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Eating tips to contol your appetite

 

Whenever I woke up on the weekend, my mom always told me to eat breakfast-“Its the most important meal of the day”.  Well, as it seems, she was absolutely right.  Here are some other tips as to when you should eat over the course of the day as stated by Women’s Health Magazine.

  • Aim to eat every 3-4 hours-By eating frequently, you will improve your fat loss by preventing excess insulin, allowing leptin (essential in the regulation of appetite and metabolism) to work it’s magic and by balancing stress.
  • Eat within 1 hour of waking up-When you skip breakfast, you loose the benefit of stimulating your metabolism.  You are also more likely to eat unbalanced meals and more calories.  Missing out on breakfast also increases stress hormones.
  • Never eat within 3 hours of going to bed-Eating too close to bedtime increases blood sugar and insulin, prevents the release of melatonin (which may prevent you from sleeping well) and the natural fat-burning benefits of a good night’s rest.  It may also lead to overeating the next day as it leads to greater cravings.
  • Start the day with protein-This will curb your appetite throughout the day.  Start the day with an egg and notice that you will eat less through the day.
  • Eat protein first-When you eat your protein first, it will help speed the signal to your brain that you are full

 

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It’s the New Year!!

Posted on January 6, 2014 | Leave a comment

We made it!  Gone is 2013 and march ahead to 2014!

So what goals did you create for yourself?  How are you going to accomplish those goals?  Do you have business goals as well as personal goals?

Me?

Yup, I have both.  The one thing that seems to be at the top of everybody’s list of resolutions is around their diet.  Why?  People want to start off the new year with incentive to loose weight, tone up, eat healthier…and so on….

So, I thought I would give you all a couple of little tips for a helping hand-quick notes that you can take with you into the new year.  I read a lovely little magazine called Canadian Health and Lifestyle and Lisa Petty provided some keys to “fuel weight loss”.  Here is the condensed version:

  • Fat-our bodies need fat to function.  Omega-3 essential fatty acids and triglycerides.  Salmon, coconut oil, nuts and seeds.
  • Iron-our bodies need iron to get oxygen.  Without enough, it leads us to feel exhausted all the time.
  • Fibre-this keeps us to feel fuller longer and keeps blood sugar balanced.  Of course the other thing that fibre does is keep our bodies regular, which for any of you who have been constipated is a crucial dietary concern!
  • Calcium-surprisingly,  research shows that calcium can help you let go of excess weight by oxidizing fat.
  • Protein-the essence of long term weight management is to preserve and build muscle.

And there you have it!  5 tiny little tips to bear in mind when planning your meals on a regular basis.

Happy cooking, happy goal setting and cheers on 2014 being a fantastic year!

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My biggest mistake at Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

Christmas this year was great, busy and filled with love, family and food!  Santa came down the chimney and delivered the ideal gifts to the kids in the morning.  My parents came over for a traditional Christmas dinner consisting of turkey, squash apple soup, mashed potatoes, green beans and a new casserole that I pilfered from the dinner the night before. (that was the best carrot casserole that I have ever eaten-and as soon as I get the recipe, I will share it with all of you!)

Ok, so here is where my biggest mistake went down….

Nathan was playing his new X Box game Injustice, Katelyn was making a bracelet with her Rainbow Loom and I was completing the final preparations for putting dinner on the table.  The turkey had finished “resting” and my dad carved it and put it on the plate, the carrots were heated up and on the table, the green beans were done and buttered in a bowl.  Last but not least, the potatoes were in the water waiting to be mashed.  I drained the water and proceeded to add the butter and milk.  Looking around my kitchen, I realized that I had no hand masher, so in my brilliance, I grab my hand-held Braun blender.

Now for those of you who know where this is going…I heard the gasp through the computer.  For those of you who don’t see the error of my ways yet, listen up!

Grabbing the blender and turning it on, it took seconds for the potatoes to become a beautiful smooth and creamy texture and I put all the potatoes in a bowl and put them on the table.  I noticed right away that the potatoes seemed a little thick and dense, but they looked fabulous!

Serving all the food onto our plates we clinked glasses and dug in.

The potatoes were DISGUSTING!  And I mean, the worst potatoes I have ever had!  Who can screw up potatoes?  Apparently I can!  There was no flavour and the consistency was like white Elmer glue thickened with cornstarch.  I couldn’t finish and neither could my dad.  My mom was the only one who was polite enough to eat everything that was on her plate….with a smile…

So, the next day, I decided to do a little research to find out what happened with the error of my ways and here is what I found: Starch was the culprit!  Taking a quote from The Kitchn, “Quick moving blades of a food processor will actually tear starch molecules.  The released starch mixes with the liquid in the cooked potatoes, and the mash transforms into a gummy paste.”

There it is.  Starch.  In simple terms, when mashing potatoes or whipping potatoes, never and I mean NEVER use anything that plugs into a wall or uses batteries.  Always use a hand masher.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas dinner and more importantly, a fantastic day with your loved ones!  See y’all in the new year!

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The Plan

Posted on August 6, 2013 | 1 comment

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Weight loss… yes, it is the phrase that every woman has said at one time or another!  Whether you are trying to shed the little bit of weight gained over the winter for  bikini season, or realize that with every passing year you notice a pound here and there creeping up on you.  I for one do not believe in dieting and I am a firm believer that in order to lose any weight it must be a shift in eating habits, behaviours and that in order for any kind of weight loss to occur, it must be a way of life.

A friend of mine has bought 3 books in the last 4 months on weight loss and although pieces of these books ring true, she found that only one has left her feeling like there is hope:  The Plan.  What is this plan you ask?  Well, I have not read it myself, but my understanding is that everybody’s body is different and as such, everybody’s metabolism and systems are different.  The Plan states that you need to cleanse, begin with a clean slate so to speak then gradually introduce foods into your daily diet to determine what your body is able to “accept”.  So here is what has happened with my friend:  She began the cleanse and it was successful, she lost weight.  Then she began to reintroduce food into her daily routine: kale, rye, cheese, coffee, cream, dairy…and each day she should be noticing weight loss.  Even just a fraction of a pound means that her body is able to “accept” this food.  Now, if she weighs herself and she either maintains the same weight as the previous day or she gains anything, it means that her body does not “accept” this food type and she has an intolerance.

Over the course of the first few days, I saw how much she ate and lo and behold, she was eating a lot!  I asked if she had any cravings to eat at night and nope.  Nothing.  I asked if she was satisfied and yes she was.  Interestingly enough, I watch her check the book, do her shopping according to the recipes and I see that not only is she organized, she is undoubtedly committed.  Why?  Because for the first time in years, she has found something where she is seeing results!

Being in the profession of meal planning, I am not only interested, but intensely intrigued with the success she has found.  As she was also a client of mine, she finds that she is able to follow along, much like the way I encouraged her to follow along my plan in order to save time and money.  By incorporating these skills, she is able to be successful in her journey and I am so proud to watch her plan and organize each and every meal using the skills I taught!

I will keep you posted on her success, as she has lost a total of 6 pounds in 7 days so far!

Interested in learning how to plan your meals and reduce your grocery bill?  I can help and not only that, I can provide you with the tools to ensure you will have nutritious meals on the table efficiently that are tasty!

Here is a quick and easy recipe:

1 red pepper, Julienne

1 shallot

splash of white wine

lemon juice

butter

salmon

Dry the salmon with a paper towel and add salt and pepper.  Turn the oven on over medium high heat and fry in olive oil for 1-2 minutes.  Remove the salmon after cooking both sides.  Add diced shallots, red pepper, 1/2 cup white wine and a squeeze of lemon.  Add 2 tbsp of butter.  Heat, add salt and pepper to taste.  Pour sauce over salmon and serve with white rice.

 

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2013 | 1 comment
Chocolate tasting selection

Chocolate tasting selection (Photo credit: waldopepper)

Ahhhh, the day of love where for one day every couple lives in a moment of frivolous fantasy. Whether your taste is for playful prowess, racy romance or sinfully sexy, Valentine’s Day is the time to push your boundaries and give the kids to Grandma and Grandpa for the night. Food is always sexy, maybe not a submarine sandwich, but there have been plenty of studies which show the link between food and sexual libido. I have heard oysters, cayenne pepper and most, if not all finger foods are aphrodisiacs. Of course many couples in my generation may find honey, strawberries and chocolate sauce incredibly sexy after watching 9 1/2 Weeks. On Valentine’s Day, why not try the Big Daddy of aphrodisiacs tonight: chocolate!!! These can be made ahead of time before dinner, or before you go out to the restaurant and they are so fantastic and super easy.

Chocolate Pots. Grab the demi tasse cups out of the buffet hutch that you have never used, and dust them off. Put them on a tray, on in their saucers and before your significant other starts to relax a little too much at the end of the night, whip these out from the fridge. In no time, you will both be relaxed, and ready for a sexy night. Enjoy!!!

1 1/2 cup 35% cream
8 oz semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely
3 egg yolks
1 tbsp. dark rum
2 tbsp. unsalted butter

1. In a medium saucepan, heat the cream over medium-high heat until bubbles appear around the edge. Remove from the heat and add chocolate.
2. Let stand for one minute and then stir until smooth.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk, then whisk in 1 cup of the hot chocolate cream.
4. Transfer back to the saucepan, and whisk constantly until smooth.
5. Stir in rum and butter.
6. Pour into demi tasse cups or ramekins, and refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

Recipe from Party Dish, Trish Magwook

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New Year’s is just around the corner

Posted on December 30, 2012 | 1 comment
No Resolutions 2010

No Resolutions 2010 (Photo credit: katerha)

After a lovely, relaxing Christmas, I am priming up for New Year’s. At this time every year, I think about what resolution I am going to make, or, if I am feeling particularly rebellious, I decide that I will not have a resolution as I know I will break it anyway. Last year I was thinking about what changes I was going to instill to improve my life in some phenomenal, meaningful way, when I came across a website by Christine Kane. Christine is a coach, and after leafing through her blog and checking out her website, her messages resonated with me. She was “real” and authentic, so I took my lead from her suggestion about new year’s resolutions.

Christine’s suggestion is not to make any resolutions that are “improvements” like, “I will quit smoking” or “I will be more patient” or “I will take more time for myself by joining a gym and getting in shape”. Rather, she suggests choosing a powerful word that resonates with you. As an example, my words last year were ” strength, control, power”. These were all words that I could adhere to in every facet of my life: both in business and personal. I wanted to be strong for my kids, take control of my business to make it grow and feel powerful in my own right. The neat thing about this concept is that it is really easy to remember and really easy to adapt.

If you choose words like “healthy”, or “stong”, or “energetic”, consider what actions you are going to make in order to make this happen. Go to a gym? Speak with a nutritionist? If you are dreading going on a “diet” in the new year-and yes, I put that awful word in quotations-then rethink your strategy. Diets don’t work. Yup, I said it. They don’t, and this I can say with 100% certainty. People do not like to be told what to eat. What does work, is a lifestyle change and there are a few key steps to take prior to changing your eating habits and making that shift a reality and maintainable.

Dare I say it?

I have the key steps. I am able to get down to the nitty gritty and assist people to not go on a diet, but to shift their way of thinking and create AND MAINTAIN a healthy lifestyle.

Right now I am working on a new program for clients who want this “aha moment” and make that shift. Interested? Check out my website and view the Royal Gala package. This could be the start of a healthy, strong and energetic you! Are you willing to take the action to make changes? If so, just go to www.easybite.ca and drop me a line. Pick my brain! I would be more than willing to email back and forth or chat on the phone.

TIP:

Going out for New Year’s?  Well, this tip is not food related, but in the interest of the season I feel obligated to share a tip that we hear all the time, and I am about to reiterate it again…  Have fun, enjoy your beer, your wine and your rum punch but please do not drink and drive.  Be safe out there!

RECIPE:

As I sit here thinking about which recipe to share I am trying to decide between two.  Since I can’t decide, I am going to share them both!  The first is for any left over turkey and I have tried several recipes that are delish, but this is a kid fave and is ridiculously easy.  The second is for you folks going to a pot luck for New Years.  It is a crowd pleaser salad that everybody will ask you the recipe for!  Enjoy!

Turkey BBQ (from Today’s Parent, March 2009)

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large spanish onion, chopped
3-4 cups cooked turkey diced into 1 inch pieces
1 cup ketchup
1 cup bbq sauce
3/4 cup water
hamburger buns

Heat olive oil in a fry pan over medium heat. Add onion and saute 15 minutes. Add turkey, ketchup, bbq sauce and water. Bring to a simmer, then cover. Reduce heat to low and cook stirring occasionally for 45 minutes. Pile on buns and serve.

Pear Salad (from All recipes.com, but I made adaptations)

1 head of lettuce, torn into bite size pieces
2 pears, peeled, cored and sliced thinly
5 ounces goat cheese (for something more exciting, get goat cheese with fig!)
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
1/2 cup green onions
1/2 cup pecans
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 1/2 tsp white sugar
1 1/2 tsp mustard
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste

To assemble, grab a large serving plate and spread the lettuce on it. Spread thinly sliced pears on top of the lettuce. Spread crumbled goat cheese on top of pears and lettuce. Spread the avocado on top. Sprinkle green onions and pecans on top. In a bowl or sealable container (for portability) add the ingredients for the dressing (olive oil to pepper), stir or shake together. When ready to serve, pour the dressing on the salad.

Deals of the Week:

This week, salmon is on sale for $4.99/lb and pork tenderloin is on sale for $2.68/lb and I have 4 complete meals based on these two sale items. And guess what? They are make once, eat twice recipes!

Roasted Salmon with Cucumber Lime Sauce
Salmon Cakes with Lemon Caper Sauce
Roasted Pork Tenderloin and Veggies
Pork and Veggie Lettuce Wraps

Interested? I can send you these complete meals with the grocery list for $4.97. Save yourself time and money and more importantly, Simplify Your Life! Send me an email at carolynne@easybite.ca and these will be yours!

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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Posted on December 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

Can you believe that Christmas is only 8 days away? What happened? It seems like the fall months have actually flown by and Christmas has snuck up on me.

All my Christmas shopping is done, I have about 1/4 of them wrapped and already had my Christmas appreciation party for my clients and networking friends who have supported me for the last 10 months.

When sitting down to think about what I wanted my party to look like, I knew there would be around 10-15 people attending and I knew I wanted it to be a drop in between 7pm and 9pm. Aside from that, I didn’t have an idea of what I wanted the night to look like. A couple of weeks before the event, I sent out invitations and let my guests know that I would not only be having them at my house for a party, I told them that if they were coming, I would send them updates as to how I was planning the party from the food to the preparation of the house to the preparation of the food. I also said that I would be giving them all a package with the preparation and the recipes so they could have the same party if they chose.

So here is the message I want to send to each of you today:

Having a large group of people over to your house can be stressful, particularly if you think you are going to be slaving in the kitchen all night, or think it is going to cost you an arm and a leg. Here is a secret…I had 17 people at my house, I planned it all – from the menu items to when I was preparing each item, to when I was baking each item and serving each item – and it cost me less than $100. Yup. The wine for the evening cost more than the food AND I planned to be in the kitchen for the first half hour of the party to ensure the food would be hot and then I shut down the kitchen and mingled with my guests.

I had great feedback from the party too! I was told that I was not stressed at all, and as a result, my guests were relaxed and free to chat amongst each other! Everybody mingled, some people networked, some people got new clients and everybody had a wonderful time!

Next time you want to have a party, make sure you plan in advance, shop by the flyers, price match and plan when you are preparing your food. That way you will be the star of the party and you will be able to chat with everybody effortlessly.

Need help? Want to know what 9 appetizers I made? Want to know my plan for a successful entertaining made easy? Come over to my website and check out the plan! It’s not too late to start planning for your Christmas Day pot luck or your New Years party. Dont’t go for the traditional veggie/fruit tray, spinach dip in pumpernickel or frozen appetizers. Have everything that is fresh and save yourself time and money!

By the way, if I would have done the traditional appetizers of veggies, fruit, dip, spinach dip, shrimp ring and frozen appetizers for 17 people, it would have cost me close to $150. Not only did I save money, I served fresh, healthy food for all at less than half the cost!

TIP:
Always have a couple of dips for your guests to munch over the course of the evening. I like to have a cheese option as well as a dip with crackers or pita.

RECIPE:
Here is a great crowd pleaser for a cheese appetizer at your next party! And it is super easy…

Baked Brie

1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 red pepper finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp sun dried tomatoes in oil
8 oz Brie wheel

Combine first 4 ingredients. Place cheese wheel in a small, shallow glass dish and poke holes with a fork. Cover and let sit in refrigerator at least 2 hours or overnight. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes until cheese starts ot bulge around the edges.

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Foods that help your immune system

Posted on November 4, 2012 | 2 comments
The softer, orange-fleshed variety of sweet po...

The softer, orange-fleshed variety of sweet potato, commonly referred to as a yam in the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The days are cooler and the nights are cold, actually, where I am, they are downright frigid!  As fall is upon us, it is important to boost our immune system and fight off any nasty bugs that so many of us catch as soon as the last days of summer disappear.  I found a great little article in the Canadian Health and Lifestyle magazine written by Dr. Joyce Tellier Johnson who is a Naturopath.

Here are some great food boosters to help you fight any colds that could come your way!

Apples  they have strong ani-inflammatory and anti-allergenic properties to fight the common cold as well as allergies.  They are also excellent for your skin.

Cinnamon–  used for treating colds, coughs and nausea.  It also improves glucose with individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Sweet Potatoes–  contains high amounts of beta carotene and vitamin C to fight off colds and other infections.  They also have a high amount of fibre promoting a healthy digestive tract and relieves constipation.

Parsnips-  rich source of fibre, vitamin C and calcium.

Pepper-  will improve digestion, reduces gas, kills bacteria and viruses, clears chest congestion and treats coughs and colds.

Pumpkin– has tons of antioxidants, beta carotene, vitamin C and folate.  The seeds are rich in zinc and omega 3.

Ginger- can heal throat congestion, coughs and colds, soothe the stomach, provide relief from digestive problems, fight nausea and help with allergies.

Garlic-  has a chemical that fights viruses and bacteria.

Also, here is a remedy to ease a cold as recommended by Dr. Johnson:

  • add 5 crushed garlic cloves, 1 tsp grated raw ginger, juice of one lemon to 4 cups of boiled water.
  • steep 20 minutes
  • strain
  • drink hot or cold.

You may want to make sure you share this concoction with your mate as you both will then taste like garlic!

Stay healthy out there everybody!

 

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It’s worth saying again

Posted on October 23, 2012 | Leave a comment
This image shows various dry fruits.

This image shows various dry fruits. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I know I already blogged about fibre, but I have to say, it is still worth reiterating and here is a different spin: the Canadian Cancer Society indicates that eating plenty of fibre is one of the best defences against many types of cancer.  Now that is worth talking about, isn’t it?

So what foods have the most fibre? Vegetables and fruit, whole grains, legumes-such as beans, peas and lentils-and nuts.  This is really no surprise but it is important to make sure you have enough fibre in your diet.  What is enough, you ask?  Well, let me tell you! Again, the Canadian Cancer Society indicates that an adequate intake of fibre is estimated to be 21 to 38 grams of dietary fibre per day.  This is why it is important to have 5-10 servings of vegetables and fruit every day, 5-12 servings of whole grain foods every day and 2-3 servings of meat/legumes/nuts/seeds every day.

The vegetables with the highest components of fibre are: potato with the skin on (5 gr), 1/2 cup sweet potato (4 gr), 1/2 cup peas (4 gr), 1/2 cup Brussel sprouts(3 gr), 1/2 cup broccoli (2 gr), 1/2 cup green/yellow beans (2 gr), 1/2 cup carrots (2 gr) and mushrooms (2 gr).

The fruits with the highest components of fibre are: pear with the skin (5 gr), 1/2 a papaya (3 gr), 5 prunes (3 gr), 1/3 cup raisins (3 gr), raspberries (3 gr), 5 dates (4 gr), 1 apples with the skin (3 gr), 1/4 cup dried apricots (3 gr) and an orange (3 gr).

I know, I know…it all seems so overwhelming!  5-10 servings of fruits and vegetables?  Is she nuts?!  Well…perhaps, and I will be the first one to tell you that it is more than a challenge for me to get my daily requirements of fibre in my diet, but here are a few tips to help you out:

  • Choose a cereal with at least 4 grams of fibre per serving
  • add fresh or frozen berries to your cereal
  • sprinkle granola or bran on yogurt
  • eat trail mix or dried fruit as a snack in the afternoon
  •  use humus on your sandwich instead of mayo
  • add shredded carrots to your sandwich with your lettuce
  • leave the skins on your potatoes
  • make a salad using broccoli instead of lettuce
  • add cooked lentils to your pasta sauce
  • use whole wheat pasta instead of white pasta

So even if you implement one of these suggestions, you are going to boost up the amount of fibre you have in your day, and you will be taking an active role to combat the nasty “C”.

As a side note, my 7 year old daughter has had this rash like “thing” on her forehead for about a year now and I had no idea what could have caused it.  I stopped milk to see if that would make a difference-nothing.  I increased her water intake-nothing. I washed her face with organic face soap-nothing.  I took her to the doctor who gave me topical cream-nothing.  Finally, I took her to a naturopath-Dr. Nisha Thadani-who asked her a variety of questions and came to the conclusion that my daughter is having problems with her digestive system.  Probing further about her bowel movements (sorry for those of you squeamish folks out there!), we found out that she moves her bowels once a week!

Why am I telling you this story?  Because not only does fibre help to fight cancer, it helps to keep adults regular as well as our kids regular.  Although I thought I was on the fibre kick with her, apparently not enough! We are going to finish our regime of the naturopathic medicine and then we are going to start taking fish oil to increase her intake of Omega-3, and that, my dear folks, will be for another blog!

If you are in the Halton Region and are interested about learning more about foods and how to organize your dinners-and save a mountain of time, and oodles of money-please come to my workshop where I will Simplify Your Life.  Yes, that is the title and I will hold true to form!  I will teach you the ins and outs of meal planning, and you will walk away with a few “aha moments” of your own.  Go to my website and sign up for this workshop this Saturday October 27th from 2:00pm-3:30pm.  www.easybite.ca

 

 

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We are not all perfect.

Posted on September 19, 2012 | Leave a comment
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English: Take-out version of Swiss Chalet’s Quarter Chicken dinner (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I had to laugh out loud….

My daughter is in competitive dance and is in 6 classes this year (gulp!).  She will be at the studio Tuesday evenings for an hour, Wednesday evenings for most of the night and on Fridays for an hour.  Dance started tonight, and all I could think of is making sure she had the right shoes, tights and a body suit that fit.  After I got all of that organized, I looked at what I had planned for dinner tonight-Sticky Chicken, broccoli and roasted potatoes.  Perfect!  I pulled out the chicken (it was a whole chicken) and thawed it, then went to the recipe this afternoon at 2pm ready to start thinking about it.

Reading through the recipe, I noticed that I had all the ingredients and I was ready to rock and roll-back into structure and a routine!  Until I got to the last paragraph which read, “Place chicken in oven on 250 degrees for 5-6 hours”.  Well, having to get her to the studio by 5:30pm at it was 2:00pm, that was not going to work.  Stunned, I looked around my kitchen wondering what I was going to cook.  Somewhat frazzled and pretty annoyed with myself, I decided on Swiss Chalet.  Yup, I caved and bought take out on the first night of our routine.

Arriving at the studio tonight, I ran into one of my clients, who also happens to be a dance mom and will have the routine as us.  Seeing the pizza box in front of her, she immediately told me that she had a plan and that she had made dinner for herself and brought dinner for the girls.  So here is where I laughed out loud-she is my client and following my rules of meal planning and what did I do?  I forgot my own material and ordered take out!  Yup, the Personal Meal Coach was not organized or prepared for dinner.  As we all laughed about it around the table, it was mentioned that this would be a good story to blog about as there is a very important moral…

Always read through your recipes in their entirety when you are planning your meals for the week.  If you are going to be out most of the day and have to take your child to dance by 5:30pm, roasted chicken that takes 5 hours is not a good meal to make that evening.  Oh well, I guess we are not all perfect!

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