Ode to Oatmeal

The other day I was talking to my dad on the phone and he told me he had been eating oatmeal for breakfast lately.  I was excited because I love oatmeal and I hate that it gets such a bad rap!  I have a theory that most people who think they hate oatmeal actually hate [...]

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Tu-not melt – Recipe

Before I was vegetarian I ate a lot of tuna.  I’d stick those foil pouches in my bag and have one for lunch a few times a week(!)  I had no idea at the time how much mercury I was probably consuming.  I came up with this salad one day at lunch time when the [...]

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DIY Sushi

I love veggie sushi.  I get mad sushi cravings all the time, which is inconvenient because sushi is expensive and requires going to a sit-down restaurant around here.  A couple of years age I tried my hand at making sushi at home and to be honest, it was kind of a mess.   I’ve had [...]

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Morning Glory Muffins – Recipe

I’ve been trying to come up with a more portable breakfast than my usual oatmeal.  I saw a recipe for these carrot muffins in an issue of Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine, but I couldn’t find the recipe on her website so I came up with my own vegan version.  I used cranberries because I [...]

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Five WW point veggie burger dinner…

So, yeah, as I previously mentioned that while I am on hiatus from exercising, I joined Weight Watchers. Wanna know what? It’s actually working. I’ve lost 5.8 pounds since I joined December 30, 2009. Well, yeah, of COURSE I’m going to lose weight…I’m eating so little calories (and I’m not sure how much longer I [...]

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Thank you, drive thru!

Yes, it’s true. The same classy establishment that advertises for “The Fourth Meal” is now capitalizing on the health craze with the “Drive Thru Diet.” I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials – they tell you about Christine, Taco Bell’s version of Subway Jared, who lost 54 pounds over two years by choosing items from the [...]

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Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies with Maple Icing – Recipe

My husband and I went out to the bookstore last night to read magazines – it’s a sneaky little way of saving money.  I saw a recipe for Iced Oatmeal Cookies in Vegetarian Times, but I didn’t copy the recipe down because Vegetarian Times has all their recipes online!  Except I couldn’t find this one…I [...]

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Tofu Scramble – Recipe

Tofu scramble is one of my favorite things to make on the weekend for breakfast or brunch.  It’s easy to throw together, and my husband likes it too!  I love to serve it with these vegan sausages from Field Roast Grain Meat Co. The Smoked Apple Sage flavor goes so well here.  You can feel [...]

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Having clear and specific goals…

Carrying on with the with Lindsay’s resolutions posts, I thought I’d chime in here as well. When I started my weight loss journey back in May 2006, inevitably people would ask, “What’s your goal weight?” or “What’s your ideal size?” And I could never answer those questions. I still can’t. All of my goals have [...]

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Inspiration Board

Continuing on my New Years Resolutions post… I’ve seen these Inspiration Boards a few places, and most recently over at The Fitnessista.  I love the idea – I’m a very visual person and I think having something to look at as a daily reminder (or more frequently, depending on where you display your board), could really [...]

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