A Few of my Favorite Things

Its that time of year.  Back to eating healthy!  Making consistent smart cooking choices will make an impact to your health and your waistline!  Here's some of my favorite things! Moving healthy food from BLAND to GRAND!

First up: My very favorite healthy dressings!  Trader Joe's Wins with their Lowfat Parmesan ranch dressing.  Only 30 calories, 1.5g fat, and 2 g carbs in 2 Tbsp!  We also really like the Cilantro dressing.  These are both available in the Refrigerator section at Trader Joe's.  And if you are making a stop there, I really enjoy their extra lean ground turkey, and variety of chicken sausages.  I could go on and on...

 Also not to miss from Trader Joe's! 21 Seasoning Salute.  Awesome All-purpose seasoning. 

 My family's favorite All-purpose seasoning is Spike.  Its should be available in the natural food section at your grocer.  It's also available in a sodium free version.  Makes all our savory food fantastic.  (Broiled fish or veggies... add a little olive oil, Spike and pepper, viola! delish!)

Our grilling obsession, makes all steaks fantastic.  High in sodium, so be careful.

Like spice?  Add a little Toy Chachere's!  Sauteed meats and veggies become outstanding! 

Brand doesn't matter, but add a little Italian vinaigrette and lemon pepper seasoning to sauteed veggies.  Fantastic! 

Hands down my favorite oil to cook with.  Available at Costco for $10/bottle.  Avocado oil is a very healthy oil, and can tolerate higher cooking temperatures than Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and imparts very little flavor to the food.  Highly recommend as a staple cooking oil in your pantry.   

No pantry is complete without an Italian Seasoning blend.  Sauteed tomatoes with a little EVOO, garlic, and Italian seasonings... yum!

 OK, back to dressings.  Bolthouse farms wins lots of points with their lines of greek yogurt dressings.  They are all very good, and approximately 35-45 cal per serving, and most are low (3g or less carbs).  These should be available at most grocers in the refrigerator section. 

And finally.  A snack we love.  Vlasic's Zesty Garlic Chips!  A bit of spice.  These are a great snack when you are making dinner or tempted to eat something you know you shouldn't. 

If you are ready to make serious changes to your health and your waisteline.  Contact me.  I'd love to help you get there.

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