Little Choices Everyday
Easter Tips and Desserts
Enjoying the holidays while on phase 2 can be a challenge, but if you prepare ahead and you can successful accomplish it without cheating. Apples will be your friend to make dessert type foods. Below is a link to Phase 2 recipes that will help you plan around your menu for the day. For those…
Hungry For Change?
Link to a free documentary movie: http://www.hungryforchange.tv/free-screening From the creators of the groundbreaking documentary FOOD MATTERS comes another hard-hitting film certain to rock your world. HUNGRY FOR CHANGE exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industry don’t want you to know about. In this free online screening event you’ll discover: The real truth…
Wonderful World of Hemp Seeds (P3)
These little seeds are packed with nutrition and perfect for P3. You can add them in within the first week, but, as always, watch how your body responds. Hemp seeds are a nutty food source considered by leading researchers to be one of the most nutritious superfoods on the planet! It has been said to be nature’s…
P2 Snack Idea – Fried Celery
Here is one of my favorite snacks! Although I love to eat celery cold, this recipe is much more tasty! This is a really easy to make and it’s one you can eat and not worry about packing on the calories. If you are on P2, you can count this as your vegetable but since…
Hearty Turkey Tomato Soup – P3 Stabilized
I am a soup lover – I’m always cooking in the kitchen making new soup recipes. I’ll eat it during the freezing temperatures of winter and even enjoy soup during the scorching months of summer. I often add quinoa as a rice or pasta substitue. Quinoa is a gluten-free and a great addition to your P3 menu. Introduce…
Carob Powder vs. Cocoa Powder
I get asked a lot about what is the best powder to use when baking. In this post I’m going to briefly talk about the differences in the two and give you nutritional facts from my preferred brand – Chatfield’s Carob Powder & Chatfield’s Cocoa Powder. There are pros and cons to both, so you can make your decision based…
Kale Chips p3
Kale is one of the best green leafy vegetables we can consume. Kale’s nutritional power even wins over spinach. Gram for gram, kale contains four times more vitamin C, and one and a half times the amount of immune boosting vitamin A and vitamin K. It’s not everyone’s favorite green vegetable, including me, but this…
A quick vlog on reading sugar grams on packages!
Reading packages can be so very confusing. In this video, I talk about to look at sugar grams on packages and the importance of looking at the ingredient lists. When looking at the ingredients, make sure to watch for sugars. Check out the hidden sugar list. Watch now – it’s a quick video which will…
P3 Cauliflower “Cheese” Bites
Nutritional yeast is a great source of protein which is so important in Phase 3. Read more on the importance of Nutritional Yeast in every diet here. I think it has a cheesy flavor and I love adding to soups and sprinkling over vegetables, especially green beans. I have been experimenting with other vegetables and here is one…
Turkey Vegetable Soup – P3
It’s been really cold here in Arizona, and when the temps drop, I love too cook a nice pot of healthy soup. I had a number of healthy vegetables in my fridge I needed to use up, so I put together this soup. I didn’t think it would be worth blogging about, however, it was…
The Benefits of adding Nutritional Yeast to your Diet
Nutritional yeast is a powerhouse of nutrients and a great alternative to animal-based protein. Although it’s common in the vegan and vegetarian world, I think it’s something that should be in everybody’s diet! It’s gluten-free and a great substitute for meat, dairy products or other sources of proteins. It aids in maintaining optimum cholesterol levels and is great for those with diabetes.…
Cinnamon Apples P2
1 medium apple, cut into bite-size pieces 1/3 c. water 1/4 tsp. each: cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves (or Apple Pie Spice) Powder stevia Place apple in a shallow dish. Add water then sprinkle with seasonings and stevia. Bake at 350° for 45 mins. Sprinkle with more cinnamon, if desired.
