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    • Two Salad Mistakes

      Posted at 1:04 pm by myfoodiecall
      Jul 29th

      The biggest mistake people make when eating a salad is thinking they are going to lose weight.  Disagree? Well, of course there are many healthy salads, frankly I live on salads, but here is the big problem and misconception.

      Dressing. Dressing. Dressing. Sigh.

      Here are a couple of mistakes that truly kill me.

      Mistake number 1: Eating/ordering caesar salads and thinking this is a healthy choice

      Caesar dressing is LOADED with calories and heart clogging saturated fats. Some chicken caesar salads clock in at 600-1000 calories a pop. Yikes! There is not even close to enough nutritional content in the romaine lettuce to off set the damage from this dressing. Don’t even get me started on the croutons… 

      The fix? I say stay away from caesar salads, but if you must:

      • Ask your server to hold the croutons. 
      • Dressing on the side

      Mistake number 2:  Choosing Fat Free Dressings.

      Here is the problem. We need fat in our salads. Many of the vegetables like carrots, with beta-carotene (vitamin A) are considered fat soluble. What does this mean?  Put simply:  In order for our bodies to retain the necessary vitamins from the vegetables that we eat, we must have some fat. All you need is a tiny bit. You could swap out your fat-free italian dressing for light. Or use your fat-free and add a bit of heart healthy avocado slices. Stop being afraid of these healthy fats. Seriously… your heart, blood pressure and skin will love you for it.      

      Best choice?

      • Clear dressings. Anything you can see through. No Ranch (bleck), 1000 Island (bleck), or Blue Cheese (can you say heart attack??)
      • Oil and Vinegar (Don’t under-estimate these flavors!)

      Not ready to give up your favorite dressing?

      Use less of that ranch and add some squeezed lemon or salsa to your salad. Try that for a few months and slowly increase the amount as you get use to the flavors.

      Your heart and waistline will thank you for it.

      Oh and stay away from that Caesar Salad!

                               

      Posted in Small changes | Tagged healthy salads
    • Guilt-free Flour-less Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

      Posted at 2:18 pm by myfoodiecall
      Jul 28th

      Here is a great recipe that is healthy and does not require a billion ingredients (always a big deterrent for me) This recipe is pretty much all over Google and Facebook for that matter so I thought I would give it a try.  Turned out great. Healthy and most people have these ingredients right there in the pantry. Assuming you have…

      Garbanzo beans. Or Chick peas. Why are there two names? Always wondered that. Anyhow garbanzo beans…Doesn’t everyone have these?

      Back to the cookies…

      Garbanzo beans and peanut butter? Protein packed. The only mistake I made in this recipe was to not double it. 😦

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      Eat me.

      You have this in your pantry, right?
      1 1/4 Cup Canned Chickpeas, rinsed and patted dry
      2 tsp Vanilla Extract
      1/2 Cup + 2 Tbs Natural Peanut Butter
      1/4 Cup Honey
      1 tsp. Baking Powder
      1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips (I used 60% Ghiradellhi chips. Why? The best. Promise.)
      What to do:
      Preheat oven to 350 degrees
      Line a baking sheet with parchment paper

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      Non-stick spray. Bleck. Parchment. Even cooking, easy clean up.

      Rinse and towel blot garbanzo beans so that most moisture is gone.

      See how wet the paper towel is underneath? Blot it even more!

      See how wet the paper towel is underneath? Blot it even more!

       

      Combine all ingredients in a food processor (except the chocolate chips) Process until smooth, scraping down sides as needed.
      Doesn't look like much yet. Kind of scary actually. Just wait...

      Add your chips and pulse a few more times.
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      Better, right?

      Now we are in business.
      With wet hands (because it is DANG sticky) form into 1-2 inch balls (depending on how big you want them) and place on parchment paper.
      Blobs. But tasty.

      1. Bake for 10 minutes.
      2. Press down slightly with a fork.
      3. Bake for another 3-5 minutes or until solid
      Again. Should have doubled. Hate to ration cookies.

      Again. Should have doubled. Hate to ration cookies.

      Posted in Desserts | Tagged cookies, garbanzo beans, healthy, peanut butter, vegan
    • Vegetarian pigs in a blanket

      Posted at 8:42 pm by myfoodiecall
      Jul 24th
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      Vegetarian pigs in a blanket

      Every once in a while I want to feed my kids some traditional “kid food”. I am certain tire of quinoa, beans and my other go-to vegetarian staples. That being said, I am not going to spend hours in the kitchen to make that happen. And it’s summer. Quick eats as a rule.

      In comes this recipe…

      First pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

      Next, my ingredients:

      Asparagus, Crescent rolls, and Smart Dogs (or any vegetarian hot dog)

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      The goods

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      Unroll the crescent dough…

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      Trim your ends

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      Slice your precut triangles in half. Usually there are 8, so end result will be 16 dough triangles.

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      Cut your veggie dogs and asparagus in half.

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      Wrap and roll! Some are prettier than others.

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      I placed mine on a sheet of wax paper for easy clean up. Bake for 12-14 minutes. (until lightly browned)

      End result. Yummo. FYI, these are gone.

      End result. Yummo. FYI, these are gone.

       

      Posted in Meatless mealtime | Tagged asparagus, smart dogs, vegetarian, veggie dogs
    • Pumpkin Bites with cream cheese frosting

      Posted at 10:06 pm by myfoodiecall
      Jul 22nd

      So today was not the best of days. Sometimes things are just kind of…off. What’s a girl to do?

      BAKE.

      STILL HEALTHY, THOUGH. Ha.

      These are adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie’s Pumpkin Squares

      Pumpkin Bites

      Your dry ingredients:

      1 cup oat flour (or any flour! Seriously though, making oat flour is super easy. Just put your oats in a food processor and grind until they are a powdery flour.) Easy! Although do not use quick oats… 🙂

      2 1/2 tsp cinnamon

      1 tsp baking powder

      1/2 tsp baking soda

      1/2 tsp salt

      6 tablespoons brown sugar

      2 packets stevia

      Your wet ingredients:

      2 eggs

      1 cup canned pumpkin

      4 tablespoons almond milk (or soy, coconut….just stay away from cow’s milk, okay??)

      4 tablespoons coconut oil (or canola, but try for coconut…way healthier)

      1 tsp pure vanilla extract

      Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cupcake tins with liners. Combine dry ingredients in one bowl. Combine wet in another. Fold the wet into the dry.

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      Pour into cupcake liners, only filling the bottom. Remember: these are not cupcakes, go light!

      Bake for 15-17 minutes.

      Let cool and work on that frosting.

      The frosting:

      1/2 cup light cream cheese

      1/3 cup powdered sugar

      2 tablespoons almond milk

      1 tablespoon coconut oil

      1 tsp vanilla extract

      Place all ingredients in your food processor bowl or beat well with a hand mixer.

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      Posted in Desserts | Tagged pumpkin
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