Enjoy The Flavor, Not Extra Calories

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Just a quick note for all of you who are trying out different ways to enjoy your food selection this new year.

Lemon Zest! The rind of a lemon - or any citrus fruit - is a very healthy, taste boosting ingredient to any dish or drink of your choice!

Add some grated lemon to your salads, main dishes, sandwiches, water or juices to boost flavor and enjoy this healthy additions to your new year's food choices!

As you use the outermost layer of the fruit, it's better to buy organic. If organic is not available, use natural solution – Eat Cleaner Fruit and Vegetable Wash – to eliminate pesticides, bacteria and dirt from your precious fruit.

Celebrate New Tastes Today!

PS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Thanksgiving for Longer Vibrant Life: Start Now

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A Thanksgiving rush has begun. Though you might have been preparing for this holiday for quite a while, the majority of people get their dinner plans arranged in the last couple of days.

What is on your dinner table this Thanksgiving season?

What are you proud to present to your house guests?

Naturally, we love our staples and favorite dishes on this big Day. But have you truly considered to include some of the benefits that Autumn harvest brings into your dining routine?

Check out these facts and clinical studies. And may be, just may be, you will find a creative way to include the variety of vegetables, and fruit into your so truly loved dinner plans.

Resent study revealed another “eye-opener,” that those people who consume big quantities of vegetables rich in alpha-carotene live longer. (See reference 1) The true point to be made in this study is that it’s not how long we live, it’s the quality of life we live. Living longer should be associated with a vibrant life style you continue to lead way after retirement and into the truly golden years of your life.

Where do you find Alpha-Carotene? In Yellow-Orange and Dark-Green Vegetables!

Here’s the list that looks so familiar:
Sweet Potatoes
Pumpkins
Carrots
Broccoli
Spinach
Lettuce

And it is so easy to include these wonderful garden delights into your Thanksgiving menu! Just think of and look up some easy healthy recipes on the internet. There is such an abundance of them!

Your house guests and you yourself will say Thank-You that you did take an effort to introduce these new old staples into a true celebration of life, getting-together, and much more – Your Vibrant Living!

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Hours Around Your Table!


References:
1. Alpha-Carotene Tied to Lower Mortality Risk by Todd Neale, MedPage Today; Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD, Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner

Weight Loss Motivation Comes with a Healthy Choice Recipe

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RECAP: The Colic Calm Mom Reveals Her Weight Loss Motivation and Shares a Healthy Choice Recipe

Here's what Colic Calm mom Jacqueline Lawrence does when it comes to grilling – Yummy and delicious, vegetable-filled Coconut Chicken Kebabs (or Kebobs, if you wish)

Coconut Chicken Kebabs Recipe

Use Organic Ingredients to rip the benefits of all Vitamins and Minerals

1 1⁄4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (use organic free-range chickens)
1⁄2 lb. fresh pineapple
1 large green bell pepper
1can light coconut milk (14 oz.)
1⁄2 cup sugar
1 jalepeño, seeded and diced (or less if your kids don't like spicy)
1 tsp. kosher salt
Juice of 1 lime

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Prepare chicken, pineapple, and bell pepper, cutting each into 2-inch chunks (you'll need 12 pieces of chicken and 8 pieces each of pineapple and bell pepper). Place chunks in a large resealable plastic bag.

Combine coconut milk, sugar, jalapeños, salt, and lime juice for the marinade in a glass measuring cup with a pour spout. Add half the marinade to the bag and let stand for 15 minutes; reserve remaining marinade for basting the kebabs.

Alternately thread 3 pieces of chicken and 2 pieces each of pineapple and bell pepper onto  soaked wooden skewers, starting and ending with chunks of chicken. Repeat with remaining chicken, pineapple, and bell pepper to make 4 kebabs.

Grill kebabs, covered, until chicken is cooked through, 8–10 minutes per side, basting with reserved marinade every 3 minutes.

Please leave your questions to Jacqueline Lawrence in the comments below. She will read and respond to you.

Curious about Jacqueline? More here:
A New Mom Gets It All: Colic, Gas, Burps and Sleepless Nights
The Story of Colic Calm and Amazing Journey of Jacqueline Lawrence

Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2010 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.