Hey McKinley! I know many of you travel for McKinley so I wanted to provide some healthy food options for you that are quick, convenient and inexpensive. If you have a fridge in your hotel, find the time to stop buy the grocery store and pick up some fruit, veggies and hummus or any other healthy snacks that you can travel with. For convenience I chose 3 chain restaurant’s that are in most cities. If there are other restaurant’s you…
Here is a quiz on cholesterol. Take 5 min to test your knowledge and possibly learn something new. Write your answers down on a piece of paper and then compare them to the answers given at the end of the quiz. Click the link below to start the “Cholesterol” quiz http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MPGXSLS For more info about cholesterol, check out the below articles: The below article is from Dr. Oz’ blog. The article is written by Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS and Stephen…
Recipes from Dr. Oz blog posted by Kate Geagan MS, RD Orange and Avocado Salad Ingredients 1 navel orange 1 avocado 1 fennel bulb (stalks cut off and discarded) Handful of hazelnuts Mixed dark baby greens 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil Directions Cut peel from orange. Halve orange lengthwise, then cut crosswise into thin slices. Halve fennel bulb lengthwise, then cut crosswise into very thin slices. Halve, pit, and peel avocado, then cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Toss…
I’m sure most of you have read a food label or two before. The first thing I look for on the food label is the carbohydrate grams and then the protein grams. From there I am able to assess whether or not it’s an item I would like to eat. Some of you may only pay attention to the number of calories but it’s important to pay attention to the whole label, especially the serving size :). Click the link…
Whether you’re counting calories or are just being calorie conscience, your focus will tend to be on the number of calories consumed. While this is important, so are the types of calories being consumed. Carbbohydrates are our main source of energy but our diet should only consist of 25-30% carbs. The average American consumes at least 300g of carbs which in most cases makes up 50-60% of the diet. In my opinion this is WAY TOO MUCH! Granted, in some…
Toasted Quinoa Salad with Scallops & Snow Peas ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/7569 Sesame-Honey Tempeh & Quinoa Bowl ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/16248 Quinoa Salad with Dried Apricots & Baby Spinach ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/4939 Snap Pea & Quinoa Salad ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/275710 Almond Butter-Quinoa Blondies ~ http://www.eatingwell.com/print/275603