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WIAW #30

07 Wednesday Nov 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on November 6, 2012 


 Hello, Everyone. Happy What I Ate Wednesday!!  I am sharing my meals from last Saturday, this was a busy day with most of my meals eaten out. I can’t believe how busy this time of year is getting so fast. Last week was Halloween, Tuesday was election day and in two weeks Thanksgiving will be here.  Thank you to Jenn a Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW!

 
This is what I ate:
Breakfast (7:30am)
I started the day with coffee and some of the best pancakes I have ever had at the Early Bird.

Lunch (11:30am)

A chicken panini at Rae G Cafe.

Dinner (5:30pm)

A half curry chicken salad with mushroom soup at the Gypsy Den. All so tasty!

Dessert (7:00pm)

Melon. Yum!

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day was full of healthy meals! 

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11/04/12 – Exercise Log

04 Sunday Nov 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on November 4, 2012

 

11/04/12            Walk/Hike 6 miles √

11/05/12            Yoga 1 hr class, Weight Train 20 min

11/06/12            Piyo 1 hr class , Cross Trainer 20 min

11/07/12            Yoga 1 hr class, Weight Train 20 min

11/08/12            Yoga 1 hr class , Cross Trainer 20 min

11/09/12            Off

11/10/12            Tennis 1 ½ hr class

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Exercise DVD Recommendation for Someone Who is New to Exercise

29 Monday Oct 2012

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Source: amazon.com via Kerri on Pinterest

 

Posted by Jennifer (The RD) on October 29, 2012

This is an exercise DVD I bought for my mom.  It is a really great DVD for those who may not be used to really intense activity, or even senior citizens.  The difficulty level is fairly low, but it is still great aerobic exercise.  My mom has recommended it to her friends.  I also recommend it to patients and people I know that may benefit from it.

Although it is a walking video, it requires little space so it can even be done in a small apartment.  The DVD also  incorporates some upper body exercise too.  I like to take long walks with my mom, but she always uses this DVD when we are unable to walk or when the weather is bad and we can’t go out.  I highly recommend it.  If there is someone out there that you think may benefit from it, it might make a good Christmas gift!  🙂

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WIAW #28

24 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 23, 2012

Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats
Hello, Everyone. Happy What I Ate Wednesday!  I am sharing my meals from Tuesday, it has been a busy week.  I am still trying to catch-up after our blog party last Saturday, which was a great success. Thank you to Jenn a Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW!

This is what I ate:

Breakfast (6:30am)

I started the day with coffee and a strawberry and cheese croissant from the Gypsy Den.

AM Snack (9:00am)

Apple.

Lunch (11:30am)

My favorite salad at Rae G in Brea , the chef salad.

 PM Snacks (2:00pm)

Cashews.

Dinner (5:00pm)

A pumpkin smoothie with flax seeds. 🙂

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day was full of healthy meals! 

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WIAW #27

17 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 17, 2012


Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats
 

Hello Everyone. Happy What I Ate Wednesday!  I am sharing my meals from last Saturday. On this day I attended a doggie birthday party. The party was for Jennifer’s (the RD) dog, Kasper. I hope you enjoy my day. Thank you to Jenn at Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW.

Please stop by Jenmi Jenmi on Saturday the 20th; we are having a Recipe Swap Blog Party in honor of our 200th post. (Invitation)

This is what I ate:

Breakfast (6:30am)

I started the day with coffee and a egg baked with Boursin cheese.

Lunch (11:30pm)

We had lunch at Kasper’s birthday party. The dogs we so excited, I never got a good picture of them. So I am sharing a photo from a previous party. We had lasagna, broccoli salad and a wonderful sandwich. To drink we had homemade strawberry lemonade. For dessert we all had cupcakes from Sprinkles. I had a cinnamon cupcake, which was super tasty. And the dogs had Sprinkles “doggie cupcakes” and they polished them off. 🙂

Kasper, the birthday boy

 Doggie Cupcakes from Sprinkles

Dinner (6:30pm)

For Dinner, we tried a new restaurant The Burger Parlor in Fullerton. I had the Burger Bowl, a salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, bacon with blue cheese dressing topped with a burger. My husband and I shared baked potato fries topped with sour cream and scallions. We have found our new favorite burger place.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day was full of healthy meals! 

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October 14th -Exercise Log

15 Monday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 14, 2012

 

10/14/12            Walk/Hike 6 miles √

10/15/12            Yoga 1 hr class, Weight Train 20 min X

10/16/12            Piyo 1 hr class, Cross Trainer 20 min √

10/17/12            Yoga 1 hr class, Weight Train 20 min √

10/18/12            Off √

10/19/12            Off √

10/20/12            Tennis 1 ½ hr class X – rain

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WIAW #26 & Counting

10 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on September 10, 2012


 

Hello, WIAWers. Happy What I Ate Wednesday!  I am sharing my meals from Saturday and we finally got a break from the heat, so food sounds good again. Thank you to Jenn a Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW!

This months theme is “Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats”. This day I attended a haunted house and now I am in the mood for Halloween. :-)

This is what I ate:

Breakfast (6:30am)

I started the day with iced coffee from Starbucks and protein bar before my tennis class.

Brunch (11:00pm)

Since returning to tennis a few weeks ago, my husband and I have made stopping by the Gypsy Den a habit. And we have been ordering the same dishes, the bread plate and the spinach and feta scramble to share.

Dinner (6:30pm)

Once a year we go up to Pasadena for hamburgers and a haunted house. Sometimes we go with a group of friends and other times we go alone. This year, we went alone. We at dinner at Pie ‘N Burger, a place I have been going to since I was a child and it has not changed a bit. I had a hamburger with grilled onion and we shared my husbands favorite macaroni salad and a chocolate malt. They have really good pies but we were to full this trip. But the highlight of the night was our annual trip to the Pasadena Old Town Haunt. We had so much fun, it was scary but not too much. 🙂

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day was full of healthy meals! 

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The Health Benefits of Pecans

08 Monday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 8, 2012

 

As Halloween and Thanksgiving approach, I starting thinking about desserts filled with pecans. Fall is harvest season for pecans. They are from the hickory family and they are the only tree nuts native to North America.

These nutritious nuts are high in protein, fiber and unsaturated fat. Pecans contain vitamin A, B, E and folic acid and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

Benefits:

  • Reduces bad cholesterol levels with plant sterols.
  • Helps to prevent coronary artery disease and strokes.
  • Enhances satiety and increases metabolism, which aids in weight loss.
  • Protects the body from free radical damage with antioxidants.
  • Helps to maintain healthy skin, hair and muscle tone with vitamin A, B and E.

Think of adding pecans to your regular diet, not just holiday desserts. Pecans can easily be added to oatmeal or topping yogurt. Also, pecans add a nice nutty crunch to chicken salad and tuna salad. Get creative and add these healthy nuts to your diet.

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WIAW # 25

03 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the student) on October 3, 2012



Hello, everyone. Happy What I Ate Wednesday!  I am sharing my meals from Tuesday and it is a rather boring day food-wise because we have had temperatures in the low 100’s and I have been suffering with a sinus infection so not much taste good to me. Thank you to Jenn a Peas and Crayons for hosting the WIAW!

I love the new theme “Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats”. This week, I don’t have any to share but maybe next week after my visit to a haunted house I will feel inspired. 🙂

This is what I ate:

Breakfast (6:30am)

I started the day with coffee and my new favorite smoothie.

Lunch (2:00pm)

My cheesy caramelized onion egg bake with avocado and salsa. For recipe.

Dinner (6:30pm)

My favorite smoothie again, I just did not want to warm the house up anymore by cooking.

 

Banana Peach & Flax Seed Smoothie
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 frozen banana
  • 3 to 4 slices of frozen peach
  • 1 TBSP nut butter (I use sunflower seed butter)
  • 2 TBSP fresh ground flax seeds
  • ¼ cup vanilla whey protein powder
  • ¾ to 1 cup coconut milk (or any milk you like)
  • cinnamon and nutmeg (to your taste)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Combine all ingredients in blender.
2. Blend all ingredients for 1 to minutes until smooth.
3. If smoothie is not thick enough add 3 to 6 large ice cubes.
4. Blend again until combined.
5. Enjoy this tasty treat!

 

Thank you for stopping by. I hope your day was full of healthy meals! 

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What is Jidori Chicken?

01 Monday Oct 2012

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Posted by Jennifer (the RD) on October 1st, 2012

As those of you that live in the Los Angeles area already know, Jidori chicken is becoming extremely popular.  The Jidori chicken is much more common in Japan and is translated as “Chicken of the earth.”  These chickens are extremely fresh, free range, vegetarian fed chickens that have a very pleasant, fresh flavor as opposed to their frozen counterparts.  Above is a picture of the Jidori chicken with a shiso pesto that I had at Yamashiro in Hollywood.  🙂

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