Successful Eating With Sandra: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011...LETS GET BUSY !!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011...LETS GET BUSY !!!

So here we are 2011...1 year ago this month I set out to fix the mess I created in my health weight and self esteem ...Usually a new year was daunting...but NOT THIS YEAR BABY....THIS TRULY IS A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!...Lots happened in 2010 ...well a big one for me specifically was the weight loss...my husbands weight loss ...I became a grandma to a precious PRINCESS ELLE...my husband received a promotion...I started singing again (something I thought might never happen)...God has restored to me many dreams that were stolen from me...I now can dream again ...hope again ...live again...I am more than a conqueror through Christ that strengthens me...So this New Year has started with a different attitude...and attitude that anything is possible I just have to believe and then put actions to my dream...SO ...SOME of my GOALS (not a resolutions)
for 2011 is ...#1 I want to Run a 1/2 Marathon before the yr is out...that's a biggie as I have always hated to run...but I am up to 22 minutes of jogging that I have inserted to my regular routine ...maybe that's no biggie for some people but its a HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT for me...Cant wait to post pictures of me jogging over a finish line for you to celebrate with me...#2 I want to start school in the spring for a degree in health/nutrition not sure exactly what it will be in but the degree would be my goal as no one in our whole family has graduated from college so I would be a first...those are my main focuses personally ...the big picture ...I want to help as many people as I can ...get them past the wall of discouragement and pushing them fwd to achieve what they thought they would never achieve...
The new yr 2011 arrived with lots of hope , dreams and goals...filled with all kinds of possibilities ,
I want you all to know I am here to encourage anyone to reach for the impossible...it can be done and you can succeed.
Now that all the hoopla of the Holidays is over lets get busy making good things happen for yourself.
Stay Focused and Stay Positive...YOU CAN DO IT !!!
HAPPY EATING ...Peace ...Coach Sandra

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Pumpkin Scones

2 cups Kamut flour
1/3 cup turbanado raw sugar
1tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cloves
8 Tbl butter (very cold)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup pumpkin
1 egg

mix flour,sugar,b powder,sea salt, cloves together set aside
mix pumpkin and egg together
add wet mix to dry mix
shred very very cold butter
fold in carefully
add raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

blend with hands fast (so not to melt the butter)
shape into a 3/4 inch thick 6-7 " circle
cut into 8 pcs (like a pie)
place on baking sheet 1" apart
sprinkle w/ raw sugar

bake @ 400* for approx 15 min

Pumpkin Rasin Walnut Cookies, Pumpkin Sweet Potato Soup,Baked Cod W Sauteed Spinach

Pumpkin Raisin Walnut Cookies

1/4 cup organic apple sauce (unsweetened)
1 Tbs organic olive oil
1/2 cup organic turbanado raw sugar
1 organic free range egg
1/2 cup organic prepared pumpkin
1 cup organic spelt flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 organic cloves
1/4 tsp organic ginger
1/2 cup organic raisins
1/2 cup chopped organic walnuts

mix wet
mix dry
mix together
add rasins and walnuts

bake @ 350* for approx 15 minutes

cookies will rise high and texture is more like a bread or cake like cookies

enjoy

Pumpkin Sweet Potato Soup

1tbs olive oil
1 lg onion chopped
saute in oil till soft

add in :
4 carrots chopped
3 stalks of celery chopped
1 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp sea salt

cook 5 more minutes

add in :
1 15 oz can of pumpkin
1 medium sweet potato peeled and chopped in chunks
4 cups of organic veggie broth
2 cups of water

simmer for 1hr -until veggie chunks are tender
let cool

blend in processer or blender
serve w cilantro sprinkled on top

Baked Cod w Sauteed Spinach

cod...never been frozen fresh alaskan cod
cayenne pepper
paprika
sea salt
cilantro

bake cod for 20 to 3o minutes @ 350*

last 5 minutes of cod baking saute spinach in 1 tsp olive oil when wilted add 1 clove of garlic
place nest of spinach on plate
place finished cod on top of spinach

enjoy

Mashed Turnip w/ Sauteed Onion

6-8 turnips peeled and chopped into cubes
cook until tender as you would mashed potatoes
mash turnips
1 large onion choppedsauteed in tsp olive oil
when slightly brown put 1 tsp butter in onions turn off heat
add onions to mashed turnips

sea salt to taste

enjoy

What is STEVIA ?

*A all natural herbal sweetener with O calories

*Stevia is derived from a plant in the daisy family.

*Stevia is effective in regulating and normalizing blood sugar levels in people with diabetes and hypoglycemia

*it inhibits the growth of oral bacteria

*can be applied externally to the skin healing minor wounds /cuts also to clear up eczema dermatitus and acne

*contains inulin a natural fiber that stimulates the helpful growth intestinal bifidobacteria...improving digestion and soothes upset stomach

I knew of stevia but didnt know the medical benefits from it .I learned these from hearing a lecture @ a Sprouts from a DEE MCCAFFEREY CDC...shes an author and has a personal weight loss story as she went flourless & sugarless to reach her goal

Mr.Crock PoT How We Love You

Here are some crock pot ideas and tips :
beef roast:
Make a roast by browning it slightly on all sides place in CP then slice a large onion and saute that till starts to brown ...salt and pepper and pour over meat cover and cook for 8 hours on low also put maybe 1/2 cup of water or beef broth in the CP and it will help keep it moist....this can be used 1rst time as a roast w brown rice and veggies or go tradtional comfort food by mashing sweet potatoes mashed turnips ...mashed butternut squash...green beans carrots...
as for left overs have beef tacos ...flavor meat w chili powder garlic powder salt pepper ...also cayenne pepper...if you still have left overs freeze it and then you have taco meat quickly in a pinch
stew meat chili :
brown meat lightly and place in CP
use spices like chili powder garlic powder
can of tomatoes allowed beans such as black beans garbanzo beans black eyed peas
even do a mix 2 and 1 2 bb 1 garbanzos
put on low 8 hrs

spaghetti sauce:
cook up all the hamburger onions italian (chicken ) sausages that are nitrate and nitrite free red bell green bell garlic etc
all the things you would if you were making a sauce on stove
stir it and cover put on low and all you have to make when you get home is the brown rice pasta / spaghetti noodles

I ALWAYS SUGGEST YOU MAKE A RECIPE THATS THE FIRST TIME IN CP WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET IT RIGHT...SOME CROCK POTS RUN HOTTER THAN OTHERS SO ITS A GOOD IDEA TO KNOW HOW YOUR CROCK POT WILL WORK AND YOU CAN BE THERE TO BE SAFE...ADJUSTING TIMES SETTINGS ETC.THEN YOU WONT BE WORRIED WHEN NOT THERE ...juss sayin
these are just a few ideas...more to come...Happy Eating ...Coach Sandra

Recipes (use organic when possible)

spelt dark choc chip cookies

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup turbinado sugar
1 egg
1tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 3/4 cup spelt flour
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup dark choc candy bar chopped up
1/4 cup chopped walnuts

mix wet together
dry together
blend both together

mixture will be kinda dry

add choc
add walnuts
use a small meatball scoop (pampered chef one workperfectl)350* for 12 minutes

enjoy

brown rice tortilla pizza or ezekiel pizza

place tortilla on cookie sheet
decorate with items allowed with your bloodtype

since I am blood type "O"

spagetti sauce
veggies
meat
mozz cheese
bake in 350* till bubbly cut with pizza wheel

EZEKIEL CHIPS OR BROWN RICE CHIPS and SALSA

Brown Rice Tortillas / Ezekiel tortillas
* Olive Oil
* Sea Salt

350* oven

Very lightly brush O Oil on tortillas and sprinkle just a pinch of Sea Salt...cut into triangles and spread on a cookie sheet...bake until slightly brown...be careful as they will burn VERY quickly so 5 or 6 minutes take out and place in a bowl lined w paper towel ...
Enjoy with yout favorite salsa :)

this replaces the corn chips traditionaly used

Monday, January 10, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011...LETS GET BUSY !!!

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