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21 Healthy Snacks

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When it comes to food, one of the most asked questions are about snacks and what are some quick healthy snacks that can be made and be transported easily. I gave my mom the task this week and she didn’t let us down!

Snacks are an important component of a well planned out day of eating and I encourage 1-3 snacks per day. Snacks help fill the void between meals. Eating small meals often will tell the body to burn calories rather than store them since it is getting a continual supply of food. Snacks also prevent you from overeating at the next meal because you aren’t overly hungry. Snacks are very handy and can be taken anywhere with you. Finally, snacks help psychologically, because if you are eating every few hours, you know you don’t need to eat as big of meals. As always, include a protein in each snack and combine it with a carb or fat. Continue Reading →

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Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I wanted to thank my mom this week especially, for getting us a recipe.  She had a couple funerals to go to and was at the bedside of a friend who died.  Not only that, but she spends a couple hours a day with her 94 year old mom at the nursing home, and my dad stays home and takes care of his mom who is almost 95 and needs around the clock care!  So thanks mom for getting this to me in the wee hours of the morning!

Here is her post!

I’m not feeling real healthy-creative tonight, so guess what we get for a weekend treat this week…..yeah, it’s cookies, heavy duty and chuck full of everything but tofu!  We had them last summer at Dustin’s picnic, if you happened to be there.  But I suppose we can see how healthy we can get them and and still be to-die-for, eh?!
SIERRA NUGGETS~COUNTRY STYLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. white sugar
1 Tbls. milk
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. crumbled whole grain cereal flakes
3 c. quick oats
1 1/2 c. flour (combine some whole wheat with unbleached white)
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. shredded, unsweetened coconut
2 c. chocolate chips Continue Reading →

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Michael Phelps helping kids get Active: It’s all a Conspiracy

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You may have seen that Phelps has teamed up with Kellogs to encourage kids to increase their activity levels.  I applaud their efforts, since the kids of this generation spend so much more time in front of the TV, playing video games, and eating highly processed junk food.  It is no wonder why kids are getting so fat. 

The problem that I have with Phelps endorsements is that his pictures are on the cereal boxes of Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, and other Kellogs products.  Kellogs has no interest in helping kids, if they did they would immediately stop selling parents and kids sugar ladened crap that has very little nutritional value, and focus on providing healthier, less processed and more natural ingredients.  It is amazing how much of this world is dictated by money at the expense of healthy and wellness.

Don’t even get me started with Phelp’s endorsement of McDonalds!

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Keep moving,

Dustin

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