Healthy Living How To

Vanessa Rae Romero

Up in Smoke

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On sale this week at our local food co-op……chicken breast & drummies as well as pork ribs. All three pair well with BBQ sauce. There isn’t a BBQ sauce out there that isn’t loaded with sugar, so yesterday, I made my own. BBQ Sauce Recipe Adapted by Healthy Living How To Original recipe Ingredients 1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp…. [Continue Reading]

Oodles of Zoodles

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Went for a lovely walk during yesterday’s weather delay and helped my sister with my nephew’s birthday party. Thirteen 5-6 year old boys dressed like cowboys (it was a theme party) with squirt guns. You can imagine. I left before the ponies showed up. Anywho. Onto yesterday’s lunch. Zucchini + Julienne Peeler = Zoodles Freshly… [Continue Reading]

Say Cheese

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If you like the taste of Cheez-its, then you will like this humongous cheese cracker. It is so simple. And only one ingredient. Cheese. (Check out this ingredient list to compare) Say Cheese Cracker Ingredient 1 oz. Shredded Cheddar Cheese Directions Spray a dinner size plate with non-stick spray. Sprinkle cheese evenly on plate and microwave for… [Continue Reading]

0.416666 Grams of Sugar

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With the holiday weekend approaching, many are planning to fire up the grill and enjoy a hamburger or two. Try my basic burger recipe for a moist and flavorful burger. And since you get off the hook, or rather out of the kitchen with the ease of the burger, why not make your own ketchup?! It takes a few minutes,… [Continue Reading]

Healthy, Huh?

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We sent the kids to my parents house for the weekend, got all gussied up and headed out to The Capital Grille for dinner. Our healthy dinner included lots of red meat and heavy sauces! The bread basket, starchy sides and desserts didn’t stand a chance. They are no comparison to all the deliciousness low-carb dining has to offer…. [Continue Reading]

Muffin Tops

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I’ve got a great blueberry muffin recipe I want you to try. Go to your cupboard and get out the following ingredients: Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid) Sugar Blueberries Canned In Light Syrup (Blueberries, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup) Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil Modified Corn Starch… [Continue Reading]

Basic Burger, Hold the Bun

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Summer in Minnesota means fire up the grill. First hot & muggy day of spring, severe weather sirens going off and I got these burgers grilled in the nick of time. Basic Burger Ingredients 1 lb. Grassfed Ground Beef 1/4 c. Worcestershire Sauce (look for one w/o HFCS) Cheddar Cheese Instructions Mix it up, with your… [Continue Reading]

Flatbread Friday

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I’m not a huge pizza lover, but my husband is. And after many years of him enjoying his one and only weekly unhealthy indulgence, he was a little sad when discovering gluten was not his friend. Friday night’s just weren’t the same without pizza. I am happy to say it’s been well over a year… [Continue Reading]