100 and holding……….

Ha!  Kidding……Let’s see an unfat tip for today……..I ate……what did I eat???…..did I eat?  Hmmmmm that is a good unfat tip….kidding….but seriously I don’t know what I ate today….oh yea, yea it’s comming to me …..slowly…..ever get so tired you don’t know if yer comming or going?  Sit at the computer so long for days you feel like your eyes are hanging down to your knees and you can’t see straight anymore???….you turn yer head but ya still can’t see cuz you left yer eyes round the corner somewhere?…..And your butt hurts from sitting so much??  That ‘s what I’m feeling right now – need a pillow or a cloud….yea a cloud would be better……ahhhh the thought of a cloud to sit on…anyhoo I ate …not good today…..nova salmon but it was too oily and too salty….yak I’m getting an urky feeling thinking about it.  Nova Salmon with crackers….oh bad…very bad… too much salt….and crackers always have dehydrogenated oils……..oooh I was such a bad girl!  Not to say salmon is not good for me.  It is and it is one of my favorite meals – I just got an oily batch this time.  I like it raw best – sushi style but too expensive right now soooo had to settle.  Salmon is good for the heart, bones, brain and has the right fats my body needs.  Oh and I like it ….a lot.  Look here for some good info on salmon.  http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=104  Ate some M&Ms too and a few Brazil nuts which happens to be one of the best nuts you can eat….I already new that from years past research but have looked it up for you here – http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/brazil-nuts.html Good for the heart, lowers cholesterol, has high levels of selenium, B complex and many more benefits.  The little stinkers are hard to crack though.  I usually squash them and have to knaw them out much like a beaver knaws a log…….but worth every knaw and tasty too.

For dessert I had an apple…………….all better now……………

120 and holding……….

     I am holding my weight at 120 – not sure how since my bike quit – I don’t know I think a couple of months ago so not getting much excerise.  I really miss it.  I am only eating neccessities that my body craves because that’s how I stay healthy.  I believe that craving says I’m lacking certain vitamins and minerals such as when I crave potatoe chips which I noticed is when I’m not  eating potatoes regularly my body is screaming – get me some potassium & folate!  Or a number of the many vitamins & minerals in one little potatoe.  Too many to list so here is a very informational website for nutrition.  http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2551/2  Possibly salt too since I rarely use salt.  Try not to oink out on the good stuff you really like as it may not like your slim figure when you are limited to your regular excercise routine.   Helps to be poor too…….learned that growing up.  Should be a lot of healthy people right now with the failing economy seeping lower and lower.  I see so many businesses closed or closeing it makes me want to cry.  The next blog may be titled “Diary of a starving country”  or ” 100 and holding”  LOL……but if we work every angle we can pull ourselves out ……….again.  Such as…..a friend just told me some people he knows switched houses so one could keep from foreclosing!  Wasn’t that a great save?  I’m so excited for them!

Cheap Eats – Healthy Too

     Rather than a fast food burger that isn’t too healthy and is only good for one meal I often go the the market and get salad fixings.  I try to pick inexpensive produce (which is getting hard to come by) and toss a salad together which is usally good for a few meals.  The other day I bought a bunch of Bok Choy for $1.01 which to me tastes very good, is very thirst quenching as it is aproximately 66% water, has about 9 calories per cup, zero cholesterol and is also loaded with much needed body enriching vital nutrition.  Too many to list.  See the website below for nutritional value of Bok Choy.    http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/p/BokChoy.htm

Not to mention the various ways to fix it if you don’t want salad.  I use it mostly in salad but like it steamed or stir fried also.  I always feel the less it’s cooked the more nutritional it is.  Bok Choy is from the cabbage family of vegetables and cabbage is very healthy also and is another inexpensive vegetable that goes a long way both in nutrition and in many meals if you need to streatch your dollars.  A head of cabbage which will keep in the fridge for 10 days or longer can be used in a variety of tasty dishes.  I don’t buy cabbage very often simply because it does last so long and honestly I’m tired of it by the time I finally finish one head of cabbage.   That’s another story in itself.

Back to the  first cheap eats recipe:  Bok Choy $1.01, red bell pepper – $1.50, expensive for me but rich in vitamin C and very flavorable.  Also good for two meals, tomatoe – less than a dollar for the oblong one, garlic – less than a dollar and good for several meals.  Basil.  Throw some grapes in if you have and some nuts if you have.  I usually throw some flax seed on top too.  (helps with hormonal issues such as hot flashes)  Good for men and women.  I most often don’t use salad dressing and this particular salad didn’t need it.  When I do use salad dressing it’s usually olive oil and balsalmic vinegar or a spoon of honey and some mustard.  If the leaves go limp on the bok choy before I use it up that’s when I steam it or stir fry it.  Still very tasty with no dressings.

I often just grab a red bell pepper and eat it like an apple for lunch or an avacado which I like with red hot sauce on it. 

So there’s some of  my favorite cheap eats. 

Tip for today – Try to eat a few nuts daily.   Just a few.

Unfat Green Breakfast

     I was out of  the B vitamin rich eggs today so I want to share with you another unfat breakfast that I whipped up.

Cabbage – High in Boron which helps raise estrogen levels in the blood.  Estrogen helps preserve bone strength.  Cabbage is also a known as a cancer fighter.

Asparagus – a good source of vitamin A, C, K, Folate, protein, choline, omega 3 & 6 fatty acids, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium – no cholesterol, no sugar, low in fat.  http://www.nutritiondata.com/

Onion and bacon bits, what ever I had on hand to give it flavor and a good balance of nutrition. 

Avacaado – Vitamin E & D.  (cut up and put on top after cooking vegetables)

Garlic, basil, pepper, red pepper flakes, curry, oregano, ginger, soybean in some form.  I use liquid.

Eat  up and enjoy!

Unsick Soupy Soup

     I want to share a soup recipe I use to combat or ward off flu and colds.  I sometimes buy soup broth but most often I make my own useing either juice from vegetables or chicken or both.  I just add everyday spices that most people keep on hand all the time.  http://www.greenpharmacy.com/

Basil – upper respiratory, Oregano – for upper respiratory, Red pepper – upper respiratory and thins mucus.  Garlic – an antitoxidant, upper respiratory – many more benefits, ginger – reduces pain and fevor and has many more benefits.  Bell pepper – upper respiratory and also rich in vitamin c.  I usually don’t need to add salt as it tastes salty enough for me after adding spices.  I use pepper.  I might add other spices depending what I’m aiming at.  Say if I had arthritis I would add Rosemary, Tumeric, Fenugreek.  Lot’s of fluids when uesing lot’s of spices.  Don’t over do – use a normal amount of spices.  Throw in some spinach if you have it.  Instead of crackers I like to slice up a tomatoe and throw it on top just before I eat the soup. 

The main ingredient after garlic for flu and pneumonia is a  large onion – upper respiratory.  It also lowers cholesterol and high blood pressure.  You can add green onions if you like.  I try to pick a clean onion because I float the onion peel in the soup until done then discard it.  Carrotts, Celery, spinach,  cabbage, What ever greens I have really.  Leave it soupy.  You need lots of fluids to fight colds and flu’s.

Eat Green Daily

      Eating greens really makes me feel good.  I feel more energetic which makes me more active.  In turn being more active kills two birds with one stone.  I am too busy to eat and also desire less food.  Eating less helps keep me trim.  When I don’t eat greens I feel tired and drug out.  Not much energy.  I try to eat greens 1 to 3 times a day.  Fresh greens like fresh spinach, Asparagus, celery, spring mix, green onions, just something green every day.   What ever is in season.

An example of a favorite breakfast is:

1 egg, bacon bits, asparagus, basil, green olives, garlic and cheese.  Top with fresh tomatoe after cooking.  All fresh or as close to fresh as you can get.  I rarely use salt and you probably won’t need it anyway with the olives and bacon.  I do use lots of pepper because I love pepper.  I have this breakfast almost every day with what ever greens I have on hand. 

Vitamins in eggs – A, D, E, K, B1, B2, B6, B12

Minerals in eggs – zinc, iron, selenium, phosphorous iodine, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, xanthophyll pigments lutein and zeaxanthin.  See Suite101.com for the nutritional and beneficial value of eggs for your body.

Vitamins in bacon – A, B1, B2, B5, B6, B12, C, E

Minerals in bacon – Calcium, copper, folate, folic acid, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium and zinc.   See calorie-counter.net  for more info.

       The basil is good to use with garlic to cut gas and is also good for headaches which I rarely have anymore.  Garlic is an antitoxidant and natural blood thinner.  Green olives have little or no calories and I like them.  Tomatoes are low in fat and sodium, high in potassium which helps leg cramps and they lower blood pressure.  Celery can also lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

       I use the greens mentioned above because I like them and they are all low calorie and healthy.