Best foods to help with Reducing Stress

Via 

A few weeks ago I went the doctor and I found out I need to change a couple of things and clean my diet up. One of the things that I have been trying to work on managing my stress. Part of that is changing some of the food I eat. I like baking cookies, cakes, and other sweets (as well as eating them) so you can kinda guess how that's going. Today, I wanted to share a short and sweet version of some of the best foods to eat for stress relief from Health, Eating Well, & Heathline:

Salmon

Turmeric

Artichokes

Kimchi

Turkey Breast

Sweet Potatoes

Matcha Powder

Yogurt

Garlic

Blueberries

Green Tea

I have been incorporating more of these into my diet lately. I have used garlic for a long time in my foods. Since I gave up coffee on January 1st (9 months and counting since I've had a cup), I've been drinking a lot of green tea. I think in a future post, I'll share what tea I'm drinking since I have about 20 different types at one time. Until then, Peace and Blessings!!

Weekends Reads

   

Via

     Happy Friday!!! This week has been kind of a blur for me. I feel like I've been on a never-ending hamster wheel the last few weeks. On the plus side, it is getting a little bit warmer here. I'm over the cold & winter. This weekend is going to be full of reading, writing, trying to finish my business plan, & enjoying the weather. Here are some articles that I thought were interesting & wanted to share today:

Some alternative to plastic storage containers.

If you are wanting to try to make something besides food with ingredients found in your kitchen.

Benefits of Lemon Rind.

Snacks to try from Amazon that Dietitians recommend.

6 Steps to help with negativity.

     Next week, I'm going to share my goals for April. Consistency is still one of those goals along with some new ones. Until next week, everyone have a great weekend. Peace & Blessings, all!!!

Healthy Lunch Ideas

Happy Spring!!! It's hard to believe that Spring is here considering that it has felt like it for the last month or so. No surprised here, I have been swamped with projects #gradschoollife. Anywho, with me being so busy, I have been eating out ALOT lately (the way my clothes are fitting are a clear indication of that) since I have not had time to cook.
One thing I have figured out is that making lunch is much easier than making dinner. The last couple of days I have been making dinner and eating leftovers for lunch. If I had time, I would make a few of these great lunch recipes from Eating Well:

 I have a major little obsession with quiche. Eventually, I want to try my hand at making a crust from scratch (the only time I ever did it, it was a bit of a disaster). I like this Broccoli, Ham, & Cheese quiche because it combines two of my favorite foods: broccoli & cheese. 

Pasta is a great option (in moderation). It is easy to mix different add-in items to like in the Greek Pasta Salad. I usually add Feta cheese & them a few different types of vegetables, nuts, or fruit. I try to make it as colorful as possible.

As I said above: I LOVE quiche, broccoli, & cheese. Broccoli-Cheese Pie is pretty much a crustless quiche. There is no need to explain why I like this "pie".

The Chicken & White Bean salad is a different take on a salad in my opinion. By adding the beans, you are getting a great source of fiber & protein. Putting it on a salad gives it extra color & crunch. When I decide to make this I might some more vegetables or change up beans.

One great way to use ravioli you have left over is to put it in soup. The Ravioli & Vegetable soup combines two great meals by themselves into something that is sure to fill you up.

Peace & Blessing, all. I hope that everyone's Spring has gotten off to a great start!!!

Skinny Beerita

Another week is about to begin and to say that the weekend went by fast was is an understatement. 

A few years ago when Monday rolled around it meant one thing: Margarita Mondays. Now, I might not go to eat Mexican food like I use to every Monday but I do make sure to have this Skinny Margarita every now and then. 

The base for this is a recipe from a Classic Margarita recipe from Eating Well magazine.

This recipe is consider skinny since you leave out the sweet and sour mix used in traditional margarita recipes.  To add a little kick to it, I added some grapefruit beer to the mixture.

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1 cup club soda

3/4 cup tequila ( I used Altos Tequila)

1 bottle of Grapefruit beer (I used Stiegl-Radler Grapefruit)

6 tbsp Triple Sec

Ice

Optional: 1 tbsp finely grated lime zest and 1 tbsp kosher salt (if you want salt on the rim)

Combine lime juice, club soda, tequila, beer, and Triple Sec in a pitcher.

Fill glass with ice.

Top glass with margarita mixture.

I doubled the ingredients in this recipe for the large pitcher that I used.What I like about this recipe is that it's not super sweet like a regular margarita. Thinking that eliminating the sweet and sour mix took out the extra sugar. Squeezing the limes can be consuming but it taste so much better with fresh lime juice instead of the pre-mixed kind.

Happy Monday, All!!!!