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Cheese-&-Spinach-Stuffed Portobellos Recipe. Chocolate Crunch Recipe. Grilled Eggplant & Portobello Sandwich Recipe. Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Burgers Recipe. Over 100 Quick and Easy Healthy Foods. Chipotle-Lime Glazed Shrimp and the Search for Healthy Foods That Don't Suck. I bet you’re like me.

Chipotle-Lime Glazed Shrimp and the Search for Healthy Foods That Don't Suck

Every year, you resolve to lose weight, but you get sick of counting and measuring and being hungry and giving up your favorite foods and having to cook something else for your family and eating diet food, created by insane people who think that their mixture of edamame, Brussels sprouts, cranberries and TVP tastes JUST LIKE Crunch ‘n Munch/Chili-Cheese Fritos®/Goo-Goo Cluster ice cream, etc. You know what I’m talking about. This year, I’m on a mission to find healthy foods that don’t suck. My Favorite Gourmet Nutrition Recipes.

The Gourmet Nutrition V2 cookbook was created to show people that great-tasting food can also be great for you. We took the healthiest ingredients and whipped them into nearly 300 pages of delicious culinary creations that you can serve with confidence to the most discerning foodie – or the most nitpicky nutritionist. We also included detailed cooking instructions and ideas for improvisation. And we’ve even photographed every recipe in beautiful color to show you just how appetizing healthy food can be. To say the book has been a big hit would be an understatement.

We’ve sold over 50,000 copies to date and Gourmet Nutrition customers continue to post raving reviews both on the Precision Nutrition Forums (190 reviews) and at Amazon.com (25 reviews). For an upcoming project, a collaboration with a 3-time New York Times bestselling author, I was asked to share my top six Gourmet Nutrition recipes. Eight Fatty Snacks To Lose Weight. Craving a snack?

Eight Fatty Snacks To Lose Weight

Put down that bag of chips and step away from that chocolate chip cookie. Instead, try these eats, which are loaded with healthy fats that help control hunger and promote weight loss. Desserts That Are Almost Too Cute To Eat & Pretty Please Us Blog: Your guide to fashion, beauty, style & everything else in between. Hi, my name is Himani and I’m a sugar addict.

Desserts That Are Almost Too Cute To Eat & Pretty Please Us Blog: Your guide to fashion, beauty, style & everything else in between.

But the only thing that holds me back from devouring a sinful concoction is if it looks super cute. You know… because cute desserts deserve to live longer than the ugly ones (I’m going to some sort of sugar-y hell for that one). Check out some of the cute desserts that you will think twice before you put them in your belly: Football themed Chocolate Covered Strawberries (purchase) or (make your own). Go 49ers! Pink Ombré Cake (how to) Drunken watermelon on tap. 100 Simple Nutrition Tips. “Man Is What He Eats” – Lucretius Good nutrition is one of the most important factors for good health.

100 Simple Nutrition Tips

You can dramatically improve your health by doing simple adjustments to your eating habits. You’ll notice a big difference in your energy levels if you regularly eat foods that have a lot of vitamins and minerals in them, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low- or non-fat dairy. There is no doubt that eating well can maximize our life experience. Most favorited all-time. Watermelonade Recipe at Epicurious.com. Photo by Roland Bello yield Makes 1 gallon (serves 16) active time 30 min total time 30 min You would be hard-pressed to find something more refreshing than watermelon.

Watermelonade Recipe at Epicurious.com

This cooler is easy to make, beautiful to behold, and not too sweet. Garnish: lemon slices; mint sprigs Preparation. Coca Cola Cupcake Recipe. • 1 cup coca cola or other cola drink • 1/2 cup butter • 1/2 cup vegetable oil • 1/4 cup powdered cocoa • 22 large marshmallows Part two • 2 cups all purpose flour • 2 cups sugar • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 cup buttermilk • 2 large eggs, beaten Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Coca Cola Cupcake Recipe

Line cupcake pans with paper liners. These cupcakes work best with the silver metallic liners. Part one In a small saucepan mix cola, butter, vegetable oil and cocoa. Mix flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Combine Part One and Part Two in the mixing bowl. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely before frosting with Coca Cola frosting. - StumbleUpon.

Who came up with the idea that we are supposed to drink orange juice at breakfast?

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And why, if oatmeal is so good for us, do we eat that only in the morning as well? Apologies to the Palinites, but nutritionists are starting to realize that you and I like our oatmeal and OJ before we start the day because we evolved to like it that way—because enjoying the two together is healthier than eating each of them alone. Epidemiologist David R.

Jacobs, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota calls it food synergy, and he, along with many other nutritionists, believes it might explain why Italians drizzle cold-pressed olive oil over tomatoes and why the Japanese pair raw fish with soybeans. "The complexity of food combinations is fascinating because it's tested in a way we can't test drugs: by evolution," says Jacobs. Tomatoes & Avocadoes Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, a pigment-rich antioxidant known as a carotenoid, which reduces cancer risk and cardiovascular disease. Oatmeal & Orange Juice. Kit Kat CHUNKY. Bacon, Egg, and Toast Cups.