Lunch in a Crunch

“Mom! Where’s my lunch?” The scramble starts the minute the alarm clock alerted. Whether you are a working mom or a stay at home mom, your day crowds at the starting gates and jets forward as fast as a quarter horse at the Kentucky Derby. As you are racing to take the kids to school, you throw a few prepackaged goodies in a paper sack and call it lunch. You promise yourself that tomorrow you will pack a better one.

Starting today say goodbye to the starting gates and hello time! All you need is a little time over the weekend to plan your week strategically. First, you want to prepare all your sandwiches ahead of time and freeze them. This will save you so much time each day! Start by making a whole loaf of sandwiches and store them in the freezer. Each morning, all you have to do is gather the goodies and throw them into a lunch sack. For a well-balanced lunch, pack one sandwich, a washed apple, crackers with pre-sliced cheese, bottled water, and a napkin. Viola! You have created a healthy lunch in minutes!

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Tips For Planning A Child’s Birthday Menu

The foods you select to serve at a birthday party for a child is important for your guests’ enjoyment. This is especially true when it comes to the choices you make for children. You may a picky eater on the guest list or one who has allergies to certain foods. Learn more about the safest way to make choices for your birthday menu.

Before you begin making a list to take with you to the supermarket, talking to the parents of your little guests is a good idea. Learn about any allergies you will need to be aware of during meal preparation. Some kids are allergic to peanuts while others have serious allergies to dyes. Always making sure about the foods you choose for your guests is the best way to plan a menu.

Finger foods are perfect for smaller children. The kids at your party are going to be excited. Allowing children to have snacks they can grab and eat is better than trying to get everyone still at a table. One great choice for finger foods is sandwiches. However, how creative you are with sandwich making is always a plus when it comes to kids.

Cutting whole sandwiches into unique and cool shapes can help to make them irresistible for kids. Pick out cookie cutters and once you have built the number of sandwiches you need, cut them all out into different shapes. Cookie cutters come in a variety of shapes and sizes, so you will have a great selection to choose from. Continue reading “Tips For Planning A Child’s Birthday Menu”

Child Health – What Can We Do?

There is a lot of concern about child health in America at the moment. This is not a new phenomenon – Calvin Coolidge instigated the annual ‘Child Health Day’ in 1928. It is held on the first Monday of October each year. Health professionals from all over America meet to discuss child nutrition, fitness, obesity and health education.

Most health professionals agree that the key to healthy choices is education from an early age before bad habits have time to form. Parents need to protect and develop their children’s health from the outset.

Apparently, one in six children in America is obese and this can lead to health problems such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.

What Can We Do?

The problem today is that children have access to computers, electronic games and of course television. Obviously these are all sedentary pastimes and children are not getting enough exercise. Continue reading “Child Health – What Can We Do?”

How to Cure Hemorrhoids With Beer, Chocolate and Walnuts

Now you can cure hemorrhoids with delicious tasting, fun foods! What more could you ask?

Experts estimate that as much as 90 percent of all diseases are linked to free-radical damage in the body. Hemorrhoids are caused by free radical damage to the region in and around the anus.

Free radicals are a natural byproduct of the body turning food into energy. However, if there are more free radicals than the body needs, they can become harmful.

Excess free radical buildup can be caused by stress, cigarette smoking, harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun, the waste product of metabolism, toxic chemicals from pollution, contaminates and/or pesticides in foods, and high intensity/short period exercising known as distress exercise.

Free radicals are associated with oxygen molecules that damage cells in the body by stealing electrons from them. Antioxidants stop the damage by providing the electrons demanded by the dysfunctional oxygen molecules. When the body can not produce enough antioxidants, supplements are needed to keep the body healthy.

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The Sacrificial Tuna

I didn’t grow up in a religious house. We were “High Holiday Jews,” which, in layman’s terms, are Jews who only attend synagogue on the most sacred Jewish holidays. On those days, we would solemnly pray and rend our garments and starve ourselves in worship of the Lord. But every other day of the year the Lord could go fly a kite.

As a child, I particularly liked Yom Kippur, when adults are not allowed to have anything to eat or drink all day. The official reason for the fast is to cleanse our souls of the sins of the previous year. I suspect the actual reason for the fast is to give Jews another reason to complain.

I used to make wagers with myself as to which elderly parishioner would faint each year from dehydration, starvation, or Metamucil withdrawal. After the first one dropped, the rest of the parishioners often gave up on their own efforts, viewing the unlucky victim as a necessary sacrifice to a merciless God.

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Advantages of Cupcakes

More and more often people are using elaborate cupcake displays rather than traditional cakes for special occasions such as weddings, baby showers, birthdays, parties or festive holidays. Cupcakes, being little miniature cakes are becoming extremely popular because they have so many great qualities that set them apart from everyday regular cakes.

Cupcakes are so simple to make, they are easy to eat, look cute, taste wonderful and can be decorated creatively to match the theme of your event. In fact it now seems that more and more people are fast becoming cupcake fans due to their wonderful qualities and truly inspired designs.

Cupcakes have been around for a long time, yet now it seems that they are making a welcome reappearance in today’s world. This could be due to the fact that they are so simple to make, appeal to people of all ages and can be decorated in many different ways that makes them highly versatile.

They make a great dessert treat as an alternative to traditional desserts such as cakes and chocolates. They also work really well when served at special occasions such as large parties and functions as its very easy to plan exactly how many to make, something more difficult with cakes. Continue reading “Advantages of Cupcakes”

5 Diet Myths Exposed: Start Losing Weight the Healthy Way!

This can be the year you finally drop those excess pounds, achieve a strong, streamlined body, and give your health a huge boost with a commitment to sensible eating.

But in order to reach your healthy weight and keep it there, you’ll have to sidestep a lot of diet minefields. So many nutritional myths and faddish ideas are out there, you could easily wind up sabotaging your weight loss efforts and compromising your health, without even knowing it.

NEWSFLASH:

58% of consumers are actively trying to lose weight to improve either their appearance, health or both, according to the Natural Marketing Institute’s Health & Wellness Trends Database.

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Pasta Bella – Great Italian Food

Italian pasta recipes vary according to regional cuisine. Northern recipes, for instance, from the Piemonte, Calabria and Liguria regions feature readily available cheeses, cured hams and pancetta, a kind of smoked bacon. Most notable of these recipes is pasta carbonara.

Pasta Carbonara

This Italian pasta recipe requires, 3-4 strips of pancetta or bacon, 1 egg, 1/4 cup of cream and an aged grated cheese. Now, the variations to this Italian pasta recipe are enhanced by using a fresh pasta or spaghetti. Cook the pasta until desired doneness and drain. Meanwhile, saute pancetta for about 5 minutes or until crisp, if preferred. Crush one clove of garlic until flattened and rub inside of bowl for extra flavor. Whisk together, egg and cream. Place drained pasta into garlic-rubbed bowl. Pour egg and cream over pasta. Briefly toss to coat. Add pancetta and cheese. Toss to evenly coat pasta. Serve with curls of Parmesan or Romano cheese. For an extra flair, try a native cheese like Fontina. Garnish lightly with freshly ground pepper.

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Nightwear for a Good Night’s Sleep

One of the biggest changes in the fashion industry in the past few decades has been in the realm of lingerie and sleepwear.

With the changes in the perception of the woman’s body as an object to be lusted over to a creation that should be celebrated, there have been many changes in the nightwear design from the simple satin robes of the previous decades to the modern styles.

Again, there has been a change from the styles of nightwear that are deemed to be more “feminine” to incorporate a few styles that are perceived to be more suited to men.

Some of the most common types of nightwear that are found in the industry are babydolls, nightwear sets, sleep shorts and camisoles.

These forms are not only designed for the basic comfort of women while sleeping, but also to provide a more positive feeling of self image by accentuating their sensuality. Continue reading “Nightwear for a Good Night’s Sleep”

Beef Recipes: 3 Dishes That Meat Lovers Will Go Crazy About

Beef is one of the most widely used meats around the world. Like chicken and pork, it is used in millions of recipes from different cuisines. It is flexible and easy to prepare. Those that are big fans of steak or burgers would say that beef is the heaviest type of meat, the most satisfying when it comes to appetite. Compared to chicken and fish, beef contains a higher amount of iron.

Here are mouth-watering beef recipes you can try at home:

Melt-In-Your Mouth Butter Beef

What you need:

1 1/4 kilograms cubed beef stew meat
1/2 cup butter
1 small pack dry onion soup mix

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