Tomorrow morning I'm heading overseas to Amsterdam for a work trip. I've been to the Netherlands once before for work and absolutely loved it. Now I get to go back for a trade show, and am looking forward to getting to see more of the city! For dinner tonight, I wanted to use produce that will probably otherwise go bad while I'm traveling. In the bottom of my fridge, I spotted 3 large squash. Being 99.9% sure that Adam would not be using them when left to his own devices in making meals, I decided to use them to make squash fritters: This recipe is from Skinny Bitch and can be found here. It was a yummy way to use up my veggies! Tomorrow is the last day to participate in my contest giveaway. If you have an idea for a fitness or healthy eating challenge, go to last Wednesday's ... [Read More]
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Happy Hump Day! I think we can all agree that a big component of healthy eating is understanding serving sizes. I believe a lot of people have a hard time comprehending what a portion looks like because it's so common for restaurants to serve single meals that contain 3 or 4 servings of food, or for a sports drink to actually contain 3 servings of beverage. In a world of excess and super sized eats, it's important to remember that moderation is key, but we can't eat only a serving of something if we have no idea how much that actually is. What does 2 oz of dry spaghetti look like? How about 1 oz of cheese? Or a serving of cashews? I used to guesstimate these things all the time... until I started using one of my now favorite little kitchen tools, a food scale. These days, ... [Read More]