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Sunday Dinner

Posted on June 12, 2011 - Filed Under Nutrition, Vegetables, food | Leave a Comment

This was the Sunday Dinner I prepared for the wife and I tonight. So good.
No need to add a bunch of crap to veggies to “make them taste good.” That’s weak. All I did was add spinach to a bowl. Then I added cherry tomatoes (sliced in half), steamed broccoli and sauteed zucchini (sauteed in [...]

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Fast Food and Kids: Some Numbers

Posted on November 9, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, food | 2 Comments

$4.2 billion: Dollars spent on fast food advertising in 2009.
40%: Percent of pre-school aged kids who ask parents to go to McDonalds on a weekly basis.
84%: Percent of parents who say they’ve taken their kids to get fast food at least once in the past week.
12: Number of kid’s meals (of the 3,000 possible combinations) [...]

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Random Thursday Post?

Posted on September 2, 2010 - Filed Under Fruit, Nutrition, Vegetables, food | 4 Comments

Avocado can make anything taste really good.  Just thought you should know.

This was dinner a couple of nights ago.

And this is my 18-month-old cutie.  Just want everyone to know that she’s awesome.  : )

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What We Eat

Posted on August 19, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, food | 2 Comments

What the Average American Consumes in a Year:

[Click image to enlarge].
Pretty interesting chart.  Thought it was worth sharing.

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Zucchini, Mushroom, Garlic and Spinach Salad

Posted on June 3, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, Vegetables, food, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment

Had this last night w/ grilled chicken.  Few cloves of finely chopped garlic sauteed in olive oil.  Add chopped zucchini and mushrooms.  Let it all cook together for a bit.  Add some feta cheese and then add some chopped spinach.  It was really good on top of the chicken.
I think I’ve posted this before but [...]

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Memorial Day Choripan

Posted on May 31, 2010 - Filed Under food | 2 Comments

We had a great Memorial Day holiday. I ran 10 miles in the morning and in the afternoon we grilled up some veggies and some chorizo Argentino to make choripan. 

Choripan.  So good.  : )

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Cinco de Mayo Feast

Posted on May 6, 2010 - Filed Under Nutrition, food | 1 Comment

This is what I made for our Cinco de Mayo feast yesterday.  Oven-baked chicken chimichangas.  Topped with sour cream, fresh avocado and tomatoes.  Also, I used pinto beans and corn inside this time, in addition to the chicken, cheese, and salsa.

Had to have the chips, salsa, and guac to go with it! 

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