Great Post on That's Fit

Great Post on That's Fit

The Poor Misunderstood Egg
Posted on Mar 22nd 2010 2:00PM by Jonny Bowden

Excerpt...

Let me (Jonny) be perfectly clear: Eggs are one of the most perfect foods on the planet.And -- wait for it -- that includes the yolk.Yup, the yolk -- that poor, misunderstood, but essential component of the egg that too often gets thrown out in a misguided attempt to avoid cholesterol and fat. So let's clear a few things up about eggs, cholesterol, fat and health.

Number One: The cholesterol in eggs has virtually no effect on the cholesterol in your blood.

Number Two: The fat in the egg yolk is mostly monounsaturated fat, the same kind found in olive oil. Yes, you heard that right. Of the 5.3 grams of total fat in one large egg, only 1.6 grams are saturated.

Read on at the link above!

Epicurious' Healthy Eating for 2010 Website

Lots of good ideas here: Epicurious Healthy Recipes and Tips

Cinda

Healthy Cookies - Know of any?

I am searching for healthy, but yummy cookie and other dessert recipes. They don't have to be perfectly healthy, but close. Know of any? Thanks!

white bean soup

I love beans!  In particular, I love my dad's bean soup, but since he's not giving up his recipe any time soon I needed to come up with one of my own. 

8 oz vegetable broth
1 cup water
1 can canallini beans (rinsed)
1 can navy beans (rinsed)
1 can crushed tomatoes (basil & garlic flavored)
2 cloves garlic (cooked lightly in olive oil)
1/4 cup vidalia onion (diced, cooked lightly in olive oil with garlic)
2 cups small red potatoes (1 inch chunks, microwaved with olive oil, oregano, salt/pepper to taste, )
2 cups baby carrots (microwaved with potatos and olive oil mixture)

Put all ingredients in kettle and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.  Delicious.

10 Foods That Sound Healthy (but Aren't)

10 Foods That Sound Healthy (but Aren't) from Cooking Light...eating healthy just got a little more challenging! Always good to know this kind of thing, though...

Crazy Cycling and Roasted Veggies!

Still detoxing...  eating plenty of all that stuff that is supposed to help - including more veggies and grains plus things like garlic, etc.


Saturday, I went crazy on the bicycle.  Normally, I ride 12-14 miles or so at a fairly decent pace - some hills, but not much to speak of (sorta).  LOL.   Yesterday, I upped the ride to 20 miles and it turns out that extra 8 miles was all hills. What was I thinking???   To top it off,  at mile 14, Gary challenged me to a race and we sprinted for 3 miles at about 35-40mph.  The last 3 miles were a bit less crazy but I was totally beat and famished afterward.  So, fixed a yummy meal of steamed veggies with chicken and rice and then did nothing for the rest of afternoon. 

Sunday, we did a recovery ride for 50 minutes - just gentle riding to work out the kinks.  For a reward, I cooked some roasted veggies with a 7 grain concoction.  It turned out pretty good.

Marinade Mix

• 5 tablespoons (more or less) of olive oil
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 cloves mashed garlic (more or less to taste)
• 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds  (or, get fennel bulbs, slice and put in veggie combo in you prefer)
  
• salt/pepper to taste
  

Veggie Combo

• 2 Zuchini - sliced lengthwise
• 2 Yellow squash - sliced lengthwise
• 3 bell peppers (I used orange, yellow, and red) - seeded and sliced in nice thick chunks
• 5 baby red potatoes (dice into 1 inch pieces and microwave for 5 minutes)
• 3 shallots - whole
  
• 3 tomatoes - halve and scoop out seeds 

(also as options - eggplant!!  sweet potato!)

Marinate veggies in marinade for 15-30 minutes.  Put all veggies EXCEPT tomatoes and yellow squash in a roaster pan (spread out).  Roast for 25 minutes and flip the veggies.  Add the tomatoes and yellow squash and roast 15 more minutes.  Eat and enjoy.    Serves 3-4. I plan to use my leftovers in a nice roasted veggie soup mix I'll be doing later this week.

starting 4-week detox program (sorta)

I ran across a detox book on sale and it looked helpful so I picked it up. One thing I really liked about it was that it provided practical tips as well as general information about detoxing / de-stressing.  In particular, I was happy to see a four-week menu plan with recipes.  I'll be amending some of the menu items and recipes to fit my needs and food preferences (hence the "sorta" note in the subject line), but it was very helpful overall to at least start my game plan.

Today, for instance, I had a fruit mueseli for breakfast:

• 1 cup diced fresh organic apples (helps eliminate heavy metals)
  
• 1/2 cup dried organic cranberries (helps cleans kidneys)
  
• 1/2 cup dried organic Turkish apricots (good mineral source plus iron)
  
• 1/2 cup oats, seeds, and some nuts (fiber and protein)
  

 For lunch, I went with flax crackers with hummus, mixed greens, and tomatos (protein, antioxidants, lycopene...)

Dinner was a tasty affair as well:

• 1 cup lightly steamed asparagus (cleanses liver/kidneys)
  
• 2 cups yellow and red tomatos (antioxidants)
  
• 2 oz of smoked salmon (omega 3s)
  
• a sprinkling of goat cheese (less cholesterol, more calcium, protein, vitamin A, phosphorus, vitamin K, thiamin, and niacin  - plus it's tasty!)