Healthy Beach Living Photos!

Here's a short fun photo gallery on some of the ways I maintain optimal healthy eating while traveling or on vacation:Hollywood Beach, Florida First stop after I drop off my luggage is to the local farmers market and grocery store for a supply of easy to prep and ...

Healthiest Sweeteners and Skinny Sweet Rules

What are the healthiest sweeteners?  Natural sweeteners like stevia, agave nectar, pure maple syrup, or pure honey are certainly much healthier than processed sugar or fake Splenda.  However, even though these sweeteners are less refined than white sugar, I still only use them on occasion.Why?  Take Agave for example.  It is super sweet and high in fructose, so although it may not cause the blood sugar fluctuations of white sugar, even a tiny bit of it contains enough fructose to stimulate the appetite hormones ...

What to Eat at the Breakfast Buffet

Today's breakfast fundraiser for the Mayor was an EASY one for food -- I ordered the buffet menu myself, so I knew exactly what to stack on my plate before I stepped foot in the door.   The full spread by the Rockfish restaurant in Annapolis included steaming scrambled eggs, crispy French toast, bagels with cream cheese, bacon, sausage, potatoes, and mixed fresh-cut fruit.What did I choose?  Well, a big plate of half eggs and half fresh fruit, of course.  Bottom line:  Go for two heaping servings of lean ...

Living the Skinny Life. Another Day. Saturday November 12, 2011

It's another beautiful and sunny Saturday living the Easy Skinny Life.  Here is today's report for those of you keeping me honest, accountable and on track!Breakfast:  Hot Melted Fruit Oatmeal of steel cut oats cooked in 1 cup or more of pure Plain Almond Milk, 1 cup frozen blueberries (I just toss the berries into the mix at the end to steam them), 1/2 sliced banana (also tossed it to heat it), 1/4 cup of sliced almonds AND one hard boiled egg for protein.  ...

Easy Skinny Life Drinking and Partying

Long day and back home from a cocktail reception with excellent farm-to-table organic comfort food, but not a bite for me to eat.  When all else fails, make off with a bottle of healthy red wine and grab a healthy snack at home!Good night, everyone!  XXOO

Another Day in the Easy Skinny Life. Monday November 7, 2011

Breakfast:  Omelet with 2 eggs, 1/4 cup of egg whites, plus fast chopped mushrooms, red pepper, large leaf spinach and 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese.  (I was out of all other cheese, so my daughter's pizza cheese worked for my calcuim).  Large cup of white-green fusion tea.Morning Work-out:  Weights (back and biceps), followed by a quick run in the beautiful autumn weather.  Tons of water throughout the rest of the day.Lunch:  I had no time to ...