First off, YES - it's okay to have a treat on Halloween if you want one!
Second, here is a list of some of the "better" treats to choose from :).
LOW-CALORIE CHOCOLATE TREATS
These tiny treats can't be beat. Each
one has 20 - 35 calories and 0.5 - 1.5g fat.
3 Musketeers Minis
Hershey's Kisses
Sixlets 8-piece
tubes
Tootsie Roll Midgees
Whoppers Malted Milk Balls 3-piece
tubes
CHOCOLATE MINIS Minis are the small, typically
square, morsels. The kinds below have 35 - 55 calories and 1.5 - 3g per piece.
Baby Ruth
Butterfinger
Hershey's Special Dark, Krackel, Milk Chocolate, and Mr.
Goodbar
Kit Kat
Milky Way
Nestlé Crunch
Reese's Peanut Butter
Cups
Snickers
Twix
Not a chocolate fan? (Personally, I can't imagine, but there must be someone out there other than my daddy who isn't a huge chocolate eater!)
LOW-CALORIE CONFECTIONS
These goodies are impressive in
the stats department: 30 - 50 calories and 0 - 1g fat.
AirHeads mini bars
Laffy Taffy mini bars
Now and
Later (2 pieces)
SpongeBob SquarePants Gummy Krabby Patties
Starburst (2
pieces)
SweeTarts Chews
Twizzlers Cherry Pull 'n' Peel snack-sized
pieces
Twizzlers Strawberry Twists snack-sized
pieces
CALORIE-BARGAIN TREAT-SIZE/SNACK-SIZE BAGSPouches,
packs, bags, and packages! Each of these small sacks has 50 - 55 calories and 0g.
Brach’s Candy Corn
Hot
Tamales
Mike and Ike
Sour Patch Kids
Swedish Fish
Happy Halloween...and remember: Everything in moderation!! Which means NO, I'm not giving you permission to eat one of every item on these lists :).
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Today's Tip: Spider-Web Snack
Well, it's Halloween week! With that comes school and other parties and if you are in need for a fun Halloween snack to take, try this one!
http://www.momendeavors.com/2010/10/spider-web-snacks.html
http://www.momendeavors.com/2010/10/spider-web-snacks.html
Monday, October 21, 2013
Today's Tip: Like Peanut Butter? This is a tip for you!
There are a number of grocery stores that now offer the option to grind your own peanut or almond butter, which I think is a fabulous idea! Although you can now choose "natural" nut butters on the shelf, grinding your own from just the nut with no preservatives is a great alternative.
I am pretty selective with what nutritionists and fitness "experts" I follow, but one I consistently keep up with is Isabel De Los Rios, author of Beyond Diet. Today she shared how she makes her own nut butters at home, and I wanted to pass it along to you. Just click below for today's tip on making your own nut butters. Enjoy some today paired with an apple, or on some whole wheat bread with honey.
http://view.email.beyonddiet.com/?j=fec216777d62027d&m=fe9d13707565057f72&ls=fe5a1073706503787312&l=ff2f16757161&s=fe62157072600c7c7413&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe9b117275650c7e74&r=0
Go from this...
...to this!
I am pretty selective with what nutritionists and fitness "experts" I follow, but one I consistently keep up with is Isabel De Los Rios, author of Beyond Diet. Today she shared how she makes her own nut butters at home, and I wanted to pass it along to you. Just click below for today's tip on making your own nut butters. Enjoy some today paired with an apple, or on some whole wheat bread with honey.
http://view.email.beyonddiet.com/?j=fec216777d62027d&m=fe9d13707565057f72&ls=fe5a1073706503787312&l=ff2f16757161&s=fe62157072600c7c7413&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe9b117275650c7e74&r=0
Go from this...
...to this!
Friday, October 18, 2013
Today's Tip: Pumpkin Oatmeal Recipe - this one is awesome!!
I was scheduled to bring a snack to my Bible study this week, and with the weather turning a bit chilly I decided to look for a pumpkin oatmeal recipe that I could do overnight in the crock pot. After a little searching I found a keeper! Wanted to share it today.
Crock Pot Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oats
Ingredients
· 1 cup steel cut oats
· 3 cups water
· 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
· 1 tsp cinnamon
optional: 1/4 cup honey or 1 tablespoon Truvia*
* Sweetener can be added during cooking or cook it without and each person can add their own sweetener of choice on top after cooking.
Directions (here's the really hard part...)
Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours. Enjoy!
This turned out soooo good! I cooked it with the 1 T Truvia and set then out bowls of brown sugar, honey, raisins, craisins and additional Truvia.
I also found this recipe for Pumpkin Bread Pudding...I'll include it here but I haven't tried it yet. So if you make it please comment with the results.
Crock Pot Breakfast Pumpkin Bread Pudding –
serves 6
Crock Pot Pumpkin Pie Steel Cut Oats
Ingredients
· 1 cup steel cut oats
· 3 cups water
· 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
· 1 tsp cinnamon
optional: 1/4 cup honey or 1 tablespoon Truvia*
* Sweetener can be added during cooking or cook it without and each person can add their own sweetener of choice on top after cooking.
Directions (here's the really hard part...)
Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours. Enjoy!
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time 7 hours
Put this bread pudding together the night before* and
when you wake up your house will smell like pumpkin pie. This is meant to be a
breakfast recipe and so isn’t very sweet. If you would like it sweeter,
you can increase the brown sugar to taste. I like to serve this bread pudding
for breakfast with a drizzle of whole milk or cream. For dessert, a scoop of
vanilla ice cream fab.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 and ½ cups
milk
- 7.5 ounces
canned puréed pumpkin (that’s ½ of a 15 ounce can)
- ¾ cup brown
sugar
- 2 tsp.
pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp.
vanilla
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp.
butter
- 1 (16 oz.)
loaf of sliced cinnamon bread
Instructions
In a medium
bowl lightly beat the eggs with a whisk and then add the milk, pumpkin,
brown sugar, pumpkin pie seasoning, vanilla and salt. Whisk until just
combined.
Rub the
butter along the bottom and all around the sides of 3 qt. crock pot and add one cup of the egg batter. Lay 3 slices of bread in a single layer onto the batter in the
crock pot, overlapping the bread slightly so that they fit. Add ½ cup
more batter and then 3 more slices of bread. Continue until you have used
up all the bread. Pour remaining batter over the top.
Turn the slow cooker to low, cover it and let it cook for 7-8 hours. Remove lid and, leaving the slow cooker on, for 20 minutes to evaporate some of the moisture.
Turn the slow cooker to low, cover it and let it cook for 7-8 hours. Remove lid and, leaving the slow cooker on, for 20 minutes to evaporate some of the moisture.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Today's Tip: Monday Munchies - Quick Snack Idea!
Have you tried any of the Laughing Cow cheese wedges? Well, today I'd recommend you go pick up a package of the Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss Cheese Wedges. This yummy, cheesy treat underwent a sodium reduction a couple of years ago,
and the salt content has been quietly slashed once again! Each delicious wedge
has gone from 210mg sodium to 180mg, so go enjoy some on Fuji or Granny Smith apple in
celebration.
Source: HungryGirl.com
And if you want to read more on the nutrients in various cheeses - including sodium content - I did a blog post on this very thing in July. Just do a search on my blog or look over to the right and click on July.
Source: HungryGirl.com
And if you want to read more on the nutrients in various cheeses - including sodium content - I did a blog post on this very thing in July. Just do a search on my blog or look over to the right and click on July.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Today's Tip: Workout Wednesday!
Have you had your workout today? Do you have one planned? Or are you just "too busy" to exercise? There are a couple of things in our lives that should be in cement in our schedule...quiet time with the Lord, taking care of your family and exercise (which is essentially taking care of yourself).
So there is a gal I have seen at the gym who is on the treadmill or elliptical when I get there, and she's still there when I leave. Now if you want to spend that kind of time every day exercising, then go for it. But you might have a tighter schedule and need "smarter" - not "harder" - workouts. So here's a short, 12-minute workout that even the busiest person can fit into their day. And if you end up with a little extra time, you can always repeat it again later in the day :).
THE WORKOUT - do each exercise for 45 seconds, rest for 15 seconds then go to the next exercise
Jog in Place
Jumping Jacks
Quick feet Push-ups: Run in place as fast as you can for 5 seconds then drop to the floor and complete one full push-up; repeat.
Jump rope
Skater Lunge: Standing with feet together, jump out to the right and bend left knee 90 degrees behind your right foot. Then jump back to the left and bend right knee 90 degrees behind your left foot. Repeat.
Jump Rope
Reverse Crunch:
Lie on back with knees bent, feet lifted and arms at sides. Using your abs, lift your hips off floor; lower and repeat.
Jump Rope
Mountain Climber: Get into a full push-up position and bring one knee toward chest. Switch feet back and forth as quickly as you can, keeping palms on floor.
Jump Rope
Squat Jump: Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, arms at sides. Squat down, then jump up explosively. Land softly into squat position; repeat.
Stretch
Need less cardio? Here's another one to try:
So there is a gal I have seen at the gym who is on the treadmill or elliptical when I get there, and she's still there when I leave. Now if you want to spend that kind of time every day exercising, then go for it. But you might have a tighter schedule and need "smarter" - not "harder" - workouts. So here's a short, 12-minute workout that even the busiest person can fit into their day. And if you end up with a little extra time, you can always repeat it again later in the day :).
THE WORKOUT - do each exercise for 45 seconds, rest for 15 seconds then go to the next exercise
Jog in Place
Jumping Jacks
Quick feet Push-ups: Run in place as fast as you can for 5 seconds then drop to the floor and complete one full push-up; repeat.
Jump rope
Skater Lunge: Standing with feet together, jump out to the right and bend left knee 90 degrees behind your right foot. Then jump back to the left and bend right knee 90 degrees behind your left foot. Repeat.
Jump Rope
Reverse Crunch:
Lie on back with knees bent, feet lifted and arms at sides. Using your abs, lift your hips off floor; lower and repeat.
Jump Rope
Mountain Climber: Get into a full push-up position and bring one knee toward chest. Switch feet back and forth as quickly as you can, keeping palms on floor.
Jump Rope
Squat Jump: Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, arms at sides. Squat down, then jump up explosively. Land softly into squat position; repeat.
Stretch
Need less cardio? Here's another one to try:
Quick Workout
Squat (15 to 20 reps)
Lunge (15 reps per side)
Push-Ups (10-15 reps)
Bridge (15-20 reps)
Plank pose (hold 30-60 seconds)
One last idea:
Lunge day and night.
First thing in the morning and last thing before bedtime, do five rear lunges (step back and lower until front thigh is parallel to floor) on each leg and then do five squats. You'll definitely notice the difference in your rear view...this one-minute addition to your day adds up to 300 lunges and 150 squats per month. That's a lot of leg and butt toning!
First thing in the morning and last thing before bedtime, do five rear lunges (step back and lower until front thigh is parallel to floor) on each leg and then do five squats. You'll definitely notice the difference in your rear view...this one-minute addition to your day adds up to 300 lunges and 150 squats per month. That's a lot of leg and butt toning!
Monday, October 7, 2013
Today's Tip: Make it Monday...Growing Oatmeal Bowl!
This morning it was 41 degrees when we woke up and one of my kids' favorite breakfasts on a chilly morning is oatmeal. If it's getting cooling off where you live too, here's a great recipe to start you off on both the right and "warm" foot!
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
2 packets Truvia
Dash salt
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup chopped apple
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a nonstick pot on the stove. Add up to 1 cup water and mix well. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Stir often, and cook until thick and creamy (12-15 min). Top with blueberries and apple.
ombine all ingredients in a nonstick pot on the stove. Add 1 cup water and mix well.
Note: If you don't have time to let simmer for 12-15 minutes, reduce the amount of water you add and cook to desired consistency. You can also make this the night before and reheat with additional water and/or milk in the microwave for a quick breakfast.
MAKES 1 SERVING
Growing Oatmeal Bowl
Per Serving: 225 calories, 5.5 g fat, 337 mg. modium, 41.5g carbs, 6.75g fiber, 8.5g sugars, 7.5g protein (for additional protein, add 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder - this adds 50 calories and 10 grams of protein)
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze milk (35 cal. per serving)1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
2 packets Truvia
Dash salt
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup chopped apple
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a nonstick pot on the stove. Add up to 1 cup water and mix well. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Stir often, and cook until thick and creamy (12-15 min). Top with blueberries and apple.
ombine all ingredients in a nonstick pot on the stove. Add 1 cup water and mix well.
Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.
Stirring often, cook until very thick and creamy, 12 - 15 minutes. Top with apple and blueberries.
Note: If you don't have time to let simmer for 12-15 minutes, reduce the amount of water you add and cook to desired consistency. You can also make this the night before and reheat with additional water and/or milk in the microwave for a quick breakfast.
MAKES 1 SERVING
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