I know sometimes it can’t be helped. Your meeting ran late, the kid’s soccer game was delayed – whatever the reason you are starving and if you don’t get food fast, you will gnaw the leather off your steering wheel. Here are your best bets when you are stuck at the fast food drive-through. McDonalds Grilled Chicken Deluxe, Hold the Special Sauce Hardee’s It’s Hardy Chicken Again; the Only Way Is Fillet Taco Bell The Chicken Burrito, but Have Just One Burger King BK Broiler Chicken, Just Say No to […]
Spicy Hambuger Stir Fry
RECIPE OF THE MONTH For those that have already packed up the grill, here is a tasty,and nutritious alternative (serves 4) 1 tsp olive oil 1 cup lean ground beef 1 cup rice, uncooked 1 cup green bell peppers, sliced 1 cup yellow bell peppers, sliced 1 cup carrots, sliced or strips 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/8 tsp black pepper 1 tsp Oriental 5 spice blend 1/2 tsp curry powder 3 tbsp soy sauce Cook one cup rice. Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Put in hamburger. […]
Healthy Grilling
Daylight saving is not over yet and you still have time and light to heat up the grill. Healthy substitutes for the old standbys is a great place to start revamping your grilling habits. Get your grill on, and at the same time, cut fat content: Replace Beef Burger with Portobello mushroom or veggie burger (saves calories, reduces fat : 90 cals, 3 g fat versus 220 cals, 11 g fat) Replace white buns with whole wheat buns (Adds fiber. An additional 3 – 5 g fiber in whole wheat […]
Bake – An Alternative to Fried Food
Fried food is a major cause of cancer. The reason being that frying in any manner, no matter what oil you use, spoils the nutrients in the food, because very high temperatures have to be reached. Very hot temperatures destroy certain vitamins and may alter the major proteins. Most fried foods can be baked just as easily as fried. Most people agree that the addition of fat improves the flavor of food. Usually though, a small fraction of the fat that you normally use would be quite adequate. Adding more […]
