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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