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Egg Burgers, anyone?

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Seth and I got creative with our burger toppings the other night, and ended up with these:

Egg Burgers

  • Organic grass-fed burgers (we get TJ’s)
  • 4 eggs ( we use Organic Valley, pastured)
  • Sliced red onion
  • Sliced tomato
  • Sliced avocado
  • Kosher salt/pepp

Seth grilled the burgers, they cook fast and shrink, fyi. He also sliced the red onion into rings, and kept them intact for grilling. Then we decided to break 1 egg each into little glass dishes, and pop them in the microwave for about 2 minutes, checking frequently. Then we simply layered the ingredients and sprinkled with kosher salt/pepp, added a little green salad on the side, and some fresh strawberries.

Another colorful dinner!

Curry Vegetable Stir-Fry

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Sunday night, I had zero desire to cook, and was contemplating junk food (I do still do this). I resisted the urge, which was hard as hell (it is still hard sometimes), so I did what I do often, which was “what needs to be used so it doesn’t spoil?” Bell peppers and zucchini, so I decided to do a simple vegetable stir-fry. For flavor, I added shallots and garlic. When it was almost done, having been craving Thai food, I thought I’d add curry powder. It smelled amazing, but then I remembered I had pineapple in the fridge that needed to used, so I tossed that in too! What I ended up with was an awesome Thai inspired, colorful, and warm meal.

Curry Vegetable Stir-Fry

  • Bell peppers (2 colors)
  • Zucchini, 1 green, 1 yellow
  • 2 shallots
  • Garlic cloves (as many as you like!)
  • Pineapple
  • Curry powder
  • Kosher salt/pepp

Isn’t it gorgeous? 🙂

Pumpkin Spice Latte

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Fall is my favorite season, each year I look forward to boots, hoodies, and warm drinks.

One of my favorite warm drinks is the pumpkin spice latte (I love pumpkin anything), however, I get hung up on the ingredients in their latte, not to mention what it does to my blood sugar:

I decided to try making my own at home, and it was fantastic with no blood sugar spike (it also helped me feel a bit more Fall-ish drinking out of my Yosemite mug, since it was about 85 degrees outside-boo!).

Pumpkin Spice Latte

  • Pumpkin coffee of your choice
  • Organic Valley milk (I prefer whole, but they were out last time)
  • Cinnamon
  • Cloves
  • Stevia in the raw

Pretty simple, brew the coffee, add the ingredients to your liking, stir and enjoy! You could easily change the spices, coffee, and cream/milk you use, to tailor it to your taste preferences (heck, drop in a chai tea bag!) 🙂

My version has about 30 calories, Strabucks version has about 380.

Carrot Cabbage Slaw

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Salad, slaw…eh, doesn’t matter what it’s called. This is a light, refreshing, cool dish that makes a great side, and took about 10 minutes. Make for a party, revise the ingredients, such a versatile and low calorie recipe. The entire bag of cabbage alone, 80 calories. Seriously.

Carrot Cabbage Slaw

  • 5 large carrots, shredded fresh
  • 1 bag of shredded cabbage (I used Trader Joe’s 10oz bag)
  • Dried grapes…I mean raisins (Seth had dried grapes in the dehydrator)
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 TBSP raw honey
  • Kosher salt/pepp

Shred the carrots in a shredder, chopper, processor, by hand, whatever works. Place in a bowl with the entire bag of shredded cabbage. I added the rest of the dried grapes we had, which was probably a 1/2 cup (would’ve added a few more if we had them). I squeezed the juice of one lemon over the mixture, drizzled 2 TBSPs of raw honey over top, and sprinkled with salt/pepp. Tossed, and served (okay, I didn’t really serve, Seth took what he wanted, and then I ate the entire rest of the bowl, hee hee).

I would encourage you to try the shredded carrots raw. They really are very sweet, and the shredding just brings it out more.

Breakfast? Yes Please.

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Did you know that September is National Breakfast Month? I didn’t.

I never used to eat breakfast, but now, I can’t live without it. It really is the most important meal of the day for me, it gets my metabolism and brain working, and more important, helps me stay on track throughout the day.

I think it also happens to be the easiest meal of the day because of the endless options, and a lot of them are quick if I’m in a time crunch:

  • Eggs
  • Uncured meats
  • Avocado
  • Fruit
  • Nuts
  • Lara Bars

While it doesn’t appear to be a long list, breakfast is especially easy living the Paleo lifestyle. I eat a banana every morning, and try to pair it with some sort of fat, as it digests better and my body can absorb more nutrients. Lara Bars are quick and easy if you’re running out the door (heck, so is fruit, and eggs, and meat!). What a lot of people don’t realize is that these things are fast foods, quicker than taking an extra 15 minutes to go through a drive through. It doesn’t have to be a gourmet meal, the right something is better than nothing to fuel your body. I set a banana out each night on the island, to take with me in the morning, and typically a Lara Bar. Depending on the exercise I’ve done, I might grab some uncured organic meat that I can eat when I arrive at work, or an avocado I can slice. Easy!

Breakfast takes me maybe 5-8 minutes each morning (or the night before), and then I can function, the rest of my day-so I don’t want to hear, “I don’t have time to make breakfast,” anymore, make a commitment to yourself, and your body. Throw away the pre-packaged oatmeal, granola bars and pop-tarts, and eat real food.

Breakfast Facts:

  • Researchers at Cornell University found that people who skip breakfast tend to crave more carbohydrates later in the day compared with test subjects who ate breakfast.
  • A study from the Dairy Research Institute found that people who skip breakfast weigh more and have more unhealthy habits than those who eat breakfast. Those who skip breakfast consume 40 percent more sweets, 55 percent more soft drinks, 45 percent fewer vegetables and 30 percent less fruit than people who eat breakfast.
  • A study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health found that people who eat breakfast everyday are 34% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who do not eat breakfast. They are also 43% less likely to become obese and 40% less likely to develop fat around the belly.
  • A study of 6,000 students from the Toronto Foundation for Student Success found that students who ate breakfast had better grades and were more likely to graduate.
  • A new study from the Sussex Innovation Centre, Brighton, UK found that eating breakfast improves people’s mental performance. 61% of test subjects showed improvements in English and mathematics tests after eating breakfast. Hand-eye coordination was also improved. Breakfast eaters also showed a reduction in anxiety levels when faced with stressful situations.

http://www.mrbreakfast.com/glossary_term.asp?glossaryID=152