Healthy Food Chart

GothamistIt’s hard to believe. Only a few days after the inauguration of our first African-American president, and in New York City, which many consider the liberal capital of the United States of America, you’d find that! I’ll be blunt. It’s called a “drunken negro head” cookie. And a Manhattan bakery, in Greenwich Village of all places, was selling them in…

Walnuts Contain the cancer fighting antioxidant ellagic acid Highest of all nuts in polyunsaturated fat which increases HDL cholesterol and lowers LDL cholesterol A great plant source of omega-3 fatty acid Has an amino acid that keeps arteries relaxed which…

Bruce is getting groomed today which means we are headed outside the city early this morning. I am heading right back into Boston though because I have plans to meet up with a friend who I used to see at Mom’s Group. I can’t go to group anymore because of class so instead we are going to meet at Flour to enjoy a hot beverage, a baked treat and chat about the babies! I ate a bowl of Cinnamon Life cereal for breakfast and a couple clementines too. I know I am having a snack mid-morning so I didn’t load up on fiber or protein. Now the tough question is…what should I choose at Flour?! Have a great day!

This Meal Provides Approximately: Grains = 1.25 ounces (+/-whole), Fruit = 0.66 cup, Milk = 1.25 cup

I say +/- whole grain because the first ingredient is whole grain oat flour but then it’s followed up by a refined grain.

Obesity is often seen as an American problem – but people all around the world are trying to lose weight. The methods they choose, however, vary from country to country. Nielsen surveyed citizens of fifty two different countries, and found that half of the people questioned said they were overweight. …

I got back on track late this afternoon and had dinner on the table right at the time I planned for it to be. I didn’t get much work done today but I can make up for that this weekend now that Mike’s work schedule has slowed down a bit. Dinner actually came together pretty easily because I had plenty of time to get it going. I slow cooked a center cut pork loin in a mixture of chicken broth, apple cider, sliced yellow onions, garlic and fresh thyme. I seared the pork in a pan first then put it into the slow cooker (the liquid came up about half way on the loin). I let it cook for 4 hours and it came out great. For sides I roasted sweet potatoes in the oven (tossed in olive oil, salt & pepper, fresh thyme – 425 degrees for 45 minutes), parmesan couscous and asparagus. It was a nice meal — a few more pots than usual to clean up but that’s okay when the meal is tasty! We’ll be up early tomorrow so that we can get Bruce to the groomer. I am hoping the roads are not icy…I don’t like driving in bad weather, especially with a baby in the car.