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Balanced Diet

Red, White and…where’s the Green?

July 7, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 27 Comments

This past weekend, I celebrated Independence Day with my Fiance’s family in Minnesota. It was my first time visiting and the weather, location and company was absolutely perfect!  We explored back country woods on ATVs, shot sporting clay, whipped around the lake on a jet ski and checked each other for ticks.  Did I mention […]

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition Tagged With: Antioxidants, Balanced Diet, Cabbage, Cancer Fighting Foods, Carotenoids, Chard, Cruciferous Vegetables, Dark Green Leafy Vegetables, Fiber, Folate, Free Radicals, Half My Plate Vegetables, Health, Holiday Eating, Kale, Kholrabi, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Spinach, Vitamin B12, Vitamin E

Mediterranean Diet – is it the way to go?

May 24, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 31 Comments

To me the continental breakfast has always been a joke.  It never seems to be enough. A few croissants, jam, fruit, milk and coffee?  Where’s the protein?  It turns out everyone has a different idea of what constitutes a continental breakfast. Some places offer a “light” version while others offer a “full”.  A light is […]

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition Tagged With: Antioxidants, Balanced Diet, Continental Breakfast, Fiber, Fitness, Fitness and Diet, Food Pyramid, Gold Standard of Diets, Grain Based Meals, Grains, Health, Health Challenge, Med Diet, Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean Diet Pyramid, Nutrition, Oldways, Omega-3 fatty acid

Recipe – Kholrabi Parmesan w/Chia Seeds

May 11, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 22 Comments

  Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves 4 – 3/4 cup servings I first discovered my love for this German turnip in, where else but Germany!  I grew up a military brat and remember being handed a fresh slice of Kholrabi right in our garden plot. It was sweet, crisp and I […]

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: 30 Minutes Recipe, Balanced Diet, Chia Seeds, Flaxseed Oil, Healthy Recipe, High in Potassium, High in Vitamin C, Kholrabi Recipes, Nutrition, Parmesan, Vegetarian

Weekly Recipe – Blueberry Lemon Curd & Yogurt Tart

May 3, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 20 Comments

Prep Time: 30 minutes to 2 hours (if straining yogurt) Cook Time: 15 to 20 minutes I love all things tart, especially when combined with a hint of sweetness! This past Easter weekend was spent with at my future in-laws. Every year at large holiday gatherings we usually bring one or two dishes: an appetizer […]

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Applesauce, Balanced Diet, Blueberry, Cholesterol, Curd, Dessert, Figs, Flaxseed Oil, Health, Healthy Recipe, Lemon, Lower Cholesterol, Medjool Dates, Nutrition, Oat Crust, Pecans, Reduced Fat, Splenda Granulated Sugar, Tart, Yogurt

Weekly Recipe – Avocado Wasabi Deviled Eggs

April 22, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 37 Comments

Serves 4, 2 halves per person Cook & Prep time: 15 minutes Chill time: 5 minutes Total time: 20 minutes With Easter Sunday a few days away, I wonder what children are doing now to prepare for the annual hunt?  Looking back, I do find it odd that I’d be dressed up with white patent […]

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Avocado, Balanced Diet, Boiled Eggs, Deviled Eggs, Flaxseed Oil, Health, Healthy Recipe, Horseradish, Low Cholesterol, Nutrition, Wasabi, Whole Grain Mustard

Weekly Recipe – Gallo Pinto w/Red Pepper

April 10, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 24 Comments

Prep time: 20 minutes Rice Cook time: 40 minutes Additional Cook time: 15 minutes Last summer we spent a month in Costa Rica learning spanish, to surf, and becoming scuba certified.  On our first night in Montezuma, we ate at a little restaurant and asked our server what he recommended. Gallo Pinto or rice cooked […]

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Balanced Diet, Black Beans, Brown Rice, Costa Rica, Gallo Pinto, Health, Healthy Recipe, Kidney Beans, Less Salt, Nutrition, Red Bell Peppers, RIce and Beans, Roasted Garlic, Roasted Shallots

Weekly Recipe – Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Pecans

March 17, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 41 Comments

Serves 4 Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Do you remember those little green door knobs that sat on the dinner plate? Untouched. I would have a veritable stare down, thinking that if I stared hard enough they would just…disappear.  However, I wasn’t allowed to leave the dinner table until I ate them.  […]

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Balanced Diet, Brussels Sprouts, Calcium, Dark Green Leafy Vegetables, Folate, Health, Healthy Recipe, Nutrition, Pecans, Potassium, Red Pearl Onions, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Food and Sex – What really goes on behind closed doors

March 7, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 32 Comments

Sex sells and a google search for foods that boost your sex drive, enhance the libido, or increase sexual performance yields over 1 million results!  Where does one begin and what information should we try or toss?  Instead of picking up the latest magazine I perused a handful of those 1 million results, searched for […]

Filed Under: Health & Nutrition Tagged With: Almonds, Balanced Diet, Chocolate, Endorphins, Essential Fatty Acids, Libido, News, Nutrition, Omega-3, Omega-6, Oysters, PEA, Serotonin, Sex, Sex Drive, Testosterone, Vitamin B6, Zinc

Weekly Recipe – Egg & Spinach Whole Grain Goodness

March 3, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 44 Comments

Prep time: 4 minutes Cook time: 1 minute Serving Size: 1 breakfast sandwich to keep you going! This sandwich is perfect for when I am rushing to a 9:30 class and have to swim afterwards. It keeps hunger away and I feel I had a good breakfast!  Plus, I can easily make another one for […]

Filed Under: Healthy Recipe Tagged With: Balanced Diet, Breakfast, Calcium, Food, Health, Healthy Recipe, Mushrooms, Nutrition, Pepper Jack Cheese, Sandwich, Spinach, Vitamin A, Whole Grain

Weekly Recipe – Fresh Chicken Spring Rolls w/Shallot Spinach Sauce

February 25, 2011 By Tabitha Paculba 36 Comments

Fresh Basil, Tarragon Chicken Spring Rolls w/Shallot Spinach Sauce Makes 8 spring rolls Approximate prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes Assembly time: 30 minutes I have always been fascinated by the fresh spring roll and have been seeing more of them at local bridal fairs.  Some are traditional Thai with shrimp and others […]

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