Curb your Cravings

Curb your Cravings

Many people blame cravings for weight gain and diet failure – just can’t live without chocolate or have to eat the entire bag of potato chips. But if you really want to live a craving-free life, restriction may be the answer.

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Curb your Cravings

Mayo-Free Dill Salmon Salad

This is a super easy recipe for a dairy-free salmon salad. I haven’t tried it but I’m sure it would also be great if you wanted to substitue tuna for the salmon. The dill and capers add a nice kick that sets this salad apart from traditional tuna salads.  (more…)

Curb your Cravings

Sheila’s Detox Diary

It’s time. I need a detox. It’s time to spring clean the body – purge it of junk, toxins, chemicals and let the body get ready to work better. I’m also ready to get rid of belly bloat, slim down and prep the body to keep losing fat. Here is my 10 day journey. It’s not perfect according to plan – but it’s pretty darn close. I’ve done a test run on some of the recipes and have included a few of my own inventions, too.

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Curb your Cravings

Don’t Let Your Supermarket Trick You!

Making the commitment to eat right can be tough enough: getting rid of the junk food, finding balanced recipes that you think you’ll enjoy, setting aside time to cook meals, convincing (or trying to convince) your family to go along with the change. You definitely don’t need to be bombarded by confusing and misleading messages when you’re trying to refill your pantry and fridge with healthy, whole, delicious foods. So here are a few tips to help you understand and avoid a few common traps that many shoppers fall in to. (more…)

Don’t be Chicken of the Whole Chicken!

Are you scared of buying a whole raw chicken from the grocery store? There is no reason to be! Roasting a whole chicken is one of the easiest things in the world! AND you can save money by buying the whole chicken instead of just breasts and buying it raw vs a pre-roasted chicken or rotisserie chicken. Our video will show you just who simple it is to make a delicious, flavorful, fresh roasted chicken. Check out our previous post on 50 things to do with a rotisserie chicken for some scrumptious perfectly balanced meals to make with your chicken.We’ve also included a bonus tip: how to make your own stock from your freshly roasted chicken!

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