http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooksThis Mama Cooks! On a DietSat, 19 May 2012 08:13:16 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/ENY9E/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Healthy Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash with Quinoa #secretrecipeclub #glutenfree 2012-05-12 23:46:44-04 I cannot believe we’re moving to Athens, Georgia in less than two weeks! We’re trying to cut down on the amount of stuff to pack, so the kids and I are in the process of consuming all the foodstuffs we can. That’s why I discovered one last package of venison in the freezer. Surprisingly it [...]Healthy Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash with Quinoa #secretrecipeclub #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... How to save more money on your favorite gluten-free and healthy foods #gfcommunity 2012-05-13 12:50:08-04 I recently started a discussion, More Ways to Save When Buying Gluten Free Foods – Buying in Bulk, at the Udi’s Gluten Free Community. Some of my tips included shopping at warehouse stores and asking for case discounts at your favorite health food store. I also mentioned Amazon's Subscribe and Save service, and wanted to [...]How to save more money on your favorite gluten-free and healthy foods #gfcommunity is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... How to throw a seafood boil outdoor summer bash 2012-05-14 13:13:54-04 One summer bash I’ll never forget was a coworker’s crawfish boil party. Dennis and his roommates had 100 pounds of crawfish flown into Denver from Louisiana for the party and kept it in the bathroom tub on ice along with a few lobsters a few guests had brought. Each guest was asked to bring beer [...]How to throw a seafood boil outdoor summer bash is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Goat Cheese Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Baby Greens and Balsamic Reduction #glutenfree #HollandHouseCW 2012-05-16 15:10:37-04 I’m crazy about balsamic vinegar reduction as a sauce on anything from roasted vegetables to fish. Drizzling it on food makes an ordinary dish burst with flavor and a little elegance to boot. Plus, it’s so easy to make. In this recipe, I used Holland House balsamic vinegar, brought it to a boil on the [...]Goat Cheese Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Baby Greens and Balsamic Reduction #glutenfree #HollandHouseCW is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Cooking with Coca-Cola(r)- Coca Cola Carne Asada Marinade 2012-05-16 19:29:35-04 In a little more than a week, my family and I leave Colorado to go to the heart of Coca-Cola country – Georgia. It’s where people pronounce Coke “Co’Cola” and they ask you if you want a Coke when they really mean if you want a drink. When we were out in Athens house hunting, [...]Cooking with Coca-Cola(r) Coca Cola Carne Asada Marinade is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Right on target with the California Wine Club {10% off coupon code} 2012-05-17 20:17:57-04 Have you ever bought a bottle of wine and taken it home to drink, just to be disappointed? I had that experience recently after picking up a bottle of Malbec that looked “interesting” – it was downright awful and I ended up pouring most of it down the drain. I never have that issue with [...]Right on target with the California Wine Club {10% off coupon code} is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop! giveaway 2012-05-17 21:06:58-04 As part of the Healthy Snacking Challenge, we’ve swapped out Orville Redenbacher SmartPop! for our usual after school snacks. I’m doing this to encourage my family as well as my readers to snack smarter. Here’s why: snacking on 100-calories of low-fat healthy popcorn leads to less hunger and more satisfaction versus other snacks like almonds [...]Orville Redenbacher Smart Pop! giveaway is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy French Toast from Everyday Health's Recipe Rehab 2012-05-18 15:13:21-04 Are you planning to make French Toast this weekend? It's a favorite of my kids, especially when their Nana is visiting and offers to make it for them. I let her even though I know it’s not the healthiest dish to serve them. After all, grandmas should be allowed to indulge their grandkids once in [...]Healthy French Toast from Everyday Health's Recipe Rehab is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 19 May 2012 08:13:16 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/Oht5U/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Mother's Day Brunch: Holly Clegg's Blueberry Muffin Streusel Cake 2012-05-07 13:30:45-04 If you’re looking for a Mother’s Dayrecipe that’s easy enough for the kids to make, try this one by Holly Clegg for Blueberry Muffin Streusel Cake. Not only is it perfect for Mother’s and Father’s Day brunch, but it’s a great dish to bring to morning breakfast meetings or play dates. Holly’s guest post follows [...]Mother's Day Brunch: Holly Clegg's Blueberry Muffin Streusel Cake is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Smart snacking with Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! 2012-05-07 16:33:07-04 You may have noticed by looking in my side bar that I’m now an Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! Ambassador. The reason I signed up to be spread the word about Orville Redenbacher’s SmartPop! popcorn is that I’m on a mission to get families to eat – and snack – in a healthier way. One way to [...]Smart snacking with Orville Redenbacher's SmartPop! is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Mother's Day Brunch: Coffee Granita 2012-05-07 23:22:37-04 There’s nothing like coffee in bed on Mother’s Day. But if it’s been hot at your house like it has been at mine, maybe a coffee granita, a type of Italian ice, would be more appropriate. This recipe comes from Chef Michael of ABC’s The Chew. Michael makes this for his own mom, and the [...]Mother's Day Brunch: Coffee Granita is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Mother's Day Brunch: Guaca Mary cocktail 2012-05-08 22:27:30-04 For Mother’s Day, change things up by making mom a South of the Border twist on the classic Bloody Mary – a Guaca Mary. This drink combines nutritious avocados, with grapes, Mexican spices, peppers, and coconut water. You can serve it as a mocktail or add some vodka or tequila for a full blown cocktail. [...]Mother's Day Brunch: Guaca Mary cocktail is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... A Hawaiian seafood adventure with Sea Cuisine 2012-05-09 16:01:06-04 Earlier this month, Sea Cuisine sent me to Honolulu, Hawaii to report on the local seafood scene. You can see my reviews of local restaurants, read about my visit to the Honolulu Seafood Auction, and what I thought about a real Hawaiian luau here. I had a great time and I hope you enjoy reading [...]A Hawaiian seafood adventure with Sea Cuisine is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Learn how to eat healthy on a budget at the LiveWell Colorado Twitter chat on May 17 #HealthyCO 2012-05-09 16:57:34-04 When I ask people why they aren’t eating healthy foods, usually the first thing I hear is that it’s too expensive to do. That’s why I’m hosting a Twitter chat about Eating Healthy on a Budget on Thursday, May 17 at 8 PM MT with experts from LiveWell Colorado. We’ll be sharing: Myths and facts [...]Learn how to eat healthy on a budget at the LiveWell Colorado Twitter chat on May 17 #HealthyCO is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Results from the Ziploc Fresh Eating Survey-Denver vs. Boston {Win a FreshOver Goodie Bag} #freshover 2012-05-09 17:26:02-04 As you know, I’ve teamed up with Ziploc to encourage Americans to eat more fresh. If you are a regular reader – you’ll notice, I’m already looking for ways to put a healthy spin on my family’s favorites. Earlier this year, Ziploc Brand partnered with best-selling author and TV personality Rachael Ray for the FreshOver [...]Results from the Ziploc Fresh Eating Survey-Denver vs. Boston {Win a FreshOver Goodie Bag} #freshover is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Grilled Fish Moco with Spicy Tropical Fruit Salsa 2012-05-10 21:36:31-04 When I was in Hawaii earlier this month, my husband and I had breakfast at Sam Choy’s Breakfast Lunch and Crab restaurant in Honolulu. Wanting to try local fish dishes, I chose the Fresh Catch Moco, grilled mahi mahi served in a bowl with rice with shitake mushroom gravy, grilled onions and one large farm [...]Grilled Fish Moco with Spicy Tropical Fruit Salsa is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 12 May 2012 08:07:03 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/6EEEk/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Tropical Grilled Cheese Sandwich #glutenfree #gfcommunity 2012-04-29 17:14:35-04 To close out National Grilled Cheese Month, I’ve partnered with Horizon Organic and Udi’s Gluten Free on a Grilled Cheese Recipe challenge using Udi’s Gluten Free breads and Horizon Organic Cheese to make the perfect grilled cheese sandwich recipe. Inspired by my recent trip to Hawaii, I wanted to incorporate tropical flavors of pineapple, guava, [...]Tropical Grilled Cheese Sandwich #glutenfree #gfcommunity is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Finishing up the journey to an amazing smile #invisalignMAB 2012-04-29 18:17:21-04 I’m just a few weeks away from finishing up my initial Invisalign teeth straightening treatment. I’m very happy with the results I’ve gotten using Invisalign, except for a couple of teeth on the bottom front of my smile. I don’t believe that the teeth will straightened out and fit into place in the next three [...]Finishing up the journey to an amazing smile #invisalignMAB is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy Cinco de Mayo: 901 Shrimp Campechana 2012-04-30 11:40:31-04 With Cinco de Mayo just a few days away , I wanted to feature some healthy Mexican recipes this week. This recipe is courtesy of 901 Silver Tequila, a tequila that is triple distilled using only 100% Blue Weber Agave. Campechana is a Baja Mexico-style seafood cocktail and is a favorite of my husband and [...]Healthy Cinco de Mayo: 901 Shrimp Campechana is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Teaching young people how to cope with stress 2012-04-30 12:14:59-04 Today’s guest post is from Chynna Laird, author of White Elephants, her memoir published by Eagle Wings Press. You can also find her at White Elephants: A Blog About Bipolar and Mood Disorders, Mental Illness and Survival. As part of her virtual book tour with WOW – Women on Writing, I’ve asked her to share [...]Teaching young people how to cope with stress is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Win a meal makeover from the Meal Makeover Moms and Holland House #HollandHouseCW 2012-05-01 16:38:46-04 Are you a fan of the Meal Makeover Moms? If so you may want to enter the Holland House/Meal Makeover Moms Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes is running through the beginning of June. Each month, one fan will be chosen to receive a meal makeover from the Meal Makeover Moms. The first drawing took place in April, [...]Win a meal makeover from the Meal Makeover Moms and Holland House #HollandHouseCW is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthier snacks and breakfasts with Mountain High Yoghurt #MHYMom 2012-05-02 11:27:42-04 Since becoming a Mountain High Yoghurt Mom, their product has become a staple in my kids’ lives. As I explained in a previous Mountain High Yoghurt post, I used to buy it all the time until I started making my own yogurt. Since my yogurt maker is in storage, Mountain High Yoghurt has become my [...]Healthier snacks and breakfasts with Mountain High Yoghurt #MHYMom is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy Cinco de Mayo: Chilled Avocado Soup #lactosefree #glutenfree 2012-05-03 15:22:57-04 For people living with lactose intolerance, Mexican food can be a problem because of the sour cream and cheese used. Luckily, Redwood Hill Farm and Green Valley Organics products like lactose-free sour creams, kefirs and yogurt that can be used in many Mexican dishes like Chilled Avocado Soup with Roasted Corn and Pico de Gallo [...]Healthy Cinco de Mayo: Chilled Avocado Soup #lactosefree #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Lasagna made over by Everyday Health 2012-05-03 22:34:25-04 We all have our favorite Mexican dishes that are oh-so-bad for us – mine’s rolled tacos with guacamole and sour cream. Well, Everyday Health has taken Mexican Lasagna to Recipe Rehab, an online show where celebrity chefs remake a fattening family recipe in a challenge and the family chooses the winner. Recipe Rehab episodes air [...]Healthy Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Lasagna made over by Everyday Health is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, a mint julep iced tea recipe 2012-05-04 00:00:22-04 Since I’m moving Georgia at the end of the month, I better practice making real Southern cocktails like mint juleps. Since the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow, I can’t think of a better time to try Gail Simmons, the host of Bravo's Top Chef, recipe for Lemon Ginger “Tulep” using Pure Leaf Iced Tea. You can [...]Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, a mint julep iced tea recipe is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 05 May 2012 08:10:10 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/FQ4dk/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Gluten Free Asian Cobb Salad #glutenfree 2012-04-23 12:03:40-04 Like most people following a gluten free diet, I have to avoid many brands of soy sauce when cooking Asian dishes since they usually contain wheat. That’s why I recommend using San-J’s tamari sauces, which are certified gluten free. But did you know that San-J also has a line of gluten free Asian salad dressings? [...]Gluten Free Asian Cobb Salad #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Let's chat about gluten-free baking! TONIGHT 5 PM PT 8 PM ET #gfcommunity #glutenfree 2012-04-23 23:21:45-04 I’ve been baking challenged since I moved to Colorado, with it’s high elevation and lack of humidity, 11 years ago. Gluten free baking has made cooking even more challenging – to the point I rarely bake or only use gluten free mixes. If you have some questions – or some tips to share – join [...]Let's chat about gluten-free baking! TONIGHT 5 PM PT | 8 PM ET #gfcommunity #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... It's never too hot to enjoy red wine from the California Wine Club {10% off coupon code} 2012-04-24 23:01:25-04 My husband, Paul, and I had just returned from Hawaii (more on that soon!), where we enjoyed some amazing chilled white and rosé wines. So when the package from the California Wine Club showed up with two reds – a Le Vigne Winery 2007 Kiara Private Reserve Zinfandel and a Le Vigne Winery 2007 Kiara [...]It's never too hot to enjoy red wine from the California Wine Club {10% off coupon code} is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Back trouble is a pain! 2012-04-26 13:08:25-04 Doctors recommend that we have at least 8 hours of sleep per day for good health. On the average, most of us sleep between 6 to 10 hours which means that we spend 1/3 of our lives in bed. Because of that, many back problems can then be closely related to the condition of the [...]Back trouble is a pain! is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Finishing up the Crest and Oral-B test drive #CrestSponsored 2012-04-27 13:25:35-04 A few weeks ago I told you about the Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical Plaque Control Test Drive Program and how they provided me with a supply of Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical Plaque Control products, including: Crest Pro-Health Clinical Plaque Control Toothpaste Crest Pro-Health Clinical Rinse Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical Pro-Flex Toothbrush Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical [...]Finishing up the Crest and Oral-B test drive #CrestSponsored is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Gluten Free Spicy Ginger Tofu Noodle Salad #glutenfree #meatlessmonday #vegan 2012-04-27 14:37:44-04 As I promised a few days ago in my post for Gluten Free Asian Cobb Salad, here’s another San-Jrecipe by Carol Kicinski of Simply Gluten Free. This would be a terrific gluten free dish for Meatless Monday as it’s vegetarian and vegan friendly. Also, even though Carol’s directions are to serve it hot, I bet [...]Gluten Free Spicy Ginger Tofu Noodle Salad #glutenfree #meatlessmonday #vegan is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:10:12 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/74gy./h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Healthy Slow Cooker Hoppin' John #secretrecipeclub 2012-04-15 14:54:57-04 I want to thank my regular readers for their patience the past few weeks as I haven’t been posting as many recipes as I’d normally would. It’s been a time when the personal gets in the way of the professional due to selling our home in February, moving to temporary quarters in Boulder in March, [...]Healthy Slow Cooker Hoppin' John #secretrecipeclub is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Avocados from Mexico help you Wake Up a Winner for breakfast #iloveavocados 2012-04-15 19:00:27-04 This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Avocados from Mexico. All opinions are 100% mine. Avocados for breakfast? Sure! You can have avocados with your morning eggs or as a breakfast sandwich. (My kids love having smashed avocados on whole wheat bread.) Some people even add chunks of avocados to their [...]Avocados from Mexico help you Wake Up a Winner for breakfast #iloveavocados is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Why I buy Mountain High Yoghurt #MHYMom 2012-04-15 22:41:29-04 I was a regular buyer of Mountain High Yoghurt YEARS before I was asked to be a Mountain High Yoghurt Mom. Here’s why: First and foremost, it’s a great value per ounce, especially when you buy it in the bigger containers. I usually buy low fat vanilla and fat free plain yogurt in the 32 [...]Why I buy Mountain High Yoghurt #MHYMom is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Ever wonder how long you can store food before trashing it? 2012-04-16 19:02:03-04 The one good thing about moving was finally clearing the old food out of the freezer and pantry. I had a lot of items that were way past their due dates and had to be tossed. Here’s a handy spring cleaning and decluttering guide to how long food lasts. [Source: Daily Savings from All [...]Ever wonder how long you can store food before trashing it? is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Planning a Hawaiian vacation inspired cocktail party 2012-04-17 11:23:37-04 Some of the best cocktail parties I’ve been to have had a theme. For example, there was a friend’s hillbilly party that featured BBQ, beans, and corn on the cob. The guests came in Daisy Duke shorts, square dancing dress, and overalls. Another friend has a yearly bacon party, where we all try to outdo [...]Planning a Hawaiian vacation inspired cocktail party is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:03:47 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/HmQPE/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Is gluten-free a culinary trend where you live? #gfcommunity #glutenfree 2012-04-11 11:46:48-04 I’ve just returned from two trips – one to Athens, Georgia and the other to Honolulu, Hawaii. I had a great time eating the local cuisine and visiting grocery stores, fish stalls, and farmer’s markets. Living in Boulder, Colorado, I definitely notice that gluten free is a huge trend out here. Yet I didn’t see [...]Is gluten-free a culinary trend where you live? #gfcommunity #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:07:03 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/NyDaA/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet The global food crisis 2012-03-16 17:27:13-04 How can you help change this? Join me at Mom Bloggers for Social Good. Created by: PublicHealthDegree.com Image: © Vski Stock Free ImagesThe global food crisis is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes!The global food crisis is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy Easter dessert: Holly Clegg's Heavenly Yam Delight 2012-03-18 13:06:56-04 Leave it to my friend and today’s guest poster, Holly Clegg, to come up with an Easter dessert that’s delicious, gorgeous and good for you. You can check out more of Holly’s trimand TERRIFIC® recipes at hollyclegg.com and The Healthy Cooking Blog. Healthy Easter treats Easter is around the corner and what a great day [...]Healthy Easter dessert: Holly Clegg's Heavenly Yam Delight is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Getting that just visited the dentist feeling with Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health 2012-03-31 19:20:17-04 Since undergoing Invisalign teeth straightening treatment, I’ve been obsessed with that fresh feeling you get after visiting the dentist. Since I wear aligners 22 hours out of the day, I’m so bothered by “yuck mouth” that I’ve woken up in the middle of the night just to brush my teeth! I also go through toothpaste [...]Getting that just visited the dentist feeling with Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Look ma, no hands! Trying out the Lysol No-Touch Kitchen System 2012-03-31 20:18:25-04 If there’s one thing I’m very conscientious of when cooking is to keep things clean. Not just tidy but germ free, especially when I’m handling raw foods like meat, chicken or eggs. That’s why I wanted to try out the Lysol No-Touch Kitchen System. Don’t believe that germs are an issue in your kitchen? Take [...]Look ma, no hands! Trying out the Lysol No-Touch Kitchen System is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... CafeWell helps you live a healthier lifestyle 2012-04-01 03:00:36-04 How CafeWell and their wireless pedometer program, Reach for the Peaks, can help you live a healthier lifestyle. CafeWell helps you live a healthier lifestyle is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy freezer cooking with Ziploc(r) Perfect Portions(tm) Bags #Ziploc #FreshOver 2012-04-04 21:16:50-04 (Photo Taken from Ziploc.com) Ziploc® Perfect Portions™ Bags are the latest innovation from the Ziploc® Brand. They're used for storing and freezing bulk foods and individual portions of poultry, meat, fish, and more. These are great if you shop the sales and stock up on items like ground meat, chicken breasts, and fish. They’re also [...]Healthy freezer cooking with Ziploc(r) Perfect Portions(tm) Bags #Ziploc #FreshOver is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest This Mama Cooks! Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:03:19 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/FTxcA/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Soda's evil twin-the dangers of fruit drinks 2012-03-16 17:08:01-04 You know how often I see people pick a drink because it "has juice in it" so it must be healthy? Um, not really. So many juice drinks are nothing but water, sugar and a little bit of juice – as seen below in today’s infographic. If you’re thirsty, the best thing you can do [...]Soda's evil twin-the dangers of fruit drinks is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Gluten free cooking with quinoa #gfcommunity 2012-03-21 14:31:54-04 Have you ever cooked with or eaten quinoa? For those of you unfamiliar with it, quinoa is a seed not a grain, though it looks and cooks up like one. It’s high in protein and best of all is gluten free. Here are some of the recipes I’ve used quinoa in here at This Mama [...]Gluten free cooking with quinoa #gfcommunity is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Cool off with healthy Berry and Yogurt Parfaits #MHYMom 2012-03-21 23:04:24-04 Every school day when it’s hot out, the first thing my son, Nathan, asks after I pick him up is, “Can we go out for ice cream?” Inevitably the answer is no. Instead, I prefer that my kids cool down with a healthy snack, like yogurt parfaits. To make Berry and Yogurt parfaits, just layer [...]Cool off with healthy Berry Yogurt Parfaits #MHYMom is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Wordless Wednesday: Hey y'all from Athens, GA! #wordlesswednesday 2012-03-26 20:59:37-04 Hello from our soon to be home, Athens, Georgia! Here’s some of the meals we ate this week at East West Bistro, Cali N Tito’s, Last Resort Grill, and Butt Hutt BBQ. Wordless Wednesday: Hey y'all from Athens, GA! #wordlesswednesday is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes!Wordless Wednesday: Hey y'all from Athens, GA! #wordlesswednesday is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Keeping preemies safe from RSV 2012-03-29 07:50:48-04 As the mother of two preemies, I’m very aware of respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly know as RSV. Luckily for my family, neither Nathan nor Lucie contracted RSV. That’s probably because they were born towards the end of RSV season (Nathan in February and Lucie in March). Also, since Nathan was born seven weeks early [...]Keeping preemies safe from RSV is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Request an Attune Foods coupon! Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook This Mama Cooks! Sat, 31 Mar 2012 08:04:03 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/N5uxQ/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Who doesn't love ramen? 2012-03-16 17:09:19-04 Now that my kids are older, they love making ramen noodles on their own - even for breakfast! I just wish someone would develop gluten free ramen noodles, so I could enjoy them, too! What’s your favorite way to enjoy ramen? Created by: HackCollege.comWho doesn't love ramen? is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop [...]Who doesn't love ramen? is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... How stress affects your oral health 2012-03-17 15:02:40-04 It’s been a stressful few weeks for me and my family due to a home sale and move. While things are finally calming down, I was surprised how much I suffered physically due to the stress and lack of sleep. My skin broke out and I’m sure everything I ate went straight to my thighs. [...]How stress affects your oral health is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... My Mountain High Moment 2012-03-17 16:20:12-04 Mountain High Yoghurt asked me to share my “Mountain High Moment” with you. A Mountain High Moment can be anything you enjoy doing such as a hobby, reading a book, or listening to some great music. It’s something that makes you happy! Ironically, my Mountain High Moment is truly “mountain high.” I love looking at [...]My Mountain High Moment is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Look Again, It's Gluten Free: Pumpkin Bread #gfcontest 2012-03-17 19:12:21-04 Last Christmas, my mother-in-law brought me a loaf of gluten free pumpkin bread that her neighbor made her. Frankly, I was a bit reluctant to try it, because when it comes to gluten free cooking, sometimes homemade treats can be tasteless or very dry. Much to my surprise, it was delicious – moist, flavorful and [...]Look Again, It's Gluten Free: Pumpkin Bread #gfcontest is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Simple ways to make the morning rush less stressful 2012-03-19 23:27:17-04 One of the most stressful times for me and my family is during the week day morning rush to school. Everyone wakes up grumpy and moves at the pace of a tree slug. Besides making sure everyone gets ready and out of the house on time, I also have to keep the kids on task [...]Simple ways to make the morning rush less stressful is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Request an Attune Foods coupon! Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook This Mama Cooks! Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:07:32 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/thismamacooks/CGo4g/h/This_Mama_Cooks_On_a_Diet_.htm Weekly roundup The latest from This Mama Cooks! On a Diet Join me at Driscoll's Berries #MyPlate Healthy Kids Twitter Chat on Wednesday! 2012-03-11 13:51:19-04 Join me and Driscoll’s Berries on Wednesday, March 14th at 7pm EST for a live, one-hour Twitter chat in celebration of National Nutrition Month! We’ll be discussing how #MyPlate guidelines can help you get your kids to eat healthier. We’ll also be chatting about how to use #berries to build well-balanced, kid-friendly meals. Here are [...]Join me at Driscoll's Berries #MyPlate Healthy Kids Twitter Chat on Wednesday! is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Healthy Slow Cooker Pumpkin and Bean Chili 2012-03-11 18:30:55-04 For this month’s Secret Recipe Club assignment, I was partnered with Alison of Sweet Flours. As you can guess by her blog’s name, Alison blogs about sweet treats and baked goods. Luckily, for this healthy, gluten free blogger, she also makes savory dishes like chili. I was so enticed by her recent post, slow cooker [...]Healthy Slow Cooker Pumpkin and Bean Chili is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Don't worry. All you need are two calendars, a handful of file folders, and three journals to maintain your sanity. 2012-03-13 16:15:00-04 I’m a planner. I make hotel and airline reservations months in advance. I make sure to sign up my kids for summer camp the very first day of registration. I have a well stocked pantry, freezer, and laundry room in case we’re ever snowed in – for a month. I keep not one but two [...]Don't worry. All you need are two calendars, a handful of file folders, and three journals to maintain your sanity. is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Hollywood teens put the spotlight on straight teeth #invisalign 2012-03-13 23:49:27-04 You know how celebrities are the ones who spot the trends first, whether it’s the coolest fashion, the best places to vacation, or the latest technology to make them look more attractive? Well, Hollywood teens are no exception. Many of them are foregoing traditional wire and bracket braces and using Invisalign to straighten their teeth, [...]Hollywood teens put the spotlight on straight teeth #invisalign is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Finishing up my Meaningful Beauty journey 2012-03-15 13:49:59-04 It’s been a month since I started using Cindy Crawford’s Meaningful Beauty five-step skin care treatment. In case you didn’t read my first Meaningful Beauty skin care post, I was given the following skin care products to try: Skin Softening Cleanser Antioxidant Day Crème SPF 20 UVA/UVB Firming Chest and Neck Crème Lifting Eye Crème [...]Finishing up my Meaningful Beauty journey is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... A gluten free green cocktail for St. Patrick's Day #glutenfree 2012-03-15 14:19:37-04 While having a pint of Guinness or some green beer is a must for many during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, for us gluten free folks it’s a no-no. Instead, how about trying something a bit more sophisticated but without the gluten? The folks at VOGA Italia Wine came up with a green sangria that’s perfect [...]A gluten free green cocktail for St. Patrick's Day #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... A gluten free green cocktail for St. Patrick's Day #glutenfree 2012-03-15 14:20:24-04 While having a pint of Guinness or some green beer is a must for many during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, for us gluten free folks it’s a no-no. Instead, how about trying something a bit more sophisticated but without the gluten? The folks at VOGA Italia Wine came up with a green sangria that’s perfect [...]A gluten free green cocktail for St. Patrick's Day #glutenfree is a post from: This Mama Cooks! Stop by for more healthy recipes! Read more... Request an Attune Foods coupon! Join This Mama Cooks! On at Diet at: Twitter Facebook This Mama Cooks! Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:03:33 -0400