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 communicationContinue reading “My Morning Beverage 5:33 AM and more…”

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 manipulatingContinue 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!

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 aContinue 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. IngredientsContinue 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 IContinue 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,Continue 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 READINGContinue 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 aContinue 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 boostingContinue 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 throughContinue 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!Continue 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 AllContinue 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 helpContinue 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 aContinue reading “Steve’s Coffee”

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 lotContinue 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 theContinue reading “CUCUMBER WATER”