Recipes

Holiday Eating After Weight Loss Surgery

December 22, 2014 · 0 comments

Holiday eating after weight loss surgery reminds me how grateful I am that I had surgery.  I'm free from all the craziness that comes with holiday goodies and food.  I'm no longer dieting and white knuckling what I will and won't eat, and if I'm going to cheat (aka binge

10 Simple Summer Snacks

June 25, 2014 · 0 comments

Summer is my favorite time for snacks.  With fruits and vegetables at their best, creating healthy and simple summer snacks is easy. Support your local farmers by visiting a farmers' market.  You’ll find amazing fresh fruits and vegetables picked at their prime. Better yet, plant your own garden and enjoy

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Recipe Ideas for Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs

April 20, 2014 · 0 comments

Eggs are more than just a breakfast food! As holiday celebrations wind down we wanted to share some of our favorite recipes to make use of leftover hard boiled eggs. Delicious and protein packed recipes perfect for lunch or dinner Avocado Egg Salad (from The Daily Meal) - This Avocado Egg Salad

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Protein Smoothies To Jump Start Your Day

January 13, 2014 · 0 comments

Protein Power! Our friend from Canada, Rachel Girardi, M.Sc., recently shared two of her favorite protein-packed smoothie/shake recipes.  These holiday favorites are perfect for those wintery days and for every season!  Enjoy! Candy Cane Smoothie (makes 1) Ingredients: 1 scoop of vanilla whey isolate protein 1 cup of unsweetened almond

Rosemary Pork Tenderloin and Grilled Peach Skewers

September 25, 2013 · 0 comments

Hey, yummy BBQ dishes are not quite out of season yet!  As a matter of fact, BBQ season is 365 days a year at this household!  Rain, shine, sleet, or snow...that BBQ still lights up!  Enjoy this delicious recipe by Rachel Girardi, MSc.   Rosemary Pork Tenderloin and Grilled Peach

Carrot Cake Protein Pancakes For Breakfast, Anyone?

September 15, 2013 · 0 comments

 Rachel Girardi, MSc shares a delicious carrot cake pancake recipe. What a perfect protein packed breakfast to kick off your busy day! Think outside the (side-dish) box! Vegetables can function as more than a solo side dish. They can often be added into your main dish to add volume, color

Recipes For Success: Pass The Parsnips Please

September 13, 2013 · 0 comments

Editor's Note: These recipes are a companion piece to the article Fighting Fruit and Veggie Boredom. To read that article click here.   Yummy Recipes By Rachel Girardi, MSc One of the vegetables I recently added into my repertoire is the parsnip. Parsnips are a fabulous vegetable to use because

Fighting Fruit And Veggie Boredom

September 12, 2013 · 0 comments

Everyone knows that to get and stay healthy (and maintain a healthy body weight) they need to eat lots of fruits and vegetables. So, why do so many people have trouble getting enough of them? When I ask my clients, they often say they don’t eat vegetables because they are

Summer Grillin’…Get Your Thrill of the Grill On!

June 24, 2013 · 0 comments

It's Summer Grilling Time! There are so many great things about the season of summer – easier schedules, swimming, enjoying the sun, vacations and BBQ's. To some people, a BBQ means cooking hamburgers and hotdogs. But grilling is so much more. There are actually very few foods that you can’t

Recipes For Success: 3-Minute PB&J Cake

May 6, 2013 · 0 comments

Desserts are typically filled with empty calories and tons of sugar so finding one that is not only beneficial to body composition but also satisfying and tasty can be tough. This 3-minute cake manages to fulfill all of those criteria! The 3-minute PB&J cake stacks up at 200 calories, 7g