Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Most important tool for health:

A digital food scale! 

I love that thing.  It's easier to measure food- no clean up. 
  1. Put plate on scale- zero scale. 
  2. Add food.  Record amount. 
  3. zero scale again add side dish record amount.
  4. continue until all food is on your plate.
  5. Add calories-
  6. Eat peacefully; knowing you have not eaten more or less than you thought, because grams don't lie.  :) Measuring cups are messy and I feel a quandary when using them.  Do I really shove the rice in there, or do I lightly sprinkle it in?
Anyhow, Thursday will have been six weeks on the PRISM food program.  I am going to weigh in and report my findings.  I'm going to be proud of myself regardless of what the scale says because I have done a good job.

Side note: I am passionate about health.  When Peter asked me what I would want to add to my new life here in Alta I said, "A friend to exercise with."  Truly.  I need motivation to get out there and do it.  You know?!   

Jillian DVDs and treadmills don't quite cut it!

Anyhow, a brainwave came to me: I could study and train to be a personal trainer. That would make me HAVE to work out (lots of buddies) and help channel my new passion for learning about health, and I would have a career that worked into my time table and provide some decent income... hmmm?  It's a  certification process with a big fat test.  Could I do it?  Do I really want to?

Thursday, December 1, 2011

I love my cast iron

My version of pizza
2/3 cup quinoa (160 cal), mixed with one egg (70 cal) and Italian seasonings.
Let cook on low to set as "crust"

Sprinkle with 1 cup diced tomato (60 cal)and seasoning.

Mix one egg, 4 (70 cal,) egg whites(64cal,) 1 cup light ricotta cheese (120cal)

Pour on top and sprinkle with parsley

Put 4 oz of homemade turkey sausage (160 cal) on top. 
Add a little tomato juice from diced tomatoes.

634 calories/2 (lunch serving) =
317 calories per servings 


Light breakfast sausage- sugar free

I started making my own sausage in Mongolia because I love it and I missed it.  Now I make it for a lighter, sugar free version. 

Click here for the recipe.

Today I'm making a "pizza" frittatta egg dish for lunch with this sausage instead of pepperoni! Yum!