Category Archives: Healthy tips

What to eat on vacation – 7/31/17

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Beebamom

I know, hard to believe I am on vacation again. For the next three weeks I will try to highlight what might be a good choice and what is going on behind a bad decision. Plus, when what you thought … Continue reading →

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Cool salad on a hot night – 7/24/17

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Beebamom

I made this visually stunning and delicious salad last night for dinner. The key components were a bed of arugula, diced watermelon and roasted golden beet, a variety of chunked heirloom tomatoes, and crumbled feta. It is dressed with a … Continue reading →

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Balance your plate – 7/19/17

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Beebamom

Ideas keep changing about how we should eat. I think balanced is probably the best way. But the proportions towards that balance have also changed. I used to make my plate in thirds – protein, complex carbohydrate, and vegetable. These … Continue reading →

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Help! There’s too much food in my order – 7/17/17

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Beebamom

Today is our anniversary and we spent the day up in the Sonoma Valley doing a little celebrating. We stopped for lunch and, Help! There’s too much food in my order!  For those of you who are trying to control … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian balance meal – 7/13/17

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Beebamom

Last night I had a burger and I am not apologizing but I do need to balance out that meal calorie-wise and ecologically. So tonight we made a vegan chickpea, ditalini, and vegetable stew. I make this frequently but I … Continue reading →

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Home on the range – 7/10/17

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Beebamom

I am home again from my travels to Norway and beyond! I wish I could have posted more of what we had to eat while we were away but the WiFi did not lend itself to much in the way … Continue reading →

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Meatless Tuesday’s chickpea stew – 5/30/17

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Beebamom

Healthy and delicious chickpea stew is one of my favorite meatless dishes. It takes a fair amount of chopping but comes together pretty quickly. If you are good at multi-tasking you can be chopping quicker cooking vegetables at the same … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Grilling – 5/28/17

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Beebamom

We had our Memorial Day grill fest on Sunday instead of Monday and we had my favorite, burgers. Once again I served them in my semi-roll style. When eating this you flip it over so the roll is on the … Continue reading →

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Portion control – Steak, baked potato, and broccoli – 5/26/17

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Beebamom

I know that you cannot live your life eating only ultra low-calorie protein.  I have tried that and merely rebounded after starting to eat “normally” again. And, if you are not a vegetarian or vegan, chances are that you will … Continue reading →

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Semi-lettuce wrap – 5/19/17

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Beebamom

Whether I am at home or dining out I rarely eat two pieces of bread or roll when having a sandwich or burger. Either I take off the top piece and hand-hold by the bottom bread and a lettuce leaf … Continue reading →

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