What Black Coffee Does For Me I started drinking black coffee years ago and found that it made me feel like I was on a diet, losing weight, even if I wasn’t, but I liked the ‘motivational feel’, while still enjoying the benefit of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee without the mouth ‘feel’ of the cream.ContinueContinue reading “What Black Coffee Does For Me”
Category Archives: BEVERAGES
I never crave protein – only fat, sugar, salt
This was my breakfast last Saturday. Don’t laugh, ninety percent of the time I eat healthy, and this isn’t so bad. Fig Newtons are animal-free and only 200 calories per pack of two long ones. The perfect cookie for the toothless or people with dentures. Now I know why it was my father’s favorite. GrapefruitContinueContinue reading “I never crave protein – only fat, sugar, salt”
Coffee and Molasses
Coffee and molasses? There’s something about those two, especially when the coffee is served black, they just hit it off! 1- Drizzle a little molasses into your cup of hot coffee. 2- Add a wedge of fresh orange and you’ve got a party in a cup. I drink my coffee plain – black – butContinueContinue reading “Coffee and Molasses”
My Morning Beverage 5:33 AM and more…
Filtered water – I use Brita carafes, have for years. Water is the most important beverage you’ll ever drink – if you can call it a beverage (or more professionally said, if one can call it a beverage – that’s the British way – keeping their distance from the subject under discussion – all communicationContinueContinue reading “My Morning Beverage 5:33 AM and more…”
FFC WIN WIN DIET
Imagine That: Sharon’s Easy Diet Plan Imagine the calories you save yourself from consumption if you drink only calorie-free beverages. Imagine the weight you can lose if you stick with it. Or, imagine the food you can eat if you calorie-cut your beverages by one hundred percent. You could maintain your weight while eating twiceContinueContinue reading “FFC WIN WIN DIET”
FROZEN CHERRY SMOOTHIE
FROZEN CHERRY SMOOTHIE Using ice in smoothies makes it too cold for my throat, but frozen fruit creates a perfect chill! Serves 2 1 c. froz. pitted red cherries 1 sm. ripe banana 16 oz. SILK ORGANIC SOY MILK UNSWEET 7 GRAMS PROTEIN per 8 oz. 2 T. Hazelnut Premium Gourmet Syrup – I usedContinueContinue reading “FROZEN CHERRY SMOOTHIE”
TURMERIC WATER
I tried fresh turmeric when everybody was doing it, and all it did was turn my teeth and tongue yellow – and it wasn’t so easy to get rid of. I tried turmeric powder in veg capsules and finally had to wear gloves, since it yellowed my fingernails, cuticles and beneath the nails while manipulatingContinueContinue reading “TURMERIC WATER”
FLAX MILK BANANA SHAKE
Hey, just because New Year’s Eve is over doesn’t mean the fancy part must end with it. How about making the entire year of 2020 Extra Fancy in everything we do – from the simple to the complex it’s done with high class and sparkle! For your morning start begin with a sparkle shake! 2ContinueContinue reading “FLAX MILK BANANA SHAKE”
MATCHA BANANA SHAKE
I’m adding a few more ingredients to this banana shake today. Ingredients include: banana fresh squeezed orange juice SILK 3 G PROTEIN MILK carrot juice (I used Bolthouse Farms) cinnamon GREEN MATCHA TEA Use amounts as you like. With the cinnamon and Matcha Tea, I used 1 teaspoon of each. Blend till creamy for aContinueContinue reading “MATCHA BANANA SHAKE”
BANANA CARROT SHAKE
While most people make smoothies, that is they add ice to the blender ingredients, that’s usually too cold for me, so I use mostly cold ingredients and make a shake instead. Eating 2-3 bananas a day on the BANANA DIET gets cumbersome, so I variate by putting them in a shake now and then. IngredientsContinueContinue reading “BANANA CARROT SHAKE”
SHARON’S FIZZ FIX
HOMEMADE CARBONATED WATER 16 oz. glass 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. malic acid 1/4 t. taurine powder filtered water Place baking soda, malic acid and taurine powder in bottom of glass. Fill with chilled filtered water and watch the bubbles. Stir if you like. Now, enjoy a healthy naturally carbonated beverage. Cheers! Occasionally IContinueContinue reading “SHARON’S FIZZ FIX”
Boost Brain Power With Carrot Juice
Boosts immunity Juicing carrots gives us its concentrated form with all its essential nutrients. Having a glass a day is said to work wonders in boosting immunity. Apart from helping the body against free radical damage, it also protects it against harmful bacteria, viruses and inflammation. Carrot juice also contains various vitamins and minerals such as B6,ContinueContinue reading “Boost Brain Power With Carrot Juice”
Quit Drinking – Reduce Belly Fat
Weight Loss Many people quit drinking for weight loss reasons. Alcoholic drinks are usually very caloric and full of sugar. Alcohol also slows the metabolism down, and in women, it affects estrogen levels, which contributes to the storage of belly fat. It inhibits the body’s ability to absorb and distribute nutrients to the body, so even the healthy parts of your lifestyle are rendered less effective when you are regularly consuming alcohol. … FINISH READINGContinueContinue reading “Quit Drinking – Reduce Belly Fat”
Grapefruit As Appetite Suppressant = Diet Food
Suppress Appetite Grapefruit works as an excellent appetite suppressant as compared to many other foods. It is said that smell of the grapefruit reduces the feeling of hunger, which is the reason why people often include grapefruits in their weight loss programs. The high amounts of fiber in these fruits can also satisfy hunger, help people avoid overeating, and stimulate cholecystokinin to be released, a hormone that regulates digestive juices and acts as aContinueContinue reading “Grapefruit As Appetite Suppressant = Diet Food”
Sharon’s Homemade Carbonated Energy Drink
Instructions for Sharon’s Doctored Water: 16 oz. glass 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. malic acid 1/4 t. taurine powder filtered water Place baking soda, malic acid and taurine powder in bottom of glass. Fill with chilled filtered water and watch the bubbles. Stir if you like. Now, enjoy a healthy naturally carbonated energy boostingContinueContinue reading “Sharon’s Homemade Carbonated Energy Drink”
Spicy Chocolate Cashew Shake plus new breakfast and lunch regime
SPICY CHOCOLATE CASHEW SHAKE Rarely do I put ice into a smoothie. I don’t like the freeze on my throat and my blender doesn’t do ice well. So a shake it is. And a good one at that. I always did like milk shakes, till McDonald’s changed the landscape with their impossible to draw throughContinueContinue reading “Spicy Chocolate Cashew Shake plus new breakfast and lunch regime”
Cilantro Carrot Smoothie
CILANTRO CARROT SMOOTHIE Banana, cilantro and carrot juice blended till smooth with turmeric and low calorie almond milk! Sprinkled with nutmeg. Mild, pleasant flavors that make the throat feel good first off in the morning! It’s going to be a good day! I’m going to make it that way! Not much fat in this smoothie!ContinueContinue reading “Cilantro Carrot Smoothie”
Does Oatmeal Stout Qualify As Oatmeal?
Sure. As long as you don’t drink it for breakfast. Not everything you eat and drink has to be loaded with fiber. I’ll take my oatmeal in a stout any night of the week. Besides, it’s so filling you don’t want much. But it is good! Vegan friendly options for Samuel Smith beers > http://www.barnivore.com/beer/79/Samuel-Smiths-Old-Brewery AllContinueContinue reading “Does Oatmeal Stout Qualify As Oatmeal?”
Oregano Replaces Need For Antibiotics…Oregano Water Recipe
…at least in chickens. The people over at Perdue Chicken Farms put oregano in their chickens’ water to eliminate the need for antibiotics. Supposedly oregano contains antioxidants that keep the chickens from getting infections, which is the reason for the antibiotics in the first place. In another advertisement, Perdue claims that rosemary and thyme helpContinueContinue reading “Oregano Replaces Need For Antibiotics…Oregano Water Recipe”
Steve’s Coffee
Let’s face it. Starbuck’s coffee is expensive. Especially when you want the specialty stuff. Well, Steve found a way around eliminating the dairy cream so he didn’t miss it, trimming down the size and cost, plus increasing flavor. This is it. Or should I say this is how you order it. Although it’s in aContinueContinue reading “Steve’s Coffee”
7 Wonderful Oregano Benefits
7 Wonderful Oregano Benefits Some of the most impressive and important health benefits of oregano include its ability to protect the immune system, prevent the onset of chronic disease, improve digestion, detoxify the body, strengthen the bones, improve heart health, increase energy levels, and even protect against diabetes. Oregano Oregano is a popular herb that many people think of as merelyContinueContinue reading “7 Wonderful Oregano Benefits “
JUICING
If you juice, then watermelon and/or cucumber are good choices, especially when the melons or cukes aren’t in the greatest shape – off-season. Although sometimes I’ll juice carrots if I find a good bulk price, usually I let Bolthouse Farms brand do the juicing for me. I prefer to juice items that produce a lotContinueContinue reading “JUICING”
CUCUMBER WATER
Okay, so I ask a bartender what she eats to stay slim. I said, ‘now don’t say pizza because I know you don’t eat pizza’. She agreed. I was looking for a tip from a slim person. After all, they must be doing something right. She drinks a lot of water, and instead of theContinueContinue reading “CUCUMBER WATER”
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