Weekly Menu

(Courtesy of Org. Junkie) Here’s our weekly menu from the past week (1/18-1/24) and what we really had in red: Monday Lunch & snacks – Tuna sandwich with mustard and fresh spinach on wheat, small orange, carrots w/ almond butter, one low fat cheese stick Dinner – We are having guests over and they are [...]

Weekly Menu

(Courtesy of Org. Junkie) Confession:  For the first time in my life, I am really enjoying having a weekly menu plan.  It has not only made my life easier during the week and saved me from almost-daily dinner waffling with D (“What should we have for dinner?”  “I don’t know, whatever you want.” “I dunno, [...]

Weekly Menu

(Courtesy of Org. Junkie) Week of 1/11-1/17 Monday Lunch & snacks – Already packed: tuna sandwich with mustard and fresh spinach on wheat, small orange, carrots w/ almond butter, one low fat cheese stick, banana Dinner – Pounded walnut strozzapreti Tuesday Lunch – Leftover strozzapreti or salmon salad with veggies, orange, yogurt w/ apples and [...]

Food & Exercise Log

Breakfast One mug of organic coffee with organic skim milk and Peppermint Mocha Coffee Mate, which probably cancels out all of the organic.  One trick I have learned with flavored Coffee Mate is to first use nonfat milk to cool the coffee and dilute it a bit.  By using milk first, you eliminate the need [...]

Greek Yogurt Banana Bread

Greek Yogurt Banana Bread (My entry into the Stonyfield Farm Na Moo Ste Sweepstakes for bloggers.) Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 3 ripened, mashed bananas 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup plain Oikos Greek Yogurt 2 cups flour, sifted 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda Instructions Preheat oven [...]