Not only is Guava a delicious tropical fruit that is good for your waistline  but it is also great for your skin. It contains more than 5 times the vitamin C than an orange. 

It is also high in fiber, antioxidants, and lycopene.

It is delicious and 0 points!!!! 

I tried a new crock pot receip from Epicure. Ok I am not trying to shamelessly promote, but I tried this out for the first time and it was amazing. I bought this…

 You mix it with 1 tbsp brown sugar half a cup ketchup and some water. You’re supposed to mix in ribs, but I did slices of chicken. The whole sauce worked out to be about 4pts. So lets say one point per serving. Then 3 points for my chicken. 4 for my Quinoa. 11 point dinner that was sooooo yummy, 

Slow cookers are my new favorite! I will have a slow cooker package in my Epicure give away! So reblog it to win!!!!

I found this recipe: http://thecrohnsjourneyfoundation.org/recipes/fried-honey-banana/

And made it. Here is the simple version.

1. cut a banana into slices
2. spray non fat cooking spray in a pan
3. fry one side of banana’s until brown
4. Flip and fry other side
5. Mix a few tablespoons honey, water, a bit of cinnamon. (I added nutmeg too!) and pour over top.
6. once the honey and water reduces it will make a sticky layer over the banana, Just don’t burn your pan!
7. I sprinkled icing sugar over and served.

I think I will serve it with cool whip next time. 

I thought I was lactose for most of my life, and then found out it was fatty proteins that were making me sick. Once I lost the weight I wasn’t getting sick as often, but still associate milk with sick and don’t like it. I found some easy ways to incorporate calcuim into my diet-

1. Eat Almonds
2.Skim or low fat cuts the calories, but not the calcium
3. Use low fat yogurt on foods. Like fruit, cereal, baked potatoes
4. Low fat cheese…. i have a love affair with melted cheese
5.Starbucks lattes also help.
6. Cream cheese and cream DONT count as dairy.

Many of you know I like reading Dr. Oz for ideas and new things to try. I listen to his show a lot while running. I may have a little crush on the dude. Instead of doing a specific food today I found this shopping list and thought it would be good to post.

When I get my new house I will take this as our first major shop list.

I am doing a giveaway!

Many of you know I sell Epicure. It is a gluten free really healthy cookware/spices company. Here is my website…. www.randiboldick.myepicure.com/

Everyone that reblogs this post will be entered into a draw for an Epicure prize pack. 

I will do the draw next Monday!!! So start re-blogging right away!

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Project Positive.

Dear followers…. this only works if you send me pictures. It really took off when i first started it and then slowly fizzled away.

Check out this link http://thewritebite.tumblr.com/projectpositive

Now look how much fun everyone had sending me their pictures….now you want to to right?

This was an accident recipe that I made. I was trying to make brocolli patties and failed hard. So this new invention was created.

Mix the following:
1 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 head of brocolli
2 cloves chopped garlic
1/2 a medium onion chopped
tiny bit of Salt and Pepper
2 eggs
8 soda crackers crumbled

Throw it all in an oily frying pan and fry it up. It was so tasty and the little bit of oil gave it that nice crunch. 

I made this for dinner last night and the whole family loved it. It was super simple to make, and the cran added a nice sweetness. I took four chicken brest and sliceds them length wise. I then coated with cranberry sauce. A slice of brie then went in the middle. Close the chicken up and place them in a small bake dish. I decided to put the rest of the cran over top and a but more cheese. I poped it in the over and baked for about 45 minutes.

It did get a bit liquidy so about 20minutes in I drained it.

I had it with a balsamic salad and rosemary garlic potatoes.

Yummy!

One cup broccoli is 0 points plus, and carries as much Vit C and fiber as an orange. These tiny trees are packed with protein, potssium and Vit A. Such an ass kicker of a food!

 Tom “Broccoli” Landers holds the current world record for eating 1 pound of broccoli in 92 seconds. I bet I could top that.

For you new followers…hello… I do this thing every Monday where I post a picture of someone holding a sign saying something positive about themselves. Well the last few weeks have been sort of slow. A very loyal follower…my mom… sent me this one.

This is my mom’s new best friend Maveryck.

To see more click the link on the left side of my blog!

Much love

 Randi

Apparently enjoying this aromatic herb may increase alertness and help memory. To stay sharp, try sniffing fresh rosemary or inhaling the scent of rosemary essential oil before a test or meeting

In the Middle Ages, rosemary was associated with wedding ceremonies. The bride would wear a rosemary headpiece and the groom and wedding guests would all wear a sprig of rosemary, and from this association with weddings, rosemary evolved into a love charm

Beets - I think these are a food that you either love or hate. They get there colour from anthocyanins which are great for helping your immune system and keeping you healthy, they help prevent cataracts and are a great source of Vitamin C.

Watch out though… they do actually colour your poop… don’t think you’re dying.

I heard a rumour that they are really good roasted with grapefruits and parmesan cheese

Talk to the wait staff.

Some tips to ask -
Ask for your meal to be cooked without salt of MSG
Ask for your veg without butter
Most places will fry things with water and not oils
Ask if you can get half on your plate and half in a to-go box if it is a place with big portions. 

These little gems were cooked as a side last night for dinner. I had left over sweet potatoes from our New Years fondue and thought I would try this. 

Basically I steamed them a bit first just so they wouldn’t take so long in the oven. Then put them in a bowl with a tad bit of oil, paprika and some herb and garlic sea salt. Then popped them in the oven at 375 for about 25 minutes and then broiled them for 5.

They were really good and a nice change from rice.