Archive for the ‘Healthy Living’ Category
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Pitjil – Javanese steamed vegetables
Sunday, October 4th, 2009
This must be one of the easiest and simplest vegetable dishes ever! It exists of various steamed vegetables, consumed with a spicy peanut sauce. Talking about NO fat! Or maybe it’s low-fat due to the peanut sauce In daily Javanese cooking however, vegetables are seldom mixed and this dish is usually served on special occasions [...]
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Red beet salad (Dutch)
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
This is going to sound weird, but I never knew there was a red beet salad recipe, until several years ago when Wilma put together this salad at my house. Before that I only knew how to use it in Huzaren Salade and as pickles to enhance a meal. I was pleasantly surprised about how refreshing it was and have to admit that I really enjoyed the [...]
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The No Diet Plan
Monday, September 14th, 2009
A No nonsense Approach to Weight Loss I am constantly looking for new resources for my blog and found a great book I wanted to share. I just finished reviewing the No-Diet Plan Blueprint from no-diet guru Liz Palazzi who’ll be sharing tips on weight loss and diets with us on this blog in the [...]
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Easy home-made smoothie
Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Summer has ended but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy smoothies anymore. I found this easy smoothie recipe a while back, and it is published here with permission of Dinneen of Eat Without Guilt. The secret to making a nice, thick smoothie is to use frozen fruit. I always buy frozen berries at the supermarket [...]
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Dining out healthy
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
A few weeks ago I came across an article on CNN providing some healthy tips for eating out. The topic is definitely getting more attention nowadays, because just this morning I saw on the news how fat affects your bloodstream after eating ‘bad’ food and ‘good’ food. Although most Americans want more healthy choices in [...]
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Happy cake tip
Monday, July 27th, 2009
One of the things that helps me when I’m in a low mood is: Baking a cake! I forget everything else and really enjoy the process. After the cake is finished I taste a small piece and then I let others enjoy my baking because I’m not really fond of cake. This is a good way to [...]
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Ham-Avocado sandwich
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Bored with the standard Ham-and-Cheese or BLT sandwich? Dare to try something new and enjoy one of my favorite sandwiches. Introducing the Ham-Avocado sandwich! Not a daily sandwich for me, but very common in my family. Needless to say that I found it really strange that people would make a face when I told them that the [...]
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Food for the heart
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
We hear it on the news all the time: heart disease is the number one worldwide killer of men and women. A shocking statistic is that heart disease -not cancer like most of us think- causes 40 percent of all the deaths in the U.S.A. However, many times this can be prevented or treated by [...]
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Tip of the month December
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
For those who are always cold in the winter like I am, try to eat every two or three hours. This means that in between your healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner you can eat something small, like crackers (wheat), nuts, fruit and now and then a less healthy snack. This way your metabolism works all the time, which [...]
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Reina Pepiada (Venezuelan)
Monday, December 8th, 2008
A few weeks before Thanksgiving we had an international potluck at the office, allowing everyone to bring a dish to share. With co-workers from many countries in Latin America, Canada, China, Spain and the USA, we were able to put together a nice little feast! There were appetizers, main dishes and even dessert that many of us had [...]
