Mindful Eating for Weight Loss

It's that time of year when our favorite holiday dinners, parties, and treats beckon. Use Donate Your Weight Strategy #1: Bite, chew swallow, wait and Strategy #2: Leave a little food on your plate...to support your healthy lifestyle and weight management goals throughout the year. ABC news has a brief video on Mindful Eating and resulting weight loss.  For more click here

Quick “Raw Apple Pie” Snack

If you are looking for a fast, delicious and nutritious snack that is fiber-filled and low glycemic, then you'll love my "Raw Apple Pie" snack (or dessert).  Raw Apple Pie 1 Apple (my favorite is Fuji, but do experiment) sliced very thinly Sprinkle cinnamon on the slices (to taste) Add several raw walnut pieces (or flax seed) Enjoy!
__________________ Dr. Marjorie Miles, DCH Donate Your Weight Coach Author of Dream Doors http://www.journeyofyourdreams.com
(Editor's note: I make this same dish from time to time except I heat the above ingredients until the apples are hot and soft then top it with some cottage cheese and granola for that Dutch Apple Pie ala mode effect.)
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Earthy Ratatouille

I love finding ways to make vegatables delicious.  Here's another great recipe! Provence Gastronomy - Recipes Recipe (12 servings; makes about 4.5 litres) 1.6 kg tomato [tomate] 700 g eggplant (2) [aubergine] 500 g zucchini (2) [courgette] 700 g bell pepper (2-3) [poivron] 1 kg onion [oignon]    6 cloves garlic [ail] Herbes de Provence (basilic,thyme, parsley) olive oil [huile d'olive] salt, pepper [sel, poivre] 140 g tomato paste 1. Peel and drain the tomatoes (don't mind the seeds): cut out the stem cores; drop the whole tomatoes into boiling water for 2 minutes. Remove into a collander. The skin should split for easy removal; otherwise, make an X cut in the top, then peel off the skin. 2. Chop the onion and garlic. Clean the bell pepper, cut into small strips. 3. In a large cooking pot with thick bottom, put in olive oil, onions and chopped garlic. Add in the bell pepper. Cover to keep in the moisture. 4. Add the peeled tomatoes and herbs de Provence. If you don't have good garden tomatoes with flavor, add a small can of tomato paste. Stir well and cook for another 15 minutes. 5. Cut the eggplant into rondelles. Cut the un-peeled zucchini into rondelles. 6. Add the eggplant and zucchini to the pot. Cook for about 30 minutes. Donna Schilder, PCC The Happy Living Coach www.TheHappyLivingCoach.com
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Spring Salad with Strawberries and Balsamic Vinegar

saladwstrawberries Tonight's dinner was not only tangy and robust, it was a visual treat. This is one of my favorite salads. I get all the ingredients at Costco so sometimes, after a Costco run I will eat it every night. Ingredients are: Spring salad mix Sliced strawberries Crumbled goat cheese Sliced walnuts Kirkland Balsamic Vinegar Kirkland Extra Virgin Olive Oil Dash of ground pepper Adjust ingredient amounts to suit your taste and health needs. Lip smacking, taste bud tinglin' good.

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