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3 Easy Tips on how to be Healthier today

Posted by on Aug 5, 2010 in Health, Weight Loss | 1 comment

You can be skinny in a number of different ways. To narrow it down, you can become Skinny by doing unhealthy things to your body (diet pills, drugs, anorexic, etc), or you can become Skinny by being Healthy (excercise, eating healthy, etc).  I try to focus my efforts on being healthy, which in the end is what is going to help my body resist deseases, illness, fatigue, depression- and be “Skinny”. From my own observations, here are a couple of things you can get in the habit of, to help you become more healthy. 1) Replace your Soda with Water The average 12 oz can of regular Soda has about 150 calories in it. Multiply that by how many cans of soda you drink aday, and it adds up. Even if you are drinking “diet” soda with 0 calories,...

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Sliced Pear and Cottage Cheese

Posted by on Aug 2, 2010 in Recipes | Comments Off on Sliced Pear and Cottage Cheese

I love snacks so much that I decided that I needed to learn how to make healthy snacks for myself. If you are going to enjoy a snack, make sure that it is delicious, easy to make, and guiltless. Ingredients: 2 Pears 1/2  cup low fat Cottage Cheese ground Cinnamon or Poppy Seeds (garnish) Instructions: 1) Cut pears in half and throw out the core and seeds. 2) Scoop cottage cheese over pear halves 3) Sprinkle on desired amount of Cinnamon or Poppy Seeds on top of the cottage cheese. Enjoy! Notes: This is a great snack to have any time of the year. This snack not only taste great, but it’s also very quick and easy, inexpensive, and low in calories. You can use fresh (preferred) or canned pears for this recipe.  The pear is about 75 calories...

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