Happy New Year everyone! I’m sure many of you have all sorts of resolutions to have a healthy 2011 so I thought I’d start this year with a very helpful idea to keep your resolutions in line. This one is sure to fatten your wallet and loosen your belt. I’m a big advocate of bringing [...]

I go through eating phases where I fall in love with a lunch of dinner idea and I eat it at least twice a week until I get sick of it. Well, this lunch flavor of the month has lasted longer than a month. I don’t think I will ever get sick of this one! [...]

Last but not least we are stocking our refrigerators and cupboards with healthy foods for lunch. For a refresher or to help you build a grocery list CLICK HERE for breakfast ideas , CLICK HERE for dinner ideas and CLICK HERE for snack ideas. Whether you take lunch with you to work or make lunch [...]

It’s windy and rainy and everyone I know has the flu. So, today I made Mamie’s homemade Chicken Soup ( the jewish cure for a cold) to help fight off any germs that may find their way on my hands. CLICK HERE for the recipe. But after a batch of chicken soup – I have [...]

I recently read about this recipe in Oxygen Fitness Magazine and thought I would give it a try. These little egg muffins are everything I love about a breakfast sandwich without the sandwich! Eggs In a Muffin Tin- Bake at 350. Serves 2. 2 Eggs 4 egg whites 4 slices of Canadian Back Bacon ( [...]

I can’t help but keep the chicken wrap ideas coming. Chicken is a great, healthy, lean protein that can really become redundant and boring. It’s such a good food choice that I think it’s important to come up with ways to keep it interesting and exciting. Buffalo Wing Wrap 3-4 ounces white meat chicken marinated [...]

Here’s another great way to trade up a boring chicken lunch for one that you’ll be excited to eat! Asian Style Wrap 3 – 4 ounces white meat chicken Handful of shredded carrots Handful of sprouts 1 Tbsp light Sesame Ginger salad dressing Tangerine slices Sprinkle of toasted almonds, sliced (1 tbsp) Nutritional Information – Without [...]

Here is another easy way to spice up your boring chicken lunch and turn it into a delicious fiesta! Mexican Style Chicken Wrap: 3 to 4 ounces white meat chicken ¼ cup black beans 1 Tbsp 0% Greek yogurt or Low fat sour cream Salsa Avocado Lettuce (if it’s not already being used as a wrap) * Nutritional Information [...]

This is my all time favorite wrap recipe so I’ll start with it. Keep checking back, I’ve got three more wrap recipes I’m going to post. For this wrap I’ll either use barbecued chicken marinated in Franks Hot Wing sauce or brush with Emerald Essence. If I don’t have any prepared, I just use rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. 3 – 4 ounces white meat [...]

Wraps can be whatever you want them to be!  They are easy, delicious and healthy!   But I love them because they are quick. Before I dive into a few of my favorite ways to make a wrap I want to give you the run down on the essentials. You’ll need chicken for your chicken wrap [...]