sort themselves out. However, if you have never considered what your dietary needs are before, or if [...]

Coconut Cloud Donuts (Low fat)

Coconut Cloud Donuts
Serves 12

INGREDIENTS
Dry
2 cup plus 4 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour
1.5 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoon low-fat buttermilk
1/2 cup egg substitute
2 teaspoons canola oil
2 teaspoons coconut flavoring
Glaze
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
2 ½ tablespoons evaporated skim milk (hot)
½ teaspoon unflavored gelatin
½ teaspoon coconut [...]

Cardio Junkies

There are a lot of people who fall into a cardio trap and choose to do cardio exercise and only cardio exercise to lose weight. If this is you, take note: muscle is what gives your body shape and proportion. You can whittle away by eating less and you can whittle away even more by [...]