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Apr 9th 10

Super speedy Edamame Asparagus salad !

Edamame Asparagus Salad

In the workplace, my entire lunch needs to be all of three things: 1. Fast 2. Good 3. Supportive This one works super well in all of these departments. As I talked about in my post “Supportive Nutrition in the Workplace,” I shop at the grocery store across the street on Mondays, keeping an ongoing stockpile of frozen and fresh veggies, and proteins like small bags of pre-portioned,...

Apr 7th 10

Super Speedy Caprese

Quick Caprese

Traditional Caprese is slices of tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella, served with basil and olive oil. Some twist it by putting balsamic on as well. The other night, I saw some fresh basil that looked great on sale, so I picked some up. The tomatoes, however, were looking sub-par, so I twisted it up a bit. Here’s what I did. First, I took the basil, and did my favorite herb-trick; I refer...

Apr 3rd 10

Antipasto without the pasta!

Anti-pasta Antipasto

I was asked to bring a pasta salad to an Easter Egg Hunt today. Here’s what I threw together: 1/2 of an 8.5 oz. jar of sun-dried tomatoes (in oil, with the oil dropped into the salad, too) (I sliced the tomatoes in strips), 1 jar of marinated artichoke hearts (mine came with roasted red peppers, as well), a jar of black olives, 1 spaghetti squash (prepared this way, then cooled by cold water...

Feb 3rd 10

Wonderful mango salsa to top my LOST-themed celebratory dinner!

Renee's Island Mango Salsa

My good friend Renee gave me this wonderful recipe to compliment my own LOST inspired dinner- Island Boar, topped with Mango Salsa and Coconut rice on the side. Mango Salsa 2 Mangos diced ½- whole Red onion diced (depending on how big the onion and how much you like onions) 1-2 cloves garlic pressed 1 jalapeño Small handful of mint chopped Fresh lime juice (one lime) Olive oil Just mix all...

Jan 15th 10

Chicken salad with avocado, tomato, and cheese. Originally from the Warp Speed Fat Loss Program, but switched up a bit.

Cobb Chicken Salad

As you know, I ….wait for it, wait for it…..pre-cook my proteins on Sundays. Yeah, I know I talk about it a lot, but it’s seriously the way to go. It makes weeknight supportive eating quick and painless, and saves me a ton of time when I’m trying to get dinner on the table. Anyway, here’s a rendition of Mom’s chicken salad, traditional Cobb salad, and the Warp...

Nov 23rd 09

A problem I had when I started eating supportively was I got bored very quickly with my 2 snacks per day. Snacks containing protein were pretty cyclical. Cottage cheese, chobani yogurt with some fruit, an apple and a string cheese, red pepper strips with hummus. Those were pretty much my 4 staples. I had no idea [...]

Roasted Curried Chickpeas

A problem I had when I started eating supportively was I got bored very quickly with my 2 snacks per day. Snacks containing protein were pretty cyclical. Cottage cheese, chobani yogurt with some fruit, an apple and a string cheese, red pepper strips with hummus. Those were pretty much my 4 staples. I had no idea what to eat, especially not something quick that I could grab and go. I love...

Nov 9th 09

What’s the first thing people say to you when they see you eating a salad?
“What are you, on a diet or something?!”
Well, maybe, maybe not. It happens to me a LOT. I like salad because I happen to be a veg-a-holic, and my kids like salad because their mom likes salad. And because we eat supportively (a protein [...]

Red Wine Vinaigrette- "Dress" your veggies to lose fat!

What’s the first thing people say to you when they see you eating a salad? “What are you, on a diet or something?!” Well, maybe, maybe not. It happens to me a LOT. I like salad because I happen to be a veg-a-holic, and my kids like salad because their mom likes salad. And because we eat supportively (a protein and fibrous carb [veggie or fruit]) each meal), well, we have...